TAS Wilson Audiophile W 8722 DEBUSSY Sonatas Violin

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SONATAS FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO

DEBUSSY : Sonata for violin and Piano                

BARTOK   : Rumanian Folk Dances                      

BRAHMS  : Sonata No. 1 in G major Op. 78

DAVID ABEL          : Violin

JULIE STEINBERG : Piano

TAS List Record Original By USA Wilson Audiophile

Stunning Copy Of A Legendary Recording

A Must Have For All Audiophile Music Lovers

Side One :

BRAHMS

Sonata No. 1 in G major Op. 78

1. Vivace ma non troppo (10:42)

2. Adagio (8:41)

3. Allegro molto moderato (8:46)

Side Two :

DEBUSSY

Sonata for violin and Piano

1. Allegro vivo (4:24)

2. Intermade (fantastique et Leger) (3:57)

3. Finale (4:21)

BARTOK

1. Rumanian Folk Dances (5:29)

DAVID  ABEL :-----------------------            

        David Abel’s musical activities span a wide range including chamber music, solo recitals, orchestra appearances, and teaching violin and chamber music. Born in Wenatchee, Washington in 1935, he began his violin study at the age of three, and continued his work in San Francisco, where he studied with Naoum Blinder, former concertmaster of the San Francisco Symphony. He was a student of the Alma Trio in chamber music at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. David Abel made his orchestral debut at the age of fourteen with the San Francisco Symphony and has appeared with major orchestras throughout the United States. At eighteen, Mr. Abel played his fist New York recital and following that debut, concretized in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Latin America. He was a winner of the Leventritt International violin Competition in 1964 and toured Europe under the auspices of the Martha Baird Rockerfeller Foundation .

        David Abel has taught at San Jose State University, Grinnell College, and Stanford University. He was violinist with the Francesco Chamber Trio which won the 1974 Naumberg Chamber Music Award in New York. He has been a participant in the Chamber Music West Festival in San Francisco, a member of the Crown Chamber Players at the University of California at Santa Cruz and has appeared at the Carmel Bach Festival and the Mozart Festival in San Luis Obispo. Mr. Abel is currently artist-in-residence at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, is on the faculty of Mills College, and violinist with the Mills Chamber Ensemble.

JULIE STEINBERG :-------------

        Pianist Julie Steinberg, known for her eclectic repertoire and performing diversity, draws on a wide background of musical experiences. She has been soloist with the Oakland Symphony Sound Spectrum, the San Francisco. Ms. Steinberg also appears regularly as a chamber player. She participates in the Chamber Music West Festival in San Francisco and has been assisting artist in Master Classes with Jean-Pierre Rampal and Mstislav Rostropovich. She is co- founder of the Mills Chamber Ensemble and has formed the Abel Steinberg Duo with violinist, David Abel. They perform throughout California and up-coming appearances include recitals in Hong Kong and at the Library of Congress in Washington, D. C. In the Bay Area, Julie Steinberg has performed with the Oakland Ballet Orchestra, Oakland Symphony, the San Francisco Contemporary Players, and the San Francisco Symphony. She holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts Degree from Stanford University with a specialty in Twentieth Century music and is currently on the faculty of Mills College in Oakland, California .

Listening Notes : -----------

Chamber music is meant to be performed and enjoyed in a relatively small room, as opposed to an expansive concert hall. Therefore, the perspective of this recording is close …………… as though the artists are creating music in your listening room.

The musical instruments used in this recording are of superb quality, complementing the talents of the artists, and enhancing the color and expressiveness of the literature. The piano is a 9 foot Hamburg Steinway Model D Concert Grand, selected for its almost magical harmonic warmth and eveness of tone. The Hamburg Steinway is Ms. Steinberg's chosen instrument. The violin is a Guarnerius, built in Cremona, Italy in 1719. The Guarnerius sings with speed, focus and sweetness.

A spaced-pair of Schoeps microphones, driving a vacuum tube line-level amplifier, are used to capture a naturally open, and dynamically accurate sonic presentation.

The analog recording was made a 30 inches per second on Wilson Audio's exclusive Ultramaster Recorder, built by John Curl.

The sonic image of the violin should originate just to the right of the inside edge of the left speaker. The overall tonal balance of this recording reflects the recording site (Mills College Concert Hall), the instruments and the recording approach, being slightly warm and never strident.

Music Note : ----------------------------

Make No Mistake, This Is A Warm, Natural Chamber - Music Recording By Loudspeaker Manufacturer David Wilson, One Of The Best Record Lists On The Planet . (He Wanted Real Music That He Could Witness, Know In His Bones, To Help Him Design The Best Loudspeakers . So He Took Up Recording .)

Next, The People Involved In This Project Reads Like A Hall Of Fame : John Curl (Of Mark Levinson Fame) Designed The Recorder; Stan Ricker Did The Mastering, Teldec Did The Pressing, And The Whole Enterprise Was Auditioned Through Wilson WATTs And WAMMs, Utilizing Spectral Electronics From Keith Johnson (Reference Records) .

The End Result Is A Sonic Image Of A Violinist On The Right - Inside Edge Of Your Loudspeakers, The Piano No Doubt A Hamburg Steinway Model D Concert Grand, Gloriously Captured On The Left, In A Space Of Two Players So Well Defined, Your Listening Room Is Suddenly Transformed Into Mills College Concert Hall, Where It Was Recorded .

A Wonderful Delivery Of Debussy, Brahms, And Bartok, Captured In A Manner That Rivals The Very Best LPs For Utter Transparency And An Undeniable Sense Of Space .

Rare Audio And Music Indeed, A Must Have For All Music Lovers .

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LABEL     : WILSON AUDIOPHILE

NUMBER : W 8722

Description : TAS List A Brilliant Record . This Is A Stunning Album Both Sonically And Musically . The Sonic Purity And Dynamics Of This Album Are Outstanding . It Showcases The Superb Instruments Both Artists Are Playing . A Vinyl Treasure, Among The Very, Very Best, Not To Be Missed ! 1987 Original Made In USA With Long Out Of Print .