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Richard Wagner - William Steinberg, Erich Leinsdorf, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, The Concert Arts Orchestra, The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Great Works Of Richard Wagner

Compil. US 1994 on EMI Classics label
Classical (Romantic)

Total Playing Time: 72:28 FULL DIMENSIONAL SOUND Capitol's Full Dimensional Sound debuted with the dawn of the LP in 1949. Throughout the 1950's, in brilliant mono, and then in breathtaking stereo. Full Dimensional Sound had one aim to convey the depth and richness of the concert hall will all the impact and immediacy of the front-row seat. The Parsifal and Meistersinger excerpts and the Siegfried Idyll were recorded in Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, on April 18, 1956. The Tristan and Tannhäuser excerpts were recorded on Stage Seven of the Samuel Goldwyn Studios, Hollywood, California on July 13, 1961 and March 8, 1958, respectively. Originally released on LP as SP 8368 (1, 2, 3, 5), SP 8488 (4) and SP 8580 (6). The Wagner works in Syria Mosque were recorded using an experimental two-channel microphone setup utilizing a pair of Altec 21B microphones set in a V-pattern and hung eight feet above and twelve feet from the edge of the Syria Mosque stage. An Ampex 350-2 two-track tape recorder was used for those sessions. A trio of Neumann M-49 microphone formed the basic pickup for the Goldwyn recordings. For stereo left and right, two M-49's were elecated fifteen feet above and somewhat in front of the orchestra's concertmaster and first cellist. A single M-49 was placed over the woodwinds. An RCA 44-BX ribbon microphone reinforced the cello section while an RCA 77-DX ribbon covered the brass. ElectroVoice 666 microphones provided percussion and timpani accents as needed. All microphones were mixed in Goldwyn Overdub Stage C and recorded on an Ampex 300-3, 1/2 inch, three-track tape machine. The original two- and three-channel session tapes were used to produced this Compact Disc.

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	Richard Wagner , 1813-1883 DE album by
	William Steinberg , 1899-1978 US conductor, album by
	Erich Leinsdorf p, 1912-1993 AT conductor, album by
	Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra , orchestra, album by
	The Concert Arts Orchestra , US orchestra, album by
	The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra , US orchestra, album by

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