Friedrich Gulda - Message From G - Bach, Mozart, Debussy, ... (6LP, Box set)
Friedrich Gulda – Piano (B3 to L), Clavichord (A1 to B3, E1), Double Clavichord (I to L), Recorder [Bass] (H to L), Alto Recorder (I to L), Vocals (H to L), Whistling (H to L), Vocals [Recitation] (H to L),
Ursula Anders - Drums (H to L), Cymbal-string (H to L), Alto Recorder (I to L), Vocals (H to L), Vocals [Recitation] (I to L)
J.A. Rettenbacher - Bass (G1)
Manfred Josel - Drums (G1)
Paul Fuchs - Electric Saw (H)
6 LP, Box set, Booklet
Limited numbered edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g Virgin Vinyl
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Live
Record Press : Optimal Media GmbH in Germany
Label : MPS
Original Label : MPS
Recorded live at Grosser Musikvereinssaal Vienna - Oct. 12th, 13th, 15th, 1978
Engineered & mixed by Ernst Mack, Reinhard Haberfellner
Produced by Friedrich Gulda
Remastered by Christoph Stickel
Originally released in 1979
Reissued in 2016
Tracks:
First Concert:
Side A:
- Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue (Bach)
- Arabic-Gipyish Fantasy (Gulda)
- Prelude and Fugue from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Part II, in D minor (Bach)
Side B:
- For Rico (Gulda)
- Italian Concerto (Bach)
- Aria - Version I (Gulda)
Side C:
- Introduction and Dance (Gulda)
- For Paul (Gulda)
- Variation (Gulda)
Side D:
- Prelude and Fugue (Gulda)
- Variations on "Light My Fire" (Gulda)
Second Concert:
Side E:
Blues for Joe Venuti (Gulda)
Fantasy in D minor (Mozart)
Fantasy in C minor (Mozart)
Side F:
Sonata in B-flat Major
Aria - Version II (Gulda)
Side G:
- Selbstgesprach im Kasgraben (Gulda)
- Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir (Debussy)
- Ondine (Debussy)
- La terrasse des audiences du claire du lune (Debussy)
- Brouillards (Debussy)
Side H: Poem (Pauer, Gulda, Anders, Kiwus, Fuchs)
Third Concert: Besuch vom alten G (Gulda / Goeth / Anders)
Side I: Part I
Side J: Part I (cont.)
Side K: Part II
Side L: Part II (conclusion)
Reviews:
"My aim in remastering 'Message from G' was not to change anything in the recordings of the three concerts of 1978; not to adapt them to today's listening habits or to modify them; on the contrary, the aim was to capture that special beauty of musicality and tone and to achieve a sound as close to the original recordings as possible. To that end, the master tape was comprehensively reworked: on the one hand by careful selection and the finest calibration of the tape equipment and the subsequent signal chain, and on the other hand by making very sensitive adjustments to the frequency range and the amplitude level. The theoretical basis for this was, among other things, an original vinyl disc that I used frequently for comparison purposes. We worked exclusively with analogue technology to produce the re-release. Despite an intensive search, the original master tapes of LP 1, B-side — "For Rico", "Italian Concerto", "Aria" (Version 1) and LP 3, B-side "Sonata in B flat major", "Aria" (Version 2) — were not to be found either in the MPS Archives in Villingen as backup copies or in the original tape archives and must therefore be considered as lost."" Producer's comment, Christoph Stickel, July 2015
Ratings :
Discogs : 4,38 / 5