℗ 2020 Decca Music Group Limited
| Released | April 10, 2020 |
| Duration | 56m 17s |
| Record Label | Decca Music Group |
| Genre | Classical |
Brahms Recital / Mendelssohn
Wilhelm Backhaus
Available in 44.1 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118
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1.1
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1. Intermezzo in A Minor
Johannes Brahms; Wilhelm Backhaus |
1:37 | |||
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1.2
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2. Intermezzo in A Major
Johannes Brahms; Wilhelm Backhaus |
4:50 | |||
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1.3
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3. Ballade in G Minor
Johannes Brahms; Wilhelm Backhaus |
3:36 | |||
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1.4
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4. Intermezzo in F Minor
Johannes Brahms; Wilhelm Backhaus |
2:15 | |||
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1.5
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5. Romance in F Major
Johannes Brahms; Wilhelm Backhaus |
3:33 | |||
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1.6
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6. Intermezzo in E-Flat Minor
Johannes Brahms; Wilhelm Backhaus |
4:15 | |||
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8 Piano Pieces, Op. 76
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1.7
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2. Capriccio in B minor
Johannes Brahms; Wilhelm Backhaus |
2:52 | |||
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3 Intermezzi, Op.117
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1.8
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No. 1 in E-Flat Major: Andante moderato
Johannes Brahms; Wilhelm Backhaus |
4:21 | |||
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1.9
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Rhapsody in B Minor, Op. 79 No. 1
Johannes Brahms; Wilhelm Backhaus |
7:39 | |||
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7 Piano Pieces, Op. 116
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1.10
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6. Intermezzo in E Major
Johannes Brahms; Wilhelm Backhaus |
2:33 | |||
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4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119
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1.11
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2. Intermezzo in E Minor
Johannes Brahms; Wilhelm Backhaus |
4:11 | |||
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1.12
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3. Intermezzo in C Major
Johannes Brahms; Wilhelm Backhaus |
1:28 | |||
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1.13
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Rondo capriccioso, Op. 14
Felix Mendelssohn; Wilhelm Backhaus |
6:35 | |||
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Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 62
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1.14
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6. Andante grazioso in A Major "Spring Song"
Felix Mendelssohn; Wilhelm Backhaus |
2:02 | |||
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1.15
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1. Andante espressivo in G Major "May Breeze"
Felix Mendelssohn; Wilhelm Backhaus |
2:38 | |||
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Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 67
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1.16
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4. Presto in C Major "The Bee's Wedding"
Felix Mendelssohn; Wilhelm Backhaus |
1:52 | |||
This release comes as part of UMG/Decca's upcoming release of Wilhelm Backhaus' Complete Decca Recordings. Marking 50 years since the passing of Wilhelm Backhaus (5 July 1969), the series brings together, for the first time, the artist’s complete recordings for the label. Wilhelm Backhaus was one of the greatest pianists of the 20th Century and a superlative Beethoven interpreter.
On this release, the works of Brahms are featured alongside an appearance of Mendelssohn's "Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 62" as a finale. Included are Brahms' "6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118", "3 Intermezzi, Op.117", and more!
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Decca Music Group Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -4.30 -7.71 to -0.52 | -24.69 -31.21 to -20.01 | -21.43 -28.10 to -16.70 | 12 11 to 16 | |
| 1 | 1. Intermezzo in A Minor | -1.81 | -20.01 | -16.7 | 12 |
| 2 | 2. Intermezzo in A Major | -6.64 | -26.25 | -23.5 | 13 |
| 3 | 3. Ballade in G Minor | -2.78 | -21.38 | -17.7 | 11 |
| 4 | 4. Intermezzo in F Minor | -2.76 | -23.31 | -19.5 | 12 |
| 5 | 5. Romance in F Major | -5.30 | -28.39 | -25.3 | 12 |
| 6 | 6. Intermezzo in E-Flat Minor | -0.52 | -24.48 | -20.4 | 12 |
| 7 | 2. Capriccio in B minor | -4.60 | -24.70 | -21.9 | 13 |
| 8 | No. 1 in E-Flat Major: Andante moderato | -6.22 | -31.21 | -28.1 | 16 |
| 9 | Rhapsody in B Minor, Op. 79 No. 1 | -2.46 | -23.12 | -19.3 | 12 |
| 10 | 6. Intermezzo in E Major | -6.06 | -27.65 | -24.4 | 13 |
| 11 | 2. Intermezzo in E Minor | -4.70 | -25.43 | -22.1 | 12 |
| 12 | 3. Intermezzo in C Major | -3.15 | -21.13 | -17.9 | 11 |
| 13 | Rondo capriccioso, Op. 14 | -1.81 | -21.82 | -18.5 | 12 |
| 14 | 6. Andante grazioso in A Major "Spring Song" | -6.27 | -24.44 | -21.7 | 11 |
| 15 | 1. Andante espressivo in G Major "May Breeze" | -7.71 | -28.42 | -25.5 | 12 |
| 16 | 4. Presto in C Major "The Bee's Wedding" | -5.94 | -23.24 | -20.3 | 11 |