Shostakovich - Symphony 7 - Leningrad - Jansons RCO [ALAC, m4a]

Mariss Jansons conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest) in Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th symphony, the 'Leningrad' (op. 60, 1941). Composed even as German troops assaulted the city, this piece is considered one of the most powerful of the 20th century.

This rip is from the RCO Live Hybrid SACD 06002. It is taken from the standard stereo Red Book (CDDA) layer, not the 5.0 surround SACD layer. The audio was recorded from live performances at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam on 19 and 20 January, 2006. So, understandably, there is some faint audience noise present, in addition to a few seconds of applause at the end of the fourth movement.

The files are encoded using the Apple Lossless codec, in .m4a containers. They are iPod-ready; however you may need to re-encode them for use with other digital players.

Tagging
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NAME: Movement
ARTIST: Conductor: Orchestra
COMPOSER: Composer
YEAR: Year recorded
TRACK: CD track
OF: CD total tracks
ALBUM: Composer: Piece (Conductor, Orch.)
COMMENTS: Label: Catalogue number

Sample
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NAME: 4. Allegro non troppo
ARTIST: Mariss Jansons: Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest
COMPOSER: Dmitri Shostakovich
YEAR: 2006
TRACK: 4
OF: 4
ALBUM: Shostakovich: Symphony #7 in C major, op. 60, "Leningrad" (Jansons, KCO)
COMMENTS: RCO Live: 06002