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In Reply to: RE: Latest RCA Living Stereo Remasters posted by ahendler on April 24, 2015 at 15:18:30
I've heard the commercial two-track RCA tape of the Paganini Rhapsody, issued in the mid-50s, and found it surprisingly mediocre, sonically. So I'm not sure i'd blame the condition of the master tapes.
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I own a copy of RCA Victor CCS-20 (2-track "Stereo Orthophonic" tape) and it is decidedly a sonic B, far from a brilliant recording. Not all of these early RCA stereos were created equal, and this is one of them, so I can't really understand why it was reissued. I've also heard the early (1955?) Rubinstein Grieg on tape, and it's also mediocre. I prefer the later stereo recording.
Overall, my favorite pianist, and someone I was lucky enough to meet a few times after recitals. Such a lovely old world gentleman.
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