Previn and the LSO’s dynamic performance of Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 returns to the site for the first time in eighteen months, here with outstanding Double Plus (A++) sound throughout this vintage British EMI pressing
A long term resident of the TAS super disc list, and one I never realized was anything special until my stereo got a lot better about ten or fifteen years ago
EMI’s from this era always seemed to have one problem or another, but not this copy – these sides are about as clean and quiet as we can ever hope to find them!
This recording of the work is guaranteed to put to shame any Heavy Vinyl pressing of this music you may own
There are more than 175 orchestral recordings we think offer the best performances with the highest quality sound. This record is certainly deserving of a place on that list.
The vast majority of the best orchestral recordings we’ve played were made in the Golden Age of recording (50s & 60s), but that doesn’t mean that the 70s & 80s didn’t produce amazing discs as well, and you can find more than 20 of them here
