STUNNING: AUDIO SYMPHONY Vol. 1 - Rca RVL-1 - Japanese
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AUDIO SYMPHONY
Check Up Your Sounds, Volume 1 -
Rca RVL-1 - Japanese Pressing -
STUNNING!
One of the finest orchestral demonstration recordings on the planet, AUDIO SYMPHONY is intriguing in its concept.
On side 1, it presents in four movements, a symphony composed by Koichi Sugiyama specifically to evaluate sound.
The first movement delivers the full power of the orchestra, the second provides texture and minute detail (in the playing of solo flute with strings), the third demonstrates the reverberation of sustained notes. The fourth is a great test of transients, what with plucked strings, percussive attacks, etc., and the end to the side also has YOUNG WHEAT, composed for voice and full orchestra, to complete our test, this one great for localization.
This is explained in the splendid book enclosed, in the the score supplied with recording and listening notations to help you become "all ears."
Side 2 proves even more interesting, by first recording instruments in a dry anechoic environment, then in a hall, to help one hear the differences tonally. By the way, the bass drum here is a great test for locating a sub-woofer in your listening room, so that it doesn't sound muddy, which this recording is NOT. (Trust me, this is splendid.)
Other instruments under examination for tonality and attack are drums, hyoshigi, xylophone, piano, biwa, violin, trumpet, tenor sax, and flute.
A fabulous idea, wonderfully recorded throughout, in an edition whose jacket is without major fault. Inside, the book is perfect, the very well-pressed platter near mint, if not better.
Audiophile fun that should not be missed.
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