Clifford Curzon, Benjamin Britten & English Chamber Orchestra Mozart Piano Concertos Nos.20 & 27

Esoteric Masterpiece Collection Limited Edition 180g Vinyl Double LP!
Remastered from the Original Master Tapes!
Pianist Sir Clifford Curzon performs Mozart and Schubert, accompanied on the Mozart by the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten. Recorded September 24-25, 1970 (Mozart), and February 4-6, 1971 (Schubert) at Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Suffolk, England.
Producing the analog vinyl records under the best available condition
The Esoteric's "Masterpiece Collection Series" brings back superb performance humankind created by using Esoteric's high-end equipment, under supervision by Mr. Ohmachi. The analog vinyl records of the "Masterpiece Collection" have been reissued by remastering the original master tapes, exclusive for the vinyl records. The mastering process employs the newly established "Esoteric Mastering" system, including Esoteric's top-of-the-line equipment "Master Sound Discrete DAC" and "Master Sound Discrete Clock." In addition, the Mexcel cables are sparingly employed to achieve flawless high-quality sound as the master data.
The Analog cutting process has been performed at Mixer's Lab in Tokyo employing the Neumann VMS80 cutting lathe, a famous machine manufactured in West Germany in the golden era of the analog audio, of which only two remain in Japan.
The "Esoteric Mastering" equipment is also employed to send out master data for the analog cutting machine. Collaborating with the Mixer's Lab, the "Esoteric Mastering" equipment was brought into their cutting room and connected the output directly to the Neumann SP79C cutting console. The "Esoteric Mastering" sound is sent directly to the cutting process bypassing the equalizer section of the console. The cutting process is performed by Mr. Katsutoshi Kitamura, a cutting engineer at Mixer's Lab, and he put his master craftsman skills into the master disc.
Analog Cutting Equipment:
Cutting Lathe: Neumann VMS80
Cutting Console: Neumann SP79C
Cutter Amp: Neumann SAL74B
Cutter Head: Neumann SX74
Today, it is rare to cut a lacquer disc just for audition purposes, as only master discs are cut for record pressing. However, in order to pursue sound quality, Esoteric created a number of lacquer discs with different transmission methods to the console.
Those lacquer discs created were taken back to the Esoteric Mastering Center to be auditioned and sound quality checked on Esoteric's Grandioso T1 analog turntable to determine the best transmission method.
This is how Esoteric created vinyl records extending the information contained in the original master tape, with a focus on the analog sound.
Producer: Motoaki Ohmachi (Esoteric Mastering Center)
Associated Producer: Jo Yoshida (Esoteric Mastering Center)
Mastering Engineer: Masaya Tohno (Esoteric Mastering Center)
Cutting Engineer: Katsutoshi Kitamura (Mixer's Lab)

Features:

• Limited Edition One-Time Pressing
• Esoteric Masterpiece Collection
• 180g Vinyl
• Double LP
• Digitally Remastered Using Esoteric Mastering
• Analog Cutting by Mr. Katsutoshi Kitamura at MIXER'S LAB in Tokyo
• Obi Strip
• Made in Japan

Musicians:

• Sir Clifford Curzon, piano
• English Chamber Orchestra (Mozart)
• Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
• Benjamin Britten, conductor (Mozart)

Selections:

Side A
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Piano Concerto No.20 In D Minor, K.466
1. Allegro
2. Romance
Side B
1. Rondo. Allegro Assai
2. Allegro
Side C
Piano Concerto No.27 In B flat Major, K.595
1. Larghetto
2. Allegro
Side D
1. Rondo. Allegro Assai
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Moments Musicaux, Op.94, D.780
2. No.1 In C Major: Moderato
3. No.2 In A Flat Major: Andantino
4. No.3 In F Minor: Allegro Moderato
5. No.4 In C Sharp Minor: Moderato
6. No.5 In F Minor: Allegro Vivace
7. No.6 In A Flat Major: Allegretto