Khatia Buniatishvili - Motherland (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 65:51 minutes | 1,01 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet
Khatia Buniatishvili’s third album, "Motherland", a highly personal and intimate collection of solo piano works. With enchanting piano pieces by a number of composers, from Bach to Debussy, and Dvořák to Pärt, this album is in perfect contrast to the fire and power of Khatia’s first album, devoted to Lizst, and the brilliance of her second album, devoted to Chopin. The album is particularly special as it’s devoted to Khatia’s mother, Natalie Buniatishvili, and it will be a perfect addition to your collection of Khatia’s recordings.
As she has demonstrated in her critically acclaimed albums of the keyboard music of Liszt and Chopin, Georgian pianist Khatia Buniatishvili is a stunning virtuoso with impressive skills and her dynamic playing compels listening. However, for her 2014 Sony album, Motherland, she finds subtle expressions in her favorite character pieces, and none of them could be considered showstoppers. Most of the selections reflect calm and intimate moods, typified by Bach's Sheep May Safely Graze, Tchaikovsky's Autumn Song, Debussy's Clair de lune, and Ravel's Pavane pour une infante défunte, while the liveliest pieces, which include Mendelssohn's Song Without Words in F sharp minor, György Ligeti's Musica Ricercata No. 7, Dvorák's Slavonic Dance in E minor, and Scarlatti's Sonata in E major, offer rather modest displays of technique. Instead of dazzling her listeners, Buniatishvili is putting forward her personal, private side in this understated program, and the key to her selections is the sense of yearning that these pieces evoke. The most passionate outpouring of emotion comes in her own arrangement of Vaguiorko ma, a Georgian folk song that surely must hold a special place in her emotional world. Because this is a gentle and poignant album, listeners may find it is best appreciated in a quiet space with few distractions.
Tracklist:
01 - Cantata BWV 208 - Aria. Schafe konnen sicher weiden
02 - The Seasons No.10 Op.37b - October. Autumn Song
03 - Lied ohne Worte in F sharp minor Op.67 No.2
04 - Clair de Lune
05 - Tune from the Film by Lana Gogoberidze - When Almonds Blossomed
06 - Musica ricercata No.7 in B flat major
07 - Intermezzo in B flat minor Op.117 No.2
08 - Wiegenlied S198
09 - Slavonic Dance for Four Hands in E minor Op.72 No.2 - Dumka
10 - Pavane pour une infante defunte
11 - Etude in C sharp minor Op.25 No.7
12 - Etude in C sharp minor Op.2 No.1
13 - Sonata in E major K380
14 - Lyric Piece in E minor Op.57 No.6 - Homesickness
15 - Vagiorko mai (Don't You Love Me?)
16 - Menuet from Suite in G minor HWV 439
17 - Fur Alina in B minor
Producer and recording engineer: Andreas Neubronner.
Recorded April 15-19, 2013 at Jesus-Christus-Kirche in Berlin, Germany.
Analyzed: Khatia Buniatishvili / Motherland
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -9.30 dB -29.56 dB 4:55 01-Cantata BWV 208 - Aria. Schafe konnen sicher weiden
DR13 -9.81 dB -30.76 dB 4:55 02-The Seasons No.10 Op.37b - October. Autumn Song
DR11 -2.75 dB -18.69 dB 1:48 03-Lied ohne Worte in F sharp minor Op.67 No.2
DR17 -0.81 dB -26.37 dB 5:38 04-Clair de Lune
DR12 -11.89 dB -31.85 dB 2:11 05-Tune from the Film by Lana Gogoberidze - When Almonds Blossomed
DR13 -9.84 dB -27.09 dB 2:54 06-Musica ricercata No.7 in B flat major
DR13 -4.12 dB -23.36 dB 5:15 07-Intermezzo in B flat minor Op.117 No.2
DR14 -9.78 dB -33.97 dB 3:14 08-Wiegenlied S198
DR15 -0.36 dB -20.61 dB 3:23 09-Slavonic Dance for Four Hands in E minor Op.72 No.2 - Dumka
DR16 -2.24 dB -25.45 dB 6:00 10-Pavane pour une infante defunte
DR15 -0.20 dB -22.22 dB 4:44 11-Etude in C sharp minor Op.25 No.7
DR12 -2.96 dB -22.48 dB 2:29 12-Etude in C sharp minor Op.2 No.1
DR13 -7.21 dB -24.71 dB 2:56 13-Sonata in E major K380
DR14 -8.40 dB -27.97 dB 3:49 14-Lyric Piece in E minor Op.57 No.6 - Homesickness
DR11 0.00 dB -16.87 dB 2:41 15-Vagiorko mai (Don't You Love Me?)
DR13 -9.22 dB -27.12 dB 3:56 16-Menuet from Suite in G minor HWV 439
DR16 -26.38 dB -48.22 dB 5:03 17-Fur Alina in B minor
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Number of tracks: 17
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1994 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -9.30 dB -29.56 dB 4:55 01-Cantata BWV 208 - Aria. Schafe konnen sicher weiden
DR13 -9.81 dB -30.76 dB 4:55 02-The Seasons No.10 Op.37b - October. Autumn Song
DR11 -2.75 dB -18.69 dB 1:48 03-Lied ohne Worte in F sharp minor Op.67 No.2
DR17 -0.81 dB -26.37 dB 5:38 04-Clair de Lune
DR12 -11.89 dB -31.85 dB 2:11 05-Tune from the Film by Lana Gogoberidze - When Almonds Blossomed
DR13 -9.84 dB -27.09 dB 2:54 06-Musica ricercata No.7 in B flat major
DR13 -4.12 dB -23.36 dB 5:15 07-Intermezzo in B flat minor Op.117 No.2
DR14 -9.78 dB -33.97 dB 3:14 08-Wiegenlied S198
DR15 -0.36 dB -20.61 dB 3:23 09-Slavonic Dance for Four Hands in E minor Op.72 No.2 - Dumka
DR16 -2.24 dB -25.45 dB 6:00 10-Pavane pour une infante defunte
DR15 -0.20 dB -22.22 dB 4:44 11-Etude in C sharp minor Op.25 No.7
DR12 -2.96 dB -22.48 dB 2:29 12-Etude in C sharp minor Op.2 No.1
DR13 -7.21 dB -24.71 dB 2:56 13-Sonata in E major K380
DR14 -8.40 dB -27.97 dB 3:49 14-Lyric Piece in E minor Op.57 No.6 - Homesickness
DR11 0.00 dB -16.87 dB 2:41 15-Vagiorko mai (Don't You Love Me?)
DR13 -9.22 dB -27.12 dB 3:56 16-Menuet from Suite in G minor HWV 439
DR16 -26.38 dB -48.22 dB 5:03 17-Fur Alina in B minor
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Number of tracks: 17
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1994 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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