Jacques Loussier Trio – Ravels Bolero (Ultra HD CD)

The Jacques Loussier Trio has achieved fame far beyond France through its reinterpretations of classical works. The album „Best of Play Bach” has for many years been part of the standard equipment of hi-fi fans who allow themselves to think outside the box. This album is dedicated to Maurice Ravel’s „Bolero” in a jazz version and Loussier’s Nympheas composition. Musically, the Bolero is easy to recognize, but you have never heard it like this before.

Audiophiles will be delighted with the combination of Steinway, double bass and drums. But beware – the low frequencies are anything but subtle and mini monitors might quickly feel overwhelmed.

Ultra-HD 32-Bit-Mastering & PureFlection

This mastering format was developed by FIM and Five/Four Productions. Five/Four Productions is made up of the former Telarc production team who wanted to be able to master the best possible sound quality without regard to lower quality equipment. The Five/Four Productions team can look back on 16 Grammys and countless other awards.

It is re-digitized with 32 bit word length and sampling frequency adapted to the source material. When possible, 192 KHz is used, but lower sampling rates are sonically advantageous for some material. The Ultra-HD 32-bit productions can be played back on any CD player in excellent sound quality.

The term PureFlection refers to the new way of producing the glass master for the latest FIM productions. This is not done in the pressing plant as part of the normal production process, but by a specialist on a specially modified machine for cutting Blu-Ray glass masters. Before the CDs are produced, the quality of the glass master is checked and the new booklets contain the test protocol of this check. The result is significantly lower jitter values and also lower error values than with usual industrial productions and the resulting sound image has an organic feel in contrast to many modern productions.

We recommend the use of „L’Art du Son” CD/DVD conditioner for even more sonic improvement.

Lista pieselor

Ravels Bolero

Nympheas von Jacques Loussier

I. Allegro

II. Andante

III. Vivace

IV. Largo

V. Presto

VI. Cantabile

VII. Prestissimo