{"product_id":"beethoven-third-piano-concerto-choral-fantasy-serkin-bernstein","title":"Beethoven Third Piano Concerto \u0026 Choral Fantasy - Serkin, Bernstein","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe historical context of this collaboration is worth noting. Bernstein, then music director of the New York Philharmonic, was in the midst of his vigorous 1960s Beethoven cycle, intent on stamping the repertoire with his personality and energy. Serkin, already celebrated as one of the leading Beethoven pianists of the century, brought Old World seriousness to the partnership. Their temperaments were different, Bernstein spontaneous and high-voltage, Serkin austere and uncompromising, but here they met on common ground. What results is a fusion of intensity and integrity, a reading that does not smooth out the edges but rather embraces the drama of Beethoven’s vision.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  Equally important is how this performance was captured. Produced by John McClure and engineered by Fred Plaut at Manhattan Center, the sound of this recording stands above Columbia’s usual mid-1960s productions. The piano is reproduced with unusual clarity and body, never swallowed by the orchestra, and placed in natural perspective within the hall. The Philharmonic strings have richness and weight, the winds speak with character, and the brass shine with brilliance without turning raw. The acoustic of Manhattan Center adds breadth and warmth, yet without muddying the detail in Beethoven’s denser textures. The Westminster Choir is presented with cohesion and depth, so that even in full cry it blends into the orchestral fabric rather than sitting on top of it. Compared with many contemporaneous Columbia releases, this one offers more depth of field, greater immediacy, and a better balance between power and clarity.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e Piano – Rudolf Serkin\u003cbr\u003eConductor – Leonard Bernstein\u003cbr\u003eOrchestra – New York Philharmonic\u003cbr\u003eChoir – The Westminster Choir\u003cbr\u003eChorus Master – Warren Martin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecording Info: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eEngineer - Fred Plaut\u003cbr\u003eProducer – John McClure\u003cbr\u003eRecorded on Jan. 20, 1964, at the Manhattan Center, NYC (Concerto)\u003cbr\u003eMay 1, 1962, at the Manhattan Center, NYC. (Chorale)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eSourced from a 4-track tape\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComponents used for Transfer:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003eAnalog: Transferred using a modified Nagra 4SJ tape deck with Flux Heads\u003cbr\u003ePreamp - Custom Tape Pre-amp designed by Victor Khomenko of Balanced Audio Technology\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDigital: Merging Hapi Analog to Digital Converter clocked by an Antelope Audio 10MX Atomic Clock\u003cbr\u003eSoftware: Merging Pyramix v15\u003cbr\u003ePower Conditioning: Shunyata Research Everest 8000 for all components\u003cbr\u003eAll components are grounded to Shunyata \u003cspan\u003eALTAIRA Hubs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConcerto No. 3 In C Minor For Piano and Orchestra, Op. 37    \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Allegro Con Brio 15:38\u003cbr\u003e2 Largo    10:59\u003cbr\u003e3 Rondo: Allegro 9:32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChorale Fantasy for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 80  \u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e4 Adagio 2:52\u003cbr\u003e5 Finale: Allegro; 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