Características
Strings were the first orchestral instruments and still play the leading role in the orchestra. This album, originally released by TelArc in 2001, celebrates this instrumental genre through a series of particularly impressive string recordings by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Rosekrans. The new 32-bit remastering succeeds in creating lush soundscapes without harshness, yet full of resolution.
Ultra-HD 32-Bit-Mastering & PureFlection
This mastering format has been developed by FIM and Five/Four Productions. Five/Four Productions is made up of the former Telarc production team who wanted to be able to master the best possible sound quality regardless of the quality of the equipment. The Five/Four Productions team has won 16 Grammys and countless other awards.
It is re-digitised at 32-bit word length and sampling frequency to match the source material. Wherever possible, 192 KHz is used, but for some material, lower sampling rates can be beneficial to the sound. The Ultra-HD 32-bit productions can be played back on any CD player with outstanding sound quality.
The term PureFlection refers to the new way in which the glass master for the latest FIM productions is produced. Rather than being created as part of the normal production process at the pressing plant, the glass master is created by a specialist on a specially modified Blu-ray glass master cutting machine. The quality of the glass master is checked before the CDs are produced, and the new booklets contain the test protocol for this check. The result is significantly lower jitter and error levels than conventional industrial production and, unlike many modern productions, the resulting sound has an organic feel.
1. Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Waltz from Serenade in C major, Op. 48
2. Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves
3. Antonin Dvorak: Moderato from Serenade in E major, Op. 22
4. Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni: Adagio for Strings
5. Ludwig van Beethoven: Presto from Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
6. Franz Schubert: Ständchen aus Schwanengesang
7. Felix Mendelssohn: Allegro moderato from Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20
8. Johannes Brahms: Un poco Allegretto from Quintet in G major, Op. 111
9. Henry Purcell: Dido's Lament from Dido and Aeneas
10. Ludwig van Beethoven: Lento assai from Quartet in F major, Op. 135