Petteri Iivonen: J.S. Bach Partita No. 2 in D Minor 180g 45RPM Vinyl

Petteri Iivonen: J.S. Bach Partita No. 2 in D Minor 180g 45RPM Vinyl 45rpm 180g Vinyl LP! Lacquers Cut by Bernie Grundman! Petteri commands his instrument with ease. While much of his playing is exceptionally beautiful, it is not beautiful for the sake of being pretty. I have heard few violinists with Petteri’s ability to control color and timbre, and even fewer who use this ability for such musical and appropriate ends. Petteri plays a Ferdinandus Gagliano violin in this recording, built in 1767. We recorded this performance during a live concert in Alfred Newman Hall at the University of Southern California. We chose a legendary Austrian AKG C-24 stereo microphone with the original brass surround CK12 tube, Midwood vacuum tube preamplifiers and no mixer recording to Agfa-formula 468 tape. The signal path was as short as we could make it, with as few electronics between performer and final product as we could manage. We hope you enjoy the results. The chaconne most likely originated as a dance in the New World which returned to Spain (along with much gold melted into blocks from irreplaceable Pre-Columbian art and jewelry) after the conquest of the Americas. This original chaconne offered a fast, sexy, syncopated rhythm. Composers treated this dance with increasing invention and gravity during the Baroque era. Henry Purcell wrote complex and chromatic chaconnes for violin. Bach’s Chaconne, from his Partita No. 2, may represent the culmination of this genre. Petteri plays with authority and freshness in any environment, and this recording reminds me handsomely why Johann Sebastian Bach remains among my favorite composers of all time. – Bob Attiyeh, Producer Track Listing 1. Allemande 2. Courante 3. Sarabande 4. Gigue 1. Ciaccona Quick view Add to wishlist Add to basket Arthur Fiedler / Boston Pops Orchestra – Chopin: Les Sylphides / Prokofieff: Love For Three Oranges – Analogue Productions 200g Vinyl £49.95 -15%Sold out Quick view Add to wishlist Read more Arturo Michelangeli – Concerto For Piano – The Lost Recordings 180g Vinyl £65.00 £55.00 -44% Quick view Add to wishlist Add to basket Bach Cello Suites – PS Audio Gold SACD £89.95 £49.95 Quick view Add to wishlist Add to basket Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra – Ravel: Daphnis And Chloe ( RCA Living Stereo 45 RPM Series) Analogue Productions 180 Gram 45RPM Double Vinyl LP £78.00