Salvatore Accardo & Orchestra da Camera Italiana Astor Piazzolla: Tanti Anni Prima & Leonard Bernstein: Serenade

180g Vinyl LP!
One-Stage Plating Process! Limited to 496 Copies!
Pure analog recording!
Plated and pressed at Quality Record Pressings!
Two genuine art pieces for orchestra and solo violin are on the program on this record: Astor Piazzolla's composition "Tanti Anni Prima" in a version for string orchestra and solo violin, and composer Leonard Bernstein's five-movement Serenade for Violin, String Orchestra, Harp and Percussion. Piazzolla's "Tanti Anni Prima" shows the grand master of tango nuevo of his tender, lyrical side, the turn of Italian violin virtuoso Salvatore Accardo and his Orchestra Da Camera Italiana will serve excellently. Bernstein's Serenade, however, is a virtuoso tour de force that demands not only a soloist but also a few strings and percussion machine operators. But Accardo proved himself as a soloist and as an orchestra conductor in top form. The transparent and detailed room-filling sound of this recording, making Bernstein's colorful arrangement here in addition, a special experience. The recording was purely analog Giulio Cesare Ricci absorbed through Neumann microphones at a Ampex two-track analog machine. Even the one-stage cut is implemented as pure analog. The LP was pressed in Germany on high quality 180-gram virgin vinyl. Strictly limited to 496 pieces!
The LP you have chosen has been produced in only 496 copies. This feature will make it even more unique and exclusive over time.
Conceived, recorded and produced by Giulio Cesare Ricci
Record assistant: Paola Maria Ricci
Mike pre-amplifiers, line, microphone, supply cables: Signoricci
This prestigious album was recorded in two different moments and places: the "Serenade per violino, archi, arpa e percussioni" by Leonard Bernstein was recorded at the Teatro Unione in Viterbo in November 1998.
While the piece "Tanti anni prima" by Astor Piazzolla "versione per solista e orchestra d'archi by José Bragato - violin revision by Salvatore Accardo" was recorded in May 2001 at the Pontificio Istituto di Musica Sacra, Rome.
For the recording Giulio Cesare Ricci used the original Neumann U47, U48 and M49 tube microphones.
The master was made with the AMPEX ATR 102 (Electronic Tube Ampex Model 351-1965) 2 tracks 1/2" 30 ips modified by David Manley.
The mastering for vinyl was made by Giulio Cesare Ricci using the Signoricci system, entirely analog and tube.

Features:

• 180g Virgin Vinyl
• Limited Edition - produced in only 496 copies
• Pure Analogue Recording & Cutting
• Cutting Machine wired by Signoricci
• One-Stage Pressing Process
• 33 rpm
• Heavy Quality Sleeves
• Extra vinyl quality - checked one by one

Musicians:

• Orchestra da Camera Italiana
• Salvatore Accardo, violin, director

Selections:

Side A
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
1. Tanti anni prima
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Serenade for Violin, String Orchestra, Harp and Percussion
2. Lento, Allegro
3. Allegretto
4. Presto
Side B
1. Adagio
2. Molto tenuto, Allegro molto vivace

Piazzolla recorded May 19-27, 2001 at Pontificio Istituto di Musica Sacra, Roma.
Bernstein recorded November 14, 1998 at Teatro Unione, Viterbo.