MALCOLM ARNOLD Overtures REFERENCE RR-48 TAS Prof Johnson AUDIOPHILE Sealed

$

197

MALCOLM ARNOLD Overtures New & Sealed vinyl record LP
Record label/brand: Reference Recordings RR-48 upc/mpn: 030911104818 year: 1993
All you'd expect of a Professor Johnson recording and more. Considered by audiophiles to be one of Johnson's... or anybody's, best work. Audiophile heaven.
1993 GRAMMY Nominee for Best Engineered Classical Recording.
Record is new and still sealed in it's original Reference Recording style Japanese resealable sleeve. There are no flaws or imperfections... 100% MINT.
Songs:
Side 1 1. A Sussex Overture 2. Beckus the Dandipratt
Side 2 3. The Smoke 4. The Fair Field 5. Commonwealth Christmas Overture
Review: There are no words to express just how wonderful this recording is. Great composers do not always do a great job conducting their own music, but Arnold sure did. [One could wish that Mahler had lived till we learned to record full orchestras]. 
All five tracks are wonderful, and the interpretation is, naturally, definitive. Track five, "Commonwealth Christmas Overture" is the longest, and is one of the most absolutely joyous things I've ever heard. 
Several years ago, the folks at Reference Recordings told me that this was the best recording they had ever done. They MAY be right, but they have done a lot of great stuff. Two things I know 1. Keith Johnson got this absolutely perfect, and 2. this is one of the all time joys of recorded sound. 
A final word about track three, "The Smoke"....it has some of the most astounding percussion you will ever hear. IF YOU CRANK IT UP TOO HIGH, YOU WILL DESTROY YOUR SPEAKERS!!! Get this record without fail; you'll love it. But, if you ignore my warning, I will not pay to replace your speakers.
About Reference Recordings: Chief engineer and technical director, "Prof." Keith O. Johnson, is a true audio legend, having designed and patented many innovative products in the professional and consumer fields. The RR Sound comes from his singular methods and equipment, hand-built or extensively modified by him. He has spent over 30 years developing a reputation for innovative thinking, technical achievement and musicianship which has elevated him to a position in the audio industry occupied by only a handful of visionaries. Together with record producer Tam Henderson, Johnson has been responsible for a consistently excellent-sounding series of recordings on the Reference Recordings label.
SHIPPING:
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