℗ 2024 Kansas City Symphony
| Released | June 7, 2024 |
| Duration | 1h 18m 28s |
| Record Label | Reference Recordings |
| Catalogue No. | RR-152 |
| Genre | Classical (Orchestral) |
Brahms: Reimagined Orchestrations
Kansas City Symphony, Michael Stern
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Eleven Chorale Preludes for organ, Op. 122
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1.1
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No. 1, My Jesus Calls to Me (Orchestrated by Virgil Thomson)
Johannes Brahms; Kansas City Symphony; Michael Stern |
2:53 | |||
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1.2
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No. 2, O Blessed Jesus (Orchestrated By Virgil Thomson / two versions)
Johannes Brahms; Kansas City Symphony; Michael Stern |
4:29 | |||
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1.3
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No. 3, O World, I Now Must Leave Thee (Orchestrated By Virgil Thomson)
Johannes Brahms; Kansas City Symphony; Michael Stern |
2:19 | |||
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1.4
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No. 4, My Faithful Heart Rejoices (Orchestrated By Virgil Thomson)
Johannes Brahms; Kansas City Symphony; Michael Stern |
1:19 | |||
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1.5
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No. 5, Deck Thyself, My Soul (Orchestrated By Virgil Thomson)
Johannes Brahms; Kansas City Symphony; Michael Stern |
1:28 | |||
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1.6
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No. 6, Blessed Are Ye Faithful Souls (Orchestrated By Virgil Thomson)
Johannes Brahms; Kansas City Symphony; Michael Stern |
1:06 | |||
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1.7
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No. 7, O God, Thou Faithful God (Orchestrated By Virgil Thomson)
Johannes Brahms; Kansas City Symphony; Michael Stern |
5:18 | |||
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1.8
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No. 8, Behold, a Rose is Blooming (Orchestrated By Virgil Thomson)
Johannes Brahms; Kansas City Symphony; Michael Stern |
2:39 | |||
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1.9
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No. 9, My Heart is Filled with Longing (Orchestrated By Virgil Thomson)
Johannes Brahms; Kansas City Symphony; Michael Stern |
2:01 | |||
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1.10
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No. 10, My Heart is Filled with Longing (second setting / Orchestrated By Virgil Thomson)
Johannes Brahms; Kansas City Symphony; Michael Stern |
2:01 | |||
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1.11
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No. 11, O World, I Now Must Leave Thee (second setting / Orchestrated By Virgil Thomson)
Johannes Brahms; Kansas City Symphony; Michael Stern |
2:49 | |||
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Intermezzo in A Major, Op. 118
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1.12
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Black Swan for orchestra (after Intermezzo in A Major, Op 118 No. 2 / Orchestrated by Bright Sheng)
Johannes Brahms; Kansas City Symphony; Michael Stern |
7:03 | |||
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Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25
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1.13
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I. Allegro (Orchestrated by Arnold Schoenberg)
Johannes Brahms; Kansas City Symphony; Michael Stern |
14:15 | |||
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1.14
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II. Intermezzo (Orchestrated by Arnold Schoenberg)
Johannes Brahms; Kansas City Symphony; Michael Stern |
8:20 | |||
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1.15
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III. Andante con moto (Orchestrated by Arnold Schoenberg)
Johannes Brahms; Kansas City Symphony; Michael Stern |
11:12 | |||
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1.16
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IV. Rondo alla zingarese (Orchestrated by Arnold Schoenberg)
Johannes Brahms; Kansas City Symphony; Michael Stern |
9:16 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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Reference Recordings proudly presents an imaginative album of three compositions by Johannes Brahms, in an outstanding interpretation from Michael Stern and the Kansas City Symphony. It features the first recording of American composer and Kansas City native Virgil Thomson's 1957/8 orchestration of Brahms: Eleven Chorale Preludes for organ, op 122. It also contains composer Bright Sheng's enchanting orchestration of the Brahms Intermezzo for solo piano, op. 118, No. 2, and the beloved and spectacular Arnold Schoenberg orchestration of the Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, op. 25. " Brahms: Reimagined Orchestrations" was produced by GRAMMY winner Peter Rutenberg, who has over half a century of experience in the music industry as a producer, composer, director, and teacher. This album was engineered by RR's esteemed technical team, composed of GRAMMY winning engineer 'Prof ' Keith O. Johnson and multi-GRAMMY nominated engineer Sean Royce Martin. For nearly 50 years, Reference Recordings has been one of the most innovative and respected independent labels in the music business. Reference Recordings releases have been highly praised for their dedication to high quality sound in the service of great music. After more than 175 releases, RR is still recording what many consider to be the finest-sounding classical, jazz and blues discs in the world.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Reference Recordings Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -8.84 -26.70 to -0.15 | -30.27 -42.52 to -25.90 | -26.77 -39.10 to -21.80 | 13 10 to 18 | |
| 1 | No. 1, My Jesus Calls to Me (Orchestrated by Virgil Thomson) | -2.02 | -26.68 | -22.7 | 14 |
| 2 | No. 2, O Blessed Jesus (Orchestrated By Virgil Thomson / two versions) | -5.77 | -31.58 | -26.1 | 14 |
| 3 | No. 3, O World, I Now Must Leave Thee (Orchestrated By Virgil Thomson) | -14.74 | -33.96 | -31.6 | 10 |
| 4 | No. 4, My Faithful Heart Rejoices (Orchestrated By Virgil Thomson) | -6.66 | -27.65 | -24.4 | 11 |
| 5 | No. 5, Deck Thyself, My Soul (Orchestrated By Virgil Thomson) | -26.70 | -42.52 | -39.1 | 10 |
| 6 | No. 6, Blessed Are Ye Faithful Souls (Orchestrated By Virgil Thomson) | -8.83 | -27.70 | -24.0 | 10 |
| 7 | No. 7, O God, Thou Faithful God (Orchestrated By Virgil Thomson) | -8.63 | -31.37 | -28.0 | 14 |
| 8 | No. 8, Behold, a Rose is Blooming (Orchestrated By Virgil Thomson) | -13.03 | -33.91 | -31.2 | 12 |
| 9 | No. 9, My Heart is Filled with Longing (Orchestrated By Virgil Thomson) | -10.95 | -30.43 | -26.2 | 10 |
| 10 | No. 10, My Heart is Filled with Longing (second setting / Orchestrated By Virgil Thomson) | -14.90 | -32.85 | -30.1 | 11 |
| 11 | No. 11, O World, I Now Must Leave Thee (second setting / Orchestrated By Virgil Thomson) | -9.79 | -27.16 | -23.4 | 10 |
| 12 | Black Swan for orchestra (after Intermezzo in A Major, Op 118 No. 2 / Orchestrated by Bright Sheng) | -5.85 | -29.15 | -26.5 | 13 |
| 13 | I. Allegro (Orchestrated by Arnold Schoenberg) | -0.85 | -26.59 | -22.7 | 17 |
| 14 | II. Intermezzo (Orchestrated by Arnold Schoenberg) | -3.72 | -30.77 | -27.9 | 17 |
| 15 | III. Andante con moto (Orchestrated by Arnold Schoenberg) | -0.15 | -26.10 | -22.6 | 17 |
| 16 | IV. Rondo alla zingarese (Orchestrated by Arnold Schoenberg) | 0.00 | -25.90 | -21.8 | 18 |