Accardo/Bellocchio - Sergei Prokofiev: 5 Melodies For Violin And Piano

180-gram natural color transparent vinyl

Made in Japan

Pure analog recording and cutting

One-stage plating proces; limited to 496 copies

Great violinist Salvatore Accardo plays with pianist Maria Grazia Bellocchio. This album contains chamber music by Sergej Prokofiev where the violin is the protagonist: 5 Melodies for Violin and Piano Op. 35bis / Sonata n. 2 in re magg. for Violin and Piano Op. 94bis.

Recorded in the Sala dell'Ermellino - Casa della Musica in Milano in February 2020.

The mastering for the vinyl was done by Giulio Cesare Ricci using the fully analog and valve system Signoricci. The Master was made with the Ampex ATR 102 (Electronic Tube Ampex Model 351 - 1965), 2 tracks, 1/2 inch, 30ips modified by David Manley. Microphones used included Ricci's collection of Neumann U47 and U48 tube mikes. A state-of-the-art system with no sound manipulation, no equalization, no reverb, no compression and expansion... but natural sound with true timbre to best enhance the acoustics of the Sala dell'Ermellino. The sound has a field effect and its depth, width and height are very appreciable. An album not to be missed!

Musicians:
Salvatore Accardo, violin
Maria Grazia Bellocchio, piano