℗ 2024 Toccata Classics, London
| Released | August 2, 2024 |
| Duration | 1h 10m 51s |
| Record Label | Toccata Classics |
| Catalogue No. | TOCC 0726 |
| Genre | Classical (Piano) |
Jānis Ķepītis: Piano Miniatures from the Manuscripts, Vol. 2
Nora Lūse, Jānis Ķepītis
Available in 48 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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Snowflakes
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1.1
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I. A Little Cloud
Jānis Ķepītis; Nora Lūse |
1:42 | |||
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1.2
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II. Flakes fall
Jānis Ķepītis; Nora Lūse |
1:03 | |||
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1.3
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III. Vortex
Jānis Ķepītis; Nora Lūse |
1:05 | |||
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1.4
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IV. The Story of the Flake
Jānis Ķepītis; Nora Lūse |
1:49 | |||
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1.5
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V. Christmas Tree Dream
Jānis Ķepītis; Nora Lūse |
2:12 | |||
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1.6
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VI. Waltz
Jānis Ķepītis; Nora Lūse |
1:09 | |||
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1.7
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VII. Thaw
Jānis Ķepītis; Nora Lūse |
1:48 | |||
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1.8
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VIII. And Spring Again
Jānis Ķepītis; Nora Lūse |
0:41 | |||
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Portraits
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1.9
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I. Andulis
Jānis Ķepītis; Nora Lūse |
2:35 | |||
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1.10
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II. Elvīra
Jānis Ķepītis; Nora Lūse |
3:06 | |||
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1.11
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III. Nanny
Jānis Ķepītis; Nora Lūse |
1:37 | |||
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1.12
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IV. Vija
Jānis Ķepītis; Nora Lūse |
1:36 | |||
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1.13
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V. Biruta
Jānis Ķepītis; Nora Lūse |
2:43 | |||
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1.14
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VI. Niko
Jānis Ķepītis; Nora Lūse |
2:42 | |||
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Mood-Paintings
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1.15
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I. Evening Song
Jānis Ķepītis; Nora Lūse |
2:09 | |||
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1.16
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II. Anxiety
Jānis Ķepītis; Nora Lūse |
1:52 | |||
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1.17
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III. Sadness
Jānis Ķepītis; Nora Lūse |
3:31 | |||
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1.18
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IV. Delight
Jānis Ķepītis; Nora Lūse |
3:40 | |||
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1.19
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V. Frolic
Jānis Ķepītis; Nora Lūse |
3:19 | |||
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1.20
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VI. Laugh
Jānis Ķepītis; Nora Lūse |
1:17 | |||
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1.21
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VII. Solace
Jānis Ķepītis; Nora Lūse |
4:29 | |||
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Mood-Paintings: In the Meadows
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1.22
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I. A Ray of Sunshine
Jānis Ķepītis; Nora Lūse |
2:10 | |||
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1.23
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II. Butterfly and Boy
Jānis Ķepītis; Nora Lūse |
2:30 | |||
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1.24
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III. Youthful Delight
Jānis Ķepītis; Nora Lūse |
3:23 | |||
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1.25
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IV. The Black Cloud
Jānis Ķepītis; Nora Lūse |
4:09 | |||
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1.26
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V. After Rain
Jānis Ķepītis; Nora Lūse |
2:04 | |||
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Impressions of an Evening:
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1.27
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I. Moderato
Jānis Ķepītis; Nora Lūse |
1:13 | |||
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1.28
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II. Andante tranquillo
Jānis Ķepītis; Nora Lūse |
1:12 | |||
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1.29
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III. In Movimento
Jānis Ķepītis; Nora Lūse |
2:06 | |||
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Līgo Night
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1.30
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III. St John’s Fire
Jānis Ķepītis; Jānis Ķepītis |
5:59 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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The Latvian composer Janis Kepitis (1908-89) has a fairly low profile even in his home country, never mind beyond it's borders. His output was nonetheless substantial, with no fewer than six symphonies to his name, ten concertos, a number of large-scale choral-orchestral pieces, countless songs and choruses and a voluminous body of chamber music - almost all of it unknown. Kepitis was himself a gifted pianist, and his hundred or so compositions for piano show a predilection for the miniature. The works here, most of them discovered among his manuscripts, inhabit a world downstream from Skryabin and Rachmaninoff, with a gentle hint of Debussy and an occasional wisp of Latvian folk-music.
48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Toccata Classics Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.16 -6.47 to -0.71 | -23.18 -30.39 to -18.84 | -19.51 -26.10 to -15.50 | 13 10 to 15 | |
| 1 | I. A Little Cloud | -3.56 | -30.39 | -26.1 | 15 |
| 2 | II. Flakes fall | -3.30 | -24.84 | -21.1 | 11 |
| 3 | III. Vortex | -1.15 | -21.21 | -18.2 | 11 |
| 4 | IV. The Story of the Flake | -0.84 | -23.93 | -19.6 | 12 |
| 5 | V. Christmas Tree Dream | -5.02 | -25.77 | -22.0 | 12 |
| 6 | VI. Waltz | -2.12 | -21.87 | -18.8 | 12 |
| 7 | VII. Thaw | -2.06 | -26.16 | -21.0 | 13 |
| 8 | VIII. And Spring Again | -1.87 | -21.22 | -17.5 | 12 |
| 9 | I. Andulis | -2.02 | -24.60 | -21.0 | 14 |
| 10 | II. Elvīra | -1.55 | -24.11 | -20.1 | 13 |
| 11 | III. Nanny | -1.56 | -22.80 | -19.3 | 13 |
| 12 | IV. Vija | -0.71 | -19.23 | -16.3 | 11 |
| 13 | V. Biruta | -5.73 | -27.26 | -24.0 | 14 |
| 14 | VI. Niko | -0.71 | -19.27 | -16.0 | 12 |
| 15 | I. Evening Song | -3.87 | -26.41 | -22.8 | 13 |
| 16 | II. Anxiety | -0.71 | -18.84 | -15.9 | 11 |
| 17 | III. Sadness | -3.19 | -28.77 | -25.4 | 15 |
| 18 | IV. Delight | -0.71 | -19.72 | -16.2 | 12 |
| 19 | V. Frolic | -0.71 | -22.82 | -19.4 | 14 |
| 20 | VI. Laugh | -0.71 | -19.36 | -16.0 | 12 |
| 21 | VII. Solace | -0.71 | -21.01 | -16.8 | 13 |
| 22 | I. A Ray of Sunshine | -3.78 | -29.00 | -24.7 | 14 |
| 23 | II. Butterfly and Boy | -1.18 | -22.05 | -18.4 | 13 |
| 24 | III. Youthful Delight | -0.71 | -21.66 | -17.8 | 13 |
| 25 | IV. The Black Cloud | -0.71 | -19.37 | -15.5 | 11 |
| 26 | V. After Rain | -0.71 | -20.28 | -17.0 | 13 |
| 27 | I. Moderato | -3.33 | -26.79 | -22.8 | 13 |
| 28 | II. Andante tranquillo | -6.47 | -26.19 | -22.6 | 12 |
| 29 | III. In Movimento | -0.71 | -19.87 | -15.8 | 13 |
| 30 | III. St John’s Fire | -4.46 | -20.64 | -17.2 | 10 |