{"product_id":"munchinger-haydn-symphony-no-45-farewell-1951-pasc148","title":"MÜNCHINGER Haydn: Symphony No 45, ‘Farewell' (1951) - PASC148","description":"overviewfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eHAYDN \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eSymphony No. 45 'Farewell'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eRecorded 1951\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eTotal duration: 25:36 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eStuttgart Chamber Orchestra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003ewith members of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eOrchestra of the Swiss Romande\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003econducted by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eKarl Münchinger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_titlefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_quotefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_bodyfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9main_samplefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fsamples\/PASC148.mp3578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fProducer's Note578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcontent578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 24px;\"\u003eExcellent performance captured on this German Decca recording \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"bodybig\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cem class=\"bodymid\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eCompletely revivified by XR remastering\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"bodybig\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body\" align=\"left\"\u003eDespite the source material for this transfer - a German 10\" Decca pressing - being in excellent condition, it was hard at first to hear quite what might have earned Münchinger's Haydn 45 a starred entry in 1955's \u003cem\u003eThe Record Guide\u003c\/em\u003e. The sound was of a dullness which seemed to pervade and almost overwhelm the performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body\" align=\"left\"\u003eWhat a difference, then, the tonal rebalancing inherent in XR remastering made to this rather fine performance! We note that the authors of the aforementioned \u003cem\u003eGuide\u003c\/em\u003e stated \"\u003cem\u003e...the performance would have received a double star but for a certain lack of sprightliness, and for passages in which the string tone sounds thin...\u003c\/em\u003e\" - and cannot help but feel that this remastering does much to address both of these criticisms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body\" align=\"left\"\u003eIf one adds to that the way that Ambient Stereo processing opens out the soundscape and we find a truly delightful performance of this favourite Haydn symphony lurking in those early fifties grooves. Finally, I'll turn to the Gramophone reviewer's comments, which serve to remind what a different choice landscape the record-buying music-lover scanned some 57 years ago: \"\u003cem\u003e...the performance is elegant and poised; and is recommended on its own merits, not simply because it is the only version obtainable.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fFull Track Listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5ftrack_listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 17px;\"\u003eHAYDN \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 17px;\"\u003eSymphony No 45, ‘Farewell', in F sharp minor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"bodysmallarial\"\u003eRecorded 1st October 1951 at Victoria Hall, Geneva\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIssued in Germany as Decca 10\" LP LW 50054\u003cbr\u003e Matrix numbers 12-D-3787-II-X, 12-D-3788-X\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAlso issued in the UK as part of Decca LP LXT2669\u003cbr\u003e Transfer and XR remastering by Andrew Rose at Pristine Audio, March 2009\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nTotal duration: 25:36 \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fCover Art578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcover_art578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcovers\/thumbs\/PASC148.jpg578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcovers\/PASC148.pdf578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f","brand":"Pristine Classical","offers":[{"title":"Mono 24-bit FLAC","offer_id":54932181582163,"sku":"vkc1789301129694","price":13.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ambient Stereo 16-bit FLAC","offer_id":54932181614931,"sku":"hwf1789301129695","price":9.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Mono 16-bit FLAC","offer_id":54932181647699,"sku":"rhq1789301129696","price":7.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"320kbps Mono MP3","offer_id":54932181680467,"sku":"wzt1789301129697","price":6.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1068\/1833\/9155\/files\/munchinger-haydn-symphony-no-45-farewell-1951---pasc148_1.jpg?v=1789301137","url":"https:\/\/vendnora.com\/products\/munchinger-haydn-symphony-no-45-farewell-1951-pasc148","provider":"luckagni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}