Gounod - Faust Ballet Music - Bizet - Carmen Suite - Gibson - Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden on Hybrid Stereo SACD
RCA/Decca Living Stereo Reissue Series featuring 12 RCA Europe Titles on Both 33 1/3 200g LP & Hybrid Stereo SACD!
Coming on the heels of Analogue Productions' recently announced Decca Classical SACD series of 9 famed iconic classical titles, these 12 RCA Europe titles are some of the most sought-after by collectors. Hard-to-find original mint condition pressings fetch premium prices. And now they're getting the much-lauded Analogue Productions reissue treatment! AP has remastered these historic recordings from the original master tapes. The majority of the titles were remastered by renowned European mastering engineer Willem Makkee.
Widely regarded as one of the great RCAs. Alexander Gibson conducts the Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden, performing ballet music from Charles Gounod's Faust and Georges Bizet's Carmen Suite. Featuring orchestral highlights from Faust and Carmen, the later selections on Side 2 are nothing short of spectacular. Outstanding clarity and stereo stage. Transparency and imaging is superb.
Musicians:
Charles Gounod / Georges Bizet, composer
Alexander Gibson, conductor
Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Features:
• Hybrid Stereo SACD
• Mastered by Willem Makkee
• Super Audio CD layer
• CD layer
• Also available on 33 1/3 200g vinyl
1. Gounod - Ballet Music from Faust - Waltz (Allegretto)
2. Gounod - Ballet Music from Faust - Ensemble (Adagio)
3. Gounod - Ballet Music from Faust - Dance of The Nubians
4. Gounod - Ballet Music from Faust - Cleopatra's Dance
5. Gounod - Ballet Music from Faust - Dance of The Trojan Maidens
6. Gounod - Ballet Music from Faust - Helen's Dance
7. Gounod - Ballet Music from Faust - Bacchanalia
8. Gounod - Ballet Music from Faust - Funeral March of a Marionette
9. Bizet - Carmen Suite - Prelude; Entracte-Aragonaise; Habanera; Changing of The Guard; Intermezzo; Smuggler's March; Entr'acte-Dragoons of Alcala
