Benjamin Grosvenor - Schumann & Brahms (2023) [Official Digital Download 24/192]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 85:32 minutes | 2,58 GB
Classical | Studio Master, Official Digital Download
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 85:32 minutes | 2,58 GB
Classical | Studio Master, Official Digital Download
The acclaimed British pianist, Benjamin Grosvenor, still only 30 and yet a well-established favourite of critics and audiences around the globe, takes Robert Schumann's haunting Kreisleriana as his starting point in his album, 'Schumann & Brahms'. This eight-movement work portrays the mercurial personality of the fictional Johannes Kreisler, created by E. T. A. Hoffmann: Kreisler's highs and lows, and his dreamy nature, clearly mirror Schumann's own tragic manic-depressive tendencies. Grosvenor responds to the composer's autobiographical honesty with playing of sublime tenderness, dazzling variety, and imaginative empathy. He accompanies the work with the melancholic Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann by Schumann's beloved wife Clara (who, incidentally, stated that she was much disturbed by the visions conjured up in Kreisleriana). Further kaleidoscopic variety is provided by Robert's Blumenstück, and Quasi Variazione: Andantino de Clara Wieck. The recital also includes Brahms' Three Intermezzi, autumnal works which shed a fascinating light on the complicated relationship which existed between Robert, Clara and Brahms himself. Grosvenor's own arrangement of Robert's Abendlied completes the programme.
TRACKLIST
1 I. Äußerst Bewegt
2 II. Sehr Innig Und Nicht Zu Rasch
3 III. Sehr Aufgeregt
4 IV. Sehr Langsam
5 V. Sehr Lebhaft
6 VI. Sehr Langsam
7 VII. Sehr Rasch
8 VIII. Schnell Und Spielend
9 No. 2 in F-sharp Major (Einfach)
10 Blumenstück, Op. 19
11 Theme
12 Variation I
13 Variation II
14 Variation III
15 Variation IV
16 Abendlied, Op. 85, No. 12
17 Theme
18 Variation I
19 Variation II
20 Variation III
21 Variation IV
22 Variation V
23 Variation VI
24 Variation VII
25 No. 1 in E-flat Major
26 No. 2 in B-flat Minor
27 No. 3 in C-sharp Minor
foobar2000 1.6.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2023-03-16 12:07:51
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Analyzed: Benjamin Grosvenor / Schumann & Brahms
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -2.11 dB -19.98 dB 2:49 01-I. Äußerst bewegt
DR14 -1.91 dB -22.96 dB 9:57 02-II. Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch
DR13 -1.33 dB -20.06 dB 4:49 03-III. Sehr aufgeregt
DR14 -9.43 dB -29.97 dB 3:48 04-IV. Sehr langsam
DR15 -0.26 dB -21.82 dB 3:23 05-V. Sehr lebhaft
DR14 -3.54 dB -25.51 dB 4:31 06-VI. Sehr langsam
DR11 -3.61 dB -19.09 dB 2:24 07-VII. Sehr rasch
DR11 -1.98 dB -19.24 dB 3:35 08-VIII. Schnell und spielend
DR13 -6.47 dB -26.36 dB 3:50 09-No. 2 in F-Sharp Major (Einfach)
DR13 -4.72 dB -23.01 dB 7:22 10-Schumann: Blumenstück, Op. 19
DR12 -12.54 dB -31.49 dB 0:49 11-III. Quasi variazioni (Andantino de Clara Wieck): Theme
DR12 -3.74 dB -23.75 dB 0:53 12-III. Quasi variazioni (Andantino de Clara Wieck): Var. I
DR12 -4.02 dB -21.83 dB 1:40 13-III. Quasi variazioni (Andantino de Clara Wieck): Var. II
DR10 -6.60 dB -20.92 dB 0:57 14-III. Quasi variazioni (Andantino de Clara Wieck): Var. III
DR12 -0.68 dB -20.38 dB 3:25 15-III. Quasi variazioni (Andantino de Clara Wieck): Var. IV
DR14 -10.56 dB -31.86 dB 3:27 16-Schumann: Abendlied, Op. 85 No. 12 (Arr. Grosvenor)
DR13 -11.90 dB -32.02 dB 1:10 17-Theme
DR11 -6.21 dB -26.03 dB 0:51 18-Var. I
DR11 -4.58 dB -21.06 dB 0:56 19-Var. II
DR13 -9.81 dB -30.79 dB 1:13 20-Var. III
DR10 -7.82 dB -24.68 dB 0:58 21-Var. IV
DR11 -0.90 dB -16.53 dB 1:00 22-Var. V
DR11 -12.51 dB -30.88 dB 1:11 23-Var. VI
DR13 -5.89 dB -26.70 dB 4:16 24-Var. VII
DR15 -8.28 dB -28.36 dB 5:14 25-No. 1 in E-Flat Major
DR13 -4.30 dB -24.84 dB 4:54 26-No. 2 in B-Flat Minor
DR13 -5.29 dB -25.04 dB 6:22 27-No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor
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Number of tracks: 27
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 4244 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2023-03-16 12:07:51
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Analyzed: Benjamin Grosvenor / Schumann & Brahms
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -2.11 dB -19.98 dB 2:49 01-I. Äußerst bewegt
DR14 -1.91 dB -22.96 dB 9:57 02-II. Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch
DR13 -1.33 dB -20.06 dB 4:49 03-III. Sehr aufgeregt
DR14 -9.43 dB -29.97 dB 3:48 04-IV. Sehr langsam
DR15 -0.26 dB -21.82 dB 3:23 05-V. Sehr lebhaft
DR14 -3.54 dB -25.51 dB 4:31 06-VI. Sehr langsam
DR11 -3.61 dB -19.09 dB 2:24 07-VII. Sehr rasch
DR11 -1.98 dB -19.24 dB 3:35 08-VIII. Schnell und spielend
DR13 -6.47 dB -26.36 dB 3:50 09-No. 2 in F-Sharp Major (Einfach)
DR13 -4.72 dB -23.01 dB 7:22 10-Schumann: Blumenstück, Op. 19
DR12 -12.54 dB -31.49 dB 0:49 11-III. Quasi variazioni (Andantino de Clara Wieck): Theme
DR12 -3.74 dB -23.75 dB 0:53 12-III. Quasi variazioni (Andantino de Clara Wieck): Var. I
DR12 -4.02 dB -21.83 dB 1:40 13-III. Quasi variazioni (Andantino de Clara Wieck): Var. II
DR10 -6.60 dB -20.92 dB 0:57 14-III. Quasi variazioni (Andantino de Clara Wieck): Var. III
DR12 -0.68 dB -20.38 dB 3:25 15-III. Quasi variazioni (Andantino de Clara Wieck): Var. IV
DR14 -10.56 dB -31.86 dB 3:27 16-Schumann: Abendlied, Op. 85 No. 12 (Arr. Grosvenor)
DR13 -11.90 dB -32.02 dB 1:10 17-Theme
DR11 -6.21 dB -26.03 dB 0:51 18-Var. I
DR11 -4.58 dB -21.06 dB 0:56 19-Var. II
DR13 -9.81 dB -30.79 dB 1:13 20-Var. III
DR10 -7.82 dB -24.68 dB 0:58 21-Var. IV
DR11 -0.90 dB -16.53 dB 1:00 22-Var. V
DR11 -12.51 dB -30.88 dB 1:11 23-Var. VI
DR13 -5.89 dB -26.70 dB 4:16 24-Var. VII
DR15 -8.28 dB -28.36 dB 5:14 25-No. 1 in E-Flat Major
DR13 -4.30 dB -24.84 dB 4:54 26-No. 2 in B-Flat Minor
DR13 -5.29 dB -25.04 dB 6:22 27-No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor
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Number of tracks: 27
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 4244 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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