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eBay Rare, Out of Print! Numbered, Limited Edition 180g Vinyl 22LP Box Set With Bonus 7" 45rpm LP Mastered by Kevin Gray at AcousTech Mastering! Only pressing of 500 Copies Worldwide!!! Serial Numbers 300-423 out of the first and only pressing of 500 Copies Worldwide Serial # 323 out of 500. Un-Opened. The Deluxe 22-LP set is the capstone of the seven time Grammy® winning and five star Diâpason d’Or Mahler Cycle recorded live at Davies Symphony Hall from 2001-2009. The series, released in individual installments on Hybrid SACD, was a commercial success and was lauded with critical acclaim. This one-time only offer is pressed only once and limited to 500 individually numbered sets.Bonus 7" 45rpm Disc: An intimate performance of the Rückert Lieder sung by Susan Graham with Michael Tilson Thomas on piano. Exclusively available in the Ultimate Mahler Collection. Not sold individually I would venture that the SFS/Thomas sequence is the most important complete cycle from any American orchestra since Bernstein and the Philharmonic's. It's also likely that no other complete cycle will satisfy the Mahler-loving audiophile like this one, especially, I will add, now that it's about to be released in a superb 180-gram vinyl edition pressed at RTI, and mastered by none other than Kevin Gray." - Wayne Garcia, The Absolute Sound, October 2011, Issue 216, pages 122-126"It's an ambitious, impressive, and pricey package, complete with a hardbound book filled with lengthy liner notes, archival photos, and texts in three languages. the series is selling briskly and may well be sold out by its release..." - Wayne Garcia, The Absolute Sound, October 2011, Issue 216, pages 122-126"The discs, originally recorded in DSD and released on hybrid-stereo and (tasteful, even convincing) multichannel SACDs, were generally excellent sounding, with a rich tonality, wide and deep soundstaging, and terrific dynamic scaling and extended range. Not only have these qualities translated beautifully to vinyl, they actually, perhaps even surprisingly, sound better than ever." - Wayne Garcia, The Absolute Sound, October 2011, Issue 216, pages 122-126"[Kevin] Gray told me that "We were very aware going into this project that the LPs would be scrutinized against the SACDs, so we decided to keep the full dynamic range of the original recording." Gray's claim was fully evident as I made my way through a sample set of test LPs... Dynamic range was consistently very wide, and yet natural and cohesive, too. As we know, Mahler scores frequently swing from a barely audible hush to the kind of in-your-face rush of sound that can figuratively knock you off your feet. But even during the full-on climax of No. 8, with its huge orchestral and multi-chorus score, the dynamic wave of the music kept rolling until my Maggie 1.7's started to max-out." - Wayne Garcia, The Absolute Sound, October 2011, Issue 216, pages 122 126 credit for the final product goes to the folks at the RTI pressing facility for delivering flat LPs with remarkably low surface noise. Needless to say quiet surfaces are desirable for all music, but given the near-silent awakening movement of, say, the Symphony No. 1, this project could have bee a disaster without the highest quality vinyl." - Wayne Garcia, The Absolute Sound, October 2011, Issue 216, pages 122 126 beautiful micro-dynamic resolution and explosive macro-dynamics are triumphs of this set... dynamics just seemed to build and build, until the orchestra, organ, and array of choruses filled the room with a sound that was impressively reminiscent of this piece as I last heard it in this hall with these very forces." - Wayne Garcia, The Absolute Sound, October 2011, Issue 216, pages 122-126"...for those who obtain this set, the "bonus" 45rpm LP of the Ruckert-Lieder with Thomas and mezzo-soprano Susan Graham is a treasure. It's remarkably intimate, present, and like-like sounding." - Wayne Garcia, The Absolute Sound, October 2011, Issue 216, pages 122 126Features: Only 500 Copies!!!• Individually Numbered• 22 180g vinyl LPs, each housed in luxuriously designed, separate jackets• Bonus 7" 45rpm disc of Rückert Lieder by Susan Graham & Michael Tilson Thomas exclusive to this box set• Mastered by Kevin Gray at AcousTech Mastering• Hardbound book with extensive liner notes, bios and texts in three languages, plus archival photographs• Special outer shipping box for extra protection• Over 18 hours of Bayrakdarian, sopranoLaura Claycomb, sopranoMichelle DeYoung, mezzo sopranoSusan Graham, mezzo sopranoAnthony Dean Griffey, tenorThomas Hampson, baritoneElza van den Heever, sopranoKatarina Karneus, mezzo sopranoQuinn Kelsey, baritoneSergei Leiferkus, Hunt Lieberson, mezzo sopranoJames Morris, bass baritoneThomas Moser, tenorYvonne Naef, mezzo sopranoMarina Shaguch, sopranoStuart Skelton, tenorErin Wall, sopranoSan Francisco Symphony ChorusPacific BoychoirSan Franciso Girls ChorusSan Francisco SymphonyMichael Tilson Thomas, Mahler (1860-1911)1. Symphony No. 12. Symphony No. 23. Symphony No. 34. Symphony No. 45. Symphony No. 56. Symphony No. 67. Symphony No. 78. Symphony No. 89. Symphony No. 910. Adagio from Symphony No. 1011. Kindertotenlieder12 Das klagende Lied13. Das Lied von der Erde14. Songs with Orchestra15. Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen16. Rückert -Lieder17. Selections from Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Condition: Brand New)

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