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Zino Francescatti

Description:

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 also 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 miraculous collaboration was made possible by the fact that both French virtuoso Gino Francescatti and Bruno Walter were exclusive to Columbia Records. Francescatti's lustrous, beautiful sound and classical appearance stand out in the slow tempo and heavy sound prescribed by Walter. (C)RS