Best Sounding Rhapsody in Blue

Fishboat while not at home to check it was by sheffield labs and everything else fits so in a few day can check to be sure
Michael

Fishboat,
Most of what you have for information is correct, I am not sure about the date or ASIN number. What I can tell you for further information is that it is all live concert or recital performances, done during1) March 16, 1988( I Got Rthym, Rhapsody in Blue, and Promenade 2) Three preludes, Two Waltzes in C, Rialto Ripples, Impromptu in Two Keys, recital April 27, 1988 and 3) Lullaby for String Orchestra(a new favorite, previously unknown) and Summertime Audust 19, 1986.
It was remastered to 20+ arrow 16, by Doug Sax and Lincoln Mayorga in April 1994.
It was put out under "The Audiophile Reference Series" in 1994
The CD case has the following on the side: 10044-2-G
Stereophile did a review of it, which is quoted on the back in part.
" The 20+arrow16 means an Ultra Analog-based 20 bit A/D converter is fed into an Apogee UV 22 encoder, allowing up to 15db of low level signal that is below the 16 bit noise floor to be encoded on the CD. This dramatic increase in low level resolution represnts a significant milestone in achieving the fine detail and ambience retention characteristic of analog recording. THE RESULTS ARE STUNNING" Erom the back cover. All this should help you, also try Arkiv Music on the net. They can often reproduce CD's that are no longer extent.
Hope this helps
Uru

Thanks for taking the time Uru...if I can't find it through your description I never will.

check out this Telarc disc. I own it and like it a lot.

Regardless of the actual audio "quality" I think that the Bearnstein recording is the best. There's something about his solos that I find more magical than anybody elses performances. I own it in 3 formats.