Musica est exercitium arithmethicae occultum nescientes se numerari animi.
(Music is a secret arithmetic practice of the unconsciously counting spirit.)
Leibnitz
Piano Music in a Church HR Master
Piano Music in a Church
Almost Analogue Digital
High-Resolution Master Release
High Resolution (HR) Master data disc contains an exact digital copy of the original master tape. High-resolution 24 bit/ 88.2 kHz, unprocessed, uncompressed WAV files are ready to load from DVD-R data discs onto your computer or music server.
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Piano Music in a Church
Endre Hegedus plays Chopin and Debussy
TPRDVD1 €24.99 (incl. VAT)
Why is this recording very special?
- Live recording with Tone-Pearls
- “Almost Analogue Digital” is a new technique with minimal digital distortion.
- HR Master data disc contains an exact digital copy of the master tape in high-resolution 24 bit/ 88.2 kHz, unprocessed, uncompressed WAV files.
- Music is captured by just a single pair of microphones and recorded directly to a Nagra IVS TC reel to reel tape recorder.
- The recording was made without any manipulation or mixing or postprocessing.
- A large Steinway D grand piano in a small church.
- The most interesting pairing of Chopin and Debussy piano works.
- The “marriage” of the revolutionary new invention, Tone-Pearls and the old unprocessed analogue technique results in a heavenly tone never before experienced.
- Notes
- Reviews
Recorded in St Patrick's Church, Kenmare, Ireland: 8-9 October 2008
Produced and engineered by Tone-Pearls Records
Performer: Endre Hegedus pianist
Piano: Steinway D model
Musical director: Endre Hegedus
Photographer: Laslo Gaal
Cover image: St Patrick's Church (celebrating its 150th anniversary)
This is the piano sound I've ever searched for...
It is unbelievable. I see the piano, I see the pianist.
well they sound totally fascinating and believable...
I have heard the quality of the music using the tone pearls, and I am quite impressed.
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Tracks to listen: (excerpts in MP3)
| Track | Time | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| F. Chopin: Sonata No. 3 in B minor Op. 58 3rd movement | 09:11 | |
| F. Chopin: Nocturne in F sharp major Op. 15 | 03:43 | |
| F. Chopin: Waltz in D flat major Op. 64/1 | 01:42 | |
| F. Chopin: Waltz in C sharp minor Op. 64/2 | 03:07 | |
| F. Chopin: Prelude in A major Op. 28/7 | 00:46 | |
| F. Chopin: Prelude in C minor Op. 28/20 | 01:57 | |
| F. Chopin: Nocturne in B flat minor Op. 9/1 | 05:37 | |
| F. Chopin: Nocturne in E flat major Op. 9/2 | 04:08 | |
| C. Debussy: Claire de lune | 05:05 | |
| C. Debussy: Le petit negre | 01:27 | |
| C. Debussy: Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum | 02:09 | |
| C. Debussy: Prélude: La fille aux cheveux de lin with applause | 02:44 |
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