Mozart - Violin Concertos 3 & 5 & Sinfonia concertante - Arthur Grumiaux, Arrigo Pelliccia, Sir Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra - Esoteric ESSD-90108 (2014) SACD rip via PS3 to iso (3.22GB) | 24bit/88.2kHz flac | Only 2ch (1.39GB) DR13 (+6dB gain) | Classical A new Esoteric DSD remastering of originally analogue recordings 1962/1964 Universal International Music B.V. ------------------------------------------------------------------ One of the greatest violinists of the 20th century. Great performer in romantic music but he is a master performer of Mozart's violin music. Even after a half century this CD remains a reference. SA-CD.net reviews: Review by acousticsguru December 16, 2014: This, to me, is 1 of the handful most successful Esoteric remasterings. The luminosity of Grumiaux' tone, the sheer joy of music-making, sheer bliss. Been listening to e.g. the Fischer & Thorsen SACDs lately, but hearing this, one is reminded some things were indeed better in the olden days… If I had had a say in this, I'd not have chosen the Sinfonia Concertante with Pelliccia, as I know at least half a dozen recordings that I prefer (having said that, it's not bad at all, just not on the exalted level of the Violin Concertos - it's also less lively & dynamic sonically, all in all a slightly but noticeably less inspired affair). A complete box-set of all the Concerti, possibly with the Sonatas with Clara Haskil, too, in a remastering like this - well, one can't have everything… Review by mwgfrg December 31, 2014: I would almost completely agree. This SACD release of half of Grumiaux's Mozart concerto set is the best sounding transfers these wonderful recordings have ever received, even better than the Japanese LPs. My only quibble is that while it is true that it's sound does not quite match the fine quality given the 2 concertos, the Sinfonia Concertante has always seemed to me as fine a performance as any of the others, making the entire disc a treasure. Now if we could get the other 3 concertos in the set, & maybe the 4 Bishop/Davis Mozart piano concerto recordings in SACD....Oh, well, this is a wonderful start. Tracks: 01-1. Allegro [Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216] 02-2. Adagio [Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216] 03-3. Rondo (Allegro) [Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216] 04-1. Allegro aperto [Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219] 05-2. Adagio [Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219] 06-3. Rondeau (Tempo di minuetto) [Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219] 07-1. Allegro maestoso [Sinfonia concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E flat major, K. 364] 08-2. Andante [Sinfonia concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E flat major, K. 364] 09-3. Presto [Sinfonia concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E flat major, K. 364] Musicians: Arthur Grumiaux, Violin Arrigo Pelliccia, Viola [K. 364] Sir Colin Davis, Conductor London Symphony Orchestra Recording Producer / Balance Engineer: Helmut Krauel [K. 216 & K. 219]; Vittorio Negri [K. 364] Recorded: 28 & 29 November 1961, Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London [K. 216 & K. 219]; 15 - 22 May 1964, Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London [K. 364] http://www.filefactory.com/folder/d98784fefc0f7d1f ------------------------------------------------------------------ Checksum for iso: 46553a3c9d3775da2fcf3140b5724745 *Arthur Grumiaux - Mozart Violin Concertos Nos. 3 & 5.iso Checksums for flac tracks 2ch: 6c00e45b073de4a093be611d0a803054 *01 - 1. Allegro [Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216].flac e3f086524a52870b3bb5bd1186896cfa *02 - 2. Adagio [Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216].flac d5b8669535276f1eb8db9475953953c1 *03 - 3. Rondo (Allegro) [Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 21.flac ddd9ee53828f29c9ea971371d83b07c2 *04 - 1. Allegro aperto [Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219.flac 27d42f327e57f299582622cf2c2973f6 *05 - 2. Adagio [Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219].flac 54dd1a5412276de32759373d134ca2d5 *06 - 3. Rondeau (Tempo di minuetto) [Violin Concerto No. 5 in A.flac 2d2eb2ffc89068fd4d77b8ef92b664f2 *07 - 1. Allegro maestoso [Sinfonia concertante for Violin, Viola.flac 1b3010df3d72027d2b1f2cdb0aea37b4 *08 - 2. Andante [Sinfonia concertante for Violin, Viola and Orch.flac 3ebebc58f5430d09e9b570e484a53adc *09 - 3. Presto [Sinfonia concertante for Violin, Viola and Orche.flac