Beethoven Piano Sonatas – Pathetique and Moonlight – Chasing the Dragon – Reel To Reel 1/2 Track 7 1/2 ips

“This is a ‘Direct Cut’ recording of the wonderful pianist John Lenehan, performing two of Beethoven’s wonderful Sonatas. We recorded the album at Air Studios on a very hot July day. Creating a “Direct Cut” means that John had to play “live”, with no editing at all. You cannot stop the record lathe once you have started. Any mistakes and you must start all over again. John used no score and plays both sides beautifully. Yes, there are a few pedal noises, but I don’t think they are too distracting. We hope that you have as much pleasure in listening, as we had in creating this great album!”
– Mike Valentine, Chasing The Dragon

Features:

– Audiophile Demonstration Album
– Direct to Disc (D2D) binaural recording
– 1st Generation Reel to Reel Tape made from the Original Master Tape
– As close to the Original Master Reference Quality as possible
– 7″ Spool, 1/2 Track, 7 1/2 IPS CCIR
– Created from 30IPS 1/2″ Running Masters at Air Studios
– CCIR/IEC Equalization
– Originally mastered at Air Studios London
– Created using ATR Magnetics Tape Stock
– Housed in a Heavy Duty Professional box
– Machines are connected with Zensati Seraphim Interconnect Cable for highest transfer quality
– Transferred and monitored by Chasing The Dragon Producer Mike Valentine
– Produced/Engineered by Mike Valentine & Françoise Valentine

Tracklist

1. “Pathetique” – Sonata No8, Op13

2. “Moonlight” – Sonata No14, Op27, No2