BEETHOVEN: SIMPHONY N.6 "PASTORALE"

Performer: Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm
Composer: Beethoven
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Deutsche Grammophon - (The Original Source Series)
Medium: LP
Genre: Orchestral Classical
Year: 2024

The legendary The Original Source Series from Deutsche Grammophon.

Karl Böhm conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker.

Strictly analog remastering done from the original 4-track tape at the Emil Berliner Studios.

180-gram LP pressed at Optimal, Germany.

Luxurious gatefold cover with additional photos and liner notes.

To mark the 125th anniversary of its foundation, Deutsche Grammophon began reissuing some of the most emblematic titles from its legendary catalog with superior sound quality. Thus, The Original Source series was born, a new collection that presents audiophile vinyl versions of some of the most famous albums released during the 1970s. For this new series, the renowned Emil Berliner Studios remastered the original analog 4-track tapes (AAA), using technology specifically developed for this series. The differences in sound quality compared to the original records are substantial, with an incomparable improvement in transparency, detail reproduction, and fidelity in both low and high frequencies, as well as reduced background noise, distortion, and compression, ensuring a listening experience previously unimaginable.

Pressed on 180-gram virgin vinyl at Optimal, these records come in luxurious gatefold covers containing unpublished texts and photographs, along with all the technical data related to the original recording.

Karl Böhm and the Wiener Philharmoniker formed an inseparable duo for decades, and many of their recordings are still considered reference editions today. This is especially true for their masterful Beethoven interpretations, among which the recording of the Sixth Symphony "Pastoral" stands out, recorded in 1971.

“This recording sees the Austrian conductor reaffirming himself as the most clever and rhythmically secure interpreter, who caresses, seduces, and inspires the Wiener Philharmoniker in one of their finest performances—and of the Sixth Symphony—available today on record” (Gramophone).

Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm, conductor

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Symphony No. 6 in F major Op. 68 “Pastoral”