ESSE-90061-65 - Beethoven: The Nine Symphonies

 


 


 


 

Münchner Philharmoniker, conducted by Rudolf Kempe

 

Ludwig van Beethoven

The Nine Symphonies:

ESSE-90061 (Disc 1):
Symphony No.1 in C major, Op.21
Symphony No.3 in E flat major, Op.55 "Eroica"

ESSE-90062 (Disc 2):
Symphony No.4 in B flat major, Op.60
Symphony No.5 in C minor, Op.67

ESSE-90063 (Disc 3):
Symphony No.2 in D major, Op.36
Symphony No.6 in F major, Op.68 "Pastorale"

ESSE-90064 (Disc 4):
Symphony No.7 in A major, Op.92
Symphony No.8 in F major, Op.93

ESSE-90065 (Disc 5):
Symphony No.9 in D minor, Op.125 "Choral"

 

Original Recording

16-19, April, 1973 (Symphony No.1 & No.2)
23-26, June, 1972 (Symphony No.3 & No.6)
15-20, December, 1972 / 27-30, April, 1973 (Symphony No.4)
20-23, December, 1971 (Symphony No.5 & No.7)
15-20, December, 1972 (Symphony No.8)
31, May - 4, June, 1973 (Symphony No.9)
Bürgerbräu, Munich

Producer: David Mottley
Recording Engineer: Wolfgang Gülich

 

Re-mastering

Producer: Motoaki Ohmachi (ESOTERIC COMPANY)
Mastering Engineer: Kazuie Sugimoto (Victor Creative Media Co. Ltd. Mastering Center)

 

Product Details

  • Product ID: ESSE-90061-65
  • Format: SA-CD/CD Hybrid
  • Label: EMI Classics
  • DSD mastering / SA-CD layer: Stereo / CD layer: ADD
  • Box Set / Deluxe Digipak packaging
  • Limited edition (1500 sets)
 

EMI Classics masterpiece collection

The reissue of classical music masterpieces by ESOTERIC has attracted a lot of attention, both for its uncompromising commitment to recreating the original master sound and for using our hybrid Super Audio CD/CD re-mastering technology to improve sound quality. This series marks the first hybrid SA-CD/CD release of two selections from EMI classics that have been mainstays of the catalog since their initial release on LP, later making their way on to CD. These new re-mastered audio versions feature DSD mastering of the original recordings.

 

Experience by yourself…

Experience the legendary performance in this new Super Audio CD/CD format. Not only for new followers, but also for well experienced followers of these recorded materials. All will be equally impressed by the “soul” hidden within the notes, but never before found in previously released recordings in any format.

 

ESOTERIC equipment used for re-mastering

The criterion of re-mastering is to faithfully capture the quality of the original master tapes. ESOTERIC’s flag ship D/A converters, model D-01VU, Rubidium master clock generator model G-0Rb and ESOTERIC MEXCEL interconnect cables and power cords, were all used for this re-mastering session. This combination of highly advanced technology greatly contributed to capturing the high quality sound of the original master tapes.

 
 
Rubidium master clock generator G-0Rb (left). A set of D/A mono-block converters D-01 (right).
 
ESOTERIC MEXCEL cables used for power and all component interconnections.