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Remarkable Recording On 190g Double LP!
Pressed at RTI!
Works by Abel, J. S. Bach, De Machy, Hersant, Hume, Christodoulou and Gurdjieff
MA Recordings is proud to present the analog version of the remarkable recording by one of the foremost interpreters of the Viola da Gamba, Ms. Nima Ben David!
The album was recorded in July 2010 over the course of three hot summer days in the medieval chapel of Terres de Chaux, Le Doubs, France. MA's newly acquired KORG MR2000s DSD recorder was utilized at the ultra high sampling rate of 5.6 MHz. One pair of DPA 4006 microphones was used together with custom microphone amplification built by Marcel Croese of Creato Audio. Microphone cabling was Crystal Cable Ultra with line level cables by Creato Audio. The project was edited and mastered using Samplitude Master software.
The album was cut to Japanese-made MDC lacquers by Nick Townsend on his newly restored 1950s Scully lathe with Westrex cutting head (originally owned by A&M Records), in conjunction with two 1940's vintage Gotham Audio monoblock amps configured for stereo applications. Plating and all metalwork was done by Nipro in Irvine, California. 190gm audiophile pressings were produced by Record Technology Incorporated (RTI) in Camarillo, California.
Features:
• 190g Vinyl
• Double LP
• Cut to Japanese-made MDC lacquers by Nick Townsend on a newly restored 1950s Scully lathe with Westrix cutting head
• Plating and metalwork done by Nipro in Irvine, California
• Pressed at RTI
Musicians:
Nima Ben David, viola da gamba
Selections:
Side A:
Karl Friederich Abel (1723-1787)
1. Prelude in D minor WKO 205
2. Arpeggio in D minor WKO 207
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
3. Sarabande from suite No. 6 in D major
Jean de Sainte Colombe (ca: 1640-1690)
4. Prelude in D minor
Side B:
Le Sieur De Machy
Suite in G minor
1. Prelude
2. Allemande
3. Courante
4. Sarabande
5. Gigue
6. Gavotte
7. Menuet
Christopher Simpson (1602/1606-1669)
8. Prelude in D major
9. Prelude in E minor
Side C:
Philippe Hersant (b. 1948)
"L'ombre d'un doute"
1. Fanfare
2. La Messagere
3. Les Ombres
4. La Harpe d'Orphee
5. Les Esprits
6. "Le Chemin de Jerusalem"
Christopher Simpson
7. Profusios
Side D:
Tobias Hume (ca: 1569-1645)
1. "Captain Hume's Pavan"
Christos Christodoulou
2. "26 aout, Fantaisie du Village"
Tobias Hume
3. "Pavan in A"
G.I. Gurdjieff
4. Prayer for Mercy/Priere pour la misericorde
Remarkable Recording On 190g Double LP!
Pressed at RTI!
Works by Abel, J. S. Bach, De Machy, Hersant, Hume, Christodoulou and Gurdjieff
MA Recordings is proud to present the analog version of the remarkable recording by one of the foremost interpreters of the Viola da Gamba, Ms. Nima Ben David!
The album was recorded in July 2010 over the course of three hot summer days in the medieval chapel of Terres de Chaux, Le Doubs, France. MA's newly acquired KORG MR2000s DSD recorder was utilized at the ultra high sampling rate of 5.6 MHz. One pair of DPA 4006 microphones was used together with custom microphone amplification built by Marcel Croese of Creato Audio. Microphone cabling was Crystal Cable Ultra with line level cables by Creato Audio. The project was edited and mastered using Samplitude Master software.
The album was cut to Japanese-made MDC lacquers by Nick Townsend on his newly restored 1950s Scully lathe with Westrex cutting head (originally owned by A&M Records), in conjunction with two 1940's vintage Gotham Audio monoblock amps configured for stereo applications. Plating and all metalwork was done by Nipro in Irvine, California. 190gm audiophile pressings were produced by Record Technology Incorporated (RTI) in Camarillo, California.
Features:
• 190g Vinyl
• Double LP
• Cut to Japanese-made MDC lacquers by Nick Townsend on a newly restored 1950s Scully lathe with Westrix cutting head
• Plating and metalwork done by Nipro in Irvine, California
• Pressed at RTI
Musicians:
Nima Ben David, viola da gamba
Selections:
Side A:
Karl Friederich Abel (1723-1787)
1. Prelude in D minor WKO 205
2. Arpeggio in D minor WKO 207
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
3. Sarabande from suite No. 6 in D major
Jean de Sainte Colombe (ca: 1640-1690)
4. Prelude in D minor
Side B:
Le Sieur De Machy
Suite in G minor
1. Prelude
2. Allemande
3. Courante
4. Sarabande
5. Gigue
6. Gavotte
7. Menuet
Christopher Simpson (1602/1606-1669)
8. Prelude in D major
9. Prelude in E minor
Side C:
Philippe Hersant (b. 1948)
"L'ombre d'un doute"
1. Fanfare
2. La Messagere
3. Les Ombres
4. La Harpe d'Orphee
5. Les Esprits
6. "Le Chemin de Jerusalem"
Christopher Simpson
7. Profusios
Side D:
Tobias Hume (ca: 1569-1645)
1. "Captain Hume's Pavan"
Christos Christodoulou
2. "26 aout, Fantaisie du Village"
Tobias Hume
3. "Pavan in A"
G.I. Gurdjieff
4. Prayer for Mercy/Priere pour la misericorde