Discover this audiophile favorite with captivating sounds of traditional Russian folk music with Balalaika Favorites by the Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra. The perfect combination of authentic folk instruments and this great recording will transport you to a world of beautiful, evocative melodies. Enjoy the dynamic range of this timeless, inspired music!
Artist(s): Conductor - Vitali Gnutov
Domra, Soloist - Rudolf Belov
Recording Info: Recorded 13 & 16 June 1962 in 35MM Film at the Grand Hall Of The Moscow Conservatoire
Engineer [Chief Engineer], Technician [Technical Supervisor] – C. R. Fine
Engineer [Associate Engineer] – Robert Eberenz
Recording Supervisor [Musical Supervisor] – Harold Lawrence
Recorded By [Recording Session Director] – Wilma Cozart
Sourced from a 15ips 2-track tape
Analog: Transferred using a modified Studer 810 tape deck feeding a Merrill Tape Preamp
Digital: Merging Hapi Analog to Digital Converter clocked by a Antelope Audio 10MX Atomic Clock
Power Conditioning: Shunyata Research Everest 8000 for analog components
Shunyata Research Triton and Typhon for digital components
1 On The Moonlight 3:03
2 Midnight In Moscow 2:27
3 Under The Apple Tree 2:11
4 Dance Of The Comedians 4:29
5 The Living Room 1:23
6 Evening Bells 4:10
7 My Dear Old Friend, Please Visit Me 2:23
8 Waltz Of The Faun 4:18
9 Flight Of The Bumble Bee 1:09
10 Fantasy On Two Folk Songs 7:04
11 At Sunrise 4:23
12 The Linden Tree 4:15
13 Kamarinskaya 2:40
14 Fantasy On Volga Melodies 4:46
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An audiophile classic for good reason - and a great transfer!
An audiophile classic, and for good reason. This Mercury Living Presence recording continues to hold its own for both unusual musical interest and outstanding sound quality. The capture and resolution of detail in the original recording is superb. I've had both an early Mercury Living Presence issue and later 180 gram reissue. But neither to my aural memory sounded as fully resolved, detailed and dynamic as this DSD256 transfer from a 15ips 2-track tape. This reissue comes with the huge dynamic range of which 15ips tape is capable, not the slightly compressed sound we're used to on vinyl, so watch out! I compared this HDTT reissue to the standard CD, and that was an unkind comparison. The standard CD is hard, flat and two dimensional in comparison. I also have an 88.2kHz rip of the SACD and it is better than the CD (retained after my spinning disc equipment departed with our downsizing), but that transfer is also softer, less defined, less dynamic - it is a "soothing" rendition of what is on the tape. Would the DSD64 of the SACD sound better? Perhaps, but I suspect not in any significant respect. Back to this HDTT Pure DSD256 transfer... This sounds like a 15ips tape, not an LP. So if you're used to the slightly compressed dynamics and smoother overall sound of vinyl, this reissue may shock you. It is brash, it is dynamic, it is occasionally harsh where the instruments are harsh or the mikes are peaking a bit (not uncommon with the Living Presence recordings). This DSD256 reissue does not smooth things over. And to me, it is a far more accurate representation of what is likely on the master tapes themselves were one to hear those. But few of us will ever have that opportunity. Great job by HDTT!
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