RCA Living Stereos — the gold standard for top quality orchestral performance and sound!

Remastered by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound

"My initial impressions are pretty clear: the new Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo SACDs are definitely an improvement over the older BMG/RCA SACDs. In fact, there's no doubt about it in my listening sessions. ... there is a better sense of space, more detail and deeper, richer lower frequencies. ... The dynamics on the APO SACD are better, of a certainty, to my ears. ... This is a remarkable accomplishment." — David W. Robinson, Editor-in-Chief, Positive Feedback Online. Read Robinson's full review here: http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue72/Scheherazade.htm

A highly sought-after RCA shaded dog Living Stereo title, the performance and sonics found within rate a 10/10. A must have — the dynamics are monstrous! Whichever other Respighi tone poem recordings you ultimately purchase, you MUST own this one. Since the early ‘60s it has been the standard by which all others have been judged, and in terms of both sound and performance, it has never really been surpassed. The final march of Pines is simply incredible: Thundering bass drum, crashing cymbals and gongs, bellowing brass — nobody since has brought the whole thing off with the same combination of excitement and discipline.

Track Listing
Pines Of Rome
The Pines of the Villa Borghese
The Pines Near a Catacomb
The Pines of the Janiculum
The Pines of the Appian Way

Fountains Of Rome
The Fountain of Valle Giulia at Dawn
The Triton Fountain at Morn
The Fountain of Trevi at Mid-day
The Villa Medici Fountain at Sunset