Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 - Gary Graffman, Hendl Chicago Symphony

Very much capture the Living Stereo sound

A nice, full orchestral sound with the great Chicago Symphony Orchestra in its prime. Gary Graffman is given center stage and the recording revels in the clarity of his articulate playing style. The piano is spotlighted as tended to happen in this era of recordings, but otherwise all is very much RCA Living Stereo excellence under the judicious oversight of producer Richard Mohr. The sound of this transfer is very clean, very open, and very detailed, with great weight and impact from both piano and orchestra. The release may sound a bit "sharpish" in the top end, but the clarity is indisputable. Don't expect it to sound like a Shaded Dog LP, it doesn't. But It does sound like an excellent 15ips tape with all the characteristic differences of R2R tape versus vinyl. I don't have another digital release of this album against which to compare this high resolution DXD/DSD256 transfer from tape, but the usual excellence we've come to expect of HDTT's releases is fully evident here.

Gary Graffman

Fantastic album. Excellent sound👍👍