More Classical and Orchestral Recordings
- Chopin’s 2nd piano concerto returns to the site for only the second time in four years, here with stunning Nearly Triple Plus (A++ to A+++) sound from start to finish – just shy of our Shootout Winner
- The reproduction of the piano on this exceptional Shaded Dog pressing is clear, solid, and present – in other words, hard to fault
- The sound was simply bigger, more transparent, less distorted, more three-dimensional and more real than practically all the other copies we played
- We were also impressed with the vibrant orchestra surrounding the piano, with plenty of the Living Stereo Tubey Magical strings we audiophiles swoon over
- There are about 150 orchestral recordings we think offer the best performances with the highest quality sound. This record is certainly deserving of a place on that list.
- 1958 just happens to be one of the truly great years for analog recordings, as evidenced by this amazing group of albums, all recorded or released in that year.
The original version of LSC 2265 as pictured above is known as The Rubinstein Story. It comes with a deluxe gatefold cover and a lovely illustrated booklet tucked into an inner flap with biographical information about Rubinstein and commentary about the music of Chopin. The second picture is of the reissue of the album which came out soon thereafter, still with the Shaded Dog label.
Those of you who know your Shaded Dogs no doubt have had a few problems with your Rubinstein pressings in the past being too midrangy and forward, a sound that Rubinstein supposedly insisted on for his records. Not so on this pressing, I am happy to report. The sound is overflowing with Tubey Magic.