℗ 2023 Affetto Records
Released | April 21, 2023 |
Duration | 2h 12m 11s |
Record Label | Affetto |
Catalogue No. | AF2302 |
Genre | Classical (Piano) |
1.1
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Deep River
John C. Baker and Kristin Ditlow; Samuel Coleridge-Taylor; Kristin Ditlow |
8:36 | |||
1.2
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Auf dem Wasser zu Singen
Franz Schubert; Franz Liszt; Kristin Ditlow |
5:13 | |||
1.3
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Melody, from Orfeo ed Eurdice
C. W. Gluck; Abram Chasins; Kristin Ditlow |
3:58 | |||
1.4
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Wohin?
Franz Schubert; Sergei Rachmaninoff; Kristin Ditlow |
4:11 | |||
1.5
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Reminiscences from Bellini's Norma
Teresa Carreño; Kristin Ditlow |
17:16 | |||
1.6
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Mongolian Shepherd Song
Kristin Ditlow; Kristin Ditlow |
5:01 | |||
Eight Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Opus 20
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1.7
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I. Molto moderato
Béla Bartók; Kristin Ditlow |
1:35 | |||
1.8
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II. Molto capriccioso
Béla Bartók; Kristin Ditlow |
1:27 | |||
1.9
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III. Lento, rubato
Béla Bartók; Kristin Ditlow |
4:30 | |||
1.10
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IV. Allegretto scherzando
Béla Bartók; Kristin Ditlow |
1:12 | |||
1.11
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V. Allegro molto
Béla Bartók; Kristin Ditlow |
1:30 | |||
1.12
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VI. Allegro moderato, molto capriccioso
Béla Bartók; Kristin Ditlow |
2:24 | |||
1.13
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VII. Sostenuto, rubato
Béla Bartók; Kristin Ditlow |
3:49 | |||
1.14
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VIII. Allegro
Béla Bartók; Kristin Ditlow |
2:55 | |||
1.15
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Malagueña
Ernesto Lecuona; Kristin Ditlow; Kristin Ditlow |
5:12 | |||
1.16
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Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
John C. Baker and Kristin Ditlow; Samuel Coleridge-Taylor; Kristin Ditlow |
6:06 | |||
1.17
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They Will Not Lend Me a Child
John C. Baker and Kristin Ditlow; Samuel Coleridge-Taylor; Kristin Ditlow |
6:08 | |||
1.18
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Liebeslied
Franz Schubert; Franz Liszt; Kristin Ditlow |
4:40 | |||
1.19
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Mondnacht
Robert Schumann; Clara Schumann; Kristin Ditlow |
4:10 | |||
1.20
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Sonetto No. 104, Pace non trovo
Franz Liszt; Kristin Ditlow |
4:10 | |||
1.21
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Spinnerlied, from Die fliegende Holländer
Richard Wagner; Franz Liszt; Kristin Ditlow |
8:26 | |||
1.22
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Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
Pietro Mascagni; Kristin Ditlow; Kristin Ditlow |
4:21 | |||
1.23
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The Man I Love
George Gershwin; Percy Grainger; Kristin Ditlow |
4:26 | |||
1.24
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Fantasie Brillante, on themes from Le Nozze di Figaro
Carl Czerny; Kristin Ditlow |
14:40 | |||
1.25
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Steal Away
John C. Baker and Kristin Ditlow; Samuel Coleridge-Taylor; Kristin Ditlow |
6:15 |
Composers are often tasked with creating from a void, an
emptiness. The blank page is an easel. The parts of a structure
of a piece of music – melody, accompaniment, line, harmony,
tension, and release – must take shape to reach the listener’s
ear. Sometimes, instead of starting with an empty sheet of
staff paper, a composer creates something which is pollinated
by another source. Perhaps it is a folk song, a poem, a melody,
or an even larger work, such as a full-length opera. New
works are then realized. In the case of this two-cd set, an
East South African folk tune receives new life as a romantic
piano ballade. A sonnet of Petrarch resurfaces centuries
later as a dramatic declaration of love, through a solo piano
work. The repertoire on these discs traces Kristin Ditlow’s
own growth as a pianist and musician. Each work marks a
chapter of her development and artistry to the present. The
song transcriptions are pieces that have been played countless
times with vocal partners: the operatic works are works that
she has coached or conducted. Her passionate pursuit of
travel is also a thread which weaves throughout the discs: the
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor spiritual arrangements are works
that she became acquainted with as a high school choral
accompanist: meeting her husband while on tour in China
in 2012: the Mongolian Shepherd Song is her arrangement
of a traditional folksong from the Chinese Mongolian
community, a work introduced to her by her husband in China
originally for erhu and pipa (traditional Chinese instruments)
accompaniment but transcribed for violin and piano. Kristin
Ditlow has spent five summers performing, teaching, and
coaching in Hungary and the Bartók selections all harken back
to those times in the Hungarian countryside. Pianist, coach
and conductor Dr. Kristin Ditlow dedicates her musical career
to collaboration and connection. She has been seen in concert
throughout North America, Mainland China, and Western
Europe as a soloist, collaborative pianist, and conductor.
The set of music pieces in this album is representative of her
“Passages” in her career.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Affetto Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.81 -6.19 to -0.82 | -22.71 -30.85 to -16.35 | -19.39 -26.50 to -13.00 | 12 8 to 17 | |
1 | Deep River | -0.82 | -22.30 | -19.4 | 13 |
2 | Auf dem Wasser zu Singen | -1.02 | -17.51 | -15.0 | 9 |
3 | Melody, from Orfeo ed Eurdice | -1.02 | -23.02 | -20.3 | 13 |
4 | Wohin? | -6.19 | -24.29 | -21.7 | 11 |
5 | Reminiscences from Bellini's Norma | -1.02 | -20.32 | -17.2 | 11 |
6 | Mongolian Shepherd Song | -3.55 | -27.34 | -24.5 | 14 |
7 | I. Molto moderato | -3.54 | -26.45 | -22.5 | 12 |
8 | II. Molto capriccioso | -1.02 | -19.64 | -15.9 | 12 |
9 | III. Lento, rubato | -3.05 | -30.85 | -26.5 | 17 |
10 | IV. Allegretto scherzando | -1.02 | -19.93 | -16.5 | 13 |
11 | V. Allegro molto | -1.02 | -17.55 | -14.2 | 10 |
12 | VI. Allegro moderato, molto capriccioso | -1.02 | -22.87 | -19.0 | 14 |
13 | VII. Sostenuto, rubato | -1.02 | -28.08 | -24.1 | 16 |
14 | VIII. Allegro | -1.02 | -18.39 | -15.1 | 10 |
15 | Malagueña | -1.02 | -18.08 | -14.8 | 10 |
16 | Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child | -1.02 | -20.95 | -17.4 | 12 |
17 | They Will Not Lend Me a Child | -1.02 | -23.36 | -20.2 | 14 |
18 | Liebeslied | -1.02 | -19.81 | -17.0 | 11 |
19 | Mondnacht | -3.96 | -27.89 | -24.5 | 14 |
20 | Sonetto No. 104, Pace non trovo | -3.96 | -27.89 | -24.5 | 14 |
21 | Spinnerlied, from Die fliegende Holländer | -1.02 | -23.16 | -19.5 | 13 |
22 | Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana | -1.03 | -27.04 | -23.2 | 16 |
23 | The Man I Love | -2.79 | -24.85 | -21.8 | 14 |
24 | Fantasie Brillante, on themes from Le Nozze di Figaro | -1.02 | -19.75 | -16.9 | 11 |
25 | Steal Away | -1.02 | -16.35 | -13.0 | 8 |