Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade - Borodin - Polovtsian Dances - Ernest Ansermet, L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande - Esoteric (Japan) ESSD-90119 (2015) SACD rip via PS3 to iso (2.81GB) | 24bit/88.2kHz flac | Only 2ch (1.22GB) DR13 (+4.42dB gain) | Classical Originally 1961/1964 Decca Music Group Limited, analogue recording. DSD re-master 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Amazon sales pitch: ESOTERIC used hybrid SACD technology to improve sound quality. ESOTERIC's flag ship D/A converters, model D-01VU, Rubidium master clock generator model G-0Rb & ESOTERIC MEXCEL interconnect cables & power cords, were all used for this re-mastering session. This combination of highly advanced technology greatly contributed to capturing the high quality sound of the original master tapes. Listen to this classical masterpiece in a new experience with Japan's re-mastering high sound quality super Audio CD/CD format! MWC says: I believe some of these recordings were mono & others 2ch. UK Original LP: Decca ‎– SXL 2268 Label:Decca "Full Frequency Stereophonic Sound" 1961 UK Original LP: Decca ‎– LXT 6119(mono), 1964 UK Original LP: Decca ‎– SXL 6119(stereo), 1964 Recording Producers: James Walker [Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin]; Michael Bremner [Mussorgsky, Glinka] Balance Engineers: Roy Wallace [Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin]; James Lock [Mussorgsky, Glinka] Recorded: November 1960, Victoria Hall, Geneva [Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin] April 1964, Victoria Hall, Geneva [Mussorgsky, Glinka] Tracks: 01-1. The Sea and Sinbad's Ship [Scheherazade, Op.35] 02-2. The Story of the Calender Prince [Scheherazade, Op.35] 03-3. The Young Prince and the Young Princess [Scheherazade, Op.35] 04-4. Festival at Bagdad - The Sea - The Shipwreck against a rock surmounted by a bronze warrior (The Shipwreck) [Scheherazade, Op.35]TPE1 05-Dance of the Persian Slaves [Khovanshchina] 06-Overture [Ruslan and Lyudmila] 07-Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens [Prince Igor] 08-Polovtsian Dances [Prince Igor] Musicians: L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Ernest Ansermet, Conductor Lorand Fenyves, violin Chœur des Jeunes, Lausanne Chœur de Radio Lausanne http://www.filefactory.com/folder/70b36d7df231bd06 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Checksum for iso: 16d41add4826bf1008f8b64697cf2ec5 *Ansermet, L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande - Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade.iso Checksums for flac tracks 2ch: f0237c700e4b03661ace6030a2bf7554 *01 - 1. The Sea and Sinbad's Ship [Scheherazade, Op.35].flac bbdac3ea6aeba0c2f8f6c6c43b587e3d *02 - 2. The Story of the Calender Prince [Scheherazade, Op.35].flac 5703035686295eafec9e054855710603 *03 - 3. The Young Prince and the Young Princess [Scheherazade, O.flac 81e10ed82f20f6769f6a14fd83e1b72c *04 - 4. Festival at Bagdad - The Sea - The Shipwreck against a r.flac e5260cc97ea325935d1c510639daa997 *05 - Dance of the Persian Slaves [Khovanshchina].flac ae1178a6da697d7b4d998b360ab3f19b *06 - Overture [Ruslan and Lyudmila].flac 6d7534d3636bca67c57659c538194f7e *07 - Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens [Prince Igor].flac 60007c3563355b5ebf9f6d0ccf757448 *08 - Polovtsian Dances [Prince Igor].flac