Only three recordings were made by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and its then principal conductor William Steinberg for Deutsche Grammophon in 1970/71, but these recordings of 20th century masterpieces are still considered unsurpassed today. In a 3 LP set (3 gatefolds in a slipcase), Holst's The Planets, Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra and Hindemith's Mathis der Maler Suite as well as his Concert Music for Strings and Brass are released together.

For its 125th anniversary, Deutsche Grammophon is releasing legendary recordings in the highest sound quality: the new audiophile vinyl series The Original Source presents outstanding recordings of the 1970s in a completely new sound quality. For this, the renowned Emil Berliner Studios have remastered and edited the original four-track tapes in 100% analogue quality (AAA) using technologies specially developed for the production of the series. The sonic differences to the original releases are considerable: greater clarity, more subtleties and improvements in frequency response, at the same time less background noise, distortion and compression allow for an audiophile listening experience like never before.

Released on 180g vinyl records and in a deluxe edition with original covers and lyrics, the copies of this series are limited and numbered. They are accompanied by additional photos and facsimiles of the recording logs and tape boxes, and an article explains the exact technical background.

Tracklist:

LP 1
Holst: The Planets, Op. 32
Seite 1
01. I. Mars, The Bringer Of War
02. II. Venus, The Bringer Of Peace
03. III. Mercury, The Winged Messenger
Seite 2
01. IV. Jupiter, The Bringer Of Jollity
02. V. Saturn, The Bringer Of Old Age
03. VI. Uranus, The Magician
04. VII. Neptune, The Mystic

LP 2
Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra
Seite 1
01. I. Einleitung, oder Sonnenaufgang
02. II. Von den Hinterweltlern
03. III. Von der großen Sehnsucht
04. IV. Von den Freuden und Leidenschaften
05. V. Das Grablied
06. VI. Von der Wissenschaft
07. VIIa. Der Genesende. Energische
Seite 2
01. VIIb. Der Genesende
02. VIII. Das Tanzlied - Das Nachtlied
03. IX. Das Nachtwandlerlied

LP 3
Hindemith: Symphonie "Mathis der Maler", Op. 50
Seite 1
01. 1. Engelkonzert
02. 2. Grablegung
03. 3. Versuchung des heiligen Antonius
Seite 2
01. Part 1
02. Part 2