Gieseking plays Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 (1932)

German 78 rpm records. Columbia, recorded 31 October 1932, EMI Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London. Walter Gieseking, piano. London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Henry Wood, conductor. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major (Liszt). LWX.28/29 | CAX 6570/1/2/3 -ultrasonic cleaning of discs -transferred from the original 78 rpm record at 78 rpm, turntable: Audio Technica AT-LP120XUSB, cartridge: Shure M75 Type D, needle: Thakker N 75-3, 65 µm, conical/spherical, 2.5 g tracking force. Turntable speed adjusted to correct pitch. -analogue mono conversion -analogue RIAA compensation using Behringer FBQ800 equalizer (2 times sequential mono to get more than 12 dB effect) -analogue noise reduction and equalization by ear to obtain more natural sound using Behringer FBQ3102HD Ultragraph Pro equalizer (2 times sequential mono to get more than 12 dB effect) -A/D conversion using Zoom H2 recorder as interface at 44100 Hz -Audacity at 44100 Hz/32 bit float: -removal of -50 dB background noise in signal chain (24 dB, 6 sens., 3 bands) -declicking/decrackling with ClickRepair (Wavelet, declick: 10, decrackle: 50, automatic: all, pitch protection off, reverse) -Audacity at 44100 Hz/32 bit float: -check/correct pitch again -normalisation to 0 dB -merge discs -no spatial enhancement, pure mono -rendering of video using KDEnlive