{"product_id":"horenstein-mahler-symphony-no-8-wagner-opera-excerpts-195962-pasc440","title":"HORENSTEIN Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Wagner: Opera Excerpts (1959\/62) - PASC440","description":"overviewfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eMAHLER  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eSymphony No. 8 in E flat Major (\"Symphony of a Thousand\")\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eWAGNER  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eDer fliegende Holländer - Overture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eWAGNER  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eTannhäuser - Bacchanale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eWAGNER  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eSiegfried Idyll\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e  Siegfried Idyll\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul data_liveedit_tagid=\"000000000D7708D0\"\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data_liveedit_tagid=\"000000000D770C60\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodysmallarial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eLive and studio recordings, 1959 and 1962\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eTotal duration: 2hr 1:13  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eJascha Horenstein, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003econductor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eLondon Symphony Orchestra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data_liveedit_tagid=\"000000000D772E90\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodysmallarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_titlefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fFanfare Review578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_quotefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fWe can be nothing but grateful to Andrew Rose for his stunning remastering of this riveting performance578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_bodyfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp class=\"B\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003eThe word “classic” is sometimes\napplied to a recording carelessly, but not in this case. This\nperformance has been praised almost universally by reviewers since it\nfirst saw the light of day on Discocorp LPs. You can read positive\nreviews in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMESi\"\u003eFanfare \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003eArchive\nby William Youngren (7:4), Benjamin Pernick (20:3), Christopher Abbott\n(22:6), and me (22:5), and I included it on my 1999 Want List. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMESi\"\u003eBBC Legends\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003e\nrelease in 1999 seemed to be the last word, since it derived from the\nBBC’s own master tape. The original broadcast was in stereo (single\nmicrophone stereo, one must note), and while there are some balance\nproblems (some soloists are too distant), the overall sound was quite\nsatisfying. So what could Pristine offer that would improve on that? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"B\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003eThe surprising answer is: quite a bit!\nPristine’s XR remastering has opened up the soundstage considerably, and\nthe result is a very meaningful improvement even over the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMESi\"\u003eBBC Legends\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003e\nrelease in terms of clarity, impact, and firmness and focus of the bass\nline. There is a sense of space around the performance that did not\nexist before; the sound is akin to sitting mid-balcony in a good hall.\nThose who have admired this recording and felt satisfied with the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMESi\"\u003eBBC Legends\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003e version are urged to reinvest. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"B\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003eI will not take a lot of space here\ndescribing the merits of the performance, as interested readers can look\nup any of the prior reviews for more detail. Briefly, what Horenstein\nmanages in this performance is what appears to be the perfect balance\nbetween spontaneous propulsion and intense drama on the one hand, and a\nfirm sense of organizational structure on the other. Moment-to-moment\ndramatic impact is never slighted, but there is a sense of inevitability\nabout the direction of the performance so that it is always headed\nsomewhere. Horenstein judges tempo relationships perfectly, and makes\nhis transitions of tempo almost imperceptible as they are happening.\nThat is one of the major ingredients of a performance that flows. The\nother is appropriate relationships of dynamic variations, and again\nHorenstein hits his mark. The opening “Veni Creator Spiritus” has great\npower, but there is enough held back for the development of an 80-minute\njourney, and a final climax of immense weight and almost unbelievable\nfervor and intensity. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"B\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003eThe soloists are all adequate or\nbetter, and the choral and orchestral forces perform with remarkable\neffectiveness given that this is not only an unedited live performance,\nbut that they all had to learn the work for the event. Yes, there the\nmomentary instrumental bobbles and ensemble lapses, but they are\nremarkably few and far between. There are rare performances that even\nwhen heard years or decades after they occurred still have about them a\ngenuine sense of occasion. This is one of those. It is as if\neveryone—performers, conductor, and audience—were making a spectacular\ndiscovery at the same time. And we have the ability to relive it,\ncomplete with the unison roar of the usually staid English audience at\nthe end. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"B\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003eThe Wagner excerpts were originally\nrecorded for the Readers’ Digest label, and reissued (coupled with a\npowerful Brahms First Symphony) on Chesky. I don’t have the Chesky at\nhand for comparison. Andrew Rose claims that the original version of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMESi\"\u003eSiegfried Idyll \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003edropped\nin pitch gradually, and I do not know whether Chesky corrected it. But\nit is fine here, and the sound of these 1962 studio recordings is warm\nand full. Horenstein’s way with Wagner is similar to his Mahler: a\nsuperb balance between impulsiveness and structure, along with genuine\nbeauty in the lyrical passages. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"Br\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003eMinimal notes, and no texts, as is\ntypical of Pristine—but we can be nothing but grateful to Andrew Rose\nfor his stunning remastering of this riveting performance. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMESb\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry Fogel\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis article originally appeared in Issue 39:1 (Sept\/Oct 2015) of Fanfare Magazine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9main_samplefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fsamples\/PASC440.mp3578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fProducer's Note578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcontent578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHorenstein's tremendous stereo Mahler 8 and Wagner in fabulous XR-remastered sound quality\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The\nword “classic” is sometimes applied to a recording carelessly, but not\nin this case. We can be nothing but grateful to Andrew Rose for his\nstunning remastering of this riveting performance\" - Fanfare\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI was urged by the conductor's cousin, Misha Horenstein, to tackle\nthe BBC's splendid experimental stereo recording of Mahler's 8th\nSymphony, made with a single stereo microphone set-up in the vast,\nacoustically-untamed space of the Royal Albert Hall, in the hope that XR\nremastering might bring a greater focus and a better sense of the\nvastness of the forces employed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I can't praise it highly enough. The difference is immediate from\nthe opening bars, where the organ hits you where it should, in the\nstomach, but the gain is evident throughout. This is especially true of\nthe bass line, which now has the depth and weight missing in the\n[previous issue]. Your remake also compliments the vertical and\nhorizontal spaces of the Albert Hall, bringing the sound forward as\nthough you are sitting in better seats than before...\" came the\nresponse, to which I find little to add (beyond noting the high number\nof coughs I had to remove!).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy contrast the Wagner, whilst derived from excellent 1962 studio\nrecordings engineered by legendary Decca man Kenneth Wilkinson, suffered\nfrom major pitch problems in the Siegfried Idyll, which  dropped\ngradually from an initial A=443Hz to A=430Hz over the course of the\nrecording, the full correction of which has only recently become\ntechnically possible. These recording, too, have benefited from the\nadded fullness of sound brought by XR remastering that so pleased Mr.\nHorenstein in the Mahler.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"body\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAndrew Rose\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fFull Track Listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5ftrack_listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWAGNER  \u003c\/b\u003eDer fliegende Holländer - Overture\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWAGNER  \u003c\/b\u003eTannhäuser - Bacchanale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWAGNER  \u003c\/b\u003eSiegfried Idyll\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecording producer: Charles Gerhardt\u003cbr\u003eRecording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson\u003cbr\u003eRecorded 29-30 September 1962 for Reader's Digest\u003cbr\u003eWalthamstow Town Hall\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJascha Horenstein\u003c\/b\u003e, conductor\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMAHLER  \u003c\/b\u003eSymphony No. 8 in E flat Major (\"Symphony of a Thousand\")\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoyce Barker\u003c\/b\u003e (sop.I) - Magna Peccatrix\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeryl Hatt\u003c\/b\u003e (sop.II) - Mater Gloriosa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAgnes Giebel\u003c\/b\u003e (sop.III) - Una Poenitentium\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirsten Meyer\u003c\/b\u003e (alt.I) - Mulier Samaritana\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Watts\u003c\/b\u003e (alt.II) - Maria Aegyptiaca\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKenneth Neate\u003c\/b\u003e (ten.) - Doctor Marianus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlfred Orda\u003c\/b\u003e (bar.) - Pater Ecstaticus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArnold van Mill\u003c\/b\u003e (bass) - Pater Profundus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBBC Chorus; BBC Choral Society; Goldsmiths' Choral Union; Hampstead\nChoral Society; Emanuel School Boys' Choir; Orpington Junior Singers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMusical Associate: Berthold Goldschmidt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eLondon Symphony Orchestra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHugh Maguire\u003c\/b\u003e, leader; \u003cb\u003eCharles Spinks\u003c\/b\u003e, organ\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJascha Horenstein\u003c\/b\u003e, conductor \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded for BBC broadcast, 20 March 1959, Royal Albert Hall, London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fCover Art578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcover_art578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcovers\/thumbs\/PASC440.jpg578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcovers\/PASC440.pdf578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f","brand":"Pristine Classical","offers":[{"title":"Stereo 24-bit FLAC","offer_id":44064781107290,"sku":"jte1789304870665","price":24.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Stereo 16-bit FLAC","offer_id":44064781140058,"sku":"wtb1789304870666","price":19.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"320kbps Stereo MP3","offer_id":44064781172826,"sku":"wjx1789304870667","price":14.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0726\/3807\/0874\/files\/horenstein-mahler-symphony-no-8-wagner-opera-excerpts-195962---pasc440_1.jpg?v=1789304878","url":"https:\/\/vestorawear.shop\/products\/horenstein-mahler-symphony-no-8-wagner-opera-excerpts-195962-pasc440","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}