℗ 1958 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
| Released | January 24, 2020 |
| Duration | 52m 06s |
| Record Label | Warner Classics |
| Genre | Classical |
Franck & Fauré: Violin Sonatas in A Major
Christian Ferras, Pierre Barbizet
Available in MQA and 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Violin Sonata in A Major, FWV 8
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1.1
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I. Allegretto ben moderato
César Franck; Christian Ferras; Pierre Barbizet |
6:32 | |||
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1.2
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II. Allegro
César Franck; Christian Ferras; Pierre Barbizet |
8:18 | |||
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1.3
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III. Recitativo-Fantasia. Ben moderato
César Franck; Christian Ferras; Pierre Barbizet |
7:40 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Allegretto poco mosso
César Franck; Christian Ferras; Pierre Barbizet |
5:53 | |||
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Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major, Op. 13
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1.5
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I. Allegro molto
Gabriel Fauré; Christian Ferras; Pierre Barbizet |
7:38 | |||
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1.6
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II. Andante
Gabriel Fauré; Christian Ferras; Pierre Barbizet |
6:58 | |||
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1.7
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III. Allegro vivo
Gabriel Fauré; Christian Ferras; Pierre Barbizet |
4:02 | |||
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1.8
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IV. Allegro quasi presto
Gabriel Fauré; Christian Ferras; Pierre Barbizet |
5:05 | |||
French violinist Christian Ferras is accompanied by Pierre Barbizet in this legacy violin/piano recital of both Franck and Fauré Violin Sonatas in A Major.
The Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano by César Franck is one of his best-known compositions, and is considered one of the finest sonatas for violin and piano ever written. It is an amalgam of his rich native harmonic language with the Classical traditions he valued highly, held together in a cyclic framework.
Violin Sonata No 1 in A major, Op 13, was enthusiastically received at its first performance in January 1877, and prompted a glowing review by Saint-Saëns in the Journal de Musique. Today it remains arguably the most popular of all Fauré’s chamber works, cherished for its freshness and verve, its characteristic Fauréan balance of elegant restraint and romantic ardour.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Warner Classics Studio Masters
Tracks 1-8 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-8 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -3.37 -5.32 to -1.03 | -24.89 -28.95 to -22.39 | -21.45 -25.50 to -19.20 | 13 12 to 16 | |
| 1 | I. Allegretto ben moderato | -3.74 | -28.95 | -25.5 | 16 |
| 2 | II. Allegro | -1.03 | -23.10 | -19.2 | 13 |
| 3 | III. Recitativo-Fantasia. Ben moderato | -3.77 | -26.95 | -22.9 | 14 |
| 4 | IV. Allegretto poco mosso | -2.75 | -22.39 | -19.2 | 12 |
| 5 | I. Allegro molto | -4.65 | -24.80 | -21.5 | 13 |
| 6 | II. Andante | -4.18 | -25.45 | -21.7 | 13 |
| 7 | III. Allegro vivo | -5.32 | -24.84 | -21.9 | 12 |
| 8 | IV. Allegro quasi presto | -1.56 | -22.67 | -19.7 | 13 |