For Sammartini's Sinfonia, the orchestra used the 'German' seating arrangement, with first violins on the left and second violins on the right, playing with their backs to the audience.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded using only valve (tube) technology, avoiding any semiconductors or transistors in the signal chain.
Recording & Production
This recording was edited by hand, involving 103 cuts on a complete, analogue mastertape, a process rarely done today.
Recording & Production
The tape recorder used was a Telefunken M5 stereo, a rare find from the 1950s when stereo recordings were made with valves.
Interpretation
The Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, the oldest German chamber orchestra founded in 1945, performed this album without a conductor.
Recording & Production
The recording process utilized two Neumann M 49 valve microphones, which were originally developed in 1949.
Recording & Production
The sound mixer used for this recording was a special production by and for TACET, built with valve technology.
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