For its 125th birthday, Deutsche Grammophon is releasing legendary recordings from the 70's with The Original Source new audiophile vinyl series. New and improved sound quality, produced at the highest quality standards, remastered 100% analog (AAA) by renowned Emil Berliner Studios from the original four-track tapes using technologies developed specifically to produce this series.

• The Original Source Series
• Deutsche Grammophon 125th Anniversary
• Hand-Numbered, Limited Edition - 2000 Units
• 100% Analog Mastering (AAA)
• 2LP 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl
• Mixed to stereo in real time by Rainer Maillard
• Cut Directly from the 4-Track 1/2-inch Masters
• Cut by Sidney C. Meyer at Emil Berliner Studios
• Pressed by Optimal Media in Germany
• Deluxe Gatefold Cover
• Additional photos and documentation

For its 125th birthday, Deutsche Grammophon is releasing legendary recordings with highest sound standards: The new audiophile vinyl series The Original Source presents outstanding recordings from the 1970s in a whole new sound quality. For this, the renowned Emil Berliner Studios have remastered and edited the original four-track tapes in 100% analog quality (AAA) using technologies developed specifically to produce the series. The sonic differences to the original releases are considerable: greater clarity, more subtleties and improvements in frequency response, while at the same time less background noise, distortion and compression allow for an audiophile listening experience like never before.

Released on 180g vinyl records and in a deluxe gatefold edition with original covers and lyrics, the copies of this series are limited and numbered. They are accompanied by additional photos and facsimiles of the recording logs and tape boxes, plus an article, which explains the exact technical background.

Of the many recordings of Giuseppe Verdi's Messa da Requiem, Herbert von Karajan's 1972 recording is among the most admired. Alongside the Berlin Philharmonic and the Wiener Singverein, he is joined by Mirella Freni, Christa Ludwig, Carlo Cossutta and Nicolai Ghiaurov, four of the finest Verdi interpreters of his time.

Track Listing:

LP 1

Side 1:
I. Requiem
II. 1. Dies irae
2. Tuba mirum
3. Liber scriptus
4. Quid sum miser

Side 2:
5. Rex tremendae
6. Recordare
7. Ingemisco
8. Confutatis
9. Lacrymosa

LP 2

Side 3:
III. Offertorium
IV. Sanctus
V. Agnus Dei

Side 4:

VI. Lux aeterna
VII. Libera me

Mirella Freni, Sopran
Christa Ludwig, Mezzosopran
Carlo Cossutta, Tenor
Nicolai Ghiaurov, Bass
Wiener Singverein
Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan

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