composed by Bohuslav Martinů cover, artwork [cover drawings] Bohuslav Martinů cover, photography by [back cover photo] Jaroslav Kubec design [album design] Robert von Bahr direct metal mastering by Karl Schick engineer [recording engineer], edited by [tape editor] Robert von Bahr layout William Jewson piano Radoslav Kvapil producer Robert von Bahr sleeve notes [cover text] Jaroslav Mihule sleeve notes [english translation] William Jewson sleeve notes [french translation] Arlette Chené-Wiklander sleeve notes [german translation] Per Skans sleeve notes [swedish translation] Per Skans technician [piano technician] Greger Hallin typography [type-setting] Marianne von Bahr typography [type-setting] Robert von Bahr Recorded At Studio BIS, Djursholm Designed At KåPe Grafiska, Stockholm Printed By Offizin Paul Hartung Phonographic Copyright (p) Grammofon AB BIS Copyright (c) Grammofon AB BIS Published By Éditions Max Eschig Published By Boosey & Hawkes Mastered At TELDEC-Studio, Hamburg Pressed By Teldec-Press GmbH [Sleeve description] Gatefold sleeve; Sticker on front: BIS Artistry - DMM Direct Metal Mastering - TELDEC Technology Liner notes in English, Czech, Swedish, German and French; On spine: BIS-LP-234 — Radoslav Kvapil plays Bohuslav Martinů: Piano Sonatas & Etudes and Polkas
[Sleeve text] Grand Piano: Bösendorfer 275
Recording Data: 1983-04-10/11, Studio BIS, Djursholm, Sweden Studer A-80 Tape Recorder, 4 Neumann U-89 Microphones, SAM 82 Mixer, AGFA PEM 468 Tape, No Dolby Cover Drawings by the composer Type-Setting: Marianne von Bahr & Robert von Bahr (IBM 82 Composer) Repro: KåPe Grafiska, Stockholm Print: Offizin Paul Hartung, Hamburg, West Germany, 1984 DMM-Mastering, Pressing: TELDEC, Berlin & Nortorf, W. Germany
[Pressing details] Pressing ring: 13mm & 29,5 to 31,5mm; Runouts are stamped, S-II is etched; First 0 in runouts is actually an ellipse, indicating the DMM was done in Hamburg. Rights Society: ncb Matrix / Runout: 0 C-76.21223-01-1/1 S-II (Runout side A) Matrix / Runout: 0 C-76.21 223-01-2/2 S-II (Runout side B)