Cadenza (from Italian: meaning cadence) refers to a portion of a concerto in which the orchestra stops playing, leaving the soloist to play alone in free time, without a strict, regular pulse. A cadenza can be written or improvised. It’s usually the most elaborate and virtuosic part that the solo instrument plays during the whole piece. At the end of the cadenza, the orchestra re-enters, and generally finishes off the movement. During the 19th century, composers began to write cadenzas out in full. Others wrote cadenzas for works, where the composer had intended for the solo to be improvised, in order for the soloist to have a well formed solo that they could practice in advance. Some of these have become so widely played and sung that they are effectively a part of the standard repertoire.
In practice this relates to the way that Cadenza cartridges are incredibly strong soloists that are also a part of the larger orchestra that is your HiFi set-up.
Ortofon, as musical manufacturers, constantly look for new technology to be used in their products, and aim to push the performance of existing technology. That's why they're able to deliver the highest level of performance and quality. The Kontrapunkt models and MC Jubilee became market standards and are among their most popular cartridges. Nevertheless Ortofon decided to develop a new cartridge series that is even more ambitious.
By carefully implementing cobalt-iron pole pieces, new improved winding process on the armature, using extruded aluminium housing in the models as well as other changes, they have been able to reveal new possibilities in performing the analogue information. The Cadenza Series is able to out-perform all those that came before it.
Like other modern ranges, the Cadenza Series is structured in Ortofon's preferred colour-tier nomenclature; so there are Red, Blue, Bronze, Black and Mono (White) variants available to suit varying budgets and tastes.
It was also decided to make a more complete range of cartridges, which meant an introduction of a moving coil Cadenza Mono model to support their customers, who have an extended interest in micro groove mono records. The Cadenza range ensures that all music lovers will enjoy the playback of their precious analogue records even more now.
