The Readers Digest Classical Box Sets are truly representative of the golden age of classical vinyl. The project was carefully designed from the ground up to produce a series of original classical recordings using the team of Charles Gerhardt, producer, and Kenneth Wilkinson, recording engineer. No expense was spared in the production of this series of lavish box sets. The team had access to the worlds greatest conductors and orchestras, and produced recordings that rivaled the very best of Decca and RCA. In this video, i take you on an overview of three of these special sets, including Festival of Light Classical Music, The Nine Symphonies Of Beethoven and Treasury Of Great Music. The Readers Digest Classical Box Sets are treasured by audiophiles for their beautiful transparent full frequency stereo sound.
These recordings have been reissued many times over the years by audiophile labels such as Quintessence and Chesky Records.
00:00 Introduction
00:49 History
02:54 Festival of Light Classical Music
11:03 The Nine Symphonies Of Beethoven
12:50 Treasury Of Great Music
17:57 Conclusion
Link to my review of The Romantic Rachmaninoff Readers Digest Box
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