Rafael Kubelik / Boston Symphony Orchestra – Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra [Stereo] (The Original Source Series Edition)

(AAA) — Lacquers cut from the original analog master tapes by Sidney Meyer at Emil Berliner Studios.

Rafael Kubelík championed Béla Bartók's music throughout his life. With the Boston Symphony Orchestra he achieved an interpretation of the concerto for orchestra in 1973, which is still considered a reference recording today. „A performance that always makes you smile with joy (...) Kubelik presents a relaxed outlook with rhythms that highlight the wit and, above all, the peasant cheerfulness.“ (Gramophones)

On the occasion of its 125th birthday, Deutsche Grammophon launched the re-release of legendary recordings in the highest sound culture: The audiophile vinyl series The Original Source presents outstanding recordings from the 1970s in a completely new sound quality. For this purpose, the renowned Emil Berliner Studios remastered and edited the original four-track tapes using technologies developed specifically for the production of the series in 100% analog quality (AAA). The tonal differences from the original releases are considerable: greater clarity, more subtleties and improvements in frequency response, as well as less background noise, distortion and compression enable an audiophile listening experience like never before.

On 180g vinyl and in a deluxe gatefold edition with original covers and lyrics, copies of this series are released limited and numbered, accompanied by additional photos and facsimiles of the recording logs and tape boxes, and a post also explains the exact technical background.

Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Side 1
01. I. Introduzione. Andante non troppo - Allegro vivace
02. II. Giuoco della coppie. Allegretto scherzando

Side 2
01. III. Elegia. Andante, non troppo
02. IV. Intermezzo interrotto. Allegretto
03. V. Final. Pesante - Presto

(Above description from DeutscheGrammophon.com)