Stravinsky - The Firebird - Antal Dorati (Half-Speed Mastering)
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Igor Stravinsky - The Firebird
London Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
1 LP, Standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Half-speed mastering
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Pallas
Label : Mercury Living Presence
Original Label : Mercury
Recorded at Watford Town Hall, Watford, England by Wilma Cozart
Engineered by Robert Fine & Robert Eberenz
Mastered at Abbey Road Studio
Originally released in 1960
Reissued in January 2022
Tracks :
Side A:
- Introduction
- Kashchei's enchanted garden
- Appearance of the Firebird pursued by Prince Ivan
- Dance of the Firebird
- Ivan Tsarevich captures the Firebird
- Supplication of the Firebird
- Appearance of the thirteen enchanted Princesses
- Game of the Princesses with the golden apples
- Sudden appearance of Ivan Tsarevich
- Round dance of the Princesses
Side B:
- Daybreak
- Magic carillon, appearance of Kashchei
- Arrival of Kashchei
- Dialogue between Ivan Tsarevich and Kashchei
- Intercession of the Princesses
- Intervention of the Firebird
- Dance of Kashchei's retinue
- Infernal dance of all Kashchei's subjects
- Lullaby of the Firebird
- Kashchei's awakening
- Kashchei's death - Darkness
- Collapse of Kashchei's palace
Half-speed mastering.
In half-speed mastering, the whole process is slowed down to half of the original speed. A typical 33 1/3 rpm record is cut at 16 2/3 rpm. The source material is also slowed down (reducing the pitch in the process) meaning the final record will still sound normal when played back. Slowing the whole process down allows more time, which means the end result sounds better and is more efficient — allowing engineering to minimize the effects of inherent limitations within the vinyl format. The result is a more accurate and more open high-frequency response in the half speed vinyl when compared with a normal speed recording.
Rating:
Discogs 4.64 / 5