RE-UP. Sergei Prokofiev - Ivan The Terrible Op. 116: Leonard Slatkin, The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. SACD-ISO + CD

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This historic Vox recording is a bold, stellar work featuring brilliant orchestral effects and stunning choral work. The full sonic spectrum of this recordined masterpiece is finally unveiled as four channels of stunning detail, life-like imaging, and in-depth ambient information that enables listeners to experience the producers original sonic intention for the first time. More details...

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01. No. 1 Overture and Chorus 03:25
02. No. 2 March of the Young Ivan; No. 3 Ocean-Sea 03:55
03. No. 4 I'll Be the Tsar!; No. 5 God is Glorified; No. 6 Long Live our Tsar!; No. 7 Ocean-Sea 03:10
04. No. 9 Simpleton; No. 10 The White Swan; No. 11 Glorification; No. 12 The White Swan 07:00
05. No. 13 One the Bones of Foes; No. 14 The Tartars 01:57
06. No. 15 Cannoneers; No. 16 To Kazan 12:06
07. No. 17 Ivan Pleads with the Boyars 07:22
08. No. 18 Yefrosinya and Anastasia; No. 19 Song of the Beaver; No. 20 Ivan at the Coffin of Anastasia; No. 21 The Choir of the Tsar's Men; No. 22 The Oath of the Tsar's Men 16:37
09. No. 23 The Song of Fyodor Basmanov and the Tsar's Men; No. 24 The Dance of the Tsar's Men 04:15
10. No. 24a Polonaise 01:32
11. No. 25 Finale 04:08


Bottom line- this is an awe-inspiring recording and fabulous music making. Hyperbolic? I would give it six stars if I could.
Seriously, I could rave on about its analogue-era timbral accuracy, tonal neutrality, air, staging, dynamic range and dimensionality (yes, I’m afraid I really could). But, ultimately what matters is that this is an incredibly realistic recording of huge orchestral and choral forces playing in a real acoustic. And you don’t run across one of those every day!
The young Slatkin and his St Louis Orchestra surpass themselves. As a lover of the great Eisenstein film, the whole experience just takes you back to the great evocative scenes of the demonic Ivan in his lair, the storming of Kazan and so on.
This is one of the few Mobile Fidelity recuts still available at non-obscene prices, so you know what you have to do. Run, do NOT walk to your nearest PC and order it at once.
You won’t be sorry.

Out Of Print! Only a few copies available! 
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab once again is presenting the finest in classical music. This stunning recording was previously only available as part of a larger collection. This is its first release as a single disc and is being re-issued in surround as originally recorded for Vox.
This score was composed for Eisenstein's early 1940s film and can rightfully be considered a companion piece to his and Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky, considered a masterpiece for both creators. The full spectrum of this stellar recording is unveiled as four channels of stunning detail and imaging enabling listeners to experience the studio recording as in a concert hall setting! The Vox catalogue has long been among the most respected and this recording from 1979 by Leonard Slatkin and the Saint Louis Symphony is one of its jewels. This Ultradisc UHR™ SACD was mastered by MFSL, same team responsible for the acclaimed version of Ravel's Bolero.
First time in Multi-Channel, Prokofiev's Ivan the Terrible, previously only available as part of a larger collection is now available from MFSL and SACD!

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