Colin Davis, Boston Symphony Orchestra - Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 7, Tapiola - Decca Pure Analogue LP

180g Gatefold LP, Decca Pure Analogue Series, Cut at 45 RPM

Sir Colin Davis chose the music of Sibelius to open one of his inaugural concerts as principal guest conductor of the Boston Symphony in October 1972, reawakening the orchestra's Sibelius tradition. This album of Symphonies Nos. 5 and 7, recorded in Symphony Hall, Boston, in January 1975, was both the first release in the now-legendary Davis/Boston Sibelius cycle and the swansong of Philips' era of quadraphonic recording. Part of Decca's all-analogue Pure Analogue series, using only original analogue sources with no digital processing in the signal path.

Features

• 180-gram vinyl, gatefold double LP
• Decca Pure Analogue Series, hand-numbered limited edition
• Remastered from the original quadraphonic 1/2" 4-track recording
• Mastered by Rainer Maillard and cut at 45 RPM by Sidney C. Meyer at Emil Berliner Studios
• Pressed by Pallas in Germany
• Label: Decca

Track Listing

Side One — Symphony No. 5:

1. I. Tempo molto moderato – Largamente – Allegro moderato – Presto

Side Two:

1. II. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto
2. III. Allegro molto – Misterioso – Un pochettino largamente – Largamente assai

Side Three — Symphony No. 7:

1. I. Adagio –
2. II. Vivacissimo – Adagio –
3. III. Allegro molto moderato – Allegro moderato –
4. IVa. Vivace – Presto – Adagio – Largamente molto –
5. IVb. Affettuoso

Side Four:

1. Tapiola, Op. 112