Características
Pianist Todd Crow has received acclaim for his performances in North and South America as well as Europe. Recent solo appearances have included concerts with orchestras in the US, UK, Italy, Israel and the Czech Republic. Steinway the Beautiful presents 18 of his finest classical performances, featuring works by Mozart, Chopin, Robert Schumann, Franz Schubert and others. Through his acquaintance with Harold Farberman, Winston Ma of First Impression Music was able to secure Todd Crow for this recording.
Ultra-HD 32-Bit-Mastering & PureFlection
This mastering format has been developed by FIM and Five/Four Productions. Five/Four Productions is made up of the former Telarc production team who wanted to be able to master the best possible sound quality regardless of the quality of the equipment. The Five/Four Productions team has won 16 Grammys and countless other awards.
It is re-digitised at 32-bit word length and sampling frequency to match the source material. Wherever possible, 192 KHz is used, but for some material, lower sampling rates can be beneficial to the sound. The Ultra-HD 32-bit productions can be played back on any CD player with outstanding sound quality.
The term PureFlection refers to the new way in which the glass master for the latest FIM productions is produced. Rather than being produced as part of normal production at the pressing plant, the glass master is cut by a specialist on a specially modified Blu-ray glass master cutting machine. The quality of the glass master is checked before the CDs are produced, and the new booklets contain the test protocol for this check. The result is significantly lower jitter and error levels than conventional industrial production and, unlike many modern productions, the resulting sound has an organic feel.
1. Nocturne in E flat major, Op. 9, No. 2
2. Ode to the Yellow River, from Yellow River Concerto
3. Träumerei (Dreaming)
4. Auf Flügeln des Gesanges (On Wings of Song)
5. Golliwogg’s Cakewalk, from Children’s Corner
6. Liebestraum (Dreams of Love) No. 3
7. Polonaise, from Eugene Onegin
8. Waltz in G flat major, Op. 70, No. 1
9. Clair de Lune (Moonlight), from Suite Bergamasque
10. Waltz in C sharp minor, Op. 64, No. 2
11. Impromptu in E flat major, Op. 90, No. 2, D. 899
12. Serenade, from Don Giovanni
13. Ou l’on entend une vieille boite a musique
14. Impromtpu in G flat major, Op. 90, No. 3, D. 899
15. Waltz in D flat major, Op. 64, No. 1 (Minute Waltz)
16. Frühlingslied (Spring Song)
17. Hungarian Melody