{"product_id":"jean-paul-imbert-cesar-franck-2xreel-tape","title":"Jean-Paul Imbert - Cesar Franck [2xReel Tape]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean-Paul Imbert \u003c\/strong\u003e(1942–2025) was a renowned French concert organist celebrated for his interpretations of César Franck’s organ works, particularly his landmark 2017 recording on the Aristide Cavaillé-Coll organ at St. Étienne in Caen. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImbert was known for his \"orchestral\" approach to the organ, a style deeply rooted in the French Romantic tradition of which Franck was a pioneer. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis highly-regarded album\u003c\/strong\u003e, released by Base2 Music, is noted for its exceptional audio fidelity and use of the historic 1885 Cavaillé-Coll instrument - the same builder Franck worked with at Sainte-Clotilde. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album was produced and recorded by Jake Purches on a modified Revox B77 Analog Tape Recorder on RTM tape with custom head amplifiers by world famous tape recording engineer Tim de Paravacini. The recorder was specially built for this album. This is a 10.5 inch metal reel 15 ips CCIR half track stereo 2nd generation copy from the Analogue master tape - two tape set plus carriage. With certificate inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlbum: \u003cstrong\u003eJean-Paul Imbert - Cesar Franck\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eLabel: Base2 Music – Base2-04-RTR\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2xReel Tapes, Open-Reel Tape, 15 ips, ¼\", 2-Track, Stereo, 10.5\" NAB Reel, Album, CCIR Eq.\u003cbr\u003eCountry: UK\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 5 Nov 2017\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Classical, Organ\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Romantic, Organ\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracklIst:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1        Cantabile    4:31\u003cbr\u003e2        Prélude, Fugue Et Variation    8:49\u003cbr\u003e3        Fantaisie    10:35\u003cbr\u003e4        Andantino    5:01\u003cbr\u003e5        Deuxième Choral En Si Mineur    11:19\u003cbr\u003e6        Troisième Choral En La Mineur    12:23\u003cbr\u003e7        Premier Choral En Mi Majeur    13:09\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArtists: Jean-Paul Imbert\u003cbr\u003eComposed By César Franck\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecording Type \u0026amp; Bit Rate: Analog\u003cbr\u003eRecording Location: Abbaye St. Etienne, Caen, Normandy, France on the Cavaillé-Coll organ of St Etienne, on July 12-13, 2017\u003cbr\u003eRecording Engineer: Jake Purches\u003cbr\u003eProducer: Jake Purches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnalog Recording Equipment: Revox B77 on RTM tape with custom head amplifiers by Tim de Paravacini\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal Recording Format: Analog Tape\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note: Caesar Franck was a deeply religious man and composed some wonderful church organ music. This was before he became infatuated with a young music student who also cast a spell on several other senior music faculty. You can hear the change in his music with his great violin piano sonata in A. BTW, Mrs. Franck also noticed the change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore then Franck wrote some of the most powerful church organ music (since Bach). As the review above describes, Cavaille-Coll was the premiere organ maker of his day and there are many of his instruments scattered around Europe and South America. Jake Purches, the engineer and producer of this album, has been able to capture the sound of this wonderful instrument, down to the deep bass pedals. The church, located in Caen, is just across the English Channel from Jake's home, south of London, and very near both the site of the famed Bayeux tapestry celebrating the invasion of Britain by William the Conqueror from this area of Normandy in 1066, and the site of the reverse invasion of the Allied Forces to the beaches of Normandy in June of 1944.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tape captures the sound of the organ, without overwhelming the listener with layers of reverberation found in many organ recordings. It also captures the very deep bass (I think into the 20'sHz range - enough to give my big Velodyne DD-18 sub a workout), without shaking the furniture. I also very much enjoyed the performance of the organist Jean-Paul Imbert.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis reel tape release is completely analogue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Base2 Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56721796137338,"sku":"Base2-04-RTR","price":349.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/6856\/0166\/files\/Cover_master.png?v=1774350957","url":"https:\/\/www.thesoundoftape.com\/products\/jean-paul-imbert-cesar-franck-2xreel-tape","provider":"The Sound Of Tape","version":"1.0","type":"link"}