AAA 100% Analogue This LP was Remastered using Pure Analogue Components Only from the Master Tapes through to the Cutting Head

 Deutsche Grammophon - 2530 368

180 Gram Virgin Vinyl -   Pressed in Germany

Mastering by Rainer Mallaird  - Limited Edition

 I knew this was the record that I was going to spin first.  This has long been one of my favorite recordings of anything Sound 10/10 Tracking angle

 The original sonics mirrored the interpretive approach: a little distant, tonally thin at the bottom,. The superb OSR team of Rainer Maillard and Sidney Meyer have improved the sound quite a bit, notably in dynamic range, so do not allow my reservations to deter you. This is one of the glories of the gramophone, and still my favorite recording of both works.- TAS

Strauss: Tod und Verklärung & Four Last Songs

Gundula Janowitz (soprano), Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

The recordings of Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic are legendary — as is the interpretation of Richard Strauss's tone poem "Death and Transfiguration" and his "Four Last Songs," a reference recording with the singular soprano Gundula Janowitz, released in 1974. Since David Bowie's confession that this was one of his 25 favorite records, it even achieved cult status far beyond the borders of classical music.

For its 125th birthday, Deutsche Grammophon is releasing legendary recordings in the highest sound quality: the new audiophile vinyl series The Original Source presents outstanding recordings from the 1970s in a whole new sound quality. For this, the renowned Emil Berliner Studios have remastered and edited the original four-track tapes in 100% analogue quality (AAA) using technologies specially developed for the production of the series. The sonic differences to the original releases are considerable: greater clarity, more subtleties and improvements in frequency response, at the same time less background noise, distortion and compression allow for an audiophile listening experience like never before.

Strauss, R: Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24

Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Strauss, R: Vier letzte Lieder

Gundula Janowitz (soprano)
Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan