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Daniel Barenboim and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra are heard with their exciting recording of Bruckner’s 4th Symphony, and Rafael Kubelík’s legendary collaboration with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Produced on 180g virgin vinyl by Optimal, these limited and numbered releases will be issued in deluxe gatefold editions featuring the original artwork and liner notes, with additional photos and facsimiles of the recording documentation on the inner sleeve. Furthermore, each release includes a note by Rainer Maillard\/EBS detailing the technical background and procedure of the Original Source Series, and an additional insert with a photo of the original tape box. Each LP comes in a protective cellophane jacket with a sticker highlighting the USPs of the series:  Pure analogue mixed \u0026amp; cut from the original four-track ½-inch master tapes (instead of the ¼-inch stereo copies). Mixed by Rainer Maillard and cut by Sidney C. Meyer directly from original analogue source at Emil Berliner Studios. Manufactured at optimal media on 180-gram virgin vinyl. Original Source Series = no copy used, no extra devices in the signal pass, no digital sound processing at all; more clarity, more detail, and far less noise. Pure analogue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deutsche Grammophon","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50413945160011,"sku":"2190275","price":59.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Claudio_1_841991c4_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726680119"},{"product_id":"mozart-piano-concerto-no-20-21","title":"Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 and 21","description":"\u003cp\u003eFour of Mozart's Piano Concertos have been released by Friedrich Gulda, Claudio Abbado and Wiener Philharmoniker on Deutsche Grammophon in the 1970s – all of them enjoy cult status today. Following the release of Concertos Nos. 25 and 27 as part of The Original Source Series, which met with an overwhelming response, Piano Concertos Nos. 20 and 21 are now also being reissued.  To improve the audio quality, they have also been redistributed onto 2 LPs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deutsche Grammophon","offers":[{"title":"Black LPx2","offer_id":50510381646155,"sku":"2218620","price":69.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Mozart_Piano_Concertos_Nos._20__21_e331cfa9_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727873590"},{"product_id":"gustav-mahler-symphony-no-5","title":"Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 5","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst vinyl release of Claudio Abbado’s critically acclaimed recording of ‘Mahler 5’ with the Berliner Philharmoniker.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deutsche Grammophon","offers":[{"title":"Black LPx2","offer_id":50513334108491,"sku":"2005227","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Gustav_Mahler_Symphony_No.5_-_Claudio_Abbado_1419b11b_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727926972"},{"product_id":"tchaikovsky-symphony-no-4-original-source-series","title":"Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 (Original Source Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003eShortly after its first release in 1975, it was already a classic: Claudio Abbado's interpretation of Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony with the Vienna Philharmonic. \"The pull and concision, the electrifying control of tension immediately (...) put it at the top of a long list,\" Gramophone judged many years later. Now this recording is presented again on vinyl. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor its 125th anniversary, Deutsche Grammophon is releasing legendary recordings in the highest sound quality: the new audiophile vinyl series The Original Source presents outstanding recordings of the 1970s in a whole new sound quality. For this, the renowned Emil Berliner Studios have remastered and edited the original four-track tapes in 100% analogue quality (AAA) using technologies specially developed for the production of the series. The sonic differences to the original releases are considerable: greater clarity, more subtleties and improvements in frequency response, at the same time less background noise, distortion and compression allow for an audiophile listening experience like never before. Released on 180g vinyl records and in a deluxe gatefold edition with original covers and lyrics, the copies of this series are limited and numbered. They are accompanied by additional photos and facsimiles of the recording logs and tape boxes, and an article explains the exact technical background.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deutsche Grammophon","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50521883214155,"sku":"2169900","price":47.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Claudio-Abbado-Wiener-Philharmoniker-Tschaikowski-Sinfo_d3101d47_thumbnail_4.jpg?v=1727996263"},{"product_id":"stravinsky-le-sacre-du-printemps","title":"Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps","description":"\u003cp\u003eClaudio Abbado and the London Symphony Orchestra presented a highly praised interpretation of Stravinsky's \"Sacre du printemps\" in 1976. They do justice to the complexity of the rhythmically demanding work as well as to the loving elaboration of numerous details. 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