Limited Edition, Numbered 2043/3200

New, Sealed

Mozart*, Friedrich Gulda, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra*, Claudio Abbado – Piano Concertos Nr. 20 & 21

Label:

Deutsche Grammophon – 486 6121, Deutsche Grammophon – 00289 486 6121, Deutsche Grammophon – 2530 548

Series:

The Original Source

Format:

2 x Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Gatefold, 180 Gram

Country:

Germany

Released:

Oct 4, 2024

Genre:

Classical

Style:

Classical, Concerto, Piano, Orchestra Konzert Für Klavier Und Orchestra Nr.20 D-moll KV 466 A1 1. Allegro Cadenza – Beethoven* 15:09 B1 2. Romance 9:32 B2 3. Rondo (Allegro Assai) Cadenza [1st] – Gulda* Cadenza [2nd] – Beethoven* 7:29 Konzert Für Klavier Und Orchestra Nr.21 C-dur KV 467 C1 1. (Allegro Maestoso) Cadenza [Cadenzas] – Gulda* 14:40 D1 2. Andante 7:35 D2 3. Allegro Vivace Assai Cadenza – Gulda* 6:28

• Record Company – Universal Music
• Manufactured By – Optimal Media GmbH
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
• Copyright © – Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
• Copyright © – Siegfried Lauterwasser
• Copyright © – Werner Neumeister
• Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BO15234
• Recorded At – Wiener Musikverein
• Mixed At – Emil Berliner Studios
• Lacquer Cut At – Emil Berliner Studios

• Composed By – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Conductor [Dirigent] – Claudio Abbado
• Design [Design (Reissue)] – Nikolaus Boddin
• Editor – Annette Nubbemeyer, Texthouse
• Engineer [Toningenieur] – Günter Hermanns
• Lacquer Cut By [Cut By] – Sidney C. Meyer*
• Liner Notes [English] – Alan Blyth
• Liner Notes [French: Trad.] – Jacques Fournier
• Liner Notes [German] – Werner Burkhardt
• Liner Notes [Recording Documentation] – DG Archive
• Mixed By – Rainer Maillard
• Orchestra – Wiener Philharmoniker
• Photography By [Artist Photo (Inside)] – Werner Neumeister
• Photography By [Cover-Photo] – Lauterwasser*
• Piano – Friedrich Gulda
• Producer [Produktion], Recording Supervisor [Aufnahmeleitung] – Rainer Brock
• Product Manager – Johannes Gleim, Meike Lieser

Comes in a resealable plastic outer that has "The Original Source" hype sticker on its front. Matt finish dual pocket gatefold jacket, which inside has an image of Gulda with Abbado and images of recording documentation. The A4 size insert has details about 'The Original Source' series on one side and an image of the tape box for disc 1 on the other. Each LP is housed in a plain black poly-lined inner sleeve.

Liner notes on the back cover are in German, English and French.

This is the first time these recordings have been spread over 2 LPs.

[Catalog Numbers]
486 6121: spine
00289 486 6121: back cover and hype sticker
2530 548: historical number, on front and back cover

[Back cover]
℗ 1975 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Mühlenstraße 25, 10243 Berlin
© 2024 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
A Universal Music Company
Cover Photo © Siegfried Lauterwasser, Überlingen
Artists Photo (inside) © Werner Neumeister
Editor: Annette Nubbemeyer [Texthouse logo]
Printed and Made in the EU
Mixed by Rainer Maillard & cut by Sidney C. Meyer directly from original analogue source at Emil Berliner Studios
180g heavyweight vinyl pressing
Limited edition #### / 3200. (Boxed; '####' i.e. the individual number, is handwritten)

[Gatefold interior - recording documentation]
Ausstelldatum (Date of issue): 8. April 1975
Aufnahmeort (Recorded at): Wien, Ṏsterreich Grosser Musikvereinsaal
Aufnahmezeit (Recording date): 23. und 24. September 1974

[Labels]
Made in the EU
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

[Insert, tape box side]
ORT: Wien, Gr. Musikvereins-Saal
DATUM: 23. u. 24. Sept. 1974
First released in 1975 (LP 2530 548), based on 2nd generation stereo downmix

[The Original Source sticker]
Audiophile Vinyl Reissues
Pure analogue mix & cut from the original ½ inch 4-track tapes
Manufactured at optimal media on 180-gram virgin vinyl

Runouts are etched.
In variant 2, the following last 2 characters are faintly inscribed "geometric" marks: side A '1⋀' and side D '2T' are mirrored; side C '1X' is inverted; side B something like '⅂Ø' although they are smaller and the first character's lines are extended to the top and to the right.

[Original Source product page]
To improve the audio quality, they have also been redistributed into 2 LPs.
"the renowned Emil Berliner Studios have remastered and edited the original four-track tapes in 100% analog quality (AAA)"