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These two pieces are prime examples of the celebrated Golden Age of Stereo, sourced from two original RCA 2-track tapes released in the mid-1950s. The sonic quality of these tapes is remarkable, with dynamics that rival those of the Mercury recordings of the same period - in particular, the Song of the Nightingale, a must-listen experience.

Artist(s): Conductor – Fritz Reiner
Orchestra – The Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Recording Info: Recorded by RCA  November 3, 1956 (Song of the Nightingale) & March 2, 1957 (Lt. Kije) - Recorded at Orchestra Hall, Chicago.
Engineer – Lewis Layton      Producer – Richard Mohr
Sourced from RCA Original 2-track tapes
Analog: Transferred using a modified Studer 810 tape deck feeding a Merrill Tape Preamp Digital: Merging Hapi Analog to Digital Converter clocked by an Antelope Audio 10MX Atomic Clock Power Conditioning: Shunyata Research Everest 8000 for analog components Shunyata Research Triton and Typhon for digital components
All components grounded to Shunyata ALTAIRA Hubs

Sergei Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije, Symphonic Suite, Op. 60
1 The Birth Of Kije 4:10
2 Romance 4:23
3 Kije's Wedding 2:47
4 Troika 2:40
5 The Burial Of Kije 6:06
Igor Stravinsky: Song Of The Nightingale
6 Presto 2:39
7 Chinese March 3:42
8 Song Of The Nightingale 4:07
9 The Mechanical Nightingale :57
10 The Emperor's Displeasure At The Departure Of The Real Nightingale 1:07
11 The Emperor's Sickroom 3:58
12 The Real Nightingale Returns To Thwart Death 2:53
13 Funeral March And Finale 2:59

Please Note: This release was edited in DXD PCM from a DSD256 Master
then the DXD edited master was used to generate the final DSD files using
Merging Technologies Album Publishing.
DXD (352.8KHz 24/32 bit PCM) is one of the best and least destructive formats for post-processing DSD originated digital recordings

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