℗ 2013 Cedille
| Released | October 1, 2013 |
| Duration | 1h 15m 05s |
| Record Label | Cedille |
| Catalogue No. | CDR90000-143 |
| Genre | Classical (Chamber Music) |
Signs, Games + Messages: Janáček - Bartók - Kurtág
Jennifer Koh, Shai Wosner
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Violin Sonata, JW VII/7
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1.1
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I. Con moto
Leoš Janáček; Jennifer Koh; Shai Wosner |
4:48 | |||
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1.2
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II. Ballada: Con moto
Leoš Janáček; Jennifer Koh; Shai Wosner |
5:13 | |||
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1.3
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III. Allegretto
Leoš Janáček; Jennifer Koh; Shai Wosner |
2:38 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Adagio
Leoš Janáček; Jennifer Koh; Shai Wosner |
4:39 | |||
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Jatekok (Games), Book 6
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1.5
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Doina
György Kurtág; Shai Wosner |
2:28 | |||
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Signs, Games and Messages for Violin
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1.6
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The Carenza Jig
György Kurtág; Jennifer Koh |
0:45 | |||
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3 Pezzi, Op. 14e
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1.7
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No. 1. Od und traurig
György Kurtág; Jennifer Koh; Shai Wosner |
2:14 | |||
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1.8
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No. 2. Vivo
György Kurtág; Jennifer Koh; Shai Wosner |
1:06 | |||
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1.9
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No. 3. Sehr leise, ausserst langsam
György Kurtág; Jennifer Koh; Shai Wosner |
2:05 | |||
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Jatekok (Games), Book 6
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1.10
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Alapelemek (Fundamentals) (2)
György Kurtág; Shai Wosner |
0:30 | |||
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Signs, Games and Messages for Violin
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1.11
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In memoriam Blum Thomas
György Kurtág; Jennifer Koh |
3:08 | |||
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Jatekok (Games), Book 5
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1.12
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Mint az mezei viragoc … (Like the flowers of the field…)
György Kurtág; Shai Wosner |
1:52 | |||
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Signs, Games and Messages for Violin
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1.13
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Anziksz Kellerannanak (Postcard to Anna Keller)
György Kurtág; Jennifer Koh |
0:30 | |||
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Jatekok (Games), Book 6
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1.14
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Magyar nyelvlecke kulfoldieknek (A Hungarian Lesson for Foreigners)
György Kurtág; Shai Wosner |
0:19 | |||
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Jatekok (Games), Book 5
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1.15
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Maros Judit es az anyakonyv (Fanfare to Judit Maros' wedding)
György Kurtág; Shai Wosner |
0:46 | |||
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Jatekok (Games), Book 6
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1.16
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Les Adieux (in Janaceks Manier)
György Kurtág; Shai Wosner |
2:05 | |||
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Signs, Games and Messages for Violin
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1.17
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In Nomine - all'ongherese (Damjanich emlekko)
György Kurtág; Jennifer Koh |
4:51 | |||
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Violin Sonata No. 1, BB 84
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1.18
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I. Allegro appassionato
Béla Bartók; Jennifer Koh; Shai Wosner |
12:40 | |||
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1.19
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II. Adagio
Béla Bartók; Jennifer Koh; Shai Wosner |
12:11 | |||
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1.20
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III. Allegro
Béla Bartók; Jennifer Koh; Shai Wosner |
10:17 | |||
“A fascinating, satisfying programme... Jennifer Koh and Shai Wosner have clearly made great efforts to enter the expressive world of all the composers, and the performances show a high level of technical assurance. The account of the Janacek is one of the finest I've heard.”
- Gramophone Magazine
“Janacek’s searching, strangely beautiful Violin Sonata and Bartok’s pugnacious, rhapsodic Violin Sonata No. 1 turn up in recordings, but not often in accounts as gripping as these by the probing violinist Jennifer Koh and the dynamic pianist Shai Wosner. In an inventive stroke, this duo plays these formidable works along with a series of ingenious and impish pieces by the Hungarian modernist master Gyorgy Kurtag.”
- The New York Times
Violinist Jennifer Koh and pianist Shai Wosner present Signs, Games + Messages, a collection of pieces by 20th-century composers Janáček, Bartók, and Kurtág. All influenced by the folk music of their homelands (Hungary and the Czech lands respectively), this release focuses in particular on Kurtág, a contemporary Hungarian composer who revels in miniature compositions, with his works neatly framed by violin sonatas by Janáček and Bartók, performed with grit and verve by Koh and Wosner.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Cedille Studio Masters
Recorded at the American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City Produced by Judith Sherman Engineers: Judith Sherman and Bill Maylone
Recorded at the American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City Produced by Judith Sherman Engineers: Judith Sherman and Bill Maylone
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -5.49 -19.45 to -0.06 | -30.97 -49.75 to -21.95 | -25.57 -45.70 to -16.70 | 15 11 to 17 | |
| 1 | I. Con moto | -3.92 | -27.86 | -23.6 | 13 |
| 2 | II. Ballada: Con moto | -7.41 | -30.87 | -26.5 | 13 |
| 3 | III. Allegretto | -5.39 | -27.49 | -23.4 | 14 |
| 4 | IV. Adagio | -7.51 | -31.51 | -26.3 | 14 |
| 5 | Doina | -3.67 | -29.01 | -22.9 | 15 |
| 6 | The Carenza Jig | -2.97 | -25.64 | -20.2 | 13 |
| 7 | No. 1. Od und traurig | -3.08 | -32.40 | -26.9 | 16 |
| 8 | No. 2. Vivo | -0.61 | -25.40 | -16.7 | 13 |
| 9 | No. 3. Sehr leise, ausserst langsam | -19.45 | -49.75 | -45.7 | 11 |
| 10 | Alapelemek (Fundamentals) (2) | -19.25 | -47.35 | -41.4 | 16 |
| 11 | In memoriam Blum Thomas | -11.75 | -39.22 | -32.4 | 16 |
| 12 | Mint az mezei viragoc … (Like the flowers of the field…) | -2.58 | -29.04 | -22.9 | 15 |
| 13 | Anziksz Kellerannanak (Postcard to Anna Keller) | -4.18 | -26.80 | -22.5 | 13 |
| 14 | Magyar nyelvlecke kulfoldieknek (A Hungarian Lesson for Foreigners) | -0.63 | -27.12 | -20.7 | 17 |
| 15 | Maros Judit es az anyakonyv (Fanfare to Judit Maros' wedding) | -0.50 | -21.95 | -17.3 | 13 |
| 16 | Les Adieux (in Janaceks Manier) | -10.54 | -37.47 | -31.8 | 17 |
| 17 | In Nomine - all'ongherese (Damjanich emlekko) | -5.77 | -31.47 | -25.9 | 15 |
| 18 | I. Allegro appassionato | -0.06 | -24.19 | -18.7 | 15 |
| 19 | II. Adagio | -0.46 | -30.89 | -25.4 | 17 |
| 20 | III. Allegro | -0.19 | -23.92 | -20.2 | 16 |