Thread: EMI Music Japan will release 30 Single Layer SACDs from December 2012 to January 2013

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Post by SACD Hunter August 22, 2012 (1 of 9)
EMI Music Japan (formerly Toshiba/EMI) will release 30 Single Layer SACDs of classical recordings from December 2012 to January 2013. The titles are as follows:

December 26, 2012 (15 titles)
TOGE-15051~54 (4 Discs) Richard Strauss: Complete Orchestral Works Vol. 1 (Staatskapelle Dresden Kempe, 1970-1976)
TOGE-15055~57 (3 Discs) Richard Strauss: Complete Orchestral Works Vol. 2 (Staatskapelle Dresden Kempe, 1970-1976)
TOGE-15058~60 (3 Discs) Richard Strauss: Complete Orchestral Works Vol. 3 (Staatskapelle Dresden Kempe, 1970-1976)
TOGE-15061 Frank: Symphony in D major (NPO / Klemperer, 1966)
TOGE-15062~63 (2 Discs) Mahler: Symphony No. 9 (NPO / Klemperer, 1967)
TOGE-15064 Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 / etc (Halle O / Barbirolli, 1966)
TOGE-15065 Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 (Halle O / Barbirolli, 1966)
TOGE-15066 Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 / etc (Halle O / Barbirolli, 1966)
TOGE-15067 Sibelius: Symphony No. 4 / etc (Halle O / Barbirolli, 1969)
TOGE-15068 Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6 (Halle O / Barbirolli, 1969, 1970)
TOGE-15069 Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin / Menuet Antique / Alborada del Gracioso / Une Barquje sur l’Ocean / Pavane pour une Infante Defunte (Paris Conservatory O / Cluytens, 1962)
TOGE-15070 Ravel: Bolero / Rapsodie Espagnole / La Valse (Paris Conservatory O / Cluytens, 1961)
TOGE-15071 Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe (Complete Ballet with Chorus) (Paris Conservatory O / Cluytens, 1962)
TOGE-15072 Ravel: Ma Mere l’Oye (Ballet en Cinq Tableaux et une Apotheose) / Valses Nobles et Sentimentales (Paris Conservatory O / Cluytens, 1962)
TOGE-15073 Richard Strauss: 4 Letzte Lieder / 12 Lieder (Schwarzkopf / Berlin RSO / LSO / Szell, 1965, 1968)

January 30, 2013 (15 titles)
TOGE-15074~78 (5 Discs) Ravel: Complete Orchestral Works (French National Radio O / Martinon, 1974)
TOGE-15079~80 (2 Discs) Messiaen: Turangalila Symphony (Beroff / Loriod / Martenot / LSO / Previn, 1977)
TOGE-15081 Delius: Orchestral Works – In a Summer Garden / La Calinda from “Koanga” (ed. Fenby) / Entr’acte and Serenade from “Hassan” / Late Swallows (ed. Fenby) / Summer Night on the River / A Song before Sunrise / On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring (Halle O / Barbirolli, 1968)
TOGE-15082 Delius: Appalachia / Brigg Fair (Halle O / Barbirolli, 1970)
TOGE-15083~85 (3 Discs) Saint-Saens: Complete Symphonies (French National Radio O / Martinon, 1972, 1975)
TOGE-15086 Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances (Los Angeles CO / Marriner, 1975)
TOGE-15087 Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Richter / Paris O / Maazel, 1969)
TOGE-15088 Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.5 (Richter / Paris O / LSO / Maazel, 1969, 1970)
TOGE-15089~90 (2 Discs) Mahler: Symphony No. 6 (LPO / Tennstedt, 1983)
TOGE-15091 Mahler: Symphony No. 1 (LPO / Tennstedt, 1977)
TOGE-15092 Grieg / Schumann: Piano Concertos (Richter / Monte-Carlo National Opera O / Matacic, 1974)
TOGE-15093 Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Symphonic Variations (Weissenberg / BPO / Karajan, 1972)
TOGE-15094 Wagner: Orchestral Music Vol. 1 (BPO / Karajan, 1974)
TOGE-15095 Wagner: Orchestral Music Vol. 2 (BPO / Karajan, 1974)
TOGE-15096 Holst: The Planets (LPO / Boult, 1978)

The price of 1 disc title is JPY3980 (ca. USD50), 2 disc title is JPY5480 (ca. USD69), 3 disc title is JPY6960 (ca. USD87), 4 disc title is JPY8450 (ca. USD106) and 5 disc title is JPY9940 (ca. USD124).
Post by lennyw August 22, 2012 (2 of 9)
Let's hope some (all) of them appear in the Western world at payable prices...
Post by thwblueboy August 22, 2012 (3 of 9)
http://emimusic.jp/classic/sacd/201209.htm

Hybrid? It seems single layer.
Post by SACD Hunter August 23, 2012 (4 of 9)
thwblueboy, thank you for pointing out this! I have revised my starting post of this thread and corrected my earlier post of Thread 89291 about the first 45 releases of this new EMI Music Japan SACD series.
Post by Philzey September 26, 2012 (5 of 9)
All these recordings are great and deserve at last an edition on sacd. But why does Emi not release any Opera on SACD besides Furtwangler's Fidelio and Walkure? There are so many great Opera recordings sleeping in their archives!
Post by diw September 26, 2012 (6 of 9)
Several of these were quad recordings, right? Too bad EMI won't release them in MC.
Post by Johnbs September 27, 2012 (7 of 9)
diw said:
Several of these were quad recordings, right? Too bad EMI won't release them in MC.
Yes, the Messiaen was available as a DVD-Audio in 5.1 sound

However, the opportunity to obtain the Delius/Barbirolli, Messiaen/Previn and Strauss/Kempe in the best stereo format is still enticing
Post by Polarius T September 27, 2012 (8 of 9)
Philzey said:

But why does Emi not release any Opera on SACD besides Furtwangler's Fidelio and Walkure? There are so many great Opera recordings sleeping in their archives!
So true; would be ultra great to have more gold nuggets from there.

But they did just put out the entire (Furtwaengler) Ring: Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - Furtwängler. My one and only candidate for the "Reissue SACD Release of All Times" category.
Post by Philzey November 16, 2012 (9 of 9)
The first batch of EMI signature Collection (10 titles) is now 8 or 9 months old.
And now what? Did EMI decide not to continue this series in Europe, whereas as EMI Japan is continuing to issue at least 15 titles of exceptional recordings per month (and now on single layer sacd, but at what price!) Does anyone know what the future of the Signature Collection will be?

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