Bernard Haitink conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 in D minor, recorded May 21-23, 1981, at Grote Zaal, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, and the London Philharmonic Orchestra in Shostakovich's Symphony No. 9 in E flat major, recorded January 15-16, 1980, at Kingsway Hall in London.

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 ( SACD ) technology to improve sound quality. This series marks the first hybrid SACD release of historical recording selections that have been main stays 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.

Re-mastering:

SACD Producer: Motoaki Ohmachi ( ESOTERIC COMPANY )

SACD Re-mastering Engineer: Masaya Higashino ( JVC Mastering Center Daikanyama Studio )

SACD Authoring: Atsuo Fujita ( Ef Limited )