This recording captures a remarkable live performance by Valery Klimov and his longtime collaborator, Leonid Blok (1936-2016) at the 12th Tibor Varga Festival in Sion, Switzerland, on July 16, 1975. The event was organized by Tibor Varga himself, who personally invited the two musicians. While the spotlight often falls on the main performer, it is essential to recognize Blok’s significant contribution to this memorable performance. Due to time constraints, the production had to exclude several minutes of enthusiastic applause from the audience.
These unpublished performances were made in concert in Sion, Switzerland during the Tibor Varga Festival of July 16th, 1975 at L’église des Jésuites. It was the first appearance in Switzerland of Valery Klimov, personally invited by Tibor Varga. Tibor Varga, one of the world’s leading classical musicians, was also deeply interested in recording technology. His festival recordings, known for their superior sound quality, were captured using vintage tube electronics up until the late 1990s. Many of these recordings, made at carefully chosen venues like L’église des Jesuites in Sion, have become prized collector’s LPs. The “Tibor Varga 100th Anniversary TMR-SE 0005” LP has achieved cult status. Thanks to the preservation of the original master tapes, we are now able to release more of these outstanding recordings, providing a rare glimpse into a rich period of classical music history.
Analog Fidelity Sound - Desirable for discerning audiophile listeners. Triston Masters Ultimate Analogue Recordings from Original Master Reel Tape. This album is an exact reproduction of the original master tape. Everything has been done in its manufacturing to offer you an exceptional sound quality.
Album: Valery Klimov - Violin Recital
Label: Triston Masters - TMR-T0013
Format: Reel Tape, 15 ips, ¼", 2-Track, Stereo, 10.5" NAB Reel, Limited Edition, CCIR Equalization
Country: Switzerland
Released: January 2025
Genre: Classical
Style: Romantic
Tracklist:
- Haendel: Sonata in E major, Op. 1, No. 15 (8:08)
- Tartini: Devil’s Trill Sonata (13:23)
- Shostakovich: 4 Preludes, Op. 34 (4;37)
- Szymanowski: La Fontaine d’Arethuse, Op. 30 (5 :05)
- Sarasate: Spanish Dances, Op. 22 (3 :58)
- Sarasate: Jota Aragonesa, Op. 27 (4 :24)
BONUS TRACK: Maestro Klimov is tuning his violin (0:23)
Musicians:
Valery Klimov - Violin
Leonid Block - Piano
The highest quality was recorded in Switzerland in 1975 at the Tibor Varga Festival in Sion. AAA 100% Analogue - The entire tape mastering analogue domain chain was kept analogue from start to finish.
Produced By Jürg Schopper
This is a limited audiophile Edition - only 50 copies. All analogue recording - no digital equipment was used at all. This master tape recording is from the original master tape.
The music on reel-to-reel tape – your master tape duplication copy is a handmade product in real-time, by sound engineers and studio professionals with today's technology advantages: greater dynamic range, especially at frequency extremes; minimal signal processing; and unsurpassed richness and realism - it's the closest to hearing the music on master tape copy.
Each copy is transferred in real-time, using studio-level reel-to-reel tape recorders on the freshly made RTM 911 audiotape. Production of audiotapes is a very time-consuming process, so each label usually can only release a new album in batches.
AAA Analog Recording - Pure analogue transfer from the original master tape - The entire tape mastering analogue domain chain was kept analogue from start to finish.
This original Mastertape transfer has been made in the best possible way by using the following equipment:
Playback machine: Telefunken M10a with V86 & V87 tube amps.
Recording machine: Telefunken M 15 with V396 & V397 amps.
Recording format: ¼ inch, 2-track, stereo, non Dolby
Speed: 38 cm / 15 IPS / IEC-CCIR
The Tape Produced by Jürg Schopper on RTM SM-911 Tape.
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Before You Play The Tape: Please Note The Tape Is Tailed Out. Before playback please rewind the tape first. Make sure that you clean open reel-to-reel tape recorder heads regularly for optimal frequency response.
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