Serge Prokofieff: Leutnant Kije-Suite op.60 (200g /33 rpm) - LP

+Strawinsky: Le Chant du Rossignol

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner
Label: Acoustic Sounds, 1956/1957

This is - deservedly - one of the most coveted Living Stereo recordings, especially "Le chant du rossignol", one of the best recordings of the Mohr/ Layton team. The sound is really wonderful, also concerning "Lieutenant Kije". The original 3-track tapes were used for the mastering.

Lieutenant Kije, Symphonic Suite, Op.60 - Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
1The Birth of Kije
2Romance
3Kije's Wedding
4Troika
5The Burial of Kije

Song of the Nightingale - Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
6Presto
7Chinese March
8Song of the Nightingale
9The Mechanical Nightingale
10The Emperor's displeasure at the departure of the real nightingale
11The Emperor's sickroom
12The real nightingale returns to thwart Death
13Funeral march and Finale