Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 7; Tapiola (Decca Pure Analogue Series)

Colin Davis’ first Sibelius cycle with the Boston Symphony Orchestra was released in 1977, one of the world’s most august record clubs – the Carnegie Hall Selection Committee – deemed it definitive: “the leading Sibelius conductor of our time joining forces with what may well be the finest Sibelius orchestra in the world.”

Introducing Decca’s new all-analogue vinyl series, Decca pure analogue series presenting some of the most iconic recordings from the Decca and Philips archives. The series is mastered by Rainer Maillard and cut by Sidney C. Meyer at the renowned Emil Berliner Studios, pressed on 180g vinyl at Pallas and presented in deluxe gatefold sleeves in hand-numbered, limited editions. Only original analogue sources are used (2-track stereo and 4-track quadraphonic tapes, plus analogue masters of early digital recordings) and no extra devices are utilized in the signal pass, i.e. no digital sound processing at all.