Judging from the price that the mercury living presence vol. Sacd or newly issued flac files available for download on other sites on the internet. Made in holland recording originally 1957 on mercury living presence sr90011. For starters, i was hoping someone can point to a complete list of what was released as mercury living presence sacds. George schick, irwin fischer, edward metzenger, allen graham, lionel sayers, thomas glenecke. Hi res downloads on mercury living presence page 1 of 3. Universal has selected six of the many recordings made by the mercury living presence team during their heyday and remastered brand new vinyl lps in a lovely boxed set. I wanted to start a workable thread on the mercury living presence sacds. The second volume is set to release soon in the usa, but those of us who missed the first installment appear to be out of luck.
This page lists all recordings from the label mercury living presence. Antal doratienesco roumanian rhapsody no 1 liszt hungarian. Mercury living presence is special in many ways an american company, from the heyday of classical recording in the u. Mercury living presence recordings on the fontana label. These, after being downloaded, can be and, i hope will be, converted back into the original. Classical studio master, official digital download source. Several of the early releases were deluxe presentations with bookstyle covers containing boundin record sleeves and extensive notes with numerous illustrations. Newlyremastered by mercury living presence specialists from the original tapes and available here for the first time in one 10cd set, we present the complete mercury living presence recordings of marcel dupre, as well as two albums originally released on philips france. The mercury living presence series was legendary for the tremendous quality of its recordings, producing a sound that was treasured by audiophiles and casual listeners alike.
Umg reports that the decca music group, which owns the mercury living presence classical catalogue, will release the recordings on sacd starting on september in. Mercury living presence label download page 3 of 11. Mercury living presence six lp selection the collector. The cdlayer of the sacd versions was not derived from the new dsd masters, but was just the old rbcd master from the previous mercury living presence reissue. I did check the old thread on this series, and they run in fits and starts past thread.
What you hear on mercury living presence dsd is the best version possible from the master tape. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Apr 06, 2020 author whatever posted on april 6, 2020 may 4, 2020 categories classics, mercury living presence, series tags debussy, detroit symphony orchestra, paray, ravel leave a comment on paray. Surprisingly, this living presence lp has not been issued by philips in its mercury living presence cd series. I was able to quickly download all the parts for this post and extract the files. Hanson, erso, philips mercury living presence add cd 432 0082. Normally mercury will be valid label to add in addition to mercury living presence. Oct 12, 20 provides excellent download service for premium users, and is well worth the cost imho. April 24, 2012 deluxe edition edition number of discs 6 format limited editiona mercury living presence the collector s edition 2012 mercury living presence is special in many.
Mercury living presence on compact disc from a mlp cd booklet in bringing these historic recordings to compact disc, the aim of the production and engineering team was to capture as accurately as possible the true sound of the original tape and film masters. Therefore philips could only fully benefit from its purchase from 1963 on. Mercury living presence resounds again on may 14 stereophile. Ive always thought that the story of the husbandandwife engineering team responsible for so many wonderful recordings at the height of the golden age of classical music recordings would make for a compelling book. There were at the time some problems concerning the sales of mercury living presence releases in other european countries because philips wanted to start distributing their newly acquired label. Mercury would have done better coupling this second symphony recording with their archive monophonic recording of hansons fifth. He played the solo violin in scheherazade rimskykorsakov with antal dorati conducting the minneapolis symphony in a brilliant living presence recording. It was a groundbreaking practice that was hailed by critics not just because it resulted in a vivid, rich sound, but because the producers also. Mercury living presence uses dsd technology to offer the most exact and technologically superior method of reproducing the original master tapes. This is the first recordings ever made in the soviet union by american musical and technical stuff and equipment, recorded on lovation in moscow. Mercury living presence the collector s edition limited edition in each set and this allows purchasers a free download as mp3 and also flac 16bit. Mercury living presence continues to enjoy a special reputation as one of the most enterprising, prestigious and sonicallyspectacular labels in.
Mercury living presence lossless music download flac ape wav. At left sonatas by schumann and brahms performed with pianist john simms. Presence is the seventh studio album by the english rock band led zeppelin, released by swan song records on 31 march 1976. Mercury living presence label page 1 of 17 presto classical. Mercury living presence mono albums consisting of more than one lp were cataloged in the olx100 series, where x indicates the number of discs in the set. George schick, irwin fischer, edward metzenger, allen graham, lionel sayers, thomas glenecke, chicago symphony orchestra, rafael kubelik. Browse all classical recordings available to buy on the mercury living presence label. Mercury \living presence\ complete editon, 54 cds, 19gb. Find album release information for mercury living presence, vol. Mercury was able to carve out an important niche for itself through its pursuit of recording excellence and its use of slightly lesser known orchestras and soloists than. An audiophile collectors 51cd boxset 19511967 2012 flac music 2 months. Some of these recording have been available on cd and on sacd. Some of these recordings have previously been available on cd and on sacd. Download mercury \ try our new android application.
Feb 15, 20 mercury living presence continues to enjoy a special reputation as one of the most enterprising, prestigious and sonicallyspectacular labels in the history of classical recording. Ive digitized it using tube preamplification, and included a. At first, in recording for stereo, they tried two telefunken u47s on the sides and an m201 in the center, but they only used that briefly, says tom fine. Mercury living presence the collectors edition 2 youtube. Jul 10, 2012 mercury required that the living presence team have six m201sthree and three backupsbefore they could go out on the road to record an orchestra. Author whatever posted on april 6, 2020 may 4, 2020 categories classics, mercury living presence, series tags debussy, detroit symphony orchestra, paray, ravel leave a comment on paray.
Beethoven, minneapolis symphony, antal dorati symphony. Mercury had a license contract with emi in great britain. Buy mercury living presence decca box set by various artists from amazons classical music store. Beethoven minneapolis symphony, antal dorati eroica. Aug 16, 2004 audiophiles and music lovers enamored of the legendary mercury living presence series of recordings will have plenty to celebrate with a recent announcement from universal music group umg. Mercury living presence sacds steve hoffman music forums.
With the addition of the 53 cds in this album, all of the remastered recordings supervised by wilma cozart fine in the 1990s are included in the three mercury box sets. Jun 21, 2010 i wanted to start a workable thread on the mercury living presence sacds. That includes nearly every recording made under the mercury living presence label. Osipov state russian folk orchestra mqs albums download. Mercury living presence label download page 1 of 11.
The collectors edition 2 55 cd 20 flac part 1 or any other file from music category. Mercury living presence six lp selection the collectors. Umg reports that the decca music group, which owns the mercury living presence classical catalogue, will release the recordings on sacd starting on september in the uk. Mercury living presence continues to enjoy a special reputation as one of the most enterprising, prestigious and sonicallyspectacular labels in the history of classical recording. Fennell, eastman wind ensemble british band classics vol. Schmidtisserstedt was particularly famous for his recordings of the music of mozart. Label hdtracks the worlds greatestsounding music downloads. Mercury living presence lossless music download flac. The recording which appeared in the us on mercury 50000 with pictures at an exhibition performed by the chicago symphony under rafael kubelik was released in great britain on blp 1002, a 10 hmv in the fall of 1952 in issue no. This album has an average beat per minute of bpm slowestfastest tempos.
Mercury sublabel, famous for the natural sound achieved by producer couple wilma cozart and robert fine in the 1950s 60s, also reissued on cd. Various mercury living presence the collectors edition 2. Releases and covers mercury living presence recordings. The third and final mercury living presence cd collection was recently released. May 09, 2015 universal has selected six of the many recordings made by the mercury living presence team during their heyday and remastered brand new vinyl lps in a lovely boxed set. Audiophiles and music lovers enamored of the legendary mercury living presence series of recordings will have plenty to celebrate with a recent announcement from universal music group umg.
A uniquelycoded redemption coupon is included in each set and this allows purchasers a free download as mp3 and also flac 16bit. Mercury living presence label cd page 1 of presto. Mercury living presence continues to enjoy a special reputation as one of the most enterprising, prestigious, and sonicallyspectacular labels in the history of classical recording. Ive long been a fan of the mercury living presence recordings, and find the story of bob fine and wilma cozart fine to be fascinating. Mercury living presence the collectors edition vol.
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