This 1957 collaboration between Decca and RCA is a prime example of their partnership, with Decca's engineers recording RCA's European releases and producing some of the most highly acclaimed titles for their exceptional sonic qualities. This particular title, in the European-derived RCA collection, lives up to expectations with its remarkable clarity and dynamic range.

Artist(s):  Conductor – Raymond Agoult
Orchestra – The New Symphony Orchestra Of London (London Philharmonic)
Recording Info: Producer: Erik Smith         Engineer: Cyril Windebank
Recorded by Decca for RCA 9 Jan & 5 Feb 1957 Kingsway Hall
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 an Antelope Audio 10MX Atomic Clock
Power Conditioning: Shunyata Research Everest 8000 for analog components
Shunyata Research Triton and Typhon for digital componets
All components grounded to Shunyata ALTAIRA Hubs

1 Light Calvary 6:08
2 Zampa 7:47
3 If I Were King 6:49
4 Morning, Noon, And Night In Vienna 7:38Classica
5 Queen Of Spades 7:19
6 The Crown Diamonds 7:29

Please Note: This release was edited in DXD PCM from a DSD256 Master
then the DXD edited master was used to generate the final DSD files using
Merging Technologies Album Publishing.
DXD (352.8KHz 24/32 bit PCM) is one of the best and least destructive formats for post-processing DSD originated digital recordings

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