Chopin’s Last Waltz Robert Silverman SKU: AISM5606 Barcode: 726441556066 35.00 £35.00 Genre: Classical Label: IsoMike Released Date: 13th November 2017 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info “Over the years I have been fortunate enough to make several high-end audio recordings, including (now) three on vinyl. I gladly sign my name to all of them, but I must say that sonically and artistically, this is my favourite. I have always striven for a combination of clarity and warmth in my playing, but all too frequently the end result ends up emphasizing one over the other. This time, the balance has been achieved as well as I could possibly imagine.” — Robert Silverman “This is a work of art and talent both from the artist and the technical team of Aaron Hubbard, Ray Kimber, Charles Francis, Kevin Gray and Chad Kassem. The producer Ellen Silverman also played an important role in this magnificent production, I would say that she acted like the conductor who has the perfect feel of the emotions in play … great work ! – The net result is simply … Pure Music … with no artifact ! — Jacques Riendeau, co-owner, Oracle Audio Technologies “You wanted to know if an LP cut directly from a DSD256 Master (Quad DSD, which is 4 times SACD resolution) outputting directly to the cutting lathe by a top mastering engineer would replicate a master tape recorded at 15 IPS? I can now emphatically and authoritatively state that it does. … I heard nothing even remotely digital in the playback of this new LP from Ray Kimber. … The QRP pressing is tuneful to the max and quiet as the proverbial mouse. Chad Kassem has pulled out all the stops to press this perfect LP. Just wait until you hear Ballade No. 4 explode in charm and power.” — Robert H. Levi, Positive-Feedback Online, Oct. 13, 2017 Read the entire review here. Pianist Robert Silverman has, in his five-decade career, been hailed for masterful performances in prestigious halls across the globe. His newest LP, The Last Waltz, comes from Chopin’s final period of 1841-1849. The seven compositions featured here are beyond gorgeous and difficult. Silverman proves he can emotionally and technically master even the Fantaisie in F minor, “an elegant yet mind-blowing exercise in beauty redefined in music,” writes reviewer Robert Levi for Positive-Feedback Online. Other pieces include Nocturne in E major – a fine example of the refinement and contrapuntal richness of Chopin’s later works. The brooding Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 45, composed in 1841, was dedicated to Princess E. Czernicheff (Elisaweta Tschernyschewa), and employs one of Chopin’s favorite devices: a rolling bass accompaniment sweeping upward until it takes over the next phase of the melody. Silverman musical and technical authority are on full display here. Recognized as one of Canada’s premiere pianists, he demonstrates a polished technique, an extraordinary range of tonal palette, an uncanny ability to sing his way into the heart of a phrase, and probing interpretations of the most complex works in the repertoire. Silverman has performed in concert halls throughout North America, Europe, the Far East and Australia, under the batons of such renowned conductors as Seiji Ozawa, John Eliot Gardiner, Gerard Schwarz, and more. His discography includes more than 30 CDs and a dozen LPs. Acoustic Sounds is proud to be the exclusive distributor for this stellar LP on the IsoMike label. Recording engineers Ray Kimber and Aaron Hubbard achieve truly lifelike presence, recording at DSD256 (Quad DSD – 4x SACD resolution), and editing in that format without any compression or equalization other than application of the RIAA curve. The esteemed Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio handled mastering and cut the lacquers. Plating and pressing on 180-gram super silent vinyl was done by Quality Record Pressings, makers of the world’s finest-sounding LPs! “Suddenly, this felt exhilarating and dangerous! I can’t think of any decision made that compromised the goal. I love the result.” – Ray Kimber Artist Robert Silverman Genre Classical Label IsoMike Buying Options 180g 1LP Format 180g , 1LP Condition New Country United States of America Track Listings Side 1 Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49 Valse in A flat major, Op. 64/3 Nocturne in E major, Op. 62/2 Side 2 Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 24 Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op. 63/3 Mazurka in F minor, Op. 68/4 Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Classical Nearly New View Product Quick View Bruno Ganz Holderlin Classical | ECM | 1LP Released 1st August 2013 £8.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Bruno Ganz Holderlin £8.00 Genre: Classical Label: ECM SKU: NN57917 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 1st August 2013 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Philharmonia Orchestra / Otto Klemperer Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 “Choral” Classical | Warner Classics | 2LP Released 9th June 2023 £33.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Philharmonia Orchestra / Otto Klemperer Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 “Choral” £33.00 Genre: Classical Label: Warner Classics SKU: 5054197520617 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 9th June 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Balmorhea Pendant World Classical | Deutsche Grammophon | 1LP Released 16th June 2023 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Balmorhea Pendant World £26.00 Genre: Classical Label: Deutsche Grammophon SKU: 4861989 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 16th June 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Lalo/Ravel-OSR/Ansermet Symphonie Espagnole/Tzigane Classical | Speakers Corner / Decca | 180g, 1LP Released 17th September 2006 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Lalo/Ravel-OSR/Ansermet Symphonie Espagnole/Tzigane £34.00 Genre: Classical Label: Speakers Corner / Decca SKU: SXL2155 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 17th September 2006 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View André Cluytens Ravel: Boléro, La Valse, Rapsodie espagnole Classical | Warner Classics | 1LP Released 23rd August 2019 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders André Cluytens Ravel: Boléro, La Valse, Rapsodie espagnole £19.00 Genre: Classical Label: Warner Classics SKU: 0190295459819 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 23rd August 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Carmen McRae Great Women of Song: Carmen McRae Classical | Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Verve | 1LP Released 8th March 2024 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Carmen McRae Great Women of Song: Carmen McRae £26.00 Genre: Classical Label: Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Verve SKU: 45881331 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 8th March 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Ernest Ansermet/Borodin Borodin: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 Classical | ORG | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released 13th April 2015 £70.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ernest Ansermet/Borodin Borodin: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 £70.00 Genre: Classical Label: ORG SKU: AORG15345 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 13th April 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Jóhann Jóhannsson Last and First Men (Re-Issue) Classical | Deutsche Grammophon | 2LP Released 20th August 2021 £30.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jóhann Jóhannsson Last and First Men (Re-Issue) £30.00 Genre: Classical Label: Deutsche Grammophon SKU: 94860473 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 20th August 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Philharmonia Orchestra / Otto Klemperer Mahler: Symphony No. 2 Classical | Warner Classics | 1LP Released 28th April 2023 £32.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Philharmonia Orchestra / Otto Klemperer Mahler: Symphony No. 2 £32.00 Genre: Classical Label: Warner Classics SKU: 5054197478765 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 28th April 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Sir John Eliot Gardiner Bach: St Matthew Passion Classical | Deutsche Grammophon | 180g, 3LP Released 3rd April 2020 £36.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Sir John Eliot Gardiner Bach: St Matthew Passion £36.00 Genre: Classical Label: Deutsche Grammophon SKU: 4838432 Formats: 180g, 3LP Released Date: 3rd April 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Classical Start again
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