Horch House reel to reel tape arrived

What can be better then to start the new week with a promising ring from the postman. And what a package he brought today! David Denyer organized for a review sample of Horch House 1:1 master tape copy of George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody In Blue” 1 RMG SM468 Tape on Metal Reel.
Horch House have managed to make deals with many major record companies to make 1:1 copies of their master tapes and offer them for sale. This is very exciting development and places Horch house right at the pinnacle of audio excellence.
Here is a more info about the recording. Stay tuned for hands on listening impression soon. Need to finish urgent corespondency, then jump into the analogue heaven…
George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody In Blue” and “An American in Paris”, together here on one of the legendary recordings from 1958 – 1960 (released on Columbia Records, Sony). On the podium for both interpretations is the grandmaster Leonard Bernstein. “Rhapsody In Blue” is played by the Columbia Symphony Orchestra with the luminary Bernstein himself taking over the piano part. The New York Philharmonic Orchestra then plays “An American In Paris” under his leadership. Critics praised the works by saying they “shine with a compelling choice of tempo, as well as a fantastic balance between suspense and simplicity, emotion and objectivity; because they blossom without getting lost in  dynamic control.”
The recordings are now available in unprecedented sound quality. The original analogue recordings from the years 1958-1960 form the basis of Christoph Stickel’s unobtrusive “refurbishing” which aims to avoid any artistic intervention. You, the valued listener, will be transported back into the sound engineer’s chair at the time of recording.

www.analogarts.net/rapsody-in-blue