{"product_id":"boston-symphony-orchestra-sir-colin-davis-sibelius-symphonies-5-7-decca-pure-analogue","title":"Boston Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis - Sibelius: Symphonies 5 \u0026 7 (Decca Pure Analogue)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen 'Symphonies 5 and 7' were recorded to four-track in January 1975, Symphony Hall Boston was no stranger to experiments in quadraphonic recording ever since Deutsche Grammophon became the orchestra's exclusive record label in 1970; however by the mid-1970s, quadraphony was all but abandoned and this album was never released as a quad LP.\u003cbr\u003eFor this release Rainer Maillard at Emil Berliner Studios has used the original, edited four-track quadraphonic master tape to make a new stereo mix sent directly to the cutter head.\u003cbr\u003eThis preserves a pure analogue path throughout.\u003cbr\u003eThe Philips engineers of the 1970s would similarly have mixed the four front and rear channels before cutting but this downmix would have resulted in a two-track stereo copy for mastering, whereas here the lacquer is cut directly from a 'live' mix into stereo from the four Quad channels.\u003cbr\u003eSonic results have been further enhanced by distributing the recording across three sides instead of the original double-sided LP.\u003cbr\u003eThis has also enabled us to include Davis' December 1975 recording of Sibelius' last major orchestral work, 'Tapiola', on the fourth side.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DECCA","offers":[{"title":"Standard Black Vinyl","offer_id":53207376068935,"sku":"TRI-69131","price":66.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/9779\/5655\/files\/209052ae2412faf15f370d6fb92058a4.webp?v=1769381703","url":"https:\/\/towerrecords.ie\/products\/boston-symphony-orchestra-sir-colin-davis-sibelius-symphonies-5-7-decca-pure-analogue","provider":"Tower Records Dublin Ireland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}