Jacqueline du Pr?+ LSO - Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 - EMI Signature SACD Collection - 9559052 (April 2012) SACD rip via PS3 to iso x 2 (2.16 + 2.02GB) | 24bit/96kHz flac (999 + 961MB) DR13 + DR10 (+6dB gain) | Hybrid stereo only | Recorded 1965 Abbey Road Studios | Classical “Jacqueline du Pr?s unsurpassed recording of the [Elgar] Concerto hardly needs any further recommendation from us, spontaneous in its freely rhapsodic style but with a very special kind of meditative feeling. A concerto that should be in every collection.? Penguin Guide The Signature Collection is a brand new series from EMI Classics featuring the finest catalogue recordings released for the 1st time ever in high resolution format. The 1st batch of 10 titles which include Jacqueline du Pr?s Elgar Cello Concertos, Giueseppe Di Stefano's Neapolitan Songs & Walter Gieseking's Debussy: Complete Piano Works offer listeners more clarity & detail than ever before. The expert engineers at Abbey Road Studios who remastered the original EMI recordings on Hybrid Super Audio CDs have breathed new life into these iconic catalogue recordings. Each title in the Signature Collection is beautifully presented in a full-color illustrated hardback book. The liner notes explore not only the rich music, but also the story behind original LP covers. Also included are never before seen photographs of the original master tapes. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Elgar-Concerto-Pictures-Farewell-Signature/dp/B0079J26XO/ref=sr_1_9?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1345048824&sr=1-9 Hear analysis of this concerto on BBC here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/4e60a56a-514a-4a19-a3cc-49927c96b3cb#p00gmtjb Delius: Songs of Farewell Royal Choral Society, Sir Malcolm Sargent Cello Concerto Jacqueline du Pr?(cello) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 Jacqueline du Pr?(cello) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli Sea Pictures, Op. 37 Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli ================================================================================ foobar2000 1.1.13 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1 log date: 2012-08-15 18:49:28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analyzed: JACQUELINE DU PRE/DAME JANET BAKER/SIR JOHN BARBIROLLI /SIR MALCOLM SARGENT/ELGAR & DELIUS: CELLO CONCERTOS (Disc 1) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR Peak RMS Duration Track (iso @ 0dB gain) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR13 -6.88 dB -27.08 dB 8:01 1-Cello Concerto in E minor Op. 85: I. Adagio - Moderato DR15 -6.99 dB -27.89 dB 4:32 2-Cello Concerto in E minor Op. 85: II. Lento - Allegro molto DR14 -11.60 dB -31.39 dB 5:13 3-Cello Concerto in E minor Op. 85: III. Adagio DR13 -6.03 dB -25.83 dB 12:22 4-Cello Concerto in E minor Op. 85: IV. Allegro - Moderato - Allegro, ma non troppo DR14 -9.22 dB -30.17 dB 5:05 5-Sea Pictures Op. 37: I. Sea Slumber-Song (Roden Noel) DR11 -12.95 dB -30.13 dB 2:06 6-Sea Pictures Op. 37: II. In Haven (Capri) (C. Alice Elgar) DR11 -7.08 dB -23.92 dB 6:20 7-Sea Pictures Op. 37: III. Sabbath Morning at Sea (Elizabeth Barrett Browning) DR11 -8.81 dB -26.07 dB 4:11 8-Sea Pictures Op. 37: IV. Where Corals Lie (Richard Garnett) DR11 -6.03 dB -22.15 dB 6:05 9-Sea Pictures Op. 37: V. The Swimmer (Adam Lindsay Gordon) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of tracks: 9 Official DR value: DR13 Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz Channels: 2 Bits per sample: 24 Bitrate: 5645 kbps Codec: DSD64 ================================================================================ ======================================================================= foobar2000 1.1.13 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1 log date: 2012-08-15 18:58:56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analyzed: JACQUELINE DU PRE/DAME JANET BAKER/SIR JOHN BARBIROLLI /SIR MALCOLM SARGENT/ELGAR & DELIUS: CELLO CONCERTOS (Disc 2) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR Peak RMS Duration Track (iso @ 0dB gain) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR8 -8.44 dB -21.18 dB 3:54 01-Songs of Farewell: No.1: How sweet the silent backward tracings! DR11 -8.38 dB -26.26 dB 4:41 02-Songs of Farewell: No.2: I stand as on some mighty eagle's beak DR9 -8.58 dB -22.77 dB 4:39 03-Songs of Farewell: No.3: Passage to you! DR8 -8.56 dB -18.42 dB 1:46 04-Songs of Farewell: No.4: Joy, shipmate, joy! DR8 -8.28 dB -20.74 dB 4:30 05-Songs of Farewell: No.5: Now finale to the shore DR10 -7.31 dB -22.78 dB 6:13 06-A Song Before Sunrise DR10 -12.40 dB -29.20 dB 1:02 07-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra: Lento DR10 -6.78 dB -22.02 dB 6:19 08-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra: Con moto tranquillo DR13 -7.36 dB -27.17 dB 7:36 09-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra: Lento DR11 -11.10 dB -26.25 dB 2:00 10-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra: Con moto tranquillo DR14 -6.03 dB -25.63 dB 7:46 11-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra: Allegramente ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of tracks: 11 Official DR value: DR10 Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz Channels: 2 Bits per sample: 24 Bitrate: 5645 kbps Codec: DSD64 ======================================================================= Checksums for iso: 4ef8ef62b1fd02e00efc712f8afca632 *JACQUELINE DU PRE DAME JANET BAKER SIR JOHN BARBIROLLI - ELGAR & DELIUS CELLO CONCERTOS.iso 3d873eaa2d19ea37745427acd944d244 *JACQUELINE DU PRE DAME JANET BAKER SIR JOHN BARBIROLLI - ELGAR & DELIUS CELLO CONCERTOS.iso Checksums for flac: Disc 1: 05e84b9985b00f0098471fa05fa4db43 *01 - Cello Concerto in E minor Op. 85 (2011 Digital Remaster) I.flac eb6e7db76f945d38c0c039ee0fd0a618 *02 - Cello Concerto in E minor Op. 85 (2011 Digital Remaster) I.flac a4d568a5488f79d56c9072c32256e423 *03 - Cello Concerto in E minor Op. 85 (2011 Digital Remaster) I.flac e3f810aa434d73b669196ca8b4989a4b *04 - Cello Concerto in E minor Op. 85 (2011 Digital Remaster) I.flac 66868611b8cc147169044fa391ad2ac9 *05 - Sea Pictures Op. 37 (2011 Digital Remaster) I. 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