Lana Trotovšek, Maria Canyigueral & Boris Bizjak - Prokofiev Milestones, Volume 1 (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 79:16 minutes | 1,28 GB
Classical | Label: SOMM Recordings, Official Digital Download
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 79:16 minutes | 1,28 GB
Classical | Label: SOMM Recordings, Official Digital Download
SOMM RECORDINGS announces the first volume of Prokofiev Milestones, featuring three characterful sonatas and a sparkling arrangement of music from Romeo and Juliet performed by violinist Lana Trotovšek and flutist Boris Bizjak , accompanied by Maria Canyigueral on piano.
Prokofiev Milestones revealingly turns the focus away from the prolific composer’s famed orchestral works and celebrated ballets to his rich and varied chamber music.
First performed in 1943, the Sonata for Flute and Piano (Op. 94) is, as Robert Matthew-Walker comments in his notes, “music not of war, but of peace”; a pastoral escape laced with wit and mischief vouchsafed within a pristine neo-classical frame.
It is heard again, transformed, in Prokofiev’s own transcription for Violin and Piano (Op.94a). Composed soon after, it lays claim to being “one of the finest 20th-century works in the genre and a genuine masterpiece”.
The Sonata for Two Violins (Op. 56) is heard in a new arrangement by Boris Bizjak that eloquently makes much of its sentimentality, drama and vitality.
A characterful suite drawn from Romeo and Juliet, and arranged for violin and piano by Lidia Baich and Matthias Fletzberger, revels in Shakespeare’s great romance and Prokofiev’s ardent response to it.
Maria Canyigueral is making her SOMM Recordings debut. Lana Trotovšek and Boris Bizjak’s previous SOMM
release was Hoffmeister’s Magic Flute(SOMMCD 0620) with the Piatti Quartet, of which Gramophone approvingly noted: “the challenge falls firmly on the performers… Bizjak, Trotovšek and their accomplices… meet the music’s technical demands admirably”.
Tracklist:
Sonata for Flute and Piano in D Major, Op. 94
1. I. Moderato (8:06)
2. II. Scherzo: Presto (5:09)
3. III. Andante (3:49)
4. IV. Allegro con brio (7:10)
Sonata for Two Violins in C Major, Op. 56 (arr. Boris Bizjak for flute and violin)
5. I. Andante cantabile (2:22)
6. II. Allegro (3:15)
7. III. Commodo (quasi allegro) (3:32)
8. IV. Allegro con brio (5:29)
Suite from Romeo and Juliet (arr. Lidia Baich and Matthias Fletzberger for violin and piano)
9. I. Introduction (1:29)
10. II. Juliet (1:31)
11. III. Dance of the Knights (3:03)
12. IV. Balcony Scene (4:47)
13. V. Dance of the Couples (1:27)
14. VI. Mercutio – Fight – Tybalt’s Death (3:25)
Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano in D Major, Op. 94a
15. I. Moderato (7:52)
16. II. Scherzo: Presto (5:13)
17. III. Andante (4:14)
18. IV. Allegro con brio (7:14)
foobar2000 1.4.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2024-01-18 14:21:13
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Analyzed: Boris Bizjak / Prokofiev Milestones, Vol. 1 (1-4)
Lana Trotovšek / Prokofiev Milestones, Vol. 1 (5-18)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -0.58 dB -23.11 dB 8:07 01-Flute Sonata in D Major, Op. 94: I. Moderato
DR15 -1.20 dB -23.06 dB 5:09 02-Flute Sonata in D Major, Op. 94: II. Scherzo
DR13 -9.91 dB -29.74 dB 3:49 03-Flute Sonata in D Major, Op. 94: III. Andante
DR15 -1.06 dB -21.11 dB 7:10 04-Flute Sonata in D Major, Op. 94: IV. Allegro con brio
DR11 -5.31 dB -24.82 dB 2:23 05-Sonata for 2 Violins in C Major, Op. 56 (Arr. for Flute & Violin by Boris Bizjak): I. Andante cantabile
DR13 -2.90 dB -23.91 dB 3:16 06-Sonata for 2 Violins in C Major, Op. 56 (Arr. for Flute & Violin by Boris Bizjak): II. Allegro
DR12 -8.08 dB -27.74 dB 3:33 07-Sonata for 2 Violins in C Major, Op. 56 (Arr. for Flute & Violin by Boris Bizjak): III. Commodo quasi allegretto
DR16 -5.25 dB -26.53 dB 5:30 08-Sonata for 2 Violins in C Major, Op. 56 (Arr. for Flute & Violin by Boris Bizjak): IV. Allegro con brio
DR10 -9.37 dB -24.18 dB 1:30 09-Romeo and Juliet Suite (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Lidia Baich & Matthias Fletzberger): I. Introduction
DR13 -4.32 dB -23.28 dB 1:32 10-Romeo and Juliet Suite (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Lidia Baich & Matthias Fletzberger): II. Juliet
DR13 -1.86 dB -20.02 dB 3:03 11-Romeo and Juliet Suite (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Lidia Baich & Matthias Fletzberger): III. Dance of the Knights
DR13 -5.87 dB -23.94 dB 4:48 12-Romeo and Juliet Suite (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Lidia Baich & Matthias Fletzberger): IV. Balcony Scene
DR13 -3.90 dB -20.61 dB 1:27 13-Romeo and Juliet Suite (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Lidia Baich & Matthias Fletzberger): V. Dance of the Couples
DR15 -1.08 dB -19.05 dB 3:25 14-Romeo and Juliet Suite (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Lidia Baich & Matthias Fletzberger): VI. Mercutio - Fight - Tybalt's Death
DR15 -3.46 dB -24.27 dB 7:53 15-Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94bis: I. Moderato
DR15 -1.84 dB -22.85 dB 5:14 16-Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94bis: II. Presto
DR14 -7.46 dB -30.14 dB 4:14 17-Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94bis: III. Andante
DR14 -0.10 dB -21.18 dB 7:15 18-Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94bis: IV. Allegro con brio
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Number of tracks: 18
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2437 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2024-01-18 14:21:13
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Analyzed: Boris Bizjak / Prokofiev Milestones, Vol. 1 (1-4)
Lana Trotovšek / Prokofiev Milestones, Vol. 1 (5-18)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -0.58 dB -23.11 dB 8:07 01-Flute Sonata in D Major, Op. 94: I. Moderato
DR15 -1.20 dB -23.06 dB 5:09 02-Flute Sonata in D Major, Op. 94: II. Scherzo
DR13 -9.91 dB -29.74 dB 3:49 03-Flute Sonata in D Major, Op. 94: III. Andante
DR15 -1.06 dB -21.11 dB 7:10 04-Flute Sonata in D Major, Op. 94: IV. Allegro con brio
DR11 -5.31 dB -24.82 dB 2:23 05-Sonata for 2 Violins in C Major, Op. 56 (Arr. for Flute & Violin by Boris Bizjak): I. Andante cantabile
DR13 -2.90 dB -23.91 dB 3:16 06-Sonata for 2 Violins in C Major, Op. 56 (Arr. for Flute & Violin by Boris Bizjak): II. Allegro
DR12 -8.08 dB -27.74 dB 3:33 07-Sonata for 2 Violins in C Major, Op. 56 (Arr. for Flute & Violin by Boris Bizjak): III. Commodo quasi allegretto
DR16 -5.25 dB -26.53 dB 5:30 08-Sonata for 2 Violins in C Major, Op. 56 (Arr. for Flute & Violin by Boris Bizjak): IV. Allegro con brio
DR10 -9.37 dB -24.18 dB 1:30 09-Romeo and Juliet Suite (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Lidia Baich & Matthias Fletzberger): I. Introduction
DR13 -4.32 dB -23.28 dB 1:32 10-Romeo and Juliet Suite (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Lidia Baich & Matthias Fletzberger): II. Juliet
DR13 -1.86 dB -20.02 dB 3:03 11-Romeo and Juliet Suite (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Lidia Baich & Matthias Fletzberger): III. Dance of the Knights
DR13 -5.87 dB -23.94 dB 4:48 12-Romeo and Juliet Suite (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Lidia Baich & Matthias Fletzberger): IV. Balcony Scene
DR13 -3.90 dB -20.61 dB 1:27 13-Romeo and Juliet Suite (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Lidia Baich & Matthias Fletzberger): V. Dance of the Couples
DR15 -1.08 dB -19.05 dB 3:25 14-Romeo and Juliet Suite (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Lidia Baich & Matthias Fletzberger): VI. Mercutio - Fight - Tybalt's Death
DR15 -3.46 dB -24.27 dB 7:53 15-Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94bis: I. Moderato
DR15 -1.84 dB -22.85 dB 5:14 16-Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94bis: II. Presto
DR14 -7.46 dB -30.14 dB 4:14 17-Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94bis: III. Andante
DR14 -0.10 dB -21.18 dB 7:15 18-Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94bis: IV. Allegro con brio
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Number of tracks: 18
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2437 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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