Hello again all. I've not had time to return here for a while. I have been very busy working on a real estate website for my dear wife. I had given myself til May 15th to complete. Today it's a real pleasure to give my take on another Ultraanlogue Recording. I've had this tape for several weeks, but due to my busy schedule I am just now able to put it on my Tascam 42B for listening.
What a great idea Dr. Pong and his staff had to post snippets of some of the music on their website. This gives those of us who might not be familiar with some of this beautiful music a means of hearing what we can look forward to. It's funny how I actually had not planned to purchase a tape at the time. I was browsing through one of my Absolute Sound or Stereophile mags and there was a reel to reel advert. Since I had a moment, I decided to go to the Ultraanalogue website. Scrolling through the many tapes I played samples from "Violin Encores". It was not until I sampled "Williams-Schindlers List" that I decided I had to have this tape.
I want to mention first, the Violin Encores Tape is an outstanding recording. Dr. Ed Pong and Mr. Tony Ma continue to put their best efforts into every tape they produce. The musicians, Xiang Yu (violin) and Eldon Ng (piano) so gifted and equally outstanding. The encores are, Elgar's (Salut D' Amour), Gluk's (Melodic-Monti-Czardas), Bach's (Adagio), Chopin's (Nocturne), Massenet's (Meditation) and William's (Schindler's List). This music makes a powerful statement and staggers the imagination because of its great beauty. Again, this tape was very well recorded, extra quiet and the music came forward out of a black background. My Magnapan speakers presented the musicians and their instruments in a most realistic manner. I felt as if I could get up from my listening position and walk between and around these two extraordinary artists. Please make every effort to go to UltraAnalogue's website, find and listen to the samples presented there. Once you hear the this great music, you'll want to add this tape to your collection if you don't already have it.
What a great idea Dr. Pong and his staff had to post snippets of some of the music on their website. This gives those of us who might not be familiar with some of this beautiful music a means of hearing what we can look forward to. It's funny how I actually had not planned to purchase a tape at the time. I was browsing through one of my Absolute Sound or Stereophile mags and there was a reel to reel advert. Since I had a moment, I decided to go to the Ultraanalogue website. Scrolling through the many tapes I played samples from "Violin Encores". It was not until I sampled "Williams-Schindlers List" that I decided I had to have this tape.
I want to mention first, the Violin Encores Tape is an outstanding recording. Dr. Ed Pong and Mr. Tony Ma continue to put their best efforts into every tape they produce. The musicians, Xiang Yu (violin) and Eldon Ng (piano) so gifted and equally outstanding. The encores are, Elgar's (Salut D' Amour), Gluk's (Melodic-Monti-Czardas), Bach's (Adagio), Chopin's (Nocturne), Massenet's (Meditation) and William's (Schindler's List). This music makes a powerful statement and staggers the imagination because of its great beauty. Again, this tape was very well recorded, extra quiet and the music came forward out of a black background. My Magnapan speakers presented the musicians and their instruments in a most realistic manner. I felt as if I could get up from my listening position and walk between and around these two extraordinary artists. Please make every effort to go to UltraAnalogue's website, find and listen to the samples presented there. Once you hear the this great music, you'll want to add this tape to your collection if you don't already have it.
