Scarlatti alla Scarlatti

Specific Format: Elegant 3-panel hardcover digipack, accompanied by a rich 25-page booklet. Recording, mix, mastering: This recording was masterfully mixed in real-time on an EMT A400 console and directly fixed to a ½ inch Ampex ATR-102 tape recorder. The album was recorded on October 26, 2024, in the Sala Scarlatti of the San Pietro a Majella Conservatory of Music in Naples. The mastering was done in May 2025 at Nightingale Studios in Palombara Sabina (Rome). Additional Credits: Produced by: BIRD BOX RECORDS | Lorenzo Vella Recording Engineer: Matteo Spinazzè Savaris, Lorenzo Vella Mastering Engineer: Lorenzo Vella Musical Supervisor: Peter Dimpflmeier Graphic Designer: Alessandro Bruno Artwork & Design: Lorenzo Vella - Nightingale Studios Gear used: ANALOG CONSOLE EMT-FRANZ MM40 A400 Multioutput Mixsystem 16ch. (recording) MCI JH636 (mastering) MICROPHONES Decca Tree: Line Audio Design Omni1 Binaural mode: Neumann KU100 Close-proximity mics: Neumann U47fet Spot mic: Line Audio design CM4 REEL TO REEL TAPE MACHINE Ampex ATR-102 2-track ½-inch (recording-mastering) Studer A80 2-track ¼-inch (master tape duplication) Telefunken M15 2-track ¼-inch (master tape check) Studer A807 2-track ¼-inch (master tape check) Sony MCI JH-110 2-track ¼-inch (master tape check) Sony APR-5003V 2-track ¼-inch (master tape check) MASTERING OUTBOARDS Ampex 350 (1955) - Two Matched Units MONITORS Tannoy SRM 15X Super Red Monitor B&W 802 III series B&W CDM1 Special Edition Neumann KH 120 A MONITOR POWER AMPS BGW 750 E (4x) BGW 250 D HEADPHONES/AMPLIFIER Audeze LCD-2C Hifiman Sundara Sennheiser HD600 Audio-gd NFB-1AMP classe A CABLES/FINE TUNING Audio Mass - E-Spikes VYDA Laboratories - signal cable - speaker cable Eurocables - Star Quad microphone cable Mogami cables Platinum Studio microphone cable Van Den Hul - D-102 mk III signal cable Schumann Resonator Audio 2C by Claudio Checchi Specification of the Tamburini Organ: Builder: Tamburini (on a project by Jean Guillou) Year: 1983 Restorations/Modifications: Restoration by Zanin, 2000s Stops: 49 Pipes: approximately 4,000 Action: mixed (mechanical for manuals and pedals, electric for stops) Console: attached, in the front wall of the case Keyboards: 4 manuals, 61 notes (C1-C6) Pedalboard: concave-radial, 32 notes (C1-G3) Placement: a single, floor-standing unit against the rear wall