07-20-2020, 06:07 PM
Wikipedia has a useful entry on the Mercury Living Presence series and their recording techniques.
When I was a lad in the early days of stereo LPs, their 3-mic recordings were a great introduction to the second-tier orchestras such as Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra with Antol Dorati, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra with Paul Paray, and the wonderful Eastman groups---the Eastman Rochester Orchestra with Howard Hanson and the Eastman Wind Ensemble with Frederick Fennell.
Then there was their "Screamers: Circus Favorites"---what a hoot.
I haven't held those albums in my hands in 40 years but I can still visualize the covers.
Ok, the wave of nostalgia has spent itself
Regards,
Kent
When I was a lad in the early days of stereo LPs, their 3-mic recordings were a great introduction to the second-tier orchestras such as Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra with Antol Dorati, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra with Paul Paray, and the wonderful Eastman groups---the Eastman Rochester Orchestra with Howard Hanson and the Eastman Wind Ensemble with Frederick Fennell.
Then there was their "Screamers: Circus Favorites"---what a hoot.
I haven't held those albums in my hands in 40 years but I can still visualize the covers.
Ok, the wave of nostalgia has spent itself
Regards,
Kent
