℗ 2022 Parlophone Records Limited; A Warner Classics/Erato release
| Released | November 4, 2022 |
| Duration | 1h 08m 05s |
| Record Label | Warner Classics |
| Genre | Classical |
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1.1
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Prélude, fugue et variation, Op. 18, FWV 30 (Transcr. Bauer)
Kenji Miura |
11:16 | |||
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1.2
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Romance
Kenji Miura |
3:55 | |||
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1.3
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Rain Tree Sketch II In memoriam Olivier Messiaen
Kenji Miura |
4:06 | |||
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1.4
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Jeux d'eau, M. 30
Kenji Miura |
5:48 | |||
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Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61
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1.5
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No. 1, Modéré et très franc
Kenji Miura |
1:24 | |||
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1.6
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No. 2, Assez lent, avec une expression intense
Kenji Miura |
2:48 | |||
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1.7
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No. 3, Modéré
Kenji Miura |
1:24 | |||
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1.8
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No. 4, Assez animé
Kenji Miura |
1:17 | |||
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1.9
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No. 5, Presque lent, dans un sentiment intime
Kenji Miura |
1:24 | |||
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1.10
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No. 6, Vif
Kenji Miura |
0:45 | |||
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1.11
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No. 7, Moins vif
Kenji Miura |
2:54 | |||
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1.12
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No. 8, Épilogue. Lent
Kenji Miura |
4:53 | |||
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6 Épigraphes antiques, CD 139, L. 131
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1.13
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No. 1, Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d'été
Kenji Miura |
2:32 | |||
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1.14
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No. 2, Pour un tombeau sans nom
Kenji Miura |
3:19 | |||
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1.15
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No. 3, Pour que la nuit soit propice
Kenji Miura |
2:33 | |||
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1.16
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No. 4, Pour la danseuse aux crotales
Kenji Miura |
2:43 | |||
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1.17
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No. 5, Pour l'Égyptienne
Kenji Miura |
2:59 | |||
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1.18
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No. 6, Pour remercier la pluie au matin
Kenji Miura |
2:29 | |||
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1.19
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L'Isle joyeuse, CD 109, L. 106
Kenji Miura |
5:59 | |||
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1.20
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Mazurka No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 54
Kenji Miura |
3:37 | |||
The Japanese-born pianist Kenji Miura, winner of the 2019 Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition in Paris, ponders on the issue of identity, combining music of the French school with two pieces by Toru Takemitsu, a Japanese composer strongly influenced by French composers and by the Second Viennese School. The main works on the album are Franck’s Prélude, Fugue et Variation, Ravel’s Valses nobles et sentimentales and Debussy’s Six épigraphes antiques. Born in Kobe in 1993, Kenji Miura studied in the UK and in Berlin, where he is now based.
“This album is a reflection of my own personal struggle with identity,” he writes. “We live in an increasingly multi-ethnic and multicultural society – my torn-between-worlds feeling is shared by many around the world. This is my small musical letter to all those struggling with the many aspects of identity – a concept that should help us embrace who we are and our complicated, beautiful lives.”
- Kenji Miura
48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Warner Classics Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -4.70 -8.56 to -1.11 | -25.91 -29.61 to -21.58 | -22.39 -26.30 to -18.20 | 13 11 to 16 | |
| 1 | Prélude, fugue et variation, Op. 18, FWV 30 (Transcr. Bauer) | -3.04 | -23.66 | -20.8 | 13 |
| 2 | Romance | -1.11 | -26.49 | -21.8 | 15 |
| 3 | Rain Tree Sketch II In memoriam Olivier Messiaen | -4.50 | -29.03 | -24.5 | 16 |
| 4 | Jeux d'eau, M. 30 | -2.68 | -24.85 | -21.5 | 14 |
| 5 | No. 1, Modéré et très franc | -2.56 | -21.58 | -18.7 | 12 |
| 6 | No. 2, Assez lent, avec une expression intense | -7.47 | -29.61 | -26.3 | 15 |
| 7 | No. 3, Modéré | -6.99 | -25.93 | -23.0 | 12 |
| 8 | No. 4, Assez animé | -5.96 | -23.79 | -20.9 | 11 |
| 9 | No. 5, Presque lent, dans un sentiment intime | -8.56 | -28.56 | -25.2 | 11 |
| 10 | No. 6, Vif | -5.11 | -25.13 | -21.9 | 12 |
| 11 | No. 7, Moins vif | -1.41 | -21.96 | -18.2 | 13 |
| 12 | No. 8, Épilogue. Lent | -6.71 | -29.19 | -25.1 | 14 |
| 13 | No. 1, Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d'été | -5.41 | -26.13 | -22.6 | 12 |
| 14 | No. 2, Pour un tombeau sans nom | -7.53 | -29.52 | -25.7 | 12 |
| 15 | No. 3, Pour que la nuit soit propice | -3.07 | -25.60 | -21.8 | 13 |
| 16 | No. 4, Pour la danseuse aux crotales | -3.69 | -25.54 | -21.4 | 13 |
| 17 | No. 5, Pour l'Égyptienne | -4.34 | -27.99 | -24.0 | 15 |
| 18 | No. 6, Pour remercier la pluie au matin | -7.48 | -27.06 | -23.8 | 12 |
| 19 | L'Isle joyeuse, CD 109, L. 106 | -3.73 | -22.73 | -19.9 | 12 |
| 20 | Mazurka No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 54 | -2.60 | -23.94 | -20.7 | 14 |