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Mozart: Symphonies 35, 36, 38-41 - Kubelik

Sony Classical (Japan)  SICC-10460 (3 discs)

Stereo Hybrid

Classical - Orchestral

Mozart: Symphonies 35, 36, 38-41

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Rafael Kubelik (conductor)

All

Recording

Analogue recording

Works (6)

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D major, K. 385 'Haffner'
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 36 in C major, K. 425 'Linz'
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D major, K. 504 'Prague'
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551 'Jupiter'

Comments (4)

Comment by EugenF - August 20, 2025 (1 of 4)

From CDJapan & discogs I found the date of recording was June 9, October 15, 16, 1980 and it was a digital recording.

Just wander what was the bit resolution and sampling frequency of the original master?
What equipment sound engineers did they used? Digital audio tapes ?

Comment by Contrapunctus - August 20, 2025 (2 of 4)

Eugen, on discogs I've found some more recording details (-> CBS Masterworks 36729): "Digitally recorded using the Sony PCM 1600 system". Consequently, the master recordings (at least symphonies 35 & 36) are U-Matic tapes (PCM 16bit/44.1 kHz).

Comment by EugenF - August 20, 2025 (3 of 4)

Thank you Contrapunctus for infos.

So, what are the benefits of upsampling (or 'up-converting') from PCM 16bit/44.1 kHz to DSD ?

I found the same think of 'up-converting' on Chopin: 15 Nocturnes - Pires, ESOTERIC ESSG-90260 .

Quote from booklet:
'...that was up-converted from the original 44.1kHz/16bit master with the high technology'.

Chopin: 15 Nocturnes - Pires

Comment by DYB - August 31, 2025 (4 of 4)

"...with the high technology" is standard Esoteric line and I don't think anybody knows what it means.

Having said that, I've enjoyed a few of their releases of digital recordings, most notably Carlo Kleiber's "Tristan und Isolde" recording.

But this one is released by Sony directly, so who knows.