CHASING THE DRAGON – Mendelssohn’s Octet – 2 LP Audiophile Demonstration Vinyl

A unique opportunity to listen to the differences between vinyl cut at 33 1/3 rpm, 45 rpm and half speed mastering, using Mendelssohn’s wonderful music. The orchestra also plays ‘Two Guitar’ by Ivan Vasiliev, which allows you to compare valve and transistor microphones and stereo vs. binural mic techniques. We have evn cut a track sourced from our 1/2″ Studer A820 running at 30ips, so you may contrast the sound of analogue vs. digital !

Sides 1 to 3 were recorded at 2 bit / 192 kHz using a spaced pair of AKG C12 Omni Mics.

Record One : 33% rpm – Both Sides
Side A L’ALLEGRO Side B Half Speed Mastering
1.’ANDANTE’ 2.’SCHERZOʻ

Record Two : 45 rpm ~ Both Sides
Side A
1.`PRESTO’
2.’TWO GUITARS’

Side B
1. Valve Mics
2. Transistor Mics
3. Tape
4. Valve Blumlein Pair 5.Binaural Head

Musicians
FRANÇOISE VALENTINE 1st Violin
JACK UFBECK 2nd Violin
SIMON BLENDIS 3rd Violin
ALEXANDRA RAIKHLINA
4th Violin ARIEL LANG
1st Viola : MATTHEW JONES
2nd Viola : SARAH – JANE BRADLEY
1st Cello : JUSTIN PEARSON
2nd Cello : PEDRO SILVA
Orchestra : THE LOCRIAN ENSEMBLE Recording Location : HENRY WOOD HALL – LONDON Digital Technician : MATT SARTORI
Tape Operator : PETRONEL BUTUO Mastering Engineer : JOHN WEBBER ~ AIR STUDIOS