Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Igor Stravinsky
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 / Stravinsky Firebird
2x SACD 

. Sound: Stereo / Hybrid 

Artists - Orchestre de Paris / Conducted by Seiji Ozawa

. Uncompromising commitment to recreating the original master sound
. ESOTERIC's proprietary re-mastering process to achieve the highest level of sound quality
. One-Time Pressing
. DSD Mastering

ESOTERIC's flag ship D/A converters, model Grandioso D1X, Master clock generator model Grandioso G1X and ESOTERIC MEXCEL interconnect cables and power cords, were all used for this re-mastering session

Re-mastering:
Producer: Motoaki Ohmachi (ESOTERIC COMPANY)
Mastering Engineer: Masaya Tohno (ESOTERIC COMPANY)
Technical Manager: Tetsuya Kato (ESOTERIC COMPANY)

  • Track listing
SACD 1
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)
SYMPHONY NO. 4 IN F MINOR, OP. 3
1. Andante sostenuto – Moderato con anima
2. Andantino in modo di canzona
3. Scherzo. Pizzicato ostinato – Allegro
4. Finale. Allegro con fuoco

SACD 2
IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882-1971)
THE FIREBIRD (COMPLETE ORIGINAL VERSION, 1910)
1. Introduction
FIRST TABLEAU
2. Kashchei{s Enchanted Garden
3. Appearance of the Firebird pursued by Ivan Tsarevich
4. Dance of the Firebird
5. Ivan Tsarevich captures the Firebird
6. Supplication of the Firebird
7. Appearance of thirteen enchanted princesses
8. The princesses' game with the golden apples (Scherzo)
9. Sudden appearance of Ivan Tsarevich
10. The princesses' Khorovod (Round Dance)
11. Daybreak
12. Ivan Tsarevich enters Kashchei's Palace
13. Magic carillon, Appearance of Kashchei's Guardian Monsters, Capture of Ivan Tsarevich
14. Arrival of Kashchei the Immortal
15. Kashchei's dialogue with Ivan Tsarevich
16. Intercession of the princesses
17. Appearance of the Firebird
18. Dance of Kashchei's retinue under the Firebird's spell
19. Infernal dance of all of Kashchei's subjects
20. Lullaby (The Firebird)
21. Kashchei's awakening
22. Kashchei's death
23. Complete darkness
SECOND TABLEAU
24. Disappearance of the palace and the Dissolution of Kashchei's Enchantments, Animation of the Petrified Warriors, General Thanksgiving