Piano Sonata Op. 57 "Appassionata" / Op. 111

Tracklist

Sonata Op. 57 (Appassionata)	(23:56)
1	Allegro Assai	9:24
2	Andante Con Moto - Allegro Ma Non Troppo	14:24
Sonata Op. 111	(26:55)
3	Maestoso - Allegro Con Brio Ed Appassionato	8:35
4	Arietta: Adagio Molto Semplice E Cantabile	18:08

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Delos Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Delos Records, Inc.

Credits

• Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven
• Engineer [Assistant] – George Baker
• Engineer [Balance], Liner Notes – Stan Ricker
• Piano, Liner Notes – Carol Rosenberger
• Producer – Amelia S. Haygood
• Recorded By, Edited By, Mastered By – Jim Wolvington, Richard Feldman*, Sydney Davis
• Technician [Piano] – Heriberto Lurgenstein

Notes

Total Playing Time: 51:06

Bösndorfer Imperial Concert Grand

Recorded in Bridges Auditorium, Claremont, California, March 19 and 20, 1981.

Digital Recording, Editing and Mastering by Soundstream, Inc.

In Memoriam: Webster Aitken 1908-1981

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 80-750545 applies to this recording.

*** Technical Information ***

For this recording we used two omni B&K condenser microphones, capsule #4134, and B&K pre-amplifier 2319S. The specially constructed low noise, low distortion power supply and line driver amplifiers were designed and built by John Meyer of Meyer Sound Laboratories, Inc., San Leandro, California.

The output of the line driver amplifiers was fed directly into the line level input of a Studer Model 169 Stereo Mixer, which was fed directly into the Digital Tape Recorder. The portable Studer console is battery-powered. There is no AC and therefore no chance of hum. The power supply for the Studer 169 console is a sophisticated battery charger.

The B&K microphones were originally designed for high pressure or very loud sound measurement. It is because of this design characteristic that the microphone is able to withstand the very high sound pressure level encountered in music. The highest quality music recording microphones will typically go into "crashing" i.e., gross distortion, at a sound pressure level of 120-130 dB SPL. The B&K microphones typically reach 3% distortion at 160 dB, thus giving approximately 30 dB headroom for peaks.

- Stan Ricker

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
D/DMS 3009	Beethoven*, Carol Rosenberger	Beethoven*, Carol Rosenberger - Piano Sonata Op. 57 "Appassionata" / Op. 111 ‎(LP)	Delos	D/DMS 3009	US	Unknown