Cantate Domino - 50th Anniversary
AudioNautes Recordings' celebration of the 50th anniversary of this absolute masterpiece. The box is covered by Italian light blue eco-leather. Inside the box, a 36-page rigid-cover special booklet with the original notes, a short story of Pearl-Milab with details of the TC-4V, and a special article by Luca Maria Olgiati on the ReVox A77 mkIII used here by Bertil Alving in 1976 (with the TC-4V). The boxes are 100% handcrafted in Italy. A certificate of 1-Step pressing is also included. 4x1-Step LPs, Single-sided, 45rpm, 12″ LP Records, black, 180g, give you the ultimate edition of this audiophile masterpiece. Strictly limited to 994 numbered copies (each number is printed on each box, no sticker).
One of the best-selling records on Proprius ever - now on 1-Step 4xSingle-sided 45rpm 180g LPs! Cantate Domino, recorded by Bertil Alving in 1976, is famous for its incredible sound quality. The 50th Anniversary of Cantate Domino starts with Enrico Bossi's Cantate Domino for choir, organ, trumpets and trombones. A wonderful piece with a stunning organ introduction. Included are also works by Handel, Otto Olsson, Adam, and some Swedish folk songs. A famous reference record, now with improved sound quality!
| ULTIMATE ANNIVERSARY EDITION – 50 YEARS 1976-2026 |
1-Step 4xSingle-sided 45rpm 180g LPs by Optimal, 36-page commemorative rigid cover booklet, Light blue leather box, Limited to 994 copies
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“Cantate Domino” is probably the most famous audiophile recording of sacred music. There is hardly an audiophile music lover who does not own at least one of the numerous versions of this legendary concert recording in the ‘Oscarskyrhan’ in Stockholm. Recorded on a Revox A-77 tape machine with just two Pearl TC4 microphones, the 1976 recordings offer a high degree of spatial information and naturalness.
It was Winston Ma who, in the course of the release of the UHD album format, revealed the great secret surrounding the size of the choir. He heard about the story of sound engineer Bertil Alving, who went back to the “Oscar Church” four days after the original recording – he was so dissatisfied with the result. Equipped with his recording device and speakers, which he placed in the gallery, he listened to the choir again and again and then worked on the sound until he was satisfied with the result. When Ma counted how many singers were actually in the choir, which critics estimate to be between 250 and 400, he came up with an astonishing number: 38 – plus the organist, choirmaster and soloist.
Fabio Camorani once again worked on the original tapes in 2021 to preserve them in the best possible quality. Following the success of the HQ LP release, ANR is now following up with a quadruple LP box set of exceptional sound quality, limited to 750 copies: The records were pressed by Optimal Media using the superior-sounding One-Step process on 180-gram vinyl (single-sided) and cut at 45 RPM. The box, covered in blue faux leather, comes with a 36-page hardcover booklet that also includes a special article by Luca Maria Olgiati (Revox Mania) on the A77 tape machine. This anniversary edition is expected to sell out quickly – so you’ll want to hurry to get your hands on a copy of this magnificent recording.
Tracklist:
LP 1 (single-sided):
Side A:
1. Cantate Domino
2. Konsert För Orgel, A-Dur
LP 2 (single-sided):
Side B:
1. Advent
2. Dotter Sion, Fröjda Dig
3. Hosianna Davids Son
4. Fröjda Dig, Du Kristi Brud
5. Lullaby
LP 3 (single-sided):
Side C:
1. Il Est Né Le Divin Enfant
2. Julsång
3. Den Signade Dag
4. Stille Nacht
LP 4 (single-sided):
Side D:
1. Marie Wiegenlied
2. Jul
3. Zither Carol
4. White Christmas
MUSICIANS:
Oscar Motet’s Choir
Torsten Nilsson - Conductor
Alf Linder - Organ
Marianne Mellnäs - Soprano
Composer: Marco Enrico Bossi / Johann Gottfried Walther / Otto Olsson / Paul Nilsson / Georg Friedrich Händel / Georg Joseph Vogler / Adolphe Adam / Franz Gruber / Joseph Mohr / Max Reger / Irving Berlin
Original Recording Format: Analog Tape
Recorded At – Oscarskyrkan, Stockholm in 1976.
Sound engineer - Bertil Alving
Recorded by legendary sound engineer Bertil Alving in 1976, the album is widely regarded as one of the greatest audiophile masterpieces ever recorded.
Recorded from January 23 to 25 and April 29 1976. Motettenchorus Oscar church, Stockholm, Sweden
Oscars Motettkör, Torsten Nilsson, Marianne Mellnäs, Alf Linder – Cantate Domino
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