℗ 2021 Toccata Next
| Released | October 15, 2021 |
| Duration | 1h 09m 38s |
| Record Label | Toccata Next |
| Catalogue No. | TOCN0014 |
| Genre | Classical (Chamber) |
Three Centuries of Russian Viola Sonatas
Basil Vendryes, William David
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Viola Sonata in D Minor (Ed. V. Borisovsky)
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1.1
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I. Allegro moderato
Mikhail Glinka; Basil Vendryes; William David |
9:20 | |||
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1.2
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II. Larghetto, ma non troppo
Mikhail Glinka; Basil Vendryes; William David |
7:43 | |||
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Viola Sonata in D Minor, Op. 26
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1.3
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I. Allegro appassionato
Revol Bunin; Basil Vendryes; William David |
9:24 | |||
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1.4
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II. Andantino semplice
Revol Bunin; Basil Vendryes; William David |
5:33 | |||
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1.5
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III. Sostenuto - Allegro spirituoso
Revol Bunin; Basil Vendryes; William David |
6:02 | |||
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Viola Sonata
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1.6
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I. Allegro moderato
Ivan Sokolov; Basil Vendryes; William David |
5:38 | |||
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1.7
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II. Andante
Ivan Sokolov; Basil Vendryes; William David |
2:18 | |||
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1.8
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III. Allegro
Ivan Sokolov; Basil Vendryes; William David |
1:13 | |||
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1.9
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IV. A tempo (Lugubre)
Ivan Sokolov; Basil Vendryes; William David |
2:55 | |||
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Viola Sonata in F Minor, Op. 51 No. 2
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1.10
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I. Con libertà - Allegro
Vissarion Shebalin; Basil Vendryes; William David |
7:44 | |||
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1.11
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II. Andante con moto
Vissarion Shebalin; Basil Vendryes; William David |
4:58 | |||
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1.12
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III. Allegro assai
Vissarion Shebalin; Basil Vendryes; William David |
6:50 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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The Russian viola sonata is a rare bird, not least because the instrument itself was frowned upon by the Soviet authorities, and as a result Russian music for the viola has a rather patchy history. It begins in earnest in 1931, when the 1825 Sonata by Mikhail Glinka, ‘the father of Russian music’, was reconstructed from his sketches by Vadim Borisovsky, ‘the father of the Russian viola’. Thereafter, musicians and composers worked together to expand the repertoire. The relationship between the composer Revol Bunin and the violist Rudolf Barshai resulted in a sonata of 1955 which deserves wider currency. Although half a century apart, the Shebalin and Sokolov sonatas have something unusual in common: both were created as part of a tryptich, alongside sonatas for violin and cello. All four composers knew how to make the viola sing – though this lyricism is often animated by moments of drama and excitement.
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Tracks 1-12 – 44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit
Tracks 1-12 – 44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.61 -4.48 to -1.01 | -20.80 -24.74 to -17.15 | -17.67 -21.00 to -14.20 | 12 10 to 13 | |
| 1 | I. Allegro moderato | -1.01 | -20.02 | -17.4 | 13 |
| 2 | II. Larghetto, ma non troppo | -1.01 | -20.43 | -17.4 | 12 |
| 3 | I. Allegro appassionato | -1.01 | -20.00 | -17.3 | 12 |
| 4 | II. Andantino semplice | -1.01 | -21.62 | -17.7 | 13 |
| 5 | III. Sostenuto - Allegro spirituoso | -1.01 | -20.22 | -17.4 | 12 |
| 6 | I. Allegro moderato | -1.01 | -19.63 | -16.6 | 12 |
| 7 | II. Andante | -4.13 | -24.74 | -20.6 | 12 |
| 8 | III. Allegro | -1.01 | -17.15 | -14.2 | 10 |
| 9 | IV. A tempo (Lugubre) | -4.48 | -24.04 | -21.0 | 11 |
| 10 | I. Con libertà - Allegro | -1.01 | -20.55 | -17.4 | 13 |
| 11 | II. Andante con moto | -1.48 | -21.00 | -17.6 | 12 |
| 12 | III. Allegro assai | -1.16 | -20.15 | -17.4 | 13 |