℗ 2015 Sono Luminus
Released | March 31, 2015 |
Duration | 1h 05m 24s |
Record Label | Sono Luminus |
Catalogue No. | DSL-92187 |
Genre | Classical (Instrumental) |
The Return: Sergei Rachmaninoff - Arno Babadjanian
Raffi Besalyan
Available in 352.8 kHz / 24-bit, 192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC and 5.6448 MHz, 2.8224 MHz DSD high resolution audio formats
Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3
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1.1
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No. 2. Prelude in C-Sharp Minor
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
3:51 | |||
10 Preludes, Op. 23
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1.2
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No. 5 in G Minor: Alla marcia
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
3:52 | |||
1.3
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No. 6 in E-Flat Major: Andante
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
3:11 | |||
1.4
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No. 7 in C Minor: Allegro
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
2:54 | |||
13 Preludes, Op. 32
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1.5
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No. 5 in G Major: Moderato
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
3:07 | |||
1.6
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No. 10 in B Minor: Lento
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
4:41 | |||
1.7
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No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor: Allegro
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
2:43 | |||
Etudes-tableaux, Op. 33
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1.8
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No. 6 in E-Flat Minor: Non allegro
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
1:48 | |||
Etudes-tableaux, Op. 39
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1.9
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No. 1 in C Minor: Allegro agitato
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
3:36 | |||
1.10
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No. 5 in E-Flat Minor: Appassionato
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
5:04 | |||
1.11
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No. 6 in A Minor: Allegro
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
3:03 | |||
Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42
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1.12
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Theme: Andante
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
0:57 | |||
1.13
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Variation 1: Poco piu mosso
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
0:39 | |||
1.14
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Variation 2: L'istesso tempo
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
0:32 | |||
1.15
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Variation 3: Tempo di menuetto
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
0:38 | |||
1.16
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Variation 4: Andante
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
1:00 | |||
1.17
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Variation 5: Allegro (ma non tanto)
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
0:22 | |||
1.18
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Variation 6: L'istesso tempo
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
0:24 | |||
1.19
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Variation 7: Vivace
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
0:27 | |||
1.20
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Variation 8: Adagio misterioso
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
0:58 | |||
1.21
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Variation 9: Un poco piu mosso
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
0:57 | |||
1.22
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Variation 10: Allegro scherzando
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
0:39 | |||
1.23
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Variation 11: Allegro vivace
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
0:25 | |||
1.24
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Variation 12: L'istesso tempo
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
0:35 | |||
1.25
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Variation 13: Agitato
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
0:32 | |||
1.26
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Intermezzo
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
1:19 | |||
1.27
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Variation 14: Andante (come prima)
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
0:58 | |||
1.28
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Variation 15: L'istesso tempo
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
1:18 | |||
1.29
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Variation 16: Allegro vivace
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
0:30 | |||
1.30
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Variation 17: Meno mosso
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
1:05 | |||
1.31
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Variation 18: Allegro con brio
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
0:36 | |||
1.32
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Variation 19: Piu mosso, Agitato
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
0:32 | |||
1.33
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Variation 20: Piu mosso
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
0:58 | |||
1.34
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Coda: Andante
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Raffi Besalyan |
1:31 | |||
1.35
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Prelude
Arno Babadjanian; Raffi Besalyan |
1:47 | |||
Melody and Humoresque
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1.36
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Melody
Arno Babadjanian; Raffi Besalyan |
2:10 | |||
1.37
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Elegy
Arno Babadjanian; Raffi Besalyan |
3:31 | |||
1.38
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Vagarshapat Dance
Arno Babadjanian; Raffi Besalyan |
2:14 | |||
Digital Booklet
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"... stunning, intelligent playing and ripe, detailed sound: some of the best solo Rachmaninov I've heard recently."
- The Arts Desk
Armenian-born American pianist Raffi Besalyan pays homage to his homeland with this recording featuring Rachmaninoff’s B Minor Prelude, inspired by The Return, a painting by Arnold Böcklin. The work was a favourite of the composer for his own recitals and a reminder of his years in Russia. Similarly, the folk-inspired piano music of Arno Babajanian looks back to his native Armenia in music that mixes folk idioms with the virtuosic pianism of the Russian school. Besalyan brings their music together in this programme infused with warm memories, evocations of distant lands and reminders of earlier times.
352.8 kHz / 24-bit, 192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit PCM and 5.6448 MHz, 2.8224 MHz DSD – Sono Luminus Studio Masters
Recorded at Sono Luminus Studios, Boyce, Virginia — April 29-May 1, 2014 Producer: Dan Merceruio Recording, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Daniel Shores Editing Engineers: Daniel Shores, Dan Merceruio Photography: Strider Jordan Graphic Design: Caleb Nei
Recorded at Sono Luminus Studios, Boyce, Virginia — April 29-May 1, 2014 Producer: Dan Merceruio Recording, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Daniel Shores Editing Engineers: Daniel Shores, Dan Merceruio Photography: Strider Jordan Graphic Design: Caleb Nei
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.55 -11.72 to -0.23 | -22.02 -33.22 to -15.51 | -18.72 -29.30 to -12.50 | 12 10 to 14 | |
1 | No. 2. Prelude in C-Sharp Minor | -0.23 | -20.33 | -15.5 | 12 |
2 | No. 5 in G Minor: Alla marcia | -0.23 | -16.86 | -13.3 | 10 |
3 | No. 6 in E-Flat Major: Andante | -3.97 | -25.55 | -22.3 | 13 |
4 | No. 7 in C Minor: Allegro | -0.23 | -18.44 | -15.6 | 11 |
5 | No. 5 in G Major: Moderato | -7.77 | -27.20 | -24.3 | 12 |
6 | No. 10 in B Minor: Lento | -0.23 | -20.80 | -16.6 | 12 |
7 | No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor: Allegro | -0.23 | -21.30 | -18.0 | 13 |
8 | No. 6 in E-Flat Minor: Non allegro | -0.23 | -20.63 | -16.9 | 13 |
9 | No. 1 in C Minor: Allegro agitato | -0.23 | -17.85 | -15.0 | 12 |
10 | No. 5 in E-Flat Minor: Appassionato | -0.23 | -17.92 | -14.5 | 11 |
11 | No. 6 in A Minor: Allegro | -0.23 | -19.46 | -16.1 | 12 |
12 | Theme: Andante | -11.72 | -33.22 | -29.3 | 13 |
13 | Variation 1: Poco piu mosso | -7.55 | -25.16 | -22.5 | 10 |
14 | Variation 2: L'istesso tempo | -6.60 | -23.94 | -21.1 | 11 |
15 | Variation 3: Tempo di menuetto | -2.29 | -23.56 | -20.4 | 11 |
16 | Variation 4: Andante | -2.92 | -24.97 | -21.2 | 13 |
17 | Variation 5: Allegro (ma non tanto) | -0.23 | -16.66 | -13.6 | 10 |
18 | Variation 6: L'istesso tempo | -0.65 | -20.70 | -17.3 | 10 |
19 | Variation 7: Vivace | -0.23 | -15.96 | -13.0 | 11 |
20 | Variation 8: Adagio misterioso | -6.66 | -29.81 | -26.5 | 13 |
21 | Variation 9: Un poco piu mosso | -6.75 | -24.52 | -21.4 | 11 |
22 | Variation 10: Allegro scherzando | -1.41 | -21.24 | -18.5 | 11 |
23 | Variation 11: Allegro vivace | -0.23 | -16.23 | -13.4 | 11 |
24 | Variation 12: L'istesso tempo | -0.90 | -19.30 | -14.6 | 10 |
25 | Variation 13: Agitato | -0.38 | -20.40 | -17.5 | 12 |
26 | Intermezzo | -3.54 | -23.97 | -20.6 | 12 |
27 | Variation 14: Andante (come prima) | -5.54 | -26.74 | -23.6 | 12 |
28 | Variation 15: L'istesso tempo | -8.46 | -28.03 | -25.2 | 11 |
29 | Variation 16: Allegro vivace | -0.23 | -17.91 | -15.4 | 12 |
30 | Variation 17: Meno mosso | -4.55 | -26.30 | -23.9 | 12 |
31 | Variation 18: Allegro con brio | -0.23 | -15.51 | -12.8 | 11 |
32 | Variation 19: Piu mosso, Agitato | -0.23 | -16.86 | -14.0 | 10 |
33 | Variation 20: Piu mosso | -0.23 | -15.56 | -12.5 | 10 |
34 | Coda: Andante | -6.08 | -28.89 | -24.6 | 13 |
35 | Prelude | -2.86 | -25.85 | -22.3 | 12 |
36 | Melody | -2.06 | -25.74 | -21.1 | 12 |
37 | Elegy | -0.47 | -23.28 | -20.1 | 14 |
38 | Vagarshapat Dance | -0.23 | -19.97 | -16.7 | 12 |