Bluemax2871
03-29-2016, 11:59 PM
This is my first post in this forum and it is one of the first restoration projects I ever did.
Once I got the 3 Polydor-LPs of Mikl�s R�zsa's recordings with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra I treasured them among my most loved albums. I got them in the late 80s when I was still in school in my senior years and computers were just on the horizon. Years later with a decent computer and a great audio tool called Cool Edit Pro I made a careful transfer of all 3 LPs and went to work. It took me at least half a year, lots of trial, error, blood, guts and long nights to restore them to the best sound possible. I am still amazed how great these recordings sound. The lower frequencies have a real punch and the mids and highs sound incredibly warm and never sharp and cold.
I also owned the Soundstage CDs but those sounded really dull and filtered to death. I was very careful in my restoring effort to keep the original bloom of the LPs. I mainly filtered the clicks and pops and some low frequency rumble. I didn�t use hiss reduction at all because wasn�t needed and would have killed the sound.
I also kept the original dynamics. So to all of you who are fans of the loudness war: This is not for you! ;o)
Sadly the "Lydia" piano suite distorted too much so I excluded it (this LP was used and might have been played with a damaged stylus). But since this is available in other incarnations it�s not a big loss.
I hope you enjoy this music as much as I do and appreciate my transfer. I�m happy to hear your opinions!
Since I don�t have a cover for this here is a complete track list:
CD I:
01: Knight Without Armor (1937) - Overture / Siberia / Love Scene 9:38
02: The Thief Of Baghdad (1940) - A Short Suite 5:18
03: Lady Hamilton (1941) - Love Theme 4:48
04: Lydia (1941) - Love Theme and Waltz 4:17
05: Five Graves To Cairo (1943) - Symphonic Suite 5:31
06: Double Indemnity (1944) - Prelude / The Murder 4:02
07: The Lost Weekend (1945) - The Walk Along 4th Avenue / Love Theme 5:25
08: The Killers (1946) - Prelude 3:43
09: A Double Life (1948) - Prelude 2:12
10: The Naked City (1948) - Pursuit and Epilogue (Song of a City) 6:47
11: The Red Danube (1949) - Prelude / Nocturne / The D.P. Camp 8:44
12: The Asphalt Jungle (1950) - Prologue and Epilogue 5:36
CD II:
01: Young Bess (1953) - Symphonic Suite 5:52
02: The Story Of Three Loves (1953) - Nocturne and Love Scene 4:55
03: Julius Caesar (1953) - Overture 4:24
04: Knights Of The Round Table (1953) - Symphonic Suite 7:56
05: Men Of The Fighting Lady (1954) - Blind Flight 6:41
06: Diane (1955) - Finale 5:37
07: Moonfleet (1955) - Seascape 1:49
08: Lust For Life (1956) - Summertime / Reunion / The Orchards 5:55
09: Tribute To A Badman (1956) - Prelude 4:30
10: A Time To Love And A Time To Die (1958) - Love Scene 3:44
11: The Private Life Of Sherlock Holmes (1970) - Fantasy for Solo Violin and Orchestra 8:39
Performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Mikl�s R�zsa
Recorded 1975 - 1977 at Abbey Road Studios, London
https://mega.nz/#!GNElHBxY!Es027fwBbGCcWyyxBsqtbnWTO_0U81st1ZH791laitk
Once I got the 3 Polydor-LPs of Mikl�s R�zsa's recordings with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra I treasured them among my most loved albums. I got them in the late 80s when I was still in school in my senior years and computers were just on the horizon. Years later with a decent computer and a great audio tool called Cool Edit Pro I made a careful transfer of all 3 LPs and went to work. It took me at least half a year, lots of trial, error, blood, guts and long nights to restore them to the best sound possible. I am still amazed how great these recordings sound. The lower frequencies have a real punch and the mids and highs sound incredibly warm and never sharp and cold.
I also owned the Soundstage CDs but those sounded really dull and filtered to death. I was very careful in my restoring effort to keep the original bloom of the LPs. I mainly filtered the clicks and pops and some low frequency rumble. I didn�t use hiss reduction at all because wasn�t needed and would have killed the sound.
I also kept the original dynamics. So to all of you who are fans of the loudness war: This is not for you! ;o)
Sadly the "Lydia" piano suite distorted too much so I excluded it (this LP was used and might have been played with a damaged stylus). But since this is available in other incarnations it�s not a big loss.
I hope you enjoy this music as much as I do and appreciate my transfer. I�m happy to hear your opinions!
Since I don�t have a cover for this here is a complete track list:
CD I:
01: Knight Without Armor (1937) - Overture / Siberia / Love Scene 9:38
02: The Thief Of Baghdad (1940) - A Short Suite 5:18
03: Lady Hamilton (1941) - Love Theme 4:48
04: Lydia (1941) - Love Theme and Waltz 4:17
05: Five Graves To Cairo (1943) - Symphonic Suite 5:31
06: Double Indemnity (1944) - Prelude / The Murder 4:02
07: The Lost Weekend (1945) - The Walk Along 4th Avenue / Love Theme 5:25
08: The Killers (1946) - Prelude 3:43
09: A Double Life (1948) - Prelude 2:12
10: The Naked City (1948) - Pursuit and Epilogue (Song of a City) 6:47
11: The Red Danube (1949) - Prelude / Nocturne / The D.P. Camp 8:44
12: The Asphalt Jungle (1950) - Prologue and Epilogue 5:36
CD II:
01: Young Bess (1953) - Symphonic Suite 5:52
02: The Story Of Three Loves (1953) - Nocturne and Love Scene 4:55
03: Julius Caesar (1953) - Overture 4:24
04: Knights Of The Round Table (1953) - Symphonic Suite 7:56
05: Men Of The Fighting Lady (1954) - Blind Flight 6:41
06: Diane (1955) - Finale 5:37
07: Moonfleet (1955) - Seascape 1:49
08: Lust For Life (1956) - Summertime / Reunion / The Orchards 5:55
09: Tribute To A Badman (1956) - Prelude 4:30
10: A Time To Love And A Time To Die (1958) - Love Scene 3:44
11: The Private Life Of Sherlock Holmes (1970) - Fantasy for Solo Violin and Orchestra 8:39
Performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Mikl�s R�zsa
Recorded 1975 - 1977 at Abbey Road Studios, London
https://mega.nz/#!GNElHBxY!Es027fwBbGCcWyyxBsqtbnWTO_0U81st1ZH791laitk