High Quality 24/96 DVD & 24/192 DVD-A Hybrid Digital Audio Disc (HDAD) – Audio-ONLY DVD!
Bartoks Concerto for Orchestra derives its name from the approach taken intreating instrument groups within the orchestra in a concertante or soloistmanner throughout the piece. This virtuoso treatment, for example, is notable inthe fugato section of the first movement where the brass are highlighted as wellas in the second movement where pairs of instruments appear consecutivelycreating a brilliant passage. Stokowskis interpretation of this popular Bartokcomposition was recorded at the Houston Civic Center by Bert Whyte and team andoriginally released in March of 1961.
The HDAD PLUS which is a TWO disc set consisting of a two sided DVD-10 disccontaining DVD Audio and DVD Video formats PLUS a bonus CD from a separate 16bit / 44.1 kHz two channel capture done simultaneously for the CD format toavoid non-integer down sampling and hence provide for maximum quality for the CDall transferred DIRECTLY FROM THE 35mm MAGNETIC FILM using a vintage Westrex1551 tape machine, with specially built playback electronics that are vastlysuperior to any others used on these machines to playback the original 35mmtapes. The Len Horowitz / History of Recorded Sound specially modified 1551,fitted with brand new playback heads matched to the revolutionary playbackelectronics was stationed at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood. With LenHorowitz running the playback machine and Bernie Grundman mastering from thethree track 35mm tapes, Classic Records has been able to capture the legendarysound and performances DIRECTLY FROM THE 35mm MAGNETIC FILM through an “ALLTUBE” tape playback system and at 24 bit resolution and 192 kHz sampling ratefor use in both the two and three channel presentations included on both the DVDAudio and DVD Video sides of the two sided DVD-10. The level of detail anddynamics on these discs are outstanding and offer a new level of reality in thehome environment!
What is a 24/96 DVD & 24/192 DVD-A? It is a High Quality 24/96 DVD & 24/192 DVD-A Hybrid Digital Audio Disc (HDAD) (Audio-ONLY DVD!) which features both 24-bit/96kHz and 24-bit/192kHz digital sampling rates. This disc is a two sided DVD based disc. One side of the disc is DVD video formatted and contains 24/96 PCM data playable on all DVD video players. The other side contains 24/192 PCM data and is playable on DVD audio players.
Musicians:
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski, conductor
Selections:
Bela Bartok
Concerto for Orchestra
