℗ 2016 Odradek Records
Released | October 14, 2016 |
Duration | 1h 14m 03s |
Record Label | Odradek Records |
Catalogue No. | ODRCD339 |
Genre | Classical (Keyboard) |
Elegy
Pina Napolitano, Liepāja Symphony Orchestra, Atvars Lakstīgala
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 42
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1.1
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I. Andante
Arnold Schoenberg; Pina Napolitano; Liepāja Symphony Orchestra; Atvars Lakstīgala |
4:48 | |||
1.2
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II. Molto allegro
Arnold Schoenberg; Pina Napolitano; Liepāja Symphony Orchestra; Atvars Lakstīgala |
3:01 | |||
1.3
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III. Adagio
Arnold Schoenberg; Pina Napolitano; Liepāja Symphony Orchestra; Atvars Lakstīgala |
7:33 | |||
1.4
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IV. Giocoso
Arnold Schoenberg; Pina Napolitano; Liepāja Symphony Orchestra; Atvars Lakstīgala |
6:51 | |||
1.5
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Begleitungsmusik zu einer Lichtspielscene, Op. 34 (Drohende Gefahr, Angst, Katastrophe)
Arnold Schoenberg; Pina Napolitano; Liepāja Symphony Orchestra; Atvars Lakstīgala |
9:43 | |||
1.6
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Symphonic Elegy for String Orchestra, Op. 105
Ernst Krenek; Pina Napolitano; Liepāja Symphony Orchestra; Atvars Lakstīgala |
14:48 | |||
Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119, BB 127
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1.7
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I. Allegretto
Béla Bartók; Pina Napolitano; Liepāja Symphony Orchestra; Atvars Lakstīgala |
8:40 | |||
1.8
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II. Adagio religioso
Béla Bartók; Pina Napolitano; Liepāja Symphony Orchestra; Atvars Lakstīgala |
10:45 | |||
1.9
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III. Allegro vivace
Béla Bartók; Pina Napolitano; Liepāja Symphony Orchestra; Atvars Lakstīgala |
7:54 |
"Odradek’s excellent annotator Hugh Collins Rice remarks on the concerto’s combination of modernism and nostalgia, and aside from the frequent fluency of Napolitano’s playing, the excellent contribution from Latvia’s Liepaja Symphony Orchestra under Atvars Lakstigala and the superb sound – the col legno strings and big drums come off especially well – make a telling impression."
- Gramophone
Having received widespread acclaim for her disc of Schoenberg’s complete solo piano works, Pina Napolitano now brings her unique combination of fierce intellect and emotional insight to Schoenberg’s Piano Concerto, in her second disc for Odradek, entitled Elegy, with the Liepaja Symphony Orchestra conducted by Atvars Lakstigala.
Programmed alongside Bartók’s Third Piano Concerto, Pina finds a common thread uniting the two concerti in their shared sense of nostalgia and in this nostalgia's redemption through dance. With characteristic perceptiveness, she explores their blend of the wistful and the joyous.
Reinforcing the album’s elegiac character, the Liepaja Symphony Orchestra performs Schoenberg’s Accompaniment to a Film-Scene, harkening “danger, fear, catastrophe”, followed by Krenek’s Symphonic Elegy. Three composers exiled by war, expressing sorrow for the world they left behind, tempered by their new experiences of America. It is an album that explores pathos and loss, whilst managing to find joy amid the tears.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Odradek Records Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.67 -3.00 to -0.20 | -24.33 -29.16 to -20.55 | -20.21 -24.70 to -17.40 | 15 12 to 16 | |
1 | I. Andante | -0.20 | -24.43 | -21.0 | 16 |
2 | II. Molto allegro | -0.20 | -22.37 | -19.0 | 14 |
3 | III. Adagio | -0.20 | -23.86 | -18.9 | 15 |
4 | IV. Giocoso | -0.20 | -23.60 | -19.7 | 15 |
5 | Begleitungsmusik zu einer Lichtspielscene, Op. 34 (Drohende Gefahr, Angst, Katastrophe) | -0.20 | -24.32 | -18.7 | 15 |
6 | Symphonic Elegy for String Orchestra, Op. 105 | -1.65 | -27.19 | -22.4 | 16 |
7 | I. Allegretto | -0.20 | -23.50 | -20.1 | 16 |
8 | II. Adagio religioso | -3.00 | -29.16 | -24.7 | 15 |
9 | III. Allegro vivace | -0.20 | -20.55 | -17.4 | 12 |