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Harpsichord Gems, vol 2
The Great Transcriptions
Olga Martynova

CM 0072004

Silvius Leopold Weiss (1686 – 1750)

1   Prelude [2:23]
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2   Allegro [2:59]
3   Allemande [5:13]  
4   Courante [3:22]  
5   Gavotte [1:45]  
6   Sarabande [3:31]  
7   Bourree [2:05]  
8   Gigue [3:04]  
         
J.A. Reincken (1623? – 1722) – J.S. Bach (1685 – 1750)
Sonata in A minor (BWV 965)
9   Adagio [2:00]
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10   Fuga [3:42]
11   Adagio. Presto [1:14]  
12   Allemande [3:57]  
13   Courante [2:38]  
14   Sarabande [1:44]  
15   Gigue [4:45]  
         
Francesco Geminiani (1687 – 1762)
Pieces de Clavecin
16   Prelude (Lentement) [3:30]
17   Vivement [4:58]
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18   Moderement [5:57]  
19   Vivement [3:23]  
         
Total time [62:30]

Text of the booklet is available in English, German, and Russian.

 

Disc reviews:
"Audiophile Audition"
"Toccata Alte Musik Actuell" magazine (in German)
SA-CD.net
"Opus Haute Définition" e-magazine (in French)
"Musica" (in Italian)

5 by Musica

 

Olga Martynova plays harpsichord by William Dowd (French model), USA , 1970-s

 

Recording Details

Microphones - Neumann km130
DPA (B & K) 4006
DPA (B & K) 4011

SCHOEPS mk2S
SCHOEPS mk41

All the microphone buffer amplifiers and pre-amplifiers are Polyhymnia International B.V. custom built.

DSD analogue to digital converter - Meitner design by EMM Labs.

Recording, editing and mixing on Pyramix system by Merging Technologies.

 

Recording Producer - Michael Serebryanyi
Balance Engineer - Erdo Groot
Recording Engineer - Roger de Schot
Editor - Carl Schuurbiers

 

(P)&(C) Essential Music, #16b-2, Volokolamskoye shosse,
Moscow, 125080, Russia.

DDD

Recorded:
26–28.08.2004 “Manege” Hall of The Moscow Theatre “School of Dramatic Art”

 


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