Category: SACD

Title: Berliner Philharmoniker, Joseph Keilberth – Weber: Der Freischütz [2 SACDs] (1958/2019)
Genre: Classical
Format: SACD ISO

The masterpiece “Die Zauberflote” by Kiehlbert and the BPO, which can be called the origin of German opera, has been restored in excellent sound quality! The fine and fresh singing has been reproduced in high sound quality. The world’s first SACD release of this overwhelming masterpiece! The second in the “Opera Series.” The second disc in the “Magic Bullet Shooter” series, the 1958 recording by Kilebert and the Berlin Philharmonic on the old EMI label has been reissued in the best sound quality available today. The exemplary performance of Grünmer and Schock’s clean and lush singing is still an ideal representation of the work. This is a top-quality masterpiece that appeals to the modern age beyond audio enhancement factors such as sound quality, texture, and sound field. For this reissue, the SACD and CD layers were mastered separately, using new 192kHz/24-bit digitized masters from the original masters in the original country of origin. This is a permanent preservation disc. Includes a 100+ page booklet with new commentary and bilingual lyrics. The 1958 recording of “Die Zauberflote” by Kilebert and the Berlin Philharmonic has long been considered by many fans as an exemplary performance of this work. It was recorded just as EMI was beginning to make stereo recordings in Berlin’s Grünewaldkirche, but unfortunately the sound quality remained unsatisfactory in the CD era because the early digitized recordings were still being used. In the CD era, the early digitized recordings were still being used, and unfortunately, the sound quality remained unsatisfactory. In the first installment of our Beethoven series, we reissued a Beethoven recording by Cluytens recorded at the same location in 2015, which was well received. This latest reissue of “The Magic Bullet Shooter” has also been reissued to great acclaim, and the sound quality has been restored to its former glory. As Daisuke Hirose says in his commentary, “No matter what masterpieces may be produced in the future, the value of this recording and the conductors and singers who performed it will never be diminished. As for the singers, Grünmer and Schock’s clean and fresh singing still shows the ideal way to perform this work, and I am sure that you will fully understand that this is a masterpiece that is well worth reissuing. 

In this series, the SACD layer aims for high resolution and a rich sound field along with extended highs and soft nuances, while the CD layer aims for a realistic tone that is pushed out with a cohesive and solid sound. The CD itself has great potential, and you can rather enjoy the best of both SACD hybrid Please enjoy it as a SACD hybrid disc, where you can enjoy the best of both worlds. The 25th release of the Definition Series will feature two titles in total. ＜The voices are originally suitable for SACD playback, and since opera recordings (with the exception of some old EMI labels) have not been reissued very often, the master tapes have been replayed only a few times and have not been deteriorated much. In the analog recording period, the label put a great deal of effort into opera recordings, and depending on the work, there are many high-quality sound sources with high musical quality that are worth listening to. We have decided to make it a series. The booklet containing the lyrics translation and commentary is quite large, so the production will be limited to a limited number of copies, due to the limited quantity of printed materials.

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