Michelangeli: Bern, November 1972

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Swiss Broadcast Edition Volume 11 - released MAY 2026

Label: Triston Master Recordings SCHOPPER Edition TMR-SE 0023

180 Gramm Pressing - release on specially manufactured LPs. It is a hand-numbered limited edition of 300 copies.

Original Stereo Recording, November 2nd, 1972, Radio Bern.

Kenneth Woo:

This live recording of Michelangeli at Radio Bern, Switzerland, in 1972 was meticulously captured by sound engineers Hanus Slivera and Peter Bahren using a Studer C37 tube recorder. However, it was never officially released on vinyl, and the master tape remained unused for over fifty years. It was rediscovered in 2025 by Jürg Schopper, head of Triston Master Recordings. The entire production process of this vinyl record was carried out entirely without digital technology or electronic effects. From mastering and editing to pressing, there was no room for error. Sound engineer Simon Kummer used a Studer C37 tape machine with a Neumann VMS-70 microphone to create the master tape. The pressing was manufactured by Stamper Disc Ltd. in Great Britain and subsequently pressed into a high-quality 33⅓ rpm record (180 g) by the renowned Swiss vinyl manufacturer MEK Vinyl GmbH.

The piano sound was transparent and nuanced, with a clear and differentiated attack and a sustained, melodic resonance. Furthermore, the spatial environment was reproduced faithfully, so that the listener felt as if he were in the recording studio enjoying Michelangeli's brilliant performance.

SIDE A

Robert Schumann – Carnaval, Op. 9 (18:30)

Préambule, Pierrot, Arlequin, Valse noble, Eusebius, Florestan, Coquette, Replique, Papillons,

A.S.C.H. S.C.H.A. (Lettres Dansantes), Chiarina, Chopin, Estrella, Reconnaissance

SIDE B

Robert Schumann – Carnaval, Op. 9 (14:02)

Pantalon et Colombine, Valse allemande, Paganini, Aveu, Promenade, Pause,

Marche des "Davidsbündler" contre les Philistins

SIDE C

Robert Schumann – Carnival Scenes from Vienna, Op. 26 (18:15)

Allegro, Romanze, Scherzino, Intermezzo

SIDE D

Robert Schumann – Carnival Scenes from Vienna, Op. 26 - Finale (05:33)

Encores

Edvard Grieg – Lyric Pieces, Op. 38: No. 1 – Berceuse (04:12)

Domenico Scarlatti – Sonata in A, K322 – Sonata in Cm, K11 (08:20)