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Tristan, Prelude & Liebestod by Furtwängler, Berlin Philharmonic 1942. With the recording of Wagner’s Tristan, Prelude and Liebestod I present the first of a series of Furtwängler recordings made by the Reichsrundfunkgesellschaft (RRG) between 1942 and 1944. They were broadcasted in the nineteen-nineties from first generation analogue and digital copies that were made without any changes of the original tapes.
So there is no polishing of the historical material, no use of noise reduction, equalizers etc. as normally applied in the remastering process of a CD production. Therefore you might hear a noisier sound than you are used to with historical CDs. There are clicks and other flaws from time to time that result from the original tape or from receiving FM broadcast.
Despite of all these shortcomings you probably will notice the higher directness and liveliness of these uploads in comparison to CDs or to uploads that are based on CDs. Find out what gives you more excitement.
Both the RRG and the FM broadcasts of the 1990s used comression of dynamics. To get a somewhat realistic experience of the climaxes listen with high volume.
The transfer makes no use of any digital manipulations (filtering, equalization etc.), because (with my equipment) they all reduce liveliness (even if sound comes better).
Some tips for listening this upload best: Remember that the computer is not designed for music reproduction. If you just listen without bothering many things will reduce the quality of what you want to enjoy, hence your enjoyment itself. I recommend the following steps:
1) FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT: set the volume control of the computer at 100% (less means less details, less brilliance, less dynamics etc.). Control volume by using the volume control of KZbin below the video at left side. Even better you take external speakers and control the volume with the amplifier.
2) If you have a powerful computer with good sounding speakers use the 1080pHD option of KZbin. In case of a weak computer choose 480p. Or try 720p that is a good compromise.
3) Close all computer programs you do not need at the moment. If you can switch off the screen do so.
4) I recommend Google's Chrome browser for music videos.
5) If you own a good Hifi system connect your computer with it. Best via a good USB digital-to-analogue converter and an audiophile USB cable.