Anyone here know if Decca's balance engineers (Like Kenneth Wilkinson and
John Dunkerley) had a regular mike set up for recording piano? -- I have
some Rachmaniov pieces with Vlad. Ashkenazy recorded at All Sanits Church,
Petersham (UK) in 1974-75 that has a sound that I like and would like to
fiddle around with.

Can't imagine that they used the ol'tree, so some hint on equipment used
would be interesting. A pair of spaced M-50 would be my wild guess..

/ptr


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Are you talking about the Rachmaninov preludes? Funny, I've wondered
the same exact thing, as they did a wonderful job recording those.
I would also be really interested in what they did on those Ashkenazy
recordings.

What other techniques did Decca use, other than the tree? What mics?

Dan

plundin wrote:
: Anyone here know if Decca's balance engineers (Like Kenneth Wilkinson and
: John Dunkerley) had a regular mike set up for recording piano? -- I have
: some Rachmaniov pieces with Vlad. Ashkenazy recorded at All Sanits Church,
: Petersham (UK) in 1974-75 that has a sound that I like and would like to
: fiddle around with.

: Can't imagine that they used the ol'tree, so some hint on equipment used
: would be interesting. A pair of spaced M-50 would be my wild guess..

: /ptr


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Are you talking about the Rachmaninov preludes? Funny, I've wondered
the same exact thing, as they did a wonderful job recording those.
I would also be really interested in what they did on those Ashkenazy
recordings.

What other techniques did Decca use, other than the tree? What mics?

Dan

plundin wrote:
: Anyone here know if Decca's balance engineers (Like Kenneth Wilkinson and
: John Dunkerley) had a regular mike set up for recording piano? -- I have
: some Rachmaniov pieces with Vlad. Ashkenazy recorded at All Sanits Church,
: Petersham (UK) in 1974-75 that has a sound that I like and would like to
: fiddle around with.

: Can't imagine that they used the ol'tree, so some hint on equipment used
: would be interesting. A pair of spaced M-50 would be my wild guess..

: /ptr


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"plundin" wrote in message ...
Anyone here know if Decca's balance engineers (Like Kenneth Wilkinson and
John Dunkerley) had a regular mike set up for recording piano? -- I have
some Rachmaniov pieces with Vlad. Ashkenazy recorded at All Sanits Church,
Petersham (UK) in 1974-75 that has a sound that I like and would like to
fiddle around with.

Can't imagine that they used the ol'tree, so some hint on equipment used
would be interesting. A pair of spaced M-50 would be my wild guess..

/ptr

Was the piano Steinway or Bosendorfer?
they record totally different

"plundin" wrote in message ...
Anyone here know if Decca's balance engineers (Like Kenneth Wilkinson and
John Dunkerley) had a regular mike set up for recording piano? -- I have
some Rachmaniov pieces with Vlad. Ashkenazy recorded at All Sanits Church,
Petersham (UK) in 1974-75 that has a sound that I like and would like to
fiddle around with.

Can't imagine that they used the ol'tree, so some hint on equipment used
would be interesting. A pair of spaced M-50 would be my wild guess..

/ptr

Was the piano Steinway or Bosendorfer?
they record totally different

maxdm wrote:

Was the piano Steinway or Bosendorfer?
they record totally different

I have no idea about the recordings, but watched a documentary (long
ago) about Steinway where they bragged about how they serviced his
Steinway in his home.

sincerely
Lars

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maxdm wrote:

Was the piano Steinway or Bosendorfer?
they record totally different

I have no idea about the recordings, but watched a documentary (long
ago) about Steinway where they bragged about how they serviced his
Steinway in his home.

sincerely
Lars

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Was the piano Steinway or Bosendorfer?
they record totally different

The CD booklet do not telll that story, I'd expect Steinway, but someware in
the back of my head says that Askenazy had a contract with Baldwin in those
years?

As for it beein either, I'm fully aware of their diffrences having worke4s
with both brands and a few others. My interst lies with what technique was
used by the Decca men.

Dan" skrev i meddelandet
Are you talking about the Rachmaninov preludes? Funny, I've wondered
the same exact thing, as they did a wonderful job recording those.

Yeas, my dounle CD has 24 prelusdes and the second sonata!

/ptr


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"maxdm" skrev i meddelandet

Was the piano Steinway or Bosendorfer?
they record totally different

The CD booklet do not telll that story, I'd expect Steinway, but someware in
the back of my head says that Askenazy had a contract with Baldwin in those
years?

As for it beein either, I'm fully aware of their diffrences having worke4s
with both brands and a few others. My interst lies with what technique was
used by the Decca men.

Dan" skrev i meddelandet
Are you talking about the Rachmaninov preludes? Funny, I've wondered
the same exact thing, as they did a wonderful job recording those.

Yeas, my dounle CD has 24 prelusdes and the second sonata!

/ptr


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