Mikhail Zemtsov - Complete Works for Viola, Vol. 1 (2025)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 69:31 minutes | 1,21 GB
Classical | Label: Challenge Classics
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 69:31 minutes | 1,21 GB
Classical | Label: Challenge Classics
This CD is a part of a project which consists of recording all the chamber music pieces with soloistic instrumental parts for which Brahms has made viola versions. This first CD includes a Horn trio (Op. 40) and two Clarinet Sonatas (Op. 121). The 2nd CD (which will be released in 2026) features the Clarinet trio (Op. 114), Clarinet Quintet (Op. 115), Two Songs (Op. 91) and the Scherzo from FAE Sonata. It is quite a common opinion that the last works of Brahms inspired by the meeting with clarinettist Richard Mühlfeld belong to Brahms’s deepest, most beautiful and impressive works. What was the reason for Brahms to write viola parts for these pieces? Probably, a feeling that the expressive richness of the viola would make it possible to discover these pieces from a completely different perspective: there is a special connection between Brahms’s musical world and the sonority of the viola.
Tracklist:
01. Horn Trio, Op. 40 in E-Flat Major (Arr. for Violin, Viola & Piano by Johannes Brahms): I. Andante
02. Horn Trio, Op. 40 in E-Flat Major (Arr. for Violin, Viola & Piano by Johannes Brahms): II. Scherzo Allegro
03. Horn Trio, Op. 40 in E-Flat Major (Arr. for Violin, Viola & Piano by Johannes Brahms): III. Adagio mesto
04. Horn Trio, Op. 40 in E-Flat Major (Arr. for Violin, Viola & Piano by Johannes Brahms): IV. Allegro con brio
05. Clarinet Sonata No. 2, Op. 120 in E-Flat Major (Arr. for Viola & Piano by Johannes Brahms): I. Allegro amabile
06. Clarinet Sonata No. 2, Op. 120 in E-Flat Major (Arr. for Viola & Piano by Johannes Brahms): II. Allegro appassionato
07. Clarinet Sonata No. 2, Op. 120 in E-Flat Major (Arr. for Viola & Piano by Johannes Brahms): III. Andante con moto – allegro
08. Clarinet Sonata No. 1, Op. 120 in F Minor (Arr. for Viola & Piano by Johannes Brahms): I. Allegro appassionato
09. Clarinet Sonata No. 1, Op. 120 in F Minor (Arr. for Viola & Piano by Johannes Brahms): II. Andante un poco agitato
10. Clarinet Sonata No. 1, Op. 120 in F Minor (Arr. for Viola & Piano by Johannes Brahms): III. Alegretto Grazioso
11. Clarinet Sonata No. 1, Op. 120 in F Minor (Arr. for Viola & Piano by Johannes Brahms): IV. Vivace
foobar2000 v2.24.1 / DR Meter v0.7
log date: 2025-09-04 19:11:43
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Analyzed: Mikhail Zemtsov & Hanna Shybayeva / Complete Works for Viola - Vol. 1
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -2.56 dBFS -20.22 dBFS 8:05 01-Horn Trio, Op. 40 in E-Flat Major (Arr. for Violin, Viola & Piano by Johannes Brahms): I. Andante
DR12 -2.52 dBFS -18.72 dBFS 7:31 02-Horn Trio, Op. 40 in E-Flat Major (Arr. for Violin, Viola & Piano by Johannes Brahms): II. Scherzo Allegro
DR15 -3.37 dBFS -24.06 dBFS 7:57 03-Horn Trio, Op. 40 in E-Flat Major (Arr. for Violin, Viola & Piano by Johannes Brahms): III. Adagio mesto
DR12 -2.56 dBFS -18.37 dBFS 6:02 04-Horn Trio, Op. 40 in E-Flat Major (Arr. for Violin, Viola & Piano by Johannes Brahms): IV. Allegro con brio
DR13 -1.68 dBFS -19.11 dBFS 7:28 05-Clarinet Sonata No. 2, Op. 120 in E-Flat Major (Arr. for Viola & Piano by Johannes Brahms): I. Allegro amabile
DR13 -1.71 dBFS -18.29 dBFS 4:59 06-Clarinet Sonata No. 2, Op. 120 in E-Flat Major (Arr. for Viola & Piano by Johannes Brahms): II. Allegro appassionato
DR13 -1.70 dBFS -19.49 dBFS 6:21 07-Clarinet Sonata No. 2, Op. 120 in E-Flat Major (Arr. for Viola & Piano by Johannes Brahms): III. Andante con moto – allegro
DR13 -1.10 dBFS -19.52 dBFS 7:19 08-Clarinet Sonata No. 1, Op. 120 in F Minor (Arr. for Viola & Piano by Johannes Brahms): I. Allegro appassionato
DR13 -6.03 dBFS -23.83 dBFS 4:46 09-Clarinet Sonata No. 1, Op. 120 in F Minor (Arr. for Viola & Piano by Johannes Brahms): II. Andante un poco agitato
DR12 -4.27 dBFS -21.75 dBFS 4:16 10-Clarinet Sonata No. 1, Op. 120 in F Minor (Arr. for Viola & Piano by Johannes Brahms): III. Alegretto Grazioso
DR12 -1.00 dBFS -17.36 dBFS 4:49 11-Clarinet Sonata No. 1, Op. 120 in F Minor (Arr. for Viola & Piano by Johannes Brahms): IV. Vivace
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2478 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2025-09-04 19:11:43
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Analyzed: Mikhail Zemtsov & Hanna Shybayeva / Complete Works for Viola - Vol. 1
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -2.56 dBFS -20.22 dBFS 8:05 01-Horn Trio, Op. 40 in E-Flat Major (Arr. for Violin, Viola & Piano by Johannes Brahms): I. Andante
DR12 -2.52 dBFS -18.72 dBFS 7:31 02-Horn Trio, Op. 40 in E-Flat Major (Arr. for Violin, Viola & Piano by Johannes Brahms): II. Scherzo Allegro
DR15 -3.37 dBFS -24.06 dBFS 7:57 03-Horn Trio, Op. 40 in E-Flat Major (Arr. for Violin, Viola & Piano by Johannes Brahms): III. Adagio mesto
DR12 -2.56 dBFS -18.37 dBFS 6:02 04-Horn Trio, Op. 40 in E-Flat Major (Arr. for Violin, Viola & Piano by Johannes Brahms): IV. Allegro con brio
DR13 -1.68 dBFS -19.11 dBFS 7:28 05-Clarinet Sonata No. 2, Op. 120 in E-Flat Major (Arr. for Viola & Piano by Johannes Brahms): I. Allegro amabile
DR13 -1.71 dBFS -18.29 dBFS 4:59 06-Clarinet Sonata No. 2, Op. 120 in E-Flat Major (Arr. for Viola & Piano by Johannes Brahms): II. Allegro appassionato
DR13 -1.70 dBFS -19.49 dBFS 6:21 07-Clarinet Sonata No. 2, Op. 120 in E-Flat Major (Arr. for Viola & Piano by Johannes Brahms): III. Andante con moto – allegro
DR13 -1.10 dBFS -19.52 dBFS 7:19 08-Clarinet Sonata No. 1, Op. 120 in F Minor (Arr. for Viola & Piano by Johannes Brahms): I. Allegro appassionato
DR13 -6.03 dBFS -23.83 dBFS 4:46 09-Clarinet Sonata No. 1, Op. 120 in F Minor (Arr. for Viola & Piano by Johannes Brahms): II. Andante un poco agitato
DR12 -4.27 dBFS -21.75 dBFS 4:16 10-Clarinet Sonata No. 1, Op. 120 in F Minor (Arr. for Viola & Piano by Johannes Brahms): III. Alegretto Grazioso
DR12 -1.00 dBFS -17.36 dBFS 4:49 11-Clarinet Sonata No. 1, Op. 120 in F Minor (Arr. for Viola & Piano by Johannes Brahms): IV. Vivace
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2478 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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