Sold Date: September 11, 2018
Start Date: September 9, 2018
Final Price: $159.00 (AUD)
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Beethoven “Waldstein” / Stravinsky “Petrouchka”

Hyperion Knight, Pianist

Definitive recording by Wilson Audio Specialties W-8313 

Sealed original as new LP of a legendary, out of print recording 

A must own collectors’ item for all audiophile and music lovers

Congratulations, you have found one of the rarest and greatest recordings of all time.  Long out of print, this is brand new and sealed.  Meticulously stored in a humidity controlled vault since new.  This is the original U.S. pressing from Wilson Audiophile Recording’s analogue master tape.  Not subsequent re-release on inferior vinyl or from digital masters.  I have heard them all and the original is the real deal.  If you know anything about it, nothing more need be said.  

Technical / Listening Notes

The nine foot concert grand piano used for this recording is a unique instrument built by Sheldon Smith at his spacious workshop in Berkeley, California.  The recording took place in this workshop.  The piano’s basic sound quality is characterized by a very powerful lower register, which provides a substantial left-hand foundation.  The upper registers are somehwhat less damped and more ringing than is typical of contemporary pianos.

The perspective chosen for this recording is close enough to create the illusion that the instrument is in the listener’s room, yet not so close as to give the impression of being “inside the instrument”.  The relatively intimate microphone placement allows the musical lines to be followed with great detail, which proves to be particularly rewarding with the Petrouchka.

Schoeps omnidirectional condenser microphones, in a spaced pair, were used in conjunction with vacuum tube record amplifiers to capture a harmonically rich and accurate sound.

Recorded by David A. Wilson

Assistance by David A. Wilson, III and Sheryl Lee Wilson

Mastering by Bruce Leek

Matrix by Rick Goldman

Piano builder and tuner, Sheldon Smith 

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