℗ 2020 PENTATONE
| Released | April 24, 2020 |
| Duration | 35m 15s |
| Record Label | PENTATONE |
| Catalogue No. | PTC5186944 |
| Genre | Classical (Orchestral) |
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18
Sa Chen, Gulbenkian Orchestra, Lawrence Foster
Available in 88.2 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC and 2.8224 MHz DSD high resolution audio formats
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18
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1.1
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I. Moderato
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Sa Chen; Gulbenkian Orchestra; Lawrence Foster |
11:21 | |||
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1.2
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II. Adagio sostenuto
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Sa Chen; Gulbenkian Orchestra; Lawrence Foster |
12:03 | |||
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1.3
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III. Allegro scherzando
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Sa Chen; Gulbenkian Orchestra; Lawrence Foster |
11:51 | |||
"She projects the rolling passagework and multi-layered textures of the Rachmaninov's first movement with plenty of power and sweep..."
- Gramophone
Pianist Sa Chen appears alongside the Gulbenkian Orchestra under the direction of Lawrence Foster for this performance of the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2. in C Minor, Op. 18.
Over the past decade, Chen Sa has established herself as one of the most charismatic pianists of her generation. She earned critical acclaims at the International Chopin Piano Competition in 2000 and the Twelfth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2005 which began her professional performing career, bringing her evocative performances to audience around the world.
As an enthusiastic chamber musician, Chen frequently collaborates with many great musicians. She appeared with Gidon Kremer and Natalie Gutman on many tours and music festivals including the prestigious Schleswig Holstein Festival, the Rurl Piano Festival in Germany, the Lockenhaus Music Festival in Austria and the Aix-en-Provence Festival in France. Chen is a Steinway Artist.
88.2 kHz / 24-bit PCM and 2.8224 MHz DSD – PENTATONE Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.22 -0.43 to -0.11 | -26.12 -29.18 to -24.29 | -22.27 -25.20 to -20.10 | 15 14 to 15 | |
| 1 | I. Moderato | -0.12 | -24.90 | -21.5 | 15 |
| 2 | II. Adagio sostenuto | -0.43 | -29.18 | -25.2 | 14 |
| 3 | III. Allegro scherzando | -0.11 | -24.29 | -20.1 | 15 |