Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra Richard Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra

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RCA Living Stereo 180 Gram Vinyl! Cut from the Original Session Tapes!
Pressed at Quality Record Pressings & Plated by Gary Salstrom!
Remastered and Cut at 33 1/3rpm by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound!
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The legendary 1954 Fritz Reiner / Chicago Symphony Orchestra performance of a Strauss war horse. Recorded directly to 2-track analog by Jack Pfeiffer, the original session tapes were used in mastering for this LP in the Analogue Productions reissue series. Among the very first Living Stereo recordings ever made, these landmark performances document the start of the legendary partnership of Fritz Reiner and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 (Thus Spoke Zarathustra or Thus Spake Zarathustra) is a tone poem by Richard Strauss, composed in 1896 and inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophical novel of the same name. The composer conducted its first performance on November 27, 1896 in Frankfurt. A typical performance lasts half an hour. The work has been part of the classical repertoire since its first performance in 1896. The initial fanfare – entitled "Sunrise" in the composer's program notes – became particularly well-known after its use in Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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Features:

• 180g Vinyl
• 33 1/3rpm
• Pressed at Quality Record Pressings
• Lacquers Plated by Gary Salstrom
• Mastered by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound
• Cut from Original Session Tapes

Musicians:

• Chicago Symphony Orchestra
• Fritz Reiner, conductor

Selections:

Side A
1. Prelude (sunrise)
2. From the Posterior Worldists
3. Of the great longing
4. Of the joys and passions
Side B
1. The Funeral Song
2. From science
3. The Convalescent
4. The Dance Song
5. The Night Hiking Song