Wilson Audiophile Beethoven & Enescu Sonatas; Sealed LP

	A$		128
	$		81

Beethoven and Enescu

Sonatas for Piano and Violin

David Abel, Violin;  Julie Steinberg, Piano

Definitive recording by Wilson Audio Specialties W-8315

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

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

Together with the Debussy, Bartok & Brahms Sonatas (see separate listing), they represent the " Twin peaks" of Wilson Audio's chamber music recordings.  Lovingly performed and stunningly captured, to hear is to believe! 

Grading:  SEALED

This is a rare, out of print, collectors’ item.  It is sealed in original shrink wrap, as new with no cover discoloration or marks.  This item was originally imported from Wilson Audio Specialties (US original pressing).  It has been meticulously stored and has never changed hands.  Collect it for the love of music, or collect it as an investment.

Why buy used?  Buy new, last remaining NOS on planet Earth!

Side One : 

Beethoven                                                                            

Sonata in G major Op.96, for Clavier & Violin

Allegro moderato (10 :40) 

Adagio Expressivo (7 :13) 

Scherzo-allegro (2:00)

Poco allegretto (8:48)

Side Two : 

ENESCU

Sonata No. 3 in Romanian Folkstyle Op. 25

Moderato malinconico (8:00)

Andante sostenuto e misterioso (7:46)

Allegro con brio, ma non troppo mosso (7:34)

Technical / Listening Notes

Chamber music is meant to be performed and enjoyed in a relatively small room, as opposed to an expansive concert hall.  Therefore the perspective of this recording is close…as though the artists are creating music in your listening room.

The musical instruments used in this recording are of superb quality, complementing the talents of the artists, and enhancing the color and expressiveness of the literature.  The piano is a 9 foot Hamberg Steinway model D concert grand, selected for its almost magical harmonic warmth and evenness of tone.  The violin is a Guarnerius, buit in Cremona, Italy in 1719.  The Guarnerius sings with speed, focus, and sweetness.

A spaced pair of Schoeps microphones, driving a vacuum tube line-level amplifier, are used to capture a naturally open, and dynamically accurate sonic presentation.

The sonic image of the violin should originate just to the right of the inside edge of the left speaker.  The overall tonal balance of this recording reflects the recording site (Mills College Concert Hall), the instruments and the recording approach, being slightly warm and never stringent.

“To my mind, this is one of the most significant records I’ve ever heard.  This record retains the virtues of an audiophile evaluation record.  The violin sound captured on the disc is astonishingly read.  This record captures the feeling of being at a fully inspired performance”  Stereophile

A personal note:  This continues to be my favourite of the Wilson Audiophile series. It really tests the faithfulness of your system’s reproduction.  Get the VTA just right, and the musicians are in your room…. Mr_foodie  

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Items will be carefully packed with bubble-wrap protection, and further placed inside a purpose-designed corrugated cardboard box.  The box will be clearly labelled with “Fragile” stickers.  I do not charge for packaging.  Please note that despite all care,   LP record covers can get dented corners and seam-splits from carrier handling.  Seam-splits can be minimised by removing the record from its cover and packaged separately.  However as this is an original sealed collectors’ item, I do not do this unless you expressively ask for. .