Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 & Lieutenant Kijé Suite (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes) London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Malcolm Sargent

• Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70:
• 1 Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70: I. Allegro (Remastered 2013) 05:54
• 2 Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70: II. Moderato (Remastered 2013) 06:52
• 3 Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70: III. Presto (Remastered 2013) 03:24
• 4 Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70: IV. Largo (Remastered 2013) 02:55
• 5 Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70: V. Allegretto (Remastered 2013) 06:24
• Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953): Lieutenant Kijé, Suite for Orchestra, Op. 60:
• 6 Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé, Suite for Orchestra, Op. 60: I. The Birth of Kijé (Remastered 2013) 04:10
• 7 Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé, Suite for Orchestra, Op. 60: II. Romance (Remastered 2013) 04:55
• 8 Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé, Suite for Orchestra, Op. 60: III. Kijé's Wedding (Remastered 2013) 02:44
• 9 Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé, Suite for Orchestra, Op. 60: IV. Troika (Remastered 2013) 03:04
• 10 Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé, Suite for Orchestra, Op. 60: V. The Burial of Kijé (Remastered 2013) 05:40
• Total Runtime 46:02

Info for Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 & Lieutenant Kijé Suite (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)

Sargent seems to have a real feel for these Russian Orchestral favorites. Both performances are in the Sargent tradition of a little slower in pace than some of his contemporaries, however, as we all know faster is not always better. In this case the deliberate pace is very revealing of the glorious intricacy of these classical gems. Refreshing interpretations by a top notch conductor with a world class orchestra in the heart of the golden age of recording- what more can an audiophile ask for? These EVEREST 35mm recordings by Bert Whyte at London's famed Walthamstow Assembly Hall are truly Majestic in their size and sense of orchestral realism mostly due to the high and low frequency detail and dynamics that are recordable only on 35mm film. In the words, of Len Horowitz from History of Recorded Sound "35mm has its own wisdom". It is hard to describe other than to say that there is something about the live event that 35mm can capture and recreate that you can't get from conventional tape formats - there is a certain retained magic with 35mm as this album, like the rest will attest.

London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Malcolm Sargent, conductor

Digitally remastered

Sir Malcolm Sargent
Born Harold Malcolm Watts Sargent in Stamford, Lincs 1895, Sir Malcolm started his musical career as an keyboard player, taking his A.R.C.O.at the age of 16 and becoming a church organist. He studied piano under the great Benno Moiseiwitch, but in his late 20s turned to the orchestra. He became director of the Courtauld/Sargent concerts, held from 1929 -1940, and of the famous Robert Mayer Children’s Concerts.

His principal appointments included the Halle Orchestra (1939), the Liverpool Philharmonic (1942), and the BBC Symphony (1950-7). He remained as chief conductor of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts for many years. Knighted in 1947, he died in London in 1967.

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