℗ 2022 SOMM Recordings
Released | September 16, 2022 |
Duration | 1h 13m 20s |
Record Label | SOMM Recordings |
Catalogue No. | SOMMCD0657 |
Genre | Classical (Piano) |
Romantic Revolution, Vol. 2
Michael Dussek
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
Piano Sonata No. 5 in G Minor, Op. 10 No. 2
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I. Grave. Adagio non troppo
Jan Ladislav Dussek; Michael Dussek |
4:51 | |||
1.2
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II. Vivace con spirito
Jan Ladislav Dussek; Michael Dussek |
7:50 | |||
Piano Sonata No. 26 in A-Flat Major, Op. 70 "Le retour à Paris"
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I. Allegro non troppo ed espressivo
Jan Ladislav Dussek; Michael Dussek |
14:15 | |||
1.4
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II. Molto adagio con anima ed espressione
Jan Ladislav Dussek; Michael Dussek |
7:36 | |||
1.5
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III. Tempo di minuetto. Scherzo quasi allegro
Jan Ladislav Dussek; Michael Dussek |
4:19 | |||
1.6
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IV. Finale. Scherzo - Allegro con spirito
Jan Ladislav Dussek; Michael Dussek |
8:23 | |||
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Fantaisie in F Minor, Op. 49, B. 137
Frédéric Chopin; Michael Dussek |
13:13 | |||
1.8
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Polonaise-fantaisie in A-Flat Major, Op. 61, B. 159
Frédéric Chopin; Michael Dussek |
12:53 |
“Michael Dussek is a doyen among the pianists who have made themselves familiar with this material”.
- MusicWeb
SOMM Recordings is delighted to announce the second volume of Romantic Revolution, a revelatory exploration by pianist Michael Dussek of the musical relationship between his ancestor, Jan Ladislav Dussek, and Fryderyk Chopin. Volume II focuses on music composed during the period 1789 to 1846 spanning the early years of Dussek’s compositional career and the final years of Chopin’s. Dussek’s early Sonata in G minor (Op.10 No.2) from 1789 already shows the Bohemian composer pushing against inherited norms and reaching towards the testing of form and extreme keyboard ranges that would colour his music over the next 20 years, combining, as Dussek says in his insightful booklet notes, “virtuosic fingerwork [that] alternates with operatic dialogue”. His Op.70 Sonata in A flat, Le retour à Paris, from 1805 “in every way breaks new ground” to produce “a thrilling tour de force setting new standards in virtuosic piano writing”. The two companion Chopin pieces – the Fantasy in F minor (Op.49) and Polonaise-Fantaisie in A flat (Op.61) – have been chosen “to emphasise the similarities of piano sonority and harmony”between the two composers. Their inclusion points to Dussek’s guiding aim of the series: “simply to demonstrate the influence, in my view undeniable and at least partially unrecognised, of [Jan Ladislav] Dussek on the great Polish composer [Chopin]”. Volume I of Romantic Revolution (SOMMCD 0634) met with universal acclaim, Gramophone declaring it “a fascinating exploration of music that is eminently worth a second hearing”. International Piano said: “Dussek’s music is highly imaginative and Michael Dussek is a superb advocate”. Dussek’s previous SOMM recordings include chamber music by Frank Bridge (SOMMCD 087) and Jacques Ibert (SOMMCD 0122) with the Bridge Quartet.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – SOMM Recordings Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -3.95 -6.46 to -1.19 | -25.39 -28.14 to -23.85 | -22.25 -24.90 to -20.80 | 13 13 to 14 | |
1 | I. Grave. Adagio non troppo | -5.11 | -25.89 | -22.9 | 13 |
2 | II. Vivace con spirito | -4.01 | -23.93 | -21.2 | 13 |
3 | I. Allegro non troppo ed espressivo | -3.18 | -23.85 | -21.0 | 13 |
4 | II. Molto adagio con anima ed espressione | -5.71 | -28.14 | -24.9 | 13 |
5 | III. Tempo di minuetto. Scherzo quasi allegro | -6.46 | -26.45 | -23.6 | 13 |
6 | IV. Finale. Scherzo - Allegro con spirito | -3.98 | -25.54 | -22.7 | 13 |
7 | Fantaisie in F Minor, Op. 49, B. 137 | -1.19 | -24.71 | -20.8 | 14 |
8 | Polonaise-fantaisie in A-Flat Major, Op. 61, B. 159 | -1.92 | -24.63 | -20.9 | 14 |