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Bruno Walter

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The stereo recordings made by Bruno Walter (1876-1962) between 1957 and 1961, the last years of his life, are the most important performances in the vast discography of the greatest conductor of the 20th century, and are literally a "world heritage" of recordings, the fruit of his long musical experience and deep insight. The result is a collection of masterpieces that are literally a "world heritage" of recordings, the fruit of the many experiences and insights of his long musical career. These are masterpieces of the early stereo era, recorded with state-of-the-art equipment and technology at the American Legion Hall, which has excellent acoustics, through a series of meticulous rehearsals and sessions with the Columbia Symphony Orchestra, which was specially organized to record these recordings. These recordings were newly remixed and remastered for the first time in 21 years since 1998, and were awarded a special category and special prize at the 58th "Recording Academy Awards" in 2020, and this is one of the discs to be distributed from the "Bruno Walter Complete Stereo Recordings SA-CD Hybrid Edition" (7 volumes, released 2019-20) It is. This is the only Haydn symphony that Walter ever recorded in stereo. The "Armee" is a success with its faded sound and solid approach, different from the famous SP recording with the Vienna Philharmonic, and the first recording of the "V" is a purely musical interpretation produced by the slower tempo. (C)RS