View basket “TÁR” has been added to your basket. Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture; Capriccio Italien Antal Dorati SKU: 4789757 Barcode: 028947897576 22.00 £22.00 Genre: Classical Label: Decca Classics Released Date: 8th April 2016 Buying Format: 180g 2LP Gatefold Sleeve Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info This 2 LP set celebrates one of the greatest and most ambitious projects in the history of sound recording. Back in the late 50s, the ‘Mercury 1812’ became the definitive test record for audio equipment manufacturers demonstrating their latest loudspeakers, cartridges and amplifiers at audio shows around the USA. This 2LP set celebrates the label’s resounding achievement by combining Dorati’s two 1812 recordings for Mercury – in mono from 1954 and in stereo from 1958. In 1954, Mercury embarked on one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken by a classical label. It set about recording Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, using the original score for symphony orchestra augmented by church bells, cannon and brass choir. The work was recorded in three different locations. The musical score was taped by the Minneapolis Symphony conducted by Antal Dorati in Northrop Auditorium; the pealing of Kremlin bells was re-created by the bells of the Harkness Memorial Tower on the campus of Yale University; and an authentic Napoleon-era (1761) cannon was recorded at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The final ‘effects’ tapes of cannon and bells were then played in synchronization with the edited musical performance to produce the master tape. The landmark recording resounded throughout the recording world, further consolidating Mercury’s position among audiophiles and the general record-buying public. For several years, the ‘Mercury 1812’ became the definitive test record for audio equipment manufacturers demonstrating their latest loudspeakers, cartridges and amplifiers at audio shows around the country. Artist Antal Dorati Genre Classical Label Decca Classics Buying Options 180g 2LP Gatefold Sleeve Format 180g , 2LP , Gatefold Sleeve Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings 1. 1812 Overture, Op. 49 2. Capriccio Italien, Op. 45 3. 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