Analogue Productions - CAPC 2446 SA - Hybrid SACD Multichannel 

Mastered By Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound RCA LSC-2446

Limited Edition - Plays on All CD Players - 3 Channel Stereo

RCA Living Stereo — the gold standard for top quality orchestral performance and sound!

"…The second movement is just ravishing in the beauty of the Chicago's playing and Reiner's romantic approach; there is some staccato triple-tonguing done by trumpeter Adolph Herseth in the fourth movement that should leave you, if not him, breathless. But let is just be said that, after you hear this, no other Scheherazade will ever replace it in your affections." HP's The Golden Dozen LPs – Harry Pearson, The Absolute Sound, June/July 2007

but if you want the very best incarnation of these amazing, remarkable and classic recordings, you’re going to have to bite the bullet. Very highly recommended! 5/5 AudiophileAudition

"Anyone who says Reiner is a rigid and chilly conductor or the Chicago Symphony Orchestra just blasts away should listen to the suppleness of this finely nuanced performance. ... On the Analogue Productions SACD, the brasses have similar sizzle (as the RCA SACD) but are properly focused toward the rear of the orchestra. The solo violin is not edgy and the instrument is quite normal in size; you can almost visualize Sidney Harth playing it. The detail of the light percussion (triangle, snare drum, cymbals, tambourine) in the fourth movement is exquisite. The bass drum has plenty of punch, but it is tight and never muddies Rimsky-Korsakoff's transparent soundscape." — Arthur Lintgen, The Absolute Sound, January 2015

"My initial impressions are pretty clear: the new Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo SACDs are definitely an improvement over the older BMG/RCA SACDs. In fact, there's no doubt about it in my listening sessions. ... there is a better sense of space, more detail and deeper, richer lower frequencies. ... The dynamics on the APO SACD are better, of a certainty, to my ears. ... This is a remarkable accomplishment." — David W. Robinson, Editor-in-Chief, Positive Feedback Online.

The jewel in the Living Stereo crown. This, like the Respighi, is considered one of the very best recordngs by Reiner, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and RCA's crew. Another Mohr and Layton classic.

Enchantment awaits within. A magic carpet of Living Stereo sound conveys us to mythic Arabia and China, guided by two of Russia’s greatest orchestral masters. A disc of supple and sensuous performances, its clarity and definition improved by the new DSD remastering.

   Multi-Channel & Stereo SACD
• Mastered by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound
• This Hybrid SACD is playable on ALL CD Players!

Musicians:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor

Selections:
Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade