℗ 2004 PentaTone
| Released | 2004 |
| Duration | 1h 02m 59s |
| Record Label | PentaTone |
| Catalogue No. | PTC5186023 |
| Genre | Classical (Instrumental) |
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas: No. 14 "Moonlight" - No. 8 "Pathétique" - No. 4 in E-Flat, Op. 7
Mari Kodama
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC and 2.8224 MHz DSD high resolution audio formats
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Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight"
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1.1
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I. Adagio sostenuto
Ludwig van Beethoven; Mari Kodama |
5:40 | |||
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1.2
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II. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven; Mari Kodama |
2:40 | |||
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1.3
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III. Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven; Mari Kodama |
7:11 | |||
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Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7
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1.4
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I. Allegro molto e con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven; Mari Kodama |
8:03 | |||
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1.5
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II. Largo, con gran espressione
Ludwig van Beethoven; Mari Kodama |
8:03 | |||
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1.6
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III. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven; Mari Kodama |
5:15 | |||
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1.7
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IV. Rondo. Poco allegretto e grazioso
Ludwig van Beethoven; Mari Kodama |
7:11 | |||
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Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, "Pathétique"
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1.8
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I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven; Mari Kodama |
8:51 | |||
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1.9
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II. Adagio cantabile
Ludwig van Beethoven; Mari Kodama |
5:15 | |||
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1.10
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III. Rondo. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven; Mari Kodama |
4:50 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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"... Kodama obviously knows her Beethoven and her readings are filled with superb technique and tons of emotion ..."
- Audiophile Audition
Japanese pianist Mari Kodama dedicated 10 years of her career to performing and recording the complete cycle of Beethoven's piano sonatas, a project that yielded nine albums and made her only the fourth woman to have recorded all of Beethoven's sonatas. On this installment from 2003, she includes the eternal favourite Piano Sonata No. 14, better known as the Moonlight Sonata and Piano Sonata No. 8 "Pathetique" along with the Fourth Sonata; that an artist can play this music and still introduce a new perspective, as Kodama so often does, is astonishing.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM and 2.8224 MHz DSD – PentaTone Studio Masters
Recorded on 20 - 25 January 2003, 26 April, 2004 at the Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, The Netherlands Recording producer: Wilhelm Hellweg Executive producer: Job Maarse Balance engineer: Jean-Marie Geijsen Recording engineer: Jean-Marie Geijsen Editing: Holger Busse Recording facility: Polyhymnia International BV Microphones: DPA 4011 & DPA 4006, Schoeps MK 2S All microphones modified with Polyhymnia microphone buffer electronics Microphone preamps: custom built by Polyhymnia International BV and outputs directly connected to Meitner DSD A/D converter DSD recording, editing and mixing: Pyramix Virtual Studio by Merging Technologies 5.0 Monitored on B&W Nautilus loudspeakers Microphone, interconnect and loudspeaker cables by van den Hul
Recorded on 20 - 25 January 2003, 26 April, 2004 at the Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, The Netherlands Recording producer: Wilhelm Hellweg Executive producer: Job Maarse Balance engineer: Jean-Marie Geijsen Recording engineer: Jean-Marie Geijsen Editing: Holger Busse Recording facility: Polyhymnia International BV Microphones: DPA 4011 & DPA 4006, Schoeps MK 2S All microphones modified with Polyhymnia microphone buffer electronics Microphone preamps: custom built by Polyhymnia International BV and outputs directly connected to Meitner DSD A/D converter DSD recording, editing and mixing: Pyramix Virtual Studio by Merging Technologies 5.0 Monitored on B&W Nautilus loudspeakers Microphone, interconnect and loudspeaker cables by van den Hul
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -5.20 -13.91 to -0.31 | -28.28 -35.47 to -22.70 | -25.16 -32.90 to -19.80 | 14 13 to 17 | |
| 1 | I. Adagio sostenuto | -13.91 | -35.47 | -32.9 | 13 |
| 2 | II. Allegro | -11.71 | -32.51 | -29.8 | 13 |
| 3 | III. Presto | -0.31 | -22.70 | -19.8 | 14 |
| 4 | I. Allegro molto e con brio | -1.20 | -23.22 | -20.3 | 14 |
| 5 | II. Largo, con gran espressione | -2.10 | -31.23 | -27.0 | 17 |
| 6 | III. Allegro | -4.23 | -26.39 | -23.0 | 13 |
| 7 | IV. Rondo. Poco allegretto e grazioso | -4.42 | -25.65 | -22.5 | 14 |
| 8 | I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio | -2.48 | -27.09 | -23.6 | 15 |
| 9 | II. Adagio cantabile | -8.42 | -33.35 | -30.6 | 14 |
| 10 | III. Rondo. Allegro | -3.22 | -25.21 | -22.1 | 14 |