Cellist Mstislav Rostropovich and pianist Benjamin Britten perform Schubert's Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano in A minor, D. 821, Schumann's Fünf Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102, and Debussy's Sonata for Violoncello and Piano in D minor. Recorded at "The Maltings," Concert Hall, Snape, on July 22-27,1968 ( Schubert ) and the Kingsway Hall, London, on July 19-21, 1961 ( Schumann, Debussy ).

Classical Masterpiece Collection

The reissue of classical music masterpieces by ESOTERIC has attracted a lot of attention, both for its uncompromising commitment to recreating the original master sound, and for using hybrid Super Audio CD technology to improve sound quality. This series marks the first hybrid Super Audio CD release of historical recording selections that have been mainstays of the catalog since their initial release. These new audio versions feature ESOTERIC's proprietary re-mastering process to achieve the highest level of sound quality.

Experience by Yourself...

Experience the legendary performance in this new Super Audio CD/CD format. Not only for new followers, but also for well experienced followers of these recorded materials. All will be equally impressed by the "soul" hidden within the notes, but never before found in previously released recordings in any format.

Re-mastering by Esoteric in Japan:

Producer: Motoaki Ohmachi 

Mastering Engineer: Masaya Touno 

Technical Manager: Tetsuya Kato 

ESOTERIC Equipment used for re-mastering

The criterion of re-mastering is to faithfully capture the quality of the original master. ESOTERIC's flag ship D/A converters, model Grandioso D1X, Master clock generator model Grandioso G1X and ESOTERIC MEXCEL interconnect cables and power cords, were all used for this re-mastering session. This combination of highly advanced technology greatly contributed to capturing the high quality sound of the original master.