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Out of Print!
Features:
• HYBRID SACD, Collector's Edition

This listing is for a very rare audiophile Hybrid SACD title! It is OUT OF PRINT - a USED / OPENED SACD, in Near MINT minus overall condition, PRESSED and ISSUED by Mercury Living Presence, of a highly collectible title from their music catalog, featuring -

Janos Starker // Schumann / Lalo / Saint-Saëns // Dorati / Skrowaczewski

Hybrid SACD Title -

Schumann: Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129 / Lalo: Cello Concerto in D Minor / Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor

Track Listing -

Schumann: Cello Concerto In A Minor, Op.129 - 23:24
1.1. Nich Zu Schell - 10:33
1.2. Langsam - 4:01
1.3. Sehr Lebhaft - Cadenza – János Stárker - 9:00
Lalo: Cello Concerto In D Minor - 22:55
2.1. Prelude: Lento; Allegro Maestoso - 11:12
2.2. Intermezzo: Andantino Con Moto; Allegro Presto - 4:59
2.3. Introduction: Andante; Allegro Vivace - 6:44
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No.1 In A Minor - 18:38
3.1. Allegro Non Troppo - 5:36
3.2. Allegretto Con Moto - 5:35
3.3. Un Peu Moins Vite - 7:27

Other Information / Credits / etc.. -

• Record Company – Decca Music Group Limited
• Recorded At – Watford Town Hall
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Decca Music Group Limited
• Copyright © – Decca Music Group Limited
• Published By – Durand S.A., Paris
• Engineered At – Emil Berliner Studios
• Glass Mastered At – Sonopress Arvato
• Cello – János Starker
• Conductor – Antal Dorati (tracks: 7 to 9), Stanislaw Skrowaczewski (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Cover, Photography By – Arnold Newman
• Edited By [Assistance], Mixed By [Assistance] – Mark Bücker
• Edited By, Mixed By [2-channel conversion] – Andrew Wedman
• Engineer [Associate engineer] – Robert Eberenz (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Engineer [Chief engineer] – Robert Eberenz (tracks: 7 to 9)
• Engineer [Chief engineer], Technician [Technical supervisor] – C. Robert Fine
• Liner Notes – David Wright
• Liner Notes [Editor] – Sedgwick Clark
• Mastered By [Original CD] – Dennis Drake
• Music Director – Harold Lawrence
• Orchestra – The London Symphony Orchestra
• Recording Supervisor – Harold Lawrence, Wilma Cozart (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Reissue Producer [Original CD] – Wilma Cozart
• Transferred By [Analogue to digital] – Andrew WedmanRecorded: Watford Town Hall, 9 July 1962 (Schumann & Lalo) and 26 June 1964 (Saint-Saëns).
• Recording equipment: 3-track, 35mm magnetic film (Schumann & Lalo), 3-track half-inch tape (Saint-Saëns) / 3 Telefunken 201 microphones.
• The recordings are presented in their original 3-channel (left, right & centre) versions. In addition to this DSD 3-channel stereo, the disc includes a new DSD stereo, plus the original CD transfer.
• Total timing 65:10
• Made in the EU.
• SACD is made in Hong Kong.
• Originally released on Janos Starker, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, London Symphony Orchestra - Robert Schumann / Édouard Lalo - Schumann And Lalo Cello Concertos and Janos Starker, London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Camille Saint-Saëns - Variations On A Rococo Theme / Cello Concerto In A Minor
• Barcode: 028947566212
• Label Code: LC 00305
• Rights Society: BIEM/SABAM
• Matrix / Runout (SACD Layer): 51538264/UNIVERSAL 475662-1 21
• Matrix / Runout (CD Layer): 51538265/UNIVERSAL 475662-1 D 22
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI LB46
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 07M2

The Hybrid SACD is from the rare Mercury series of audiophile SACDs (out of print).

  • SACD catalog # 475 6621
  • SACD Stereo / DSD / SACD 3-Channel Stereo / CD Audio
  • Original Recording - on Mercury Records in 1963 - re-released by Mercury in 2005
  • Limited Edition
  • Hybrid SACD, made in Hong Kong.

The Hybrid SACD, JEWEL CASE and INSERTS are all in near MINT minus overall condition! The jewel case has some light shelf wear, nothing serious. There are NO cut out marks and NO damages to the jewel case. The disc has no serious marks on the reflective side, only a couple of very light marks and play tested perfectly. The disc has a GOLD hue (color) to the reflective side - see our pictures with this listing as they are of the ACTUAL ITEM that we are offering.

This SACD is an audiophile quality pressing (any collector of fine MFSL, half speeds, direct to discs, Japanese/UK pressings etc., can attest to the difference a quality pressing can make to an audio system).

Do not let this rarity slip by!