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Chopin: Etudes - Kempf
BIS BIS-SACD-1390
Stereo/Multichannel Hybrid
Classical - Instrumental
Chopin: 12 Etudes Op. 10, 12 Etudes Op. 25
Freddy Kempf (piano)
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Recorded in August 2003 at Nybrokajen 11 (the fomer Academy of Music), Stockholm, Sweden
Recording producer, digital editing & balance engineer/Tonmeister: Jens Braun (Take5 Music Production)
Recording equipment: Neumann microphones; Studer 961 mixer; DIGI 002 hard disc recording; Pyramix DSD Workstation (for SACD); B&W Nautilus 802 loudspeakers
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