Beethoven Piano Sonatas Nos. 17 & 23

Theodore Paraskivesco, Piano

audiophile Sarastro 45 RPM Double Vinyl LP SAR 7808/09

audiophile recording and pressing

45 RPM Real Phase Stereo

fold-out-cover

new

Verite du Piano

Theodore Paraskivesco, Solo Piano

audiophile Sarastro 45 RPM Vinyl LP SAR 7702

Piano recital with works by Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Schumann, Schubert, Bartok, de Falla & Beethoven

audiophile recording and pressung

the fold-out-cover comes unsealed from the manfacturer

made in France

neuw

Mozart Piano Concerto K.415

Theodore Paraskivesco, Piano

Sarastro 45 RPM Vinyl LP SAR 7814

Mozart Piano Concerto K.415

Schubert Overture for String Orchestra

Theodore Paraskivesco, Piano

Otokar Stejskal conducting the Czech Chamber Orchestra Prague

audiophile recording and pressing

45 Real Phase Stereo

with fold-out-cover

made in France

new

Tchaikovsky String Serenade

Mendelssohn Capriccio from String Quartet No.7 op.81

conducted by Otokar Stejskal

Sarastro 45 RPM LP SAR 7813

audiophile recording and pressing

45 RPM Real Phase Stereo

with gatefold cover

new

Schubert String Quartet D.173 & Quartet Movement D.703

Quatuor Franz Schubert

Sarastro 45 RPM Vinyl LP SAR 7811

audiophile recording and pressing

45 RPM Real Phase Stereo

with gatefold cover

new

The Tube Only Night Music

Mozart - Eine kleine Nachtmusik KV 525 & Divertimento KV 136

Wojciech Rajski

Polish Chamber Philharmonia

Tacet L 136

Original 180g Virgin Vinyl Pressing

Pure Analogue Recording

new, factory sealed

The Tube Only Night Violin

Captivating Violin Pieces

Daniel Gaede, Violin - Xuesu Liu, Piano

Tacet L117 180g Vinyl LP

audiophile original 180g Virgin Vinyl pressing

TUBE ONLY recording, mixing and mastering

new, still factory sealed

The Tube  - Die Röhre

Benjamin Hudson, Violine I, conducting the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

audiophile Tacet 180g Vinyl LP L74

"It′s easy to see where the folks at TACET are coming from. Besides the title, three of the four sides of this gatefold album celebrate glowing glass. Beautifully detailed photos and the text narrative relate in detail the story of locating and restoring the completely tube-driven recording chain, and the meticulous process of manufacturing this "transistor-free" LP. Notes on the music and the musicians get the back pics.
I often find this sort of audiophilia uber alles approach irritating, but TACET skates through for two reasons: the sound is in fact absolutely stunning, and the well chosen baroque compositions receive buoyant performances. The Tube can by no means be lumped into the "great sound/lousy music" category so often encountered in audiophile recordings.
About that sound: I have seldom heard on any record such beguiling warmth and sheer tonal beauty from a body of strings. The hall acoustic is moderately reverberant and sufficiently distant to avoid any in-your-face quality. (This otherwise impressively notated album for some reason does not specify the recording location.) Solos emerge naturally from the group in true baroque concertante style, with no spot-miking. Corelli′s Opus 6 Concerti Grossi are a cornerstone of the baroque repertoire. The present performance of No. 7 doesn′t really challenge the incisive and energetic reading by Nicholas McGegan and the Philharmonia Baroque on Harmonia Mundi, but its lush beauty is completely seductive. The Vivaldi, at less than four minutes, seems like a perfect redaction of the three-movement Vivaldi violin concerto, with all of the usual gestures in place. The Sammartini offers a particularly lovely slow movement.
But most interesting are the earliest and latest compositions offered here. Biber′s 1674 Battalia is early program music, replete with special effects such as striking the instrument bodies and drawing paper through the strings -- a truly eerie sound. It′s a hoot. And if you like this, check out Biber′s violin sonatas played by Romanesca on Harmonia Mundi, in which the composer sometimes has the musicians imitate birds and animals. A fun guy, that Ignaz. The 1780 Boccherini piece is also programmatic. While not as delightfully wacky as the Biber, it is also a charmer.
Many listeners will know the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra from its many Decca/London recordings under conductor Karl Munchinger. Here the ensemble is reduced to 17 players, including first violinist Benjamin Hudson, who in baroque fashion serves as Leader in lieu of a conductor with baton. (The pics of the album proclaims, "no conductor, no semiconductor." I love it!) The ensemble plays with precision, finesse and infectious spirit. I find myself smiling with pleasure as soon as this record begins to play -- and I′ll bet you would too.
The hefty 180 gram disc is dead silent -- truly impressive. I understand that there is also a CD. Although that seems somehow contradictory to the spirit of this enterprise, I′d say go for the CD if you are all-digital. Given the care lavished on the recording chain, the CD is bound to be well above average."
Wayne Donnelly, Enjoy the Music

Corelli Concerto Grosso op.6 No.7

Biber Battalia a 10

Vivaldi Concerto alla Rustica RV 151

Boccherini La Musica Notturna delle Strade di Madrid

pure analogue analoge recording, cutting and mastering

new, factory sealed

Vivaldi Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons)

Daniel Gaede, Violin

conducted by Wojciech Rajski

Tacet 180g LP L163

original vinyl edition with fold-out-cover

pure analogue recording, cutting and mastering

new, factory sealed

Ravel - Ma Mere l´Oye, Pavane & Tzigane

Gordan Nikolic, Violin

Carlo Rizzi conducting the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

Tacet L 977

Original 180g Virgin Vinyl pressing

Pure Analogue Recording

LP plays backwards !!

new, still sealed