- Deutsche Grammophon The Original Source 100 % Analogue (AAA)
- Remastered from the original 1-inch 8-track master tapes
- Remastered and cut by Emil Berliner Studios
- 180 gram vinyl
- Deluxe gatefold edition
- Limited and individually numbered edition
- Original artwork
- Additional photographs
- Facsimiles of original recording logs and tape boxes

In these works, Tchaikovsky blends Russian musical traditions with the grand European symphonic tradition. The repertoire ranges from the fairy-tale ballet music of The Nutcracker to the richly coloured Capriccio italiano and the lyrical Andante cantabile.

A varied programme with melodic richness, orchestral brilliance and that unmistakable emotional depth that makes Tchaikovsky’s music so popular to this day.

The Berliner Philharmoniker’s performances, conducted by Mstislav Rostropovich, are regarded as reference recordings.

For the first time, this recording has been remastered and cut from the original 1-inch 8 track tapes.

“I will go out on a limb here and say that for each piece in the Suite, Rostropovich leads amongst the very finest performances on record. Now imagine this record given the Original Source remastering upgrade… That would be something to hear !” - Mark Ward, trackingangle.com

The audiophile vinyl series The Original Source presents outstanding recordings from the 1970s in a whole new sound quality. For this, the renowned Emil Berliner Studios have remastered and cut the original four- and eight-track tapes in 100 % analog quality (AAA) using technologies developed specifically to produce the series. The sonic differences to the original releases are considerable : greater clarity, more subtleties and improvements in frequency response, while at the same time less background noise, distortion and compression allow for an audiophile listening experience like never before.

On 180 gram vinyl records and in a deluxe gatefold edition with original covers and lyrics, the copies of this series are released limited and numbered, accompanied by additional photos and facsimiles of the recording logs and tape boxes.