TAPE 1
Moshe Salyo de Misraym / ‘Rev Rav Trad. G. Della Volpe 7’03”
Catene G. Della Volpe - S. Facchielli - P.P. Polcari 4’37”
Astrigneme G. Della Volpe - P.P. Polcari 4’01”
Misteriosamente V. Gragnaniello 3’31”
Cammina Cammina P. Daniele 2’18”
Respiro G. Della Volpe - S. Facchielli - P.P. Polcari 3’44”
Nun te scurda’ G. Della Volpe - S. Facchielli - P.P. Polcari 5’05”
Total Time 30’18”
Conceived, recorded, and produced by Giulio Cesare Ricci
Recorded at the Auditorium Museo Piaggio in Pontedera, July 17, 2021
Recording assistant: Paola Liberato
Valve microphones: Neumann U47, U48, M49
Mike preamplifiers, cables (line, microphone, power supply): Signoricci
Photos by Andrea Manno & Paola Liberato
The master was made with the Ampex ATR 102 (Electronic Tube Ampex Model 351 - 1965) 2-track, 1/2" 30fps modified by David Manley.
This album is part of the recordings I made for the concerts of the 2021 Piaggio Fonè Music Festival. I made this recording at the Piaggio Auditorium, located inside the famous Pontedera Museum, the place where Piaggio was born and where it continues to produce today. Every year, audiences from all over the world can experience the museum's Admire the Piaggio production over the years, all the Vespa and Ape models, and all the Aprilia, Gilera, and Moto Guzzi motorcycles that have won national and international awards over time.
For this recording, I brought all my equipment, both analog (Ampex ATR 102 Electronic Tube Ampex Model 351-1965, 2-track, 1/2-inch, 30fps modified by David Manley) and digital (Pyramix Recorder, dCS A/D and D/A converters). For microphones, I used my original collection of Neumann U47, U48, and M49 microphones, as well as a Signoricci mic preamp and cables. This is because I always create two masters for each recording: an analog master for vinyl and a DSD digital master for SuperAudioCD.
A state-of-the-art system with no sound manipulation, no equalization, no reverb, no compression, and no expansion... just a natural sound with true timbre to best enhance the acoustics of the Auditorium. from the Piaggio Museum. For this recording, I also used a "field effect" recording technique... all this to bring the listener back to their home hi-fi system, re-living the live effect as if they were present at the performance. The stars of this album are Raiz vocals & Radicanto (G. De Trizio, classical guitar, A. La Volpe, Portuguese guitar, electric guitar, oud - F. De Palma, percussion).
Among the songs performed are Astrigneme (G. Della Volpe, P.P. Polcari), which gives the album its title, Cammina Cammina (P. Daniele), Era de maggio (J. Carreras, M.P. Costa), and Jerusalem (Koné Seydou)....
An album not to be missed.
Giulio Cesare Ricci
