Description
Western Electric Sound 2 – Live Festival Celebration / UltraAnalog CD AAD / HD-198
UPC 9787884816231
Product Details:
- Label: ABC (NT) Records
- Format: CD
- Country: Germany
- Released: 2018
- Genre: Classical, Orchestral
- Country of Manufacture: Made in Germany
- Audio Quality: Uncompressed Sound, Analog Stereo Audiophile Recording, Natural Dynamics
Overview
"Western Electric Sound 2 – Live Festival Celebration" is a stunning classical music compilation that showcases the grandeur of Johann Strauss II’s "On The Beautiful Blue Danube," known as the "Second National Anthem of Austria," and other iconic works by legendary composers. This CD features top-tier orchestral performances led by the master conductor Charles Groves, captured through revolutionary HD mastering technology, ensuring a superior sound experience with remarkable natural dynamics and clarity. Experience classic waltzes and orchestral gems like Voices of Spring and Invitation to the Dance, recorded with unparalleled fidelity for audiophile enthusiasts.
Track Listing:
- Frühlingsstimmen Walzer (Voices of Spring Waltzes) – Johann Strauss I (5:27)
- On The Beautiful Blue Danube – Johann Strauss II (8:02)
- Parade of the Wooden Soldiers – L. Jessell (2:59)
- Espana – Immanuel Chabrier (6:21)
- Invitation to the Dance – Carl Maria von Weber (8:50)
- Kaiser Walzer, Op. 437 – Johann Strauss II (10:27)
- Gold and Silver Waltzes – Franz Lehár (6:32)
- Valse from Swan Lake – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (7:38)
- Zwei Herzen im Dreivierteltakt (Two Hearts in Three-Quarter Time) – Robert Stolz (2:40)
Key Credits:
- Conductor: Charles Groves
- Compilation & Mastering: ABC (NT) Records, Germany
- Recording & Mastering Technology: Begh Dulhullult Mastering
圓舞曲的前身是奧地利民間的「蘭得勒舞曲」，由於舞蹈時需由兩人成對旋轉，因而被稱為圓舞曲。十八世紀八十年時圓舞曲開始在維也納流行起來，圓舞曲以它熱情奔放、感情充沛的音樂給城市中的舞曲帶來了嶄新的面貌和活躍的氣氛。據統計，當時維也納的人口總數約二十萬人，而全城可供跳舞的場地可容納五萬人，也就是說，該市四分之一的人染上了所謂的「華爾茲病毒」。圓舞曲在十九世紀四十年代傳遍全歐洲，代替其它舞曲，成為一百多年來最流行的舞曲體裁，並且在創作實踐中逐漸形成了供伴舞用的實用性圓舞曲和供音樂會演奏用的藝術性圓舞曲兩種類型。
這張唱片收錄了「圓舞曲之王」小約翰·斯特勞斯創作的四百多首圓舞曲中最著名的一首：《藍色的多瑙河》，該舞曲被譽為「奧地利第二國歌」。 據說有了此曲之後，多瑙河兩岸的人們才驀然發現，原來多瑙河是「藍色的」! 每年的維也納新年音樂會也將該曲被作為保留曲目演出。
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The predecessor of Waltz was the Austrian "Rondelet", which was called Waltz because of the need for two people to spin in pairs during the dance. It became popular in Vienna in the eighties of the eighteenth century. With its passionate and emotional music, it brought a new look and active atmosphere to the city's dance music. According to statistics, the total population of Vienna was around 200,000 at the time, while the city's dance floor could accommodate 50,000 people, which means that a quarter of the city's population was infected with the so-called "waltz virus". Waltz music spread throughout Europe in the 1840s, replacing other dance music as the most popular dance music genre for more than 100 years, and in the course of its creation, it gradually developed into two types of dance music: the practical waltz for accompanying dancers and the artistic waltz for concert performers.
This album contains one of the most famous of the more than 400 waltzes composed by the "King of Waltzes", Johann Strauss Jr.: "The Blue Danube", which is known as the "Second Austrian National Anthem". It is said that with this song, people on both sides of the Danube suddenly realized that the Danube is "blue"! It is also performed as a reserved piece at the annual New Year's Concert in Vienna.
The classic waltz, performed by one of the world's leading orchestras and conducted by Charles Groves, is featured on this recording!
