℗ 2022 Parlophone Records Limited; A Warner Classics/Erato release
| Released | November 21, 2022 |
| Duration | 43m 08s |
| Record Label | Warner Classics |
| Genre | Classical |
Franck: Violin Sonata, FWV 8 - Dvořák: Romantic Pieces, Op. 75
Khatia Buniatishvili, Renaud Capuçon
Available in MQA and 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Violin Sonata in A Major, FWV 8
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1.1
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I. Allegretto ben moderato
César Franck; Renaud Capuçon |
6:29 | |||
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1.2
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II. Allegro
César Franck; Renaud Capuçon |
8:18 | |||
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1.3
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III. Recitativo-Fantasia. Ben moderato
César Franck; Renaud Capuçon |
7:25 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Allegretto poco mosso
César Franck; Renaud Capuçon |
6:04 | |||
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4 Romantic Pieces, Op. 75, B. 150
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1.5
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No. 1, Allegro moderato
Antonín Dvořák; Renaud Capuçon |
3:17 | |||
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1.6
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No. 2, Allegro maestoso
Antonín Dvořák; Renaud Capuçon |
2:26 | |||
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1.7
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No. 3, Allegro appassionato
Antonín Dvořák; Renaud Capuçon |
2:55 | |||
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1.8
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No. 4, Larghetto
Antonín Dvořák; Renaud Capuçon |
6:14 | |||
It was living legend Martha Argerich, Renaud Capuçon’s frequent duo partner and Khatia Buniatishvili’s mentor, who played musical matchmaker and brought these two brilliant performers together. Their concerts at Lugano Festival in 2012 were such a resounding success that the friendship stuck. Capuçon has been praised for his “intensely lyrical” tone and “gloriously rich sound” (BBC Music Magazine). His poised, expressive playing provides the ideal counterbalance to the impassioned pianism of 27-year-old Khatia Buniatishvili, the “fiery young star” (The Independent) hailed by Argerich as “a young pianist of extraordinary talent. I was impressed by her exceptional pianistic gift, natural musicality, imagination and her brilliant virtuosity.”
Together, the pair has devised a delectable program of Romantic sonatas for violin and piano – all, extraordinarily, composed within a year in 1886-87. César Franck’s Sonata in A major is one of the finest in the genre, beloved for its soaring melodies and sensuous, light-filled final movement.
“Khatia and I met over Franck’s sonata. This is the sonata that sealed our musical partnership, the sheer joy of playing together.”
- Renaud Capuçon
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Warner Classics Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -5.64 -10.42 to -0.97 | -26.35 -31.57 to -21.38 | -22.64 -27.40 to -17.60 | 12 11 to 13 | |
| 1 | I. Allegretto ben moderato | -7.16 | -27.84 | -24.4 | 12 |
| 2 | II. Allegro | -1.75 | -21.82 | -17.6 | 12 |
| 3 | III. Recitativo-Fantasia. Ben moderato | -3.81 | -27.60 | -23.3 | 13 |
| 4 | IV. Allegretto poco mosso | -0.97 | -21.38 | -17.6 | 12 |
| 5 | No. 1, Allegro moderato | -10.33 | -29.18 | -26.1 | 11 |
| 6 | No. 2, Allegro maestoso | -3.36 | -24.95 | -21.7 | 13 |
| 7 | No. 3, Allegro appassionato | -7.29 | -26.44 | -23.0 | 11 |
| 8 | No. 4, Larghetto | -10.42 | -31.57 | -27.4 | 12 |