Press release

“Sibelius : Symphony No.1 / Karelia Suite Maazel” and “Brahms : Piano Concerto No.2 Backhaus” will be released.

08-07-2025


TAMA, TOKYO, JAPAN, AUGUST 7, 2025 – Esoteric is proud to announce that two vinyl LPs, “Sibelius : Symphony No.1 / Karelia Suite Maazel” and “Brahms : Piano Concerto No.2 Backhaus” will be released.

 

 

Sibelius : Symphony No.1 / Karelia Suite Maazel

Conducted by Lorin Maazel
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Recorded at Sofiensaal, Wien in March 1963 (Karelia Suite) and September 1963 (Symphony)

 

Brahms : Piano Concerto No.2 Backhaus

Wilhelm Backhaus, piano
Emanuel Brabec, violoncello
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted By Karl Böhm
Recorded at Sofiensaal, Wien in April 1967

 

Esoteric Vinyl Collection
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The Esoteric’s “Masterpiece Collection Series” brings back superb performance humankind created by using Esoteric’s high-end equipment, under supervision by Mr. Ohmachi.
The vinyl records of the “Masterpiece Collection” have been reissued by re-mastering the original master, exclusive for the vinyl records.

New Mastering Environment
The mastering process employs the newly established the "Esoteric Mastering" system, including Esoteric’s top-of-the-line equipment “Master Sound Discrete DAC” and “Master Sound Discrete Clock”. In addition, the MEXCEL cables employed to achieve flawless high quality sound as the master data.

Links

Brahms : Piano Concerto No.2 Backhaus
Sibelius : Symphony No.1 / Karelia Suite Maazel