Analogphonic / Philips - LP43109 - 180 Gram Virgin Vinyl -  

Cut at Emil Berliner Studio! ! 

From the original masters of Universal Music  ● Audiophile analogue mastering by Hans-Jörg Mauksch at Pauler Acoustics..

  ● Special 2 records version for enhanced sound reproduction.  ● 180g audiophile virgin vinyl pressed by Pallas GmbH in Germany

Noted pianist Martha Argerich, alongside pianist Nelson Freire, perform Saint-Saens' Carnival of The Animals for this audiophile recording. Other compositions performed include Ferdinand and Little Sad Sound by Alan Ridout and Tier Gebete by Frieder Meschwitz. Among the performers are violinist Gidon Kremer, pianist Elena Bashkirova, and double bassist Alois Posch.

The reproduction is clean without exaggeration in range. - High Fidelity 

 ● From the original masters of Universal Music  ● Audiophile analogue mastering by Hans-Jörg Mauksch at Pauler Acoustics..  ● Special 2 records version for enhanced sound reproduction.  ● 180g audiophile virgin vinyl pressed by Pallas GmbH in Germany

Everything is clear. Rhythms spring. Individuals get to leave their cherry bombs on the doorstep or to sing beauti-fully. Argerich and Freire, for example, outrageously mug up "Pianistes," rhythmically pulling the pianos ever more wildly out of sync, and then bringing them back together with a bang at the "coda." Irena Grafenauer's flute chirps merrily in "Volieres." Eduard Brunner on clarinet emits the cuckoo's cry from the middle of the deep woods. I've rarely heard it sound so  lonely. Overall, the performance blends extremely high musicianship with kiddie rough-house. - Classical.net

"Everything is clear. Rhythms spring. Individuals get to leave their cherry bombs on the doorstep or to sing beautifully. Argerich and Freire, for example, outrageously mug up "Pianistes," rhythmically pulling the pianos ever more wildly out of sync, and then bringing them back together with a bang at the "coda." Irena Grafenauer's flute chirps merrily in "Volieres." Eduard Brunner on clarinet emits the cuckoo's cry from the middle of the deep woods. I've rarely heard it sound so lonely. Overall, the performance blends extremely high musicianship with kiddie rough-house." - Classical.net

Features:
• Audiophile 180g Virgin Vinyl
• Double LP
• Direct Metal Mastering
• Pressed at Pallas GmbH in Germany
• Audiophile analogue mastering by Hans-Jorg Mauksch at Pauler Acoustics
• Mastered from the Original Masters of Universal Music
• Analogphonic release

Musicians:
Martha Argerich, piano (Le Carnaval des Animaux)
Nelson Freire, piano (Le Carnaval des Animaux)
Gidon Kremer, violin (Le Carnaval des Animaux, Ferdinand); speaker (Tier Gebete, Little Sad Sound)
Isabelle van Keulen, violin (Le Carnaval des Animaux)
Tabea Zimmermann, viola (Le Carnaval des Animaux)
Mischa Maisky, cello (Le Carnaval des Animaux)
Georg Hortnagel, double bass (Le Carnaval des Animaux)
Irena Grafenauer, flute (Le Carnaval des Animaux)
Eduard Brunner, clarinet (Le Carnaval des Animaux)
Markus Steckeier, xylophone (Le Carnaval des Animaux)
Edith Salmen-Weber - glockenspiel (Le Carnaval des Animaux)
Ellen Bashkirova, piano (Tier Gebete); speaker (Ferdinand, Tier Gebete)
Alois Posch, double bass (Little Sad Sound)

Selections:
Side 1:
Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
1. Le Carnaval des Animaux (The Carnival of the Animals)
Side 2:
Alan Ridout (b. 1934)
2. Ferdinand (for speaker and solo violin)
Side 3:
Frieder Meschwitz (b. 1936)
3. Tier-Gebete (Animal's Prayers (for speaker and piano)
Side 4:
Alan Ridout
4. Little Sad Sound