Características
The 27-year-old Igor Stravinsky composed one of his most famous works, 'The Firebird' ('L'Oiseau de feu'), largely because of the displeasure of a colleague. In 1910, when the Russian impresario Sergei Dyagilev was planning a piece based on the legend of the Firebird for his Ballets Russes, he commissioned the composer Anatole Liadov to write the music. After six months, Liadov was unable to put a single note to paper, and it was Stravinsky, then completely unknown outside Russia, who was commissioned to write the work. A stroke of luck, as it turned out, because his composition became a resounding international success. It makes audible some of the most touching and at the same time most skilful musical images that exist in art.
Winston Ma selected the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's performance in Symphony Hall at the Atlantic Memorial Arts Center as one of ten Telarc recordings to be remastered in UHD. The clear, crisp and dynamic recording is representative of the label's outstanding audiophile quality. Also suitable for classical music novices! For a Telarc recording, the orchestra is actually very warm and rounded, and the mastering allows for an opulent stage width with finely positioned soloists.
Ultra-HD 32-Bit-Mastering
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.
Ultra-HD 32-bit productions can be played on any CD player with outstanding sound quality.
The Firebird
1. Introduction
2. The Firebird and Her Dance
3. Round Dance of the Princess
4. Infernal Dance of King Kastchei
5. Berceuse
6. Finale
Music from Prince Igor
7. Overture
8. Polovetsian Dances (with chorus)