℗ 2019 Odradek Records
Released | February 28, 2020 |
Duration | 1h 18m 46s |
Record Label | Odradek Records |
Catalogue No. | ODRCD388 |
Genre | Classical (Chamber) |
La Nuit de Mai
Áyax Llorente, Orlando Bass, Maurici Esteller
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
Viola Sonata
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1.1
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I. Impetuoso
Rebecca Clarke; Áyax Llorente; Orlando Bass |
9:05 | |||
1.2
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II. Vivace
Rebecca Clarke; Áyax Llorente; Orlando Bass |
3:59 | |||
1.3
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III. Adagio
Rebecca Clarke; Áyax Llorente; Orlando Bass |
12:03 | |||
Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano in A major, Op. 13
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1.4
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I. Allegro
Gabriel Fauré; Áyax Llorente; Orlando Bass |
8:18 | |||
1.5
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II. Molto andante
Gabriel Fauré; Áyax Llorente; Orlando Bass |
7:09 | |||
1.6
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III. Allegro vivo
Gabriel Fauré; Áyax Llorente; Orlando Bass |
4:11 | |||
1.7
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IV. Allegro quasi presto
Gabriel Fauré; Áyax Llorente; Orlando Bass |
5:36 | |||
1.8
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Veränderungen I
Orlando Bass; Áyax Llorente; Orlando Bass |
6:09 | |||
Piano Trio in G major
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1.9
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I. Andante con molto allegro
Claude Debussy; Áyax Llorente; Orlando Bass; Maurici Esteller |
9:00 | |||
1.10
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II. Scherzo. Moderato con allegro
Claude Debussy; Áyax Llorente; Orlando Bass; Maurici Esteller |
3:31 | |||
1.11
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III. Intermezzo. Andante espressivo
Claude Debussy; Áyax Llorente; Orlando Bass; Maurici Esteller |
4:19 | |||
1.12
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IV. Finale. Appassionato
Claude Debussy; Áyax Llorente; Orlando Bass; Maurici Esteller |
5:26 |
A uniquely beautiful programme of pieces arranged for saxophone and piano, including works by Rebecca Clarke, Gabriel Fauré and Claude Debussy, thoughtfully curated and performed by Áyax Llorente and Orlando Bass, whose composition Veränderungen I is heard here in its world-premiere recording.
This programme is threaded together using the evocative poetry of Alfred de Musset (1810-1857), whose text, "La nuit de mai", inspired these artists as they compiled and interpreted these works. "La nuit de mai" is the story of a musical journey that takes place on a languid spring night, from which loneliness, nostalgia, pain, and the reminiscences of a lost love emerge. The choice of this repertoire stems from a desire to reflect that poetic starting-point, but also from Llorente’s interest in exploring the musical and technical limits of the saxophone. This is a programme that embraces German Romanticism, English folklore, French Impressionism and hints of the music of the great Russian composers.
A phrase from "La nuit de mai" was included in the published score of Rebecca Clarke’s Sonata for viola and piano, in which she explores an array of moods and passions, her material lending itself remarkably well to the sound of the saxophone for this recording. Throughout Fauré’s First Violin Sonata, also heard in an arrangement for saxophone and piano, we can hear the influence of Fauré’s vocal music on his style, especially in his lyrical treatment of the themes; this vocal quality is well suited to the long-breathed capacity of the saxophone.
Alongside these well-known works heard in new guises, this release includes the world-premiere recording of a new piece by Franco-British pianist and composer Orlando Bass himself: Veränderungen I, a short, rhapsodic piece based on Brahms’ famous Klavierstück Op. 118, No. 3. The concept of “Veränderung”, loosely translated as “metamorphosis”, is rendered through the transformation of Brahms’ original piano piece.
This fascinating programme is rounded off with an arrangement for two saxophones and piano of Debussy’s Piano Trio in G major, for which Llorente and Bass are joined by another Spanish saxophonist, Maurici Esteller. This is an intelligent and unusual programme offering an essential insight into the expressive range of the saxophone.
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 | -1.17 -3.64 to -0.26 | -21.93 -24.19 to -20.46 | -18.23 -21.10 to -16.60 | 12 10 to 14 | |
1 | I. Impetuoso | -0.26 | -21.11 | -16.6 | 13 |
2 | II. Vivace | -1.46 | -23.44 | -20.3 | 14 |
3 | III. Adagio | -0.26 | -21.05 | -16.6 | 12 |
4 | I. Allegro | -1.16 | -20.98 | -17.1 | 12 |
5 | II. Molto andante | -0.89 | -23.14 | -18.5 | 13 |
6 | III. Allegro vivo | -0.37 | -23.11 | -19.4 | 13 |
7 | IV. Allegro quasi presto | -1.90 | -21.29 | -18.1 | 12 |
8 | Veränderungen I | -0.26 | -20.96 | -17.2 | 13 |
9 | I. Andante con molto allegro | -0.52 | -21.30 | -18.0 | 12 |
10 | II. Scherzo. Moderato con allegro | -3.64 | -24.19 | -21.1 | 12 |
11 | III. Intermezzo. Andante espressivo | -2.51 | -22.08 | -18.7 | 10 |
12 | IV. Finale. Appassionato | -0.80 | -20.46 | -17.2 | 12 |