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Carlo Maria Giulini, Wiener Philharmoniker – Bruckner: Symphonie No.9 (1989) [Japan 2019] [SACD / Esoteric Company – ESSG-90195]

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Title: Carlo Maria Giulini, Wiener Philharmoniker – Bruckner: Symphonie No.9 (1989) [Japan 2019]
Genre: Classical
Format: SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

The Viena Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini performing Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor. The reissue of classical music masterpieces by Esoteric has attracted a lot of attention, both for its uncompromising commitment to recreating the original master sound. This series marks the first hybrid SACD release of historical recording selections. These new audio versions feature Esoteric’s proprietary re-mastering process to achieve the highest level of sound quality.

Carlo Maria Giulini recorded Bruckner’s Symphony No. 9 with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Angel in 1976, and that album has long been considered a superb achievement and difficult to surpass. Yet Giulini’s 1988 performance with the Vienna Philharmonic matches the older recording in every important detail and exceeds expectations by sounding richer in the digital format. As wonderful as Chicago’s sound was, the Vienna Philharmonic offers more varied and subtle timbres, a result of its long history of Bruckner performances. Using the Nowak edition, Giulini takes this unfinished symphony into dark places, making it the full realization of the Romantic idea of Sturm und Drang. The opening movement is one of Bruckner’s most commanding essays in sonata form. Through its explicit parallels with Beethoven’s Ninth, Bruckner clearly points to his source of inspiration. The terrifying Scherzo, with its stacked dissonances and pounding rhythms, creates a mood of violence and instability that the nervous Trio does little to alleviate. Resolution – indeed, an apotheosis – comes in the glorious Adagio. Giulini elicits the most sumptuous sounds from the orchestra, particularly in the ecstatic opening measures. After hearing this movement, any thought of adding a finale must seem pointless, for this is a sublime valedictory and nothing more is needed.

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Carlo Maria Giulini, Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Mahler: Symphony No.1 (1971) [Japan 2016] [SACD / Warner Classics – WPCS-13534]

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Title: Carlo Maria Giulini, Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Mahler: Symphony No.1 (1971) [Japan 2016]
Genre: Classical
Format: SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Carlo Maria Giulini conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a Grammy winning performance of Gustav Mahler’s four-movement Symphony No. 1 in D. If you want a Mahler First above all for beauty of tone and phrasing and precision of ensemble, then this is a plain first choice. In addition Giulini’s qualities suit this work. For all the orchestral sophistication, he has a transparent honesty which accords well with Mahler in ‘Wayfaring Lad’ mood. Nor does he use the Chicago orchestra’s virtuosity to whip up excitement in fast tempo.

Having long ago firmly establishing itself as one of the world’s greatest orchestras, the Chicago Symphony has also played host to some of the world’s preeminent conductors, both as guests and artistic directors. Over the past several decades, many of these conductors have produced countless recordings with the CSO. Perhaps second in quantity only to Beethoven, the CSO has churned out a staggering number of recordings of Mahler symphonies, almost assuring that one interpretation or another is likely to find its way onto the shelves of listeners. This EMI recording of Mahler’s First Symphony with Carlo Maria Giulini was recorded in 1971 and originally released along with the Fourth Symphony. Sound quality, precision strings, impressively powerful brass, and warm, rich tone are all present, as would be expected. What distinguishes one CSO Mahler recording from another is of course the subtle differences in interpretation of the conductor. Giulini’s reading of Mahler is a somewhat conservative one. This is not to say it is safe, lackluster, or unenergetic. But compared to more lively readings (such as Solti’s, for example), Giulini is more subtle in the differences he makes to the countless tempo and character markings Mahler provides throughout the score; dynamic changes are also less grandiose. Individual listeners must decide for themselves which type of interpretation best suits their tastes, but they can almost universally be sure of a superior execution with the CSO.

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Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Wiener Symphoniker, Carlo Maria Giulini – Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1, 3 & 5 (Japan 2017) [SACD / Deutsche Grammophon – PROC-2070/1]

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Title: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Wiener Symphoniker, Carlo Maria Giulini – Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1, 3 & 5 (Japan 2017)
Genre: Classical
Format: SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

This Japanese double-disc SACD compilation revives the artistry of Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, considered one of the twentieth century’s greatest pianists, performing Beethoven’s Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 3, and 5 with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra under Carlo Maria Giulini, alongside his 1972 session recording of Piano Sonata No. 4. Recorded live in Vienna in 1979 for a TV broadcast, the rare concerto performances capture the vivid presence and audience atmosphere, enhanced by DG’s superb analog recording and remixed from a new 16-channel multi-track into two channels for this release. Newly mastered from the original analog tapes with high-quality DSD and PCM digitization, this SACD—featuring the world’s first SACD conversion for two tracks on Disc 2—delivers rich overtones, a realistic sound field, and the Musikvereinsaal’s beautiful reverberation, complete with applause and afterglow. Michelangeli’s precise, poetic touch, perfectly complemented by Giulini’s sensitive conducting, creates a masterpiece of artistic perfection, making this a highly recommended audiophile treasure.

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