Cantate Domino - 50th Anniversary [One Step]

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“Cantate Domino” is probably the most famous audiophile recording of sacred music. There is hardly an audiophile music lover who does not own at least one of the numerous versions of this legendary concert recording in the ‘Oscarskyrhan’ in Stockholm. Recorded on a Revox A-77 tape machine with just two Pearl TC4 microphones, the 1976 recordings offer a high degree of spatial information and naturalness.
It was Winston Ma who, in the course of the release of the UHD album format, revealed the great secret surrounding the size of the choir. He heard about the story of sound engineer Bertil Alving, who went back to the “Oscar Church” four days after the original recording – he was so dissatisfied with the result. Equipped with his recording device and speakers, which he placed in the gallery, he listened to the choir again and again and then worked on the sound until he was satisfied with the result. When Ma counted how many singers were actually in the choir, which critics estimate to be between 250 and 400, he came up with an astonishing number: 38 (!) – plus the organist, choirmaster and soloist.
Fabio Camorani has once again taken on the original tapes in 2021 in order to preserve them in the best possible quality. Following the success of the HQ LP release, ANR is now following up with a quadruple LP box set of exceptional sound quality, limited to 750 copies: The records were pressed by Optimal Media using the superior-sounding One-Step process on 180-gram vinyl (single-sided) and cut at 45 RPM. The box, covered in blue faux leather, comes with a 36-page hardcover booklet that also includes a special article by Luca Maria Olgiati (Revox Mania) on the A77 tape machine. This anniversary edition is expected to sell out quickly – so you’ll want to hurry to get your hands on a copy of this magnificent recording.
MUSICIANS
Oscar Motet’s Choir
Torsten Nilsson: conductor
Alf Linder: organ
Marianne Mellnäs: soprano
LP 1 (single-sided):
Side A
1. Cantate Domino
2. Konsert För Orgel, A-Dur
LP 2 (single-sided):
Side B
1. Advent
2. Dotter Sion, Fröjda Dig
3. Hosianna Davids Son
4. Fröjda Dig, Du Kristi Brud
5. Lullaby
LP 3 (single-sided):
Side C
1. Il Est Né Le Divin Enfant
2. Julsång
3. Den Signade Dag
4. Stille Nacht
LP 4 (single-sided):
Side D
1. Marie Wiegenlied
2. Jul
3. Zither Carol
4. White Christmas