℗ 2020 Naxos
| Released | January 24, 2020 |
| Duration | 1h 18m 22s |
| Record Label | Naxos |
| Catalogue No. | 8.573989 |
| Genre | Classical (Piano) |
Rubinstein: Piano Sonatas No. 1 and 2 - Three Serenades
Han Chen
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Piano Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 12
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1.1
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I. Allegro appassionato
Anton Rubinstein; Han Chen |
8:44 | |||
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1.2
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II. Andante largamente
Anton Rubinstein; Han Chen |
7:07 | |||
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1.3
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III. Moderato
Anton Rubinstein; Han Chen |
4:40 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Moderato con fuoco
Anton Rubinstein; Han Chen |
8:17 | |||
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3 Serenades, Op. 22
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1.5
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No. 1, Andante con moto
Anton Rubinstein; Han Chen |
5:19 | |||
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1.6
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No. 2, Moderato
Anton Rubinstein; Han Chen |
6:44 | |||
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1.7
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No. 3, Allegretto con moto
Anton Rubinstein; Han Chen |
7:59 | |||
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Piano Sonata No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 20
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1.8
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I. Allegro con moto
Anton Rubinstein; Han Chen |
7:51 | |||
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1.9
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II. Theme & Variations
Anton Rubinstein; Han Chen |
12:00 | |||
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1.10
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III. Vivace
Anton Rubinstein; Han Chen |
9:41 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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Anton Rubinstein was the equal of Liszt as a pianist and a technically gifted composer but, in his own words, he was perceived by his contemporaries as too German to be Russian and too Russian to be German, and his music was frequently disparaged. Although occasionally derivative, the first two sonatas are impressively bravura and passionate works which pianist Han Chen approaches as if reading a 19th-century Russian novel, digging down to the very essence of the human soul. It is perhaps an irony of the history of taste that Rubinstein’s very real achievements are beginning to be valued only some 125 years after his death.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Naxos Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -3.91 -7.90 to -1.03 | -26.76 -31.25 to -22.99 | -23.45 -27.70 to -20.00 | 14 12 to 15 | |
| 1 | I. Allegro appassionato | -2.47 | -24.45 | -21.2 | 13 |
| 2 | II. Andante largamente | -2.99 | -29.93 | -26.9 | 15 |
| 3 | III. Moderato | -3.25 | -25.46 | -22.1 | 14 |
| 4 | IV. Moderato con fuoco | -1.03 | -22.99 | -20.0 | 13 |
| 5 | No. 1, Andante con moto | -5.28 | -29.49 | -25.9 | 14 |
| 6 | No. 2, Moderato | -6.99 | -27.84 | -23.6 | 12 |
| 7 | No. 3, Allegretto con moto | -7.90 | -31.25 | -27.7 | 15 |
| 8 | I. Allegro con moto | -2.10 | -24.04 | -21.1 | 14 |
| 9 | II. Theme & Variations | -4.70 | -28.76 | -25.7 | 14 |
| 10 | III. Vivace | -2.35 | -23.40 | -20.3 | 13 |