Direct-to-Disc recording with Bamberg Symphony

The unique recording of Smetana’s “Má vlast” with the Bamberg Symphony and Jakub Hrusa will be available in 3-LP premium box set in early 2020.

“This vivid Bohemian rhapsody is an absolute triumph”, wrote the Daily Telegraph about the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Smetana’s “Má vlast” at the Royal Albert Hall a few weeks ago, which is echoed by the Times writer’s bet that “it was the performance of the season.” After the orchestra’s successful end-of-season tour, the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra and Accentus Music teamed up for one more special project: a fully analog direct-to-disc recording of “Má vlast” at the Bamberg Concert Hall.

Until the late 1940s and the advent of the magnetic tape, all recordings were done in direct-to-disc technique, where the microphones are directly connected to the cutting machine. This creates a completely authentic and unique live recording that is neither edited nor remixed or mastered. Today, only a handful of studios worldwide are equipped to make direct-to-disc recordings.

The Direct-to-Disc recording of „Má vlast” with the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra will be available in early 2020 as a premium 3-LP box set in a numbered edition of 1,000 pieces and only on vinyl.

Production Company Accentus Music GmbH
Recording date July 2019
Recording location Konzerthalle Bamberg, Joseph-Keilberth-Saal
Orchestra / Band Bamberger Symphoniker
Conductor Jakub Hrusa
Original title of music work Má vlast
Composer Bedrich Smetana