Stravinsky Le Sacre Du Printemps: Solti: Decca Pure Analogue

Stravinsky Le Sacre Du Printemps: Sir Georg Solti Reissued for the Decca Pure Analogue Series on 180g 45RPM LP: Mastered by Rainer Maillard and Cut by Sidney C. Meyer at Emil Berliner Studios Using 100% Pure Analogue Techniques (AAA). Pressed at Pallas in Germany.

Solti once likened the city of Chicago and its illustrious orchestra to a “sleeping beauty” when he arrived as music director in autumn 1969. It was the name of another ballet – Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring – which was to reveal just how incendiary the new relationship had become within five years of recording which still hurls itself out of the speakers half a century after it was made.

Introducing Decca’s new all-analogue vinyl series, Decca Pure Analogue, presenting some of the most iconic recordings from the Decca & Philips archives. The series is mastered by Rainer Maillard and cut by Sidney C. Meyer at the renowned Emil Berliner Studios, pressed on 180g vinyl at Pallas and presented in deluxe gatefold sleeves. Only original analogue sources are used (2-track stereo and 4-track quadraphonic tapes, plus analogue masters of early digital recordings) and no extra devices are utilized in the signal pass, i.e. no digital sound processing at all.

Pressed at Pallas on 180g virgin vinyl, these deluxe gatefold releases will feature: the original artwork and liner notes; archival photos and facsimiles of original recording session sheets. Each individual release includes bespoke notes detailing the history of the recording, the technical background and the mastering process.