In celebration of Leonard Bernstein's hundredth birthday year and Bastille Day, here are two 1977 performances which complement Appasionato's posting of "Bernstein conducts Berlioz" from 2/18/2017 (http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.com/2017/02/bernstein-conducts-berlioz.html). The earlier post featured Bernstein's 1960s performances of these two iconic Berlioz works, and here we have LB returning to them a decade later, this time with a French orchestra... an opportunity to compare and contrast.
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Hector Berlioz
SYMPHONY FANTASTIQUE
Orchestre National de France
dir : Leonard Bernstein
EMI ASD 3397 stereo/quadraphonic LP, [P] 1977
LP rip: 96 kHz, 24 bit (see details below)
FLAC files, scans
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Hector Berlioz
HAROLD IN ITALY
Donald McInnes (viola)
Orchestre National de France
dir : Leonard Bernstein
EMI ASD 3389 stereo/quadraphonic LP, [P] 1977
LP rip: 96 kHz, 24 bit (see details below)
FLAC files, scan
The audio chain I use to rip LPs: (1) the LPs are cleaned using a VPI H!-16 record cleaning machine, using TTVJ Vinyl-Zyme Gold cleaning fluid, (2) ripped on a Nakamichi Dragon CT self-centering turntable with integral tonearm and Ortofon cartridge, (3) processed by a Korg DS-DAC-10R (RIAA setting), (4) then recorded and edited using AudioGate 4, Adobe Audition (and rarely iZotope RX) software.
SYMPHONY FANTASTIQUE
Orchestre National de France
dir : Leonard Bernstein
EMI ASD 3397 stereo/quadraphonic LP, [P] 1977
LP rip: 96 kHz, 24 bit (see details below)
FLAC files, scans
Hector Berlioz
HAROLD IN ITALY
Donald McInnes (viola)
Orchestre National de France
dir : Leonard Bernstein
EMI ASD 3389 stereo/quadraphonic LP, [P] 1977
LP rip: 96 kHz, 24 bit (see details below)
FLAC files, scan
The audio chain I use to rip LPs: (1) the LPs are cleaned using a VPI H!-16 record cleaning machine, using TTVJ Vinyl-Zyme Gold cleaning fluid, (2) ripped on a Nakamichi Dragon CT self-centering turntable with integral tonearm and Ortofon cartridge, (3) processed by a Korg DS-DAC-10R (RIAA setting), (4) then recorded and edited using AudioGate 4, Adobe Audition (and rarely iZotope RX) software.