REFERENCE RR 39 HOLST Dallas Wind Symphony PROF. JOHNSON Recording AUDIOPHILE NM
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HOLST Hammersmith
Dallas Wind Symphony - Howard Dunn
NM/NM Used Audiophile Vinyl Record
Record Label: Reference Recordings RR 39
1991. Original Prof. Keith Johnson recording. Pure Analogue Mastering. High Quality Virgin Vinyl Pressing. A TAS Superdisc Title.
For over 30 years Reference Recordings have been making some of the greatest sounding recordings on Earth. Engineer Prof. Keith O. Johnson, renowned for his more than 50 pioneering years of recording and equipment design, has always been at the forefront of high-resolution audio. Reference Recordings releases are considered by audiophiles to be some of the finest sounding record albums ever committed to vinyl.
Condition: Laminated gatefold record sleeve shows no wear. Small amount of wear on bottom left corner. Other corners are sharp. Spine, top and bottom are solid and show no signs of shelf wear, chipping or splits. There are no spindle marks on the label. Vinyl is clean, shiny and plays like new.
Side One
1. Suite No. 1, for military band in E flat major, Op. 28/1, H. 105
2. A Moorside Suite, for brass band, H. 173
Side Two
3. Suite No. 2, for military band in F major, Op. 28/2, H. 106
4. Hammersmith, prelude & scherzo for military band (also version for orchestra), Op. 52, H. 178
Review: This recording was made in Dallas's showcase Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in June 1990. The repertory is a mix of standards-- Holst's two suites--and the mildly esoteric A Moorside Suite and Hammersmith. Of these, Hammersmith will appeal to those who like the composer's Planets, particularly Uranus. The selections are played in Holst's original instrumentation, and sound much the better and cleaner for it.
The ensemble is crisp, and the solo and sectional playing measures up to a truly "symphonic" standard. The hall provides something very close to an ideal sound envelope, and the recording presents a well- focused image with lots of depth, good presence, and natural tonal balance.
This is the way Gustav Holst meant for these works to be performed. 1st and 2nd Suites are exceptional. Hammersmith is extraordinary. ~ Amazon
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