With Giancarlo Valletta and Giulio Salvioni, industry journalists

Those who listen to a record are often unaware of the complexities involved in recording.
A multitude of delicate steps, involving artistic and technical choices, must be carried out by a working group that, in addition to the artist, includes the figure of the producer, sound engineer and technicians.
In this first part, the topic of recording will be approached from the perspective of the artist, Maestro Stefano Greco, who will talk about a recent recording experience he had at the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone.
Comparison listening will be done between the master of the recording and the live performance of the same piece. With Giancarlo Valletta and Giulio Salvioni, industry journalists and Maestro Stefano Greco

Let’s talk about recording again, this time from the perspective of the technician or Sound Engineer.
We will do so with Giacomo de Caterini, an experienced professional in the field of Classical Music recording, as well as technical manager in this area at the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone.
With him we will try to outline the various phases of a recording, highlighting the critical issues and the technical/artistic choices they imply.
A critical listening of the tracks presented during the first part of this Listening Lesson (Nov. 19, 2024) will be conducted, focusing on these choices. With Giancarlo Valletta and Giulio Salvioni, industry journalists and Giacomo De Caterini Sound Engineering at Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone.

Despite a revival that has been going on for at least a decade, the turntable continues to be an object misunderstood by the general public.
This misunderstanding encompasses both the way the Turntable System works and the huge differences between the simpler, cheaper models and the higher-end ones.
Moreover, since it is a mechanical system, far from the prevailing logic of smartphones and computers, it needs little care, maintenance and calibration to function at its best.
We will discuss this together with two Italian turntable designers and manufacturers. With Giancarlo Valletta and Giulio Salvioni, industry journalists with Francesco Mattioli and Alberto Sabatini of New Horizon.

Historical ebb and flow, which is as apt in the case of magnetic tapes as it is in the case of music cassettes.
If in the former case they never waned in the world of Hi-Fi (as in the world of professional) although relegated to an increasingly narrow niche, cassette tapes had completely disappeared, until a few months ago.
Some manufacturers are in fact starting to produce media again, authors to come out with tape versions, and a few companies to make recorders.
Is this the beginning of a new fashion?
We will make some theoretical considerations and field tests to see together what sense it might make to dust off that medium. With Giancarlo Valletta and Giulio Salvioni, industry journalists, Fulvio Chiappetta engineer designer SI Audio

Is the CD really obsolete?
Do physical media, in general, still have relevance or are they now reserved for a small circle of collectors?
As Blu-Ray fades away and the number of titles available in physical format shrinks, this question becomes increasingly pertinent.
At the same time, streaming services continue to evolve, offering increasing audio quality and sophisticated recommendation algorithms, thanks to artificial intelligence.
In this lecture, we will analyze the current state of the digital music landscape, comparing different streaming platforms and their offerings in terms of quality.
We will examine the impact of emerging technologies on music enjoyment and make in-depth considerations on possible future scenarios. With Giancarlo Valletta and Giulio Salvioni, industry journalists

What is the real goal of music reproduction?
Some argue that reproduced music should be as faithful as possible to that emitted by the original instrument or amplifier.
However, being a “reproduction,” it is inevitably an interpretation, more or less close to the intent of the performer.
But does a musician face this problem?
How does he experience the moment of listening to his own work?
Does he or she really care about what will be heard by the audience?
In this lecture, we will discuss these issues with Maestro Danilo Rea, a musician who is passionate about Hi-Fi and has definite ideas about music reproduction.
We will explore his thoughts and approach to listening to his own works, trying to understand the relationship between the musician and the fidelity of sound reproduction. With Giancarlo Valletta and Giulio Salvioni, industry journalists and maestro Danilo Rea