℗ 2019 Odradek Records
Released | October 18, 2019 |
Duration | 1h 02m 16s |
Record Label | Odradek Records |
Catalogue No. | ODRCD363 |
Genre | Classical (Chamber) |
Szymanowski: The Wartime Triptychs
Ronaldo Rolim
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
Métopes, Op. 29
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1.1
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I. L'Île des Sirènes
Karol Szymanowski; Ronaldo Rolim |
6:33 | |||
1.2
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II. Calypso
Karol Szymanowski; Ronaldo Rolim |
7:09 | |||
1.3
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III. Nausicaa
Karol Szymanowski; Ronaldo Rolim |
5:01 | |||
Mythes, Op. 30
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1.4
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I. La Fontaine d'Arethuse
Karol Szymanowski; Ronaldo Rolim; Emanuel Salvador |
5:12 | |||
1.5
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II. Narcisse
Karol Szymanowski; Ronaldo Rolim; Emanuel Salvador |
7:06 | |||
1.6
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III. Dryades et Pan
Karol Szymanowski; Ronaldo Rolim; Emanuel Salvador |
7:17 | |||
Masques, Op. 34
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1.7
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I. Shéhérazade
Karol Szymanowski; Ronaldo Rolim |
10:40 | |||
1.8
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II. Tantris le Bouffon
Karol Szymanowski; Ronaldo Rolim |
6:19 | |||
1.9
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III. Sérénade de Don Juan
Karol Szymanowski; Ronaldo Rolim |
6:59 |
Of the many masterpieces Szymanowski wrote during World War I, the works which best embody the achievements of this period are a series of three triptychs, all with mythology as a backdrop: Métopes for piano, Op. 29, Mythes for violin and piano, Op. 30, and Masques for piano, Op. 34.
A landmark of the violin repertoire, Mythes is also one of the most strikingly original statements of early 20th-century music. Szymanowski was widely praised for its writing; in his own words it was “epoch-making”. Métopes represents a level of experimentation in harmony and form a few steps further on from Mythes.
Despite their fiendish difficulty, Mythes and Métopes were not conceived as public statements – their messages are imbued with intimacy and confidentiality. The same cannot be said of Masques, which decisively admits the extravagance of the musical language nurtured in the previous triptychs and expands it in every way. All three works share a move from darkness to light, from death to life, infiltrated by a hedonistic joie de vivre.
Ronaldo Rolim grew up in Brazil before moving to the United States in 2005. He has been mentored by Flavio Varani, Benjamin Pasternack and Boris Berman, and currently resides in Philadelphia. Rolim tours extensively on the international stage as a solo recitalist, with orchestras, and as a chamber musician.
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 | -0.28 -0.46 to -0.26 | -23.51 -27.33 to -21.43 | -18.12 -21.80 to -15.30 | 14 13 to 16 | |
1 | I. L'Île des Sirènes | -0.26 | -24.92 | -19.6 | 15 |
2 | II. Calypso | -0.46 | -27.33 | -21.8 | 16 |
3 | III. Nausicaa | -0.26 | -22.79 | -17.3 | 13 |
4 | I. La Fontaine d'Arethuse | -0.26 | -24.10 | -19.2 | 15 |
5 | II. Narcisse | -0.26 | -24.70 | -20.3 | 15 |
6 | III. Dryades et Pan | -0.26 | -22.48 | -17.2 | 14 |
7 | I. Shéhérazade | -0.26 | -22.41 | -16.2 | 13 |
8 | II. Tantris le Bouffon | -0.26 | -21.43 | -15.3 | 13 |
9 | III. Sérénade de Don Juan | -0.26 | -21.48 | -16.2 | 13 |