℗ 2020 Challenge Classics
| Released | February 7, 2020 |
| Duration | 1h 03m 56s |
| Record Label | Challenge Classics |
| Catalogue No. | CC 72807 |
| Genre | Classical |
Sonatas for Two Violins
Maria Milstein, Mathieu van Bellen
Available in 44.1 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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Sonata for Two Violins in C Major, Op. 56
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1.1
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I. Andante cantabile
Sergei Prokofiev; Mathieu van Bellen; Maria Milstein |
2:49 | |||
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1.2
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II. Allegro
Sergei Prokofiev; Mathieu van Bellen; Maria Milstein |
2:59 | |||
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1.3
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III. Commodo (quasi allegretto)
Sergei Prokofiev; Mathieu van Bellen; Maria Milstein |
3:59 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Allegro con brio
Sergei Prokofiev; Mathieu van Bellen; Maria Milstein |
5:28 | |||
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Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 10
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1.5
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I. Allegro molto
Henryk Górecki; Mathieu van Bellen; Maria Milstein |
8:14 | |||
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1.6
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II. Adagio sostenuto
Henryk Górecki; Mathieu van Bellen; Maria Milstein |
3:53 | |||
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1.7
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III. Andante con moto
Henryk Górecki; Mathieu van Bellen; Maria Milstein |
4:07 | |||
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Sonata for Two Violins in A Minor
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1.8
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I. Poco Lento, maestoso - Allegro fermo
Eugène Ysaÿe; Mathieu van Bellen; Maria Milstein |
11:46 | |||
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1.9
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II. Allegretto poco lento
Eugène Ysaÿe; Mathieu van Bellen; Maria Milstein |
8:13 | |||
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1.10
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III. Finale. Allegro vivo e con fuoco
Eugène Ysaÿe; Mathieu van Bellen; Maria Milstein |
12:28 | |||
The setting of this album - two violins without accompaniment - is no ordinary combination, and the repertoire, though encompassing several style periods from the Baroque to the 21st century, is much smaller than that of a more standard duo such as violin and piano.
"When choosing a program for this [album], we were adamant to present works which, rather than using virtuosic violin display as a means to an end, are masterworks in their own right, where the virtuosity of writing is a simple tool used to create breathtaking landscapes and thrilling stories. Three different countries and three different universes, though all three composed within less than half a century - the Sonatas for Two Violins by Serguei Prokofiev, Henryk Górecki and Eugène Ysaÿe show with their incredible variety how exciting a violin duo can be."
- Maria Milstein and Mathieu van Bellen
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Challenge Classics Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.60 -8.04 to -1.06 | -26.27 -33.36 to -22.28 | -20.99 -26.90 to -17.20 | 15 13 to 22 | |
| 1 | I. Andante cantabile | -4.47 | -27.34 | -22.1 | 14 |
| 2 | II. Allegro | -1.11 | -22.28 | -17.7 | 14 |
| 3 | III. Commodo (quasi allegretto) | -8.04 | -30.84 | -26.9 | 13 |
| 4 | IV. Allegro con brio | -1.06 | -24.89 | -19.4 | 15 |
| 5 | I. Allegro molto | -1.09 | -23.02 | -17.2 | 15 |
| 6 | II. Adagio sostenuto | -1.10 | -33.36 | -26.0 | 22 |
| 7 | III. Andante con moto | -1.07 | -23.13 | -17.6 | 15 |
| 8 | I. Poco Lento, maestoso - Allegro fermo | -1.11 | -24.39 | -19.8 | 15 |
| 9 | II. Allegretto poco lento | -5.77 | -29.28 | -24.0 | 14 |
| 10 | III. Finale. Allegro vivo e con fuoco | -1.12 | -24.14 | -19.2 | 15 |