Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 4 "Italian" & Symphony No. 5 "Reformation"
Boston Symphony Orchestra / Charles Munch (conductor)
SACD ISO (2.0/MCH): 2,37 GB | 24B/88,2kHz Stereo FLAC: 1,04 GB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: RCA Red Seal "Living Stereo" # 82876-71616-2 | Country/Year: US 2006 (1957, 1958, 1960)
Genre: Classical | Style: Viennese School
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16908361[0x1020049]: Album Artist: Charles Munch, conductor; Boston Symphony Orchestr
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16908361[0x1020049]: Album Artist: Charles Munch, conductor; Boston Symphony Orchestr
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Charles Munch, Conductor; Boston Symphony Orchestra - [2005] Mendelssohn [2.0] (SACD[PS3] - 24bit88.2kHz)
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SACD[PS3]ISO to flac conversion using SACD_Conversion_script version 0.5
Track list
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01 Allegro Vivace 08:05.95
02 Andante Con Moto 05:56.44
03 Con Moto Moderato 06:26.36
04 Saltarello: Presto 06:05.77
05 Andante; Allegro Con Fuoco 10:43.04
06 Allegro Vivace 04:12.33
07 Andante 03:24.17
08 Chorale ('ein' Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott'): Andante Con Moto;Allegro Vivace 08:55.53
09 Octet In E-Flat, Op. 20 - Scherzo: Allegro Leggierissimo 04:08.76
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02) Edited Master Dff file extracted using SACD_Extract
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04) Dff files for loudest tracks extracted from the ISO using SACD_Extract and converted using Weiss Saracon 1.61-27 at 24bit/88.2kHz with -6.00dB gain
05) Non-clipping gain calculated using SoX
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foobar2000 1.1.11 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2013-07-23 20:37:44
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DR13 -3.22 dB -21.47 dB 5:56 02-Andante Con Moto
DR13 -3.10 dB -21.06 dB 6:26 03-Con Moto Moderato
DR11 -0.33 dB -17.03 dB 6:06 04-Saltarello: Presto
DR11 -0.01 dB -17.06 dB 10:43 05-Andante; Allegro Con Fuoco
DR12 -4.10 dB -21.70 dB 4:12 06-Allegro Vivace
DR14 -4.93 dB -26.49 dB 3:24 07-Andante
DR10 -1.42 dB -15.66 dB 8:56 08-Chorale ('ein' Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott'): Andante Con Moto;Allegro Vivace
DR14 -13.58 dB -31.78 dB 4:09 09-Octet In E-Flat, Op. 20 - Scherzo: Allegro Leggierissimo
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 88200 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2415 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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SACD[PS3]ISO to flac conversion using SACD_Conversion_script version 0.5
Track list
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01 Allegro Vivace 08:05.95
02 Andante Con Moto 05:56.44
03 Con Moto Moderato 06:26.36
04 Saltarello: Presto 06:05.77
05 Andante; Allegro Con Fuoco 10:43.04
06 Allegro Vivace 04:12.33
07 Andante 03:24.17
08 Chorale ('ein' Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott'): Andante Con Moto;Allegro Vivace 08:55.53
09 Octet In E-Flat, Op. 20 - Scherzo: Allegro Leggierissimo 04:08.76
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02) Edited Master Dff file extracted using SACD_Extract
03) Edited Master Dff file analysed using foobar + foo_input_sacd and DR Meter plugins to find peak track(s)
04) Dff files for loudest tracks extracted from the ISO using SACD_Extract and converted using Weiss Saracon 1.61-27 at 24bit/88.2kHz with -6.00dB gain
05) Non-clipping gain calculated using SoX
06) Final pass conversion using Weiss Saracon 1.61-27 at 24bit/88.2kHz with 4.33dB gain as calculated above
07) Final pass PCM file split into individual tracks (discarding first 41 samples) using track lengths calculated from cue file generated by SACD_Extract
08) Spikes at beginning of first/end of last tracks eliminated by deleting 24 samples and replacing with the adjacent 24 samples using SoX to give the correct track length
09) Finalised tracks converted to flac [level 8] and tagged using tag.exe
10) Dynamic Range measured using Foobar DR Meter plugin
foobar2000 1.1.11 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2013-07-23 20:37:44
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Analyzed: Charles Munch, Conductor; Boston Symphony Orchestra / Mendelssohn
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DR11 -0.58 dB -16.36 dB 8:06 01-Allegro Vivace
DR13 -3.22 dB -21.47 dB 5:56 02-Andante Con Moto
DR13 -3.10 dB -21.06 dB 6:26 03-Con Moto Moderato
DR11 -0.33 dB -17.03 dB 6:06 04-Saltarello: Presto
DR11 -0.01 dB -17.06 dB 10:43 05-Andante; Allegro Con Fuoco
DR12 -4.10 dB -21.70 dB 4:12 06-Allegro Vivace
DR14 -4.93 dB -26.49 dB 3:24 07-Andante
DR10 -1.42 dB -15.66 dB 8:56 08-Chorale ('ein' Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott'): Andante Con Moto;Allegro Vivace
DR14 -13.58 dB -31.78 dB 4:09 09-Octet In E-Flat, Op. 20 - Scherzo: Allegro Leggierissimo
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Codec: FLAC
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foobar2000 1.1.12a / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2012-05-30 21:39:35
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Analyzed: Charles Munch, conductor; Boston Symphony Orchestra /
Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5; Octet: Scherzo
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track (iso @ 0dB gain)
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DR17 0.00 dB -19.65 dB 8:05 01-Allegro vivace
DR17 -1.74 dB -19.88 dB 5:56 02-Andante con moto
DR16 -2.69 dB -19.76 dB 6:26 03-Con moto moderato
DR16 -2.00 dB -19.38 dB 6:06 04-Saltarello: Presto
DR17 -2.40 dB -19.58 dB 10:43 05-Andante; Allegro con fuoco
DR17 -2.33 dB -19.74 dB 4:12 06-Allegro vivace
DR17 -2.15 dB -20.04 dB 3:24 07-Andante
DR17 -2.38 dB -19.66 dB 8:56 08-Chorale ("Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott"): Andante con moto;Allegro vivace
DR17 -2.43 dB -20.04 dB 4:09 09-Octet in E-Flat, Op. 20 - Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo
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DR17 -1.74 dB -19.88 dB 5:56 02-Andante con moto
DR16 -2.69 dB -19.76 dB 6:26 03-Con moto moderato
DR16 -2.00 dB -19.38 dB 6:06 04-Saltarello: Presto
DR17 -2.40 dB -19.58 dB 10:43 05-Andante; Allegro con fuoco
DR17 -2.33 dB -19.74 dB 4:12 06-Allegro vivace
DR17 -2.15 dB -20.04 dB 3:24 07-Andante
DR17 -2.38 dB -19.66 dB 8:56 08-Chorale ("Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott"): Andante con moto;Allegro vivace
DR17 -2.43 dB -20.04 dB 4:09 09-Octet in E-Flat, Op. 20 - Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo
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Official DR value: DR17
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 5
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 14112 kbps
Codec: DST64
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SACD Info:
Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 4 "Italian" & Symphony No. 5 "Reformation"
Boston Symphony Orchestra / Charles Munch (conductor)
Label: RCA Red Seal
Series: Living Stereo
Catalog#: 82876-71616-2
Format: Hybrid-SACD, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Multichannel
Country: US
Released: 2006 (1957, 1958, 1960)
Genre: Classical
Style: Viennese School
Tracklist:
1 Allegro Vivace 8:06
2 Andante Con Moto 5:56
3 Con Moto Moderato 6:26
4 Saltarello: Presto 6:06
5 Andante; Allegro Con Fuoco 10:43
6 Allegro Vivace 4:12
7 Andante 3:24
8 Chorale ('ein' Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott'): Andante Con Moto;Allegro Vivace 8:56
9 Octet In E-Flat, Op. 20 - Scherzo: Allegro Leggierissimo 4:09
One has to chuckle at some covers. The picture depicts the Arch of Titus, with what possibly is a pine tree at the edge of the photograph. Yet, when one turns to the jacket of Respighi's 'Pines of Rome' in the same SACD series, what does one see? Very few, if any pines.
This SACD of vintage Munch performances also includes a cherishable bonus, the famous scherzo from the octet.
It is interesting to compare the 'Italian' symphony to Szell's 1962 performance, also on SACD. The only deficiency in the Munch is the absence of the first movement exposition repeat, which Szell observes. Szell's performance could well be described as 'brilliant', the outer movements bursting out of the starting blocks and maintaining this pace to the end. Some might find this verging on the militant.
Munch's tempi are less fleet. Indeed, all the movements in this disc strike a happy medium. The orchestra is recorded slightly more closely than Szell's Clevelanders. The string sound of the Boston orchestra consequently sounds fuller. The woodwinds have a slight but appealing nasality which I gather represents the orchestra's Gallic tinge during the Munch era. The brass has presence and bite, without blare. Throughout the performances of both symphonies, I was reminded of Munch's conducting of Berlioz. Szell's phrasing sounds leaner, more streamlined, and aimed to contain longer stretches of music.
In contrast, Munch's style, especially amongst the strings, presents more highly moulded and articulated phrasing. Every now and then, the strings will 'dig in' over some notes, before relaxing the pressure to allow details from the woodwind to suddenly shine through. One is reminded here of Berlioz's orchestration and melodic writing, with the quicksilver and unexpected handovers of melody from one set of instruments to another. This is not to say that Munch's performance is maverick, nor that he moulds the music in a style at odds with the composer's intentions. The shifts in emphasis are subtle, but audible if one is alert. In other words, there is more to discover the more one listens, unlike some superficially more exciting renditions. ( Szell is brilliant and not superficial, although charm is jettisoned along the way.) Munch's inner movements may in principle lean towards the stately, but because of the detailed perspectives, especially from the woodwinds, there is so much of interest that one welcomes unhurried tempi. These comments I aim mainly at the 'Italian'. I am almost certain he weaves the same individual magic in the 'Reformation', but as I barely know the piece, I'm not familiar with the standard interpretative formulae for these nuances. This is the first time I have actually found the 'Reformation' symphony semi-interesting, so it must function as an enthusiastic welcome.
The sound has remarkable little tape hiss, and is typical of the Boston recordings from this source. The strings are warm and solid, the brass not as piercing and obviously virtuostic as at Chicago, the stereo spread rather wide but without a hole in the middle, the orchestra bathed in a lush but not overresonant acoustic.
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