RCA LIVING STEREO DELUXE 1S 10 LP Box CLASSIC RECORDS Ltd. Edition #0182 SEALED

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RCA LIVING STEREO DELUXE 1S EDITION BOX SET New & Sealed Audiophile Vinyl 10 Record Set
Record Label: RCA Living Stereo/Classic Records Deluxe 1S
Numbered Limited Edition #0182
Beautiful and highly collectable box set release from audiophile label, Classic Records. Ten beautiful reissues of the famous RCA "Shaded Dog" Living Stereo titles (See list below). All ten LPs are individually sealed and are in 100% MINT condition.
The box itself has the Limited Edition Number, #0182 as do all individual albums on the back sleeve. Number #0182 out of only 500 pressed!
All records in this box set were mastered by Classic Records at Half Speed from the original source master tapes. An all-analog, tube amplification process was used at every step. Classic Records used a proprietary vinyl that guaranteed virtually no surface noise and sonically superior dynamics.
Classic Records pride themselves for releasing each album with the original artwork, LP labels and any other materials which were included with original pressings.
Box is in mint condition... nice sheen to the lamination, sides are rigid and corners are sharp. Box itself came unsealed, but all records inside are sealed individually and are all in 100% MINT condition.
Albums in the box:
1. LSC 1806 - STRAUSS Also Sprach Zarathustra, Fritz Reiner Conducts The Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The legendary 1954 Reiner/CSO performance recorded directly to two track analog by Jack Pfeiffer, who oversaw the Classic transfer of one of his favorite recordings and hailed the Classic reissue as "definitive and spectacular."
2. LSC 1900 - BERLIOZ Symphonie Fantastique. The legendary 1954 performance that was never issued as a Living Stereo. By the time that RCA started issuing stereo LPs in 1960, Munch re-recorded the piece, though many argue that the 1954 performance is favored. This is one of the early Jack Pfeiffer two-track recordings which capture that sense of "being there"that is often elusive.
3. LSC 1934 - BARTOK Concerto for Orchestra. Fritz Reiner Conducts The Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Reiner, being as close to Bartok as he was, knew this work "inside and out" and committed a performance for the ages in this session. Recorded October 22, 1955 in Orchestra Hall, Chicago.
4. LSC 2234 - SAINT-SAENS Piano Concerto #2 & FRANCK Symphonic Variations. Alfred Wallenstein Conducting The Symphony Of The Air. Arthur Rubinstein had performed Saint-Saens Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 many times throughout his concert career; in fact, this was one of the pieces on the program of his first public concert given in 1900. The style in which he plays it is simply captivating. It's not a serious concerto in the German-school, but rather a light-hearted and somewhat amusing concerto. This is probably the most famous recording of the composition, and it's no wonder why.
5. LSC 2398 - KABALEVSKY Comedians Suite & KHACHATURIAN Masquerade Suite. The violin is so sweet and full of rosiny texture here. The whole string section is full of Living Stereo magic. The soundstage is wide and deep, the overall sound rich and warm. The midrange is nothing short of magical. This is the kind of Golden Age recording that makes audiophiles lose it. It's one of the few legitimate reasons to take the TAS Super Disc List seriously in the first place.
6. LSC 2423 FESTIVAL. Fritz Reiner Conducting The Chicago Symphony Orchestra
7. LSC 2456 LALO Symphonie Espagnole. Henryk Szeryng is at least the equal of the best of the other virtuosi who have recorded this piece, both in style and in effortless technique, and gives an enchanting, as well as breathtaking, performance. But what makes me so sure of this record's superiority is its superb sound.
8. LSC 2471 RHAPSODIES. Leopold Stokowski conducts Liszt, Enesco & Smetana selections. Stokowski imbues such diverse coloration and rhythmic insistance as to mesmerise on each listening. More than an historical document, these recordings could well become your favorite performances of these works.
9. LSC 2500 STRAUSS WALTZES. Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony perform Strauss Waltzes.
10. LSC 2541 LISZT, TOTENTANZ & RACHMANINOFF. Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony. Byron Janis, Pianist.