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Ottorino Respighi
1-4 Fontane di Roma
5-8 Pini di Roma
9-12 Antiche danze ed arie per liuto, Suite III
Luigi Boccherini
13-17 Quintettino "La musica notturna delle strade di Madrid", op. 30 No. 6
Tomaso Albinoni (Arr.: Remo Giazotto)
18 Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
Wolfgang Meyer, Organ


Performer

Berliner Philharmonier
Conducted by Herbert von Karajan


Recording

Executive Producer : Otto Gerdes; Dr. Hans Hirsch/Magdalene Padberg (Fontane/Pini)
Recording Producer : Hans Weber; Cord Garben (Fontane); Michel Glotz (Pini)
Tonmeister (Balance Engineer) : Günter Hermanns
Recording Engineer : Volker Martin; Volker Martin/Rainer Höpfner (Fontane/Pini)


Recorded : August 1969, Franzosische Kirche, St. Moritz; December 1977 & January-February 1978, Philharmonie, Berlin (Fonatane/Pini)


Re-mastering

Producer : Motoaki Ohmachi (ESOTERIC COMPANY)
Mastering Engineer : Kazuie Sugimoto (JVC Mastering Center Daikanyama Studio)

■ Product ID: ESSG-90162
■ Format: SA-CD/CD Hybrid
■ Label: Deutsche Grammophon
■ DSD mastering / SA-CD layer: Stereo
■ Deluxe Digipak packaging

Classical masterpiece collection
The reissue of classical music masterpieces by ESOTERIC has attracted a lot of attention, both for its uncompromising commitment to recreating the original master sound, and for using hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) technology to improve sound quality. This series marks the first hybrid SACD release of historical recording selections that have been mainstays of the catalog since their initial release. These new audio versions feature ESOTERIC's proprietary re-mastering process to achieve the highest level of sound quality.
Experience by yourself...
Experience the legendary performance in this new Super Audio CD/CD format. Not only for new followers, but also for well experienced followers of these recorded materials. All will be equally impressed by the "soul" hidden within the notes, but never before found in previously released recordings in any format.
ESOTERIC equipment used for re-mastering
The criterion of re-mastering is to faithfully capture the quality of the original master. ESOTERIC's flag ship D/A converters, model D-01VU, Rubidium master clock generator model Grandioso G1 and ESOTERIC MEXCEL interconnect cables and power cords, were all used for this re-mastering session. This combination of highly advanced technology greatly contributed to capturing the high quality sound of the original master.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
1. Toccata in C minor BWV 911
Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826
2. Sinfonia
3. Allemande
4. Courante
5. Sarabande
6. Rondeau
7. Capriccio
English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807
8. Prélude
9. Allemande
10. Courante
11. Sarabande
12. Bourrée I/II
13. Gigue


Performer

Martha Argerich, Piano


Recording

Produced by Dr. Rudolf Werner
Tonmeister (Balance Engineer) : Heinz Wildhagen
Recording Engineer : Rainer Hoepfner
Editing : Jürgen Bulgrin
Recorded : 6-9 February 1979, Studio Lankwitz, Berlin


Re-mastering

Producer : Motoaki Ohmachi (ESOTERIC COMPANY)
Mastering Engineer : Kazuie Sugimoto (JVC Mastering Center Daikanyama Studio)
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ELLA FITZGERALD & LOUIS ARMSTRONG


ELLA AND LOUIS
ESSV-90163

1. Can't We Be Friends? (Swift / James)
2. Isn't This A Lovely Day (Berlin)
3. Moonlight in Vermont (Suessdorf / Blackburn)
4. They Can't Take That Away From Me (G. & I. Gershwin)
5. Under A Blanket of Blue (Neiburg / Livingston / Symes)
6. Tenderly (Gross / Lawrence)
7. A Foggy Day (G. & I. Gershwin)
8. Stars Fell on Alabama (Parish / Perkins)
9. Cheek to Cheek (Berlin)
10. The Nearness of You (Carmichael / Washington)
11. April in Paris (Harburg / Duke)

Ella Fitzgerald, vocal / Louis Armstrong, vocal & trumpet / Oscar Peterson, piano / Herb Ellis, guitar / Ray Brown, bass / Buddy Rich, drums

DUKE ELLINGTON & JOHNNY HODGES
DUKE ELLINGTON & JOHNNY HODGES


BACK TO BACK
ESSV-90164

1. Wabash Blues (Meinken / Ringle)
2. Basin Street Blues (Williams)
3. Beale Street Blues (Handy)
4. Weary Blues (Mathews)
5. St. Louis Blues (Handy)
6. Loveless Love (Handy)
7. Royal Garden Blues (G. Williams / S. Williams)

Harry Edison, trumpet / Johnny Hodges, alto sax / Duke Ellington, piano / Leslie Spann, guitar / Al Hall, bass / Sam Jones, bass / Jo Jones, drums


LESTER YOUNG - TEDDY WILSON QUARTET
LESTER YOUNG - TEDDY WILSON QUARTET


PRES AND TEDDY
ESSV-90165

1. All of Me (Seymour Simons / Gerald Marks)
2. Prisoner of Love (Leo Robin / Russ Columbo / Clarence Gaskill)
3. Louise (Leo Robin / Richard Whiting)
4. Love Me or Leave Me (Gus Kahn / Walter Donaldson)
5. Taking A Chance on Love (J. L. Touche / T. Fetter / V. Duke)
6. Love Is Here To Stay (George & Ira Gershwin)

Lester Young, tenor sax / Teddy Wilson, piano / Gene Ramey, bass / Joe Jones, drums


ILLINOIS JACQUET
ILLINOIS JACQUET


SWING'S THE THING

ESSV-90166

1. Las Vegas Blues (Eldridge)
2. Harlem Nocturne (Hagen)
3. Can't We Be Friends (Swift / James)
4. Achtung (Jacquet)
5. Have You Met Miss Jones (Rodgers / Hart)
6. Lullaby of the Leaves (Petkere / Young)

Illinois Jacquet, tenor sax / Roy Eldridge, trumpet / Jimmy Jones, piano / Herb Ellis, guitar / Ray Brown, bass / Jo Jones, drums


DIZZY GILLESPIE - SONNY STITT - SONNY ROLLINS

SONNY SIDE UP
ESSV-90167

1. On the Sunny Side of the Street (Jimmy McHugh / Dorothy Fields)
2. The Eternal Triangle (Sonny Stitt)
3. After Hours (Avery Parrish)
4. I Know That You Know (Vincent Youmans)

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet / Sonny Rollins, tenor sax / Sonny Stitt, tenor sax / Ray Bryant, piano / Tom Bryant, bass / Charlie Persip, drums


ART TATUM - BEN WEBSTER QUARTET
ART TATUM - BEN WEBSTER QUARTET

ESSV-90168

1. Gone With the Wind (Magidson / Wrubel)
2. All the Things You Are (Kern / Hammerstein 2nd)
3. Have You Met Miss Jones? (Rodgers / Hart)
4. My One and Only Love (Wood / Mellin)
5. Night and Day (C. Porter)
6. My Ideal (Chase / Whiting / Robin)
7. Where or When (Rodgers / Hart)

Re-mastering

Producer: Motoaki Ohmachi (ESOTERIC COMPANY)
Mastering Engineer: Kazuie Sugimoto (JVC Mastering Center Daikanyama Studio)