If any orchestra has the right to claim Smetana’s symphonic cycle Má vlast (“My Country”) as their own, it is the Bamberg Symphony under the baton of its music director Jakub Hrůša. Having performed it countless times ever since the Czech conductor stepped up to the podium in 2016, the Bamberg Symphony, whose own historical roots go back to Prague, recorded the work on vinyl in July 2019 using the “direct-to-disc” process, a technique where the record is used directly as a recording medium. Only four microphones were used and their signal was sent directly to the cutting stylus via an analogue mixing console. This modulated the groove into the original in real-time at 45 revolutions per minute,
which furthermore enhances this exceptional recording’s audio quality. The vinyl records in this box set are direct copies of the analogue originals, of which 1111 copies are available as a limited and numbered international edition.

This box set contains three vinyls, a 32-page booklet (DE/EN), as well as a certificate signed by recording producer Rainer Maillard.

Recorded direct-to-disc at Konzerthalle Bamberg, Joseph-Keilberth-Saal, 25/26 July 2019