Gundula Janowitz, Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan - Richard Strauss (2016/2024) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

The recordings of Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic are legendary - as is the interpretation of Richard Strauss's tone poem "Death and Transfiguration" and his "Four Last Songs", a reference recording with singular soprano Gundula Janowitz, released in 1974. Since David Bowie's confession that this was one of his 25 favourite records, it even achieved cult status far beyond the borders of classical music.

For its 125th birthday, Deutsche Grammophon is releasing legendary recordings with highest sound standards: The new audiophile vinyl series The Original Source presents outstanding recordings from the 1970s in a whole new sound quality. For this, the renowned Emil Berliner Studios have remastered and edited the original four-track tapes in 100% analog quality (AAA) using technologies developed specifically to produce the series. The sonic differences to the original releases are considerable: greater clarity, more subtleties and improvements in frequency response, while at the same time less background noise, distortion and compression allow for an audiophile listening experience like never before.

TRACKLIST

1. Herbert von Karajan - Tod und Verklärung Op. 24, TrV 158
2. Herbert von Karajan - Metamorphosen for 23 Solo Strings, TrV 290
3. Gundula Janowitz - No. 1, Frühling
4. Gundula Janowitz - No. 2, September
5. Gundula Janowitz - No. 3, Beim Schlafengehen
6. Gundula Janowitz - No. 4, Im Abendrot



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