Brodsky Quartet; Robert Smissen; Richard May, Andrzej & Roxanna Panufnik: Messages: Chamber Works for Strings in High-Resolution Audio

℗ 2014 Chandos

Released	November 4, 2014
Duration	1h 17m 30s
Record Label	Chandos
Catalogue No.	CHAN10839
Genre	Classical (Chamber Music)

Andrzej & Roxanna Panufnik: Messages: Chamber Works for Strings

Brodsky Quartet, Robert Smissen, Richard May

Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats

Tracks
Editor's Notes
Technical Notes
Measurements

1.1	Modlitwa Andrzej Panufnik; Roxanna Panufnik; Brodsky Quartet; Robert Smissen; Richard May	6:36
String Quartet No. 1
1.2	Prelude: Senza misura, quarter note = 56-76 (very freely) - Andrzej Panufnik; Brodsky Quartet	3:04
1.3	Transformations. half note = c. 46 (extremely slow, especially at the beginning) - Andrzej Panufnik; Brodsky Quartet	12:04
1.4	Postlude. dotted quarter note = c. 84 (very fast) Andrzej Panufnik; Brodsky Quartet	2:33
Memories of My Father
1.5	I. O tu, Andrzej Roxanna Panufnik; Brodsky Quartet	5:57
String Quartet No. 2, "Messages"
1.6	Adagio misterioso - Andante cantabile - Andrzej Panufnik; Brodsky Quartet	2:12
1.7	Allegretto rubato - Allegro non troppo - Andrzej Panufnik; Brodsky Quartet	2:30
1.8	Andante tranquillo - Più andante, molto tranquillo - Allegro non troppo - Andrzej Panufnik; Brodsky Quartet	3:11
1.9	Vivo scherzando - Vivace con brio - Poco meno mosso - Andrzej Panufnik; Brodsky Quartet	3:38
1.10	Vivace con brio - Vivacissimo, quasi senza misura - Improvvisando - Allegro non troppo - Andrzej Panufnik; Brodsky Quartet	3:28
1.11	Allegretto rubato - Andrzej Panufnik; Brodsky Quartet	0:52
1.12	Andante cantabile - Adagio misterioso Andrzej Panufnik; Brodsky Quartet	3:31
Memories of My Father
1.13	II. Greek Photostory Roxanna Panufnik; Brodsky Quartet	5:47
String Quartet No. 3, "Wycinanki"
1.14	Lento moderato - Andrzej Panufnik; Brodsky Quartet	2:49
1.15	Andantino rubato - Andrzej Panufnik; Brodsky Quartet	2:08
1.16	Allegretto scherzando - Andrzej Panufnik; Brodsky Quartet	1:26
1.17	Prestissimo possibile - Andrzej Panufnik; Brodsky Quartet	1:34
1.18	Adagio sostenuto Andrzej Panufnik; Brodsky Quartet	3:00
1.19	Song to the Virgin Mary (version for string sextet) Andrzej Panufnik; Brodsky Quartet; Robert Smissen; Richard May	11:10
	Digital Booklet

"... a touching and lasting document for the Panufnik centenary, sensitively realised by the players and by Roxanna’s devotion to the music of her father." - ClassicalSource.com "The meat of the programme is the set of three string quartets written by the elder Panufnik, superbly performed here by the Brodsky ... the second movement of Quartet No. 1 is one of the finest things the composer ever wrote, the performance here does it full justice, balancing to perfection its combination of fragility and extreme tension." - Gramophone Released in 2014 to celebrate the centenary of Polish-British composer Andrzej Panufnik, this album from the Brodsky Quartet includes works by both Andrzej and his daughter Roxanna Panufnik. String sextets begin and end the programme, while Andrzej's three string quartets showcase his innovative and expressive musical language. Separating these quartets are the two movements of Memories of My Father, commissioned by the Brodsky Quartet especially for the centenary. The piece is a highly personal reflection from daughter Roxanna on the life and music of her father.

96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Chandos Studio Masters

96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Chandos Studio Masters Recording venue The Music Room, Champs Hill, West Sussex; 9 – 11 December 2013 Executive producer: Ralph Couzens Recording producer: Alexander van Ingen Sound engineer: Alexander van Ingen Assistant engineer: Dave Rowell Editor: Matthew Bennett Mixing and mastering: Alexander van Ingen Recording facilities: Six Music Productions, Wirral, Merseyside A & R administrator: Sue Shortridge Front cover: Photograph of Sir Andrzej Panufnik © Lady Camilla Jessel Panufnik FRPS / Lebrecht Music and Arts Photo Library Back cover: Photograph of Brodsky Quartet by Eric Richmond Design and typesetting: Cap & Anchor Design Co. Booklet editor: Finn S. Gundersen Publishers: Edition Peters (Modlitwa, Memories of My Father), Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd (other works)

	Track title	Peak (dB FS)	RMS (dB FS)	LUFS (integrated)	DR
	Album average Range of values	-5.84 -15.58 to -0.40	-28.39 -38.90 to -21.59	-23.82 -33.90 to -17.70	13 8 to 17
1	Modlitwa	-8.48	-30.98	-27.2	14
2	Prelude: Senza misura, quarter note = 56-76 (very freely) -	-7.13	-33.42	-28.1	15
3	Transformations. half note = c. 46 (extremely slow, especially at the beginning) -	-0.40	-25.82	-20.1	16
4	Postlude. dotted quarter note = c. 84 (very fast)	-1.71	-25.62	-21.2	14
5	I. O tu, Andrzej	-8.15	-29.75	-26.0	13
6	Adagio misterioso - Andante cantabile -	-14.39	-37.04	-33.0	14
7	Allegretto rubato - Allegro non troppo -	-4.88	-24.62	-20.4	11
8	Andante tranquillo - Più andante, molto tranquillo - Allegro non troppo -	-3.20	-27.50	-19.2	15
9	Vivo scherzando - Vivace con brio - Poco meno mosso -	-0.93	-22.84	-18.7	14
10	Vivace con brio - Vivacissimo, quasi senza misura - Improvvisando - Allegro non troppo -	-2.81	-22.70	-19.0	13
11	Allegretto rubato -	-5.01	-30.67	-26.8	14
12	Andante cantabile - Adagio misterioso	-15.58	-38.90	-33.9	13
13	II. Greek Photostory	-3.57	-26.62	-22.8	13
14	Lento moderato -	-14.10	-31.39	-28.4	8
15	Andantino rubato -	-5.33	-27.74	-22.7	12
16	Allegretto scherzando -	-0.40	-27.15	-22.5	17
17	Prestissimo possibile -	-3.35	-21.59	-17.7	12
18	Adagio sostenuto	-8.14	-28.90	-24.1	12
19	Song to the Virgin Mary (version for string sextet)	-3.44	-26.17	-20.7	13

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