Bruckner Symphony No.7 - Philharmonia Orchestra - Otto Klemperer
Otto Klemperer’s recording of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7 with the Philharmonia Orchestra is a towering document of mid-century orchestral performance, monumental in conception and granite-solid in execution. Eschewing overt sentiment for architectural clarity, Klemperer shapes the symphony in vast, unbroken spans, allowing Bruckner’s harmonic structure and noble brass chorales to unfold with solemn inevitability. Captured in rich analog sound characteristic of EMI’s golden era, the recording offers a cohesive, center-anchored stereo image and a burnished orchestral depth that perfectly complements the performance’s weight and authority, an enduring benchmark for collectors and devoted Bruckner listeners alike.
Artist(s): Conductor – Otto Klemperer
Orchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra
Recording Info: Producer – Walter Jellinek, Walter Legge
Engineer – Douglas Larter
Recorded at – Kingsway Hall - November 1960
Sourced from an EMI original pressing
Components used for Transfer:
This transfer leverages precision analog playback and mastering-grade digital conversion. The signal path begins with a VPI HW-40 Anniversary turntable paired with an Ortofon MC Anna cartridge, fed through a Merrill Audio Jens phono preamp for accurate RIAA equalization. The analog signal converts via a Merging Hapi converter, synchronized to an Antelope Audio 10MX atomic clock for temporal accuracy. All components receive isolated power conditioning through a Shunyata Research Everest 8000 with Shunyata Sigma-X power cords, while grounding infrastructure utilizes Shunyata ALTAIRA hubs to minimize noise floor and preserve sonic detail throughout the transfer chain.
1 Allegro Moderato 19:51
2 Adagio 21:51
3 Scherzo 14:31
4 Finale 9:34
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then the DXD edited master was used to generate the final DSD files using
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