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bolivar soloists - musica de astor piazolla (33rpm lp, d2d)
bolivar soloists - musica de astor piazolla (33rpm lp, d2d)
MEDIUM Vinyl Record
WEIGHT 180gr (black vinyl) 33rpm, Direct to Disc
CONDITION sealed
CONDITION RECORDS M mint
COVER Standard
CONDITION COVER M mint
COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that
SERIALNUMBER Yes, handwritten
LIMITED Yes
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE bolivarsoloists.com
Efrain Oscher - flute
Rhodri Clarke - piano
Juan Manual Gonzales - violin
Pablo Bercellini - violoncello
Johane Gonzales – bass
decarisimo
fuga y misterio
allegro tangabile
tema de maria
adios nonino
la muerte del angel
oblivion
Rainer Maillard (Producer of the direct-to-disc recording):
»I met the five members of the Bolivar Soloists during a recording session with Rolando Villazon and was immediately thrilled
By their passion, joy in music-making, musicality, virtuosity and temperament
Everything just gushed out of them in profusion
I asked them if they would like to make a direct-to-disc recording with me
Well, actually I had to first explain to them what was meant by the term
They had no idea what it was – and how should they?
After all, these days all recordings are made using the most advanced technology available
We, on the other hand, would have a completely analogue recording and reproducing chain, but that was not the crucial factor
I explained to them that they would not only have to play a complete work but a whole LP side in a single take
And that not even one note could be corrected later; the recording sessions would be far more intensive, their pulse rate would rocket during the recording
They would have a quite different feeling when listening to the recording on LP rather than CD, and the musicians and recording team would work together very closely
Ultimately, a direct-to-disc recording would definitely sound quite different to a CD production
That was what I told them
The Bolivar Soloists accepted the offer and it was immediately clear to them that for such a unique project they would record works by their revered Astor Piazzolla
Time passed, but at last we arrived at a date for the recording of seven tangos
The whole process of making a direct-to-disc recording is completely different from a usual recording
During our four days together the first day was given over completely to rehearsing, without a single microphone in the recording studio
The reason is simple: the musicians simply cannot depend on the technical refinement and possibilities of modern sound manipulation
No overdubbing or editing is possible
What one played was exactly what would be heard later – nothing more and nothing less
There were no compromises – preparation is everything
On day three we concerned ourselves with the sound check
The positioning of the musicians, the microphones to be used and their positioning, the level ratio, the echoes, everything was checked and re-checked again and again (we used an analogue tape recorder for this)
And then optimized, because of course the same thing was applicable to both the recording team and the musicians:
Once the recording has taken place, nothing can be done to alter the sound
On the evening of the third day we all felt confident enough to be able to make the real recording the next day
And we even ventured to make a further experiment in that we invited friends and colleagues to attend the recording session
On 17 January 2012 our direct-to-disc recording finally took place
The musicians stood in a circle, surrounded by a small audience
The timing of the beginning of the actual recording had to be discussed briefly because the musicians can only begin with the recording when the lead-in groove of the lacquer disc has been cut
And then we were off; there was no second chance
The Bolivar Soloists played like the devil (or like angels, depending on how you look at it)
We cut five lacquers in all, three times the A side, and twice the B side
In between the recordings we took a short break during which intensive discussions took place
After the last take (in this case this was equivalent to the cutting of an LP side) the tension subsided, and we all hugged one another
Juan Manuel, the violinist, even asserted that he had never played so well in all his life
What a statement!
And what better reason could one have for using this particular recording technique
Now all we had to do was write the numbers of the recordings on the lacquer discs and cross our fingers that nothing disastrous would happen to them during transport or at the pressing plant
You see, during the pressing procedure of a direct-to-disc recording the adage still holds good:
a re-do or undo is just not on«
RECORDING January 17 2012 at the Meistersaal of the Emil Berliner Studio Berlin
ENGINEERING Tim Tautorat, Maarten de Boer
LABEL Berliner Meister Schallplatten
RELEASED November 2012
AVERAGE RATING 4 ½ Stars out of 5
PRESSING by Pallas Germany
MADE IN Germany
STYLE Latin / Tango
AVAILABLE as long as inventory
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