℗ 2016 Odradek Records
Released | October 14, 2016 |
Duration | 1h 00m 09s |
Record Label | Odradek Records |
Catalogue No. | ODRCD348 |
Genre | Classical (Chamber) |
Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141
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1.1
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No. 6 in A minor
Franz Liszt; Dóra Seres; Egils Upatnieks; Egīls Šēfers; David M.A.P Palmquist; Niels Anders Vedsten Larsen; Carion |
4:46 | |||
Serenade No.12 in C minor, "Nacht Musik", K.388
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1.2
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I. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Dóra Seres; Egils Upatnieks; Egīls Šēfers; David M.A.P Palmquist; Niels Anders Vedsten Larsen; Carion |
10:13 | |||
1.3
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II. Andante
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Dóra Seres; Egils Upatnieks; Egīls Šēfers; David M.A.P Palmquist; Niels Anders Vedsten Larsen; Carion |
3:43 | |||
1.4
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III. Menuetto in canone - Trio in canone al roverscio - Menuetto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Dóra Seres; Egils Upatnieks; Egīls Šēfers; David M.A.P Palmquist; Niels Anders Vedsten Larsen; Carion |
3:55 | |||
1.5
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IV. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Dóra Seres; Egils Upatnieks; Egīls Šēfers; David M.A.P Palmquist; Niels Anders Vedsten Larsen; Carion |
6:32 | |||
Suite for woodwind quintet
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1.6
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Galop from "The Limpid Stream"
Dimitri Shostakovich; Dóra Seres; Egils Upatnieks; Egīls Šēfers; David M.A.P Palmquist; Niels Anders Vedsten Larsen; Carion |
1:56 | |||
1.7
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Romance from "The Gadfly"
Dimitri Shostakovich; Dóra Seres; Egils Upatnieks; Egīls Šēfers; David M.A.P Palmquist; Niels Anders Vedsten Larsen; Carion |
2:46 | |||
1.8
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Bureaucrat's Dance from "The Bolt"
Dimitri Shostakovich; Dóra Seres; Egils Upatnieks; Egīls Šēfers; David M.A.P Palmquist; Niels Anders Vedsten Larsen; Carion |
2:37 | |||
1.9
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Tahiti Trot from "Tea for Two"
Dimitri Shostakovich; Dóra Seres; Egils Upatnieks; Egīls Šēfers; David M.A.P Palmquist; Niels Anders Vedsten Larsen; Carion |
3:44 | |||
1.10
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Waltz II from "The First Echelon"
Dimitri Shostakovich; Dóra Seres; Egils Upatnieks; Egīls Šēfers; David M.A.P Palmquist; Niels Anders Vedsten Larsen; Carion |
3:45 | |||
Romanian Folk Dances
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1.11
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I. Bot tánc (Stick Dance)
Béla Bartók; Dóra Seres; Egils Upatnieks; Egīls Šēfers; David M.A.P Palmquist; Niels Anders Vedsten Larsen; Carion |
1:14 | |||
1.12
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II. Brâul (Sash Dance)
Béla Bartók; Dóra Seres; Egils Upatnieks; Egīls Šēfers; David M.A.P Palmquist; Niels Anders Vedsten Larsen; Carion |
0:40 | |||
1.13
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III. Topogó (In One Spot)
Béla Bartók; Dóra Seres; Egils Upatnieks; Egīls Šēfers; David M.A.P Palmquist; Niels Anders Vedsten Larsen; Carion |
1:00 | |||
1.14
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IV. Bucsumí tánc (Dance from Bucsum)
Béla Bartók; Dóra Seres; Egils Upatnieks; Egīls Šēfers; David M.A.P Palmquist; Niels Anders Vedsten Larsen; Carion |
1:39 | |||
1.15
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V. Román polka (Romanian Polka)
Béla Bartók; Dóra Seres; Egils Upatnieks; Egīls Šēfers; David M.A.P Palmquist; Niels Anders Vedsten Larsen; Carion |
0:29 | |||
1.16
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VI. Aprózó (Fast Dance)
Béla Bartók; Dóra Seres; Egils Upatnieks; Egīls Šēfers; David M.A.P Palmquist; Niels Anders Vedsten Larsen; Carion |
0:48 | |||
1.17
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Mephisto Waltz No. 1
Franz Liszt; Dóra Seres; Egils Upatnieks; Egīls Šēfers; David M.A.P Palmquist; Niels Anders Vedsten Larsen; Carion |
10:22 |
Join acclaimed wind quintet Carion as they dance with the devil in their second Odradek album: Mephisto. Carion have ventured beyond their usual repertoire to interpret colourful, contrasting and virtuosic pieces. They explore the darker, mysterious side of Mozart in his Serenade for Winds in C minor; toy with the unique colours of the wind quintet in witty arrangements of Shostakovich’s stage and film music; explore mephistophelian connections in Bartók’s renderings of tunes from Transylvania; and pay tribute to the great virtuosos of the past, Paganini and Liszt, with two brand-new arrangements. Their playing captures the mystique of those original works whilst opening up new horizons for the wind quintet.
Legend has it that the bourgeoisie regularly fainted at concerts given by the great Niccolò Paganini; his apparently super-human technique prompted a long-held myth that he had sold his soul to the devil. Liszt first heard Paganini performing in Paris in 1832, and was transfixed by his jaw-dropping virtuosity and use of innovative aural devices. The influence of this experience on Liszt was profound, and his Grandes Études de Paganini, heard here arranged for wind quintet, were inspired by Paganini’s devilishly difficulty violin caprices.
Mozart’s Serenade for Winds, K388, is sometimes known as ‘Nacht Musique’ because of its enigmatic – and at times serene – nature. Mozart relished exploring the different textural permutations available to him with wind instruments, blending or accentuating their contrasting sonorities.
In Bartok’s Romanian Dances the composer uses his encyclopaedic knowledge of folk music to create a series of vivid, energetic movements, while Shostakovich’s film music and ballet scores represent a lighter side to a composer known for his searing symphonies and quartets. The ‘Romance’ from The Gadfly in particular is a rare instance of uncomplicated tenderness in Shostakovich’s music.
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 | -2.63 -10.00 to -0.32 | -22.05 -28.60 to -19.12 | -18.43 -25.30 to -15.30 | 12 9 to 14 | |
1 | No. 6 in A minor | -0.32 | -22.51 | -18.6 | 14 |
2 | I. Allegro | -0.32 | -20.08 | -16.9 | 13 |
3 | II. Andante | -2.45 | -20.96 | -17.6 | 11 |
4 | III. Menuetto in canone - Trio in canone al roverscio - Menuetto | -2.11 | -20.73 | -17.3 | 11 |
5 | IV. Allegro | -1.05 | -22.71 | -19.4 | 14 |
6 | Galop from "The Limpid Stream" | -0.33 | -20.11 | -16.2 | 13 |
7 | Romance from "The Gadfly" | -0.86 | -20.17 | -16.9 | 11 |
8 | Bureaucrat's Dance from "The Bolt" | -0.32 | -21.29 | -16.2 | 13 |
9 | Tahiti Trot from "Tea for Two" | -4.93 | -23.62 | -20.3 | 12 |
10 | Waltz II from "The First Echelon" | -2.33 | -20.36 | -17.0 | 10 |
11 | I. Bot tánc (Stick Dance) | -1.84 | -19.12 | -15.9 | 11 |
12 | II. Brâul (Sash Dance) | -6.04 | -27.53 | -23.2 | 13 |
13 | III. Topogó (In One Spot) | -10.00 | -28.60 | -25.3 | 9 |
14 | IV. Bucsumí tánc (Dance from Bucsum) | -5.87 | -23.54 | -20.0 | 10 |
15 | V. Román polka (Romanian Polka) | -4.36 | -22.24 | -19.3 | 12 |
16 | VI. Aprózó (Fast Dance) | -1.34 | -19.63 | -15.3 | 11 |
17 | Mephisto Waltz No. 1 | -0.32 | -21.62 | -17.9 | 14 |