Características
In contrast to many other recordings from that time, EMI did not choose Kingsway Hall in 1957, but the large Studio 1 in Abbey Road. The elaborate production process in the still young stereophony took five days, but producer Lawrence Collingwood had the right nose and was to create an extraordinarily successful recording. Sir Thomas Beecham's interpretation is still considered groundbreaking today.
The XRCD remastering took place in 2012 at JVC Mastering Studios in Yokohama, using the existing analog stereo mix of the recording, which was flown in from London. Veteran engineer Tohru Kotetszu sat at the controls and was assisted by Kazuo Kiuchi and Shizuo Nomiyama. The recording still contains a subtle background noise, but at the same time appears with previously unheard dynamics and openness. Especially the fine dynamic ramifications and attack of the choir were wonderfully brought out.
1. Wedding March
2. Ingrid's Lament
3. In the Hall of the Mountain King
4. Morning
5. Ase's Death
6. 1st Arabian Dance
7. Solveig's Song
8. Anitra's Dance
9. Return of Peer Gynt (Storm Scene)
10. Wiegenlied