Jeffrey Siegel, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (Leonard Slatkin) - Gershwin Orchestral Music Vol. 3 (1975) 24-bit/96kHz

This recording is exemplary in production values, natural ambience, nuance, and verve. The producer deserves a grammy! Extremely natural sounding without any loss of treble detail, yet without the harshness of early digital. More fire than Previn, but with a sense of good sense and graciousness. A great American orchestra, playing great American music. And fantastic sound too! Listen on a good highly resolving system and be amazed at this overlooked gem. It should be on an audiophiles list of demo-discs. Sam Wilde, Amazon.com

Track listing:

01. Rhapsody In Blue
02. Second Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra
03. "I Got Rhythm" Variations for Piano and Orchestra

Leonard Slatkin conducting the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Piano - Jeffrey Siegel
Trumpet - Susan Slaughter
Cello - Yuan Tung
Violin - John Korman
Recorded at Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, MO.

Technicals:

Knosti RCM.
Michell GyroDec full version.
Funk Firm FXR II Tonearm.
Audio Technica AT33PTG/II MC Cartridge.
Harman Kardon HK990 Integrated Amplifier.
Gold Interconnects. E-MU 0204 Audio Interface.
Recording, split and manual de-click with Adobe Audition 3.0.1
Click Repair 3.9.1
Vinyl transfer by son-of-albion, September 2013