℗ 2020 Athene
Released | June 12, 2020 |
Duration | 58m 36s |
Record Label | Athene |
Catalogue No. | ATH23208 |
Genre | Classical (Chamber) |
Schubert: Violin Sonatas
Peter Sheppard Skærved, Julian Perkins
Available in 192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 137 No. 1, D. 384
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1.1
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I. Allegro molto
Franz Schubert; Peter Sheppard Skærved; Julian Perkins |
6:23 | |||
1.2
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II. Andante
Franz Schubert; Peter Sheppard Skærved; Julian Perkins |
3:56 | |||
1.3
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III. Allegro vivace
Franz Schubert; Peter Sheppard Skærved; Julian Perkins |
4:06 | |||
Violin Sonata in A Minor, Op. 137 No. 2, D. 385
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1.4
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I. Allegro moderato
Franz Schubert; Peter Sheppard Skærved; Julian Perkins |
8:15 | |||
1.5
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II. Andante
Franz Schubert; Peter Sheppard Skærved; Julian Perkins |
5:50 | |||
1.6
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III. Menuetto. Allegro
Franz Schubert; Peter Sheppard Skærved; Julian Perkins |
3:04 | |||
1.7
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IV. Allegro
Franz Schubert; Peter Sheppard Skærved; Julian Perkins |
4:56 | |||
Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 137, No. 3, D. 408
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1.8
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I. Allegro giusto
Franz Schubert; Peter Sheppard Skærved; Julian Perkins |
6:57 | |||
1.9
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II. Andante
Franz Schubert; Peter Sheppard Skærved; Julian Perkins |
6:24 | |||
1.10
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III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace
Franz Schubert; Peter Sheppard Skærved; Julian Perkins |
3:01 | |||
1.11
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IV. Allegro moderato
Franz Schubert; Peter Sheppard Skærved; Julian Perkins |
5:44 | |||
Digital Booklet
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Peter Sheppard Skærved (violin), and Julian Perkins (square piano) have recorded Schubert’s three 1816 Sonatas for Violin and Piano on period instruments: No. 1 in D major, D.384, No. 2 in A minor, D. 385 and No. 3 in G minor, D.408.
While Franz Schubert is one of the most popular and well–loved of the ‘Great Composers’ not all of his works are quite as well known and this is perhaps true of the three Sonatas for Violin and Piano, composed at the age of 19. While certainly not rare, they are far less often heard than the Symphonies and Lieder. Titled “Sonata” in the manuscript, the three works were published posthumously as “Sonatinas, Op. 137” and given their relatively intimate nature, and lyrical rather than virtuosic style, the name ‘Sonatina’ has been used often; the performers here insist that Schubert’s original title should be used.
The new recording features two of the country’s foremost performers: Peter Sheppard Skærved (violin) and Julian Perkins (square piano). Both have accomplished enormous success as soloists and chamber musicians. Skærved has already made many recordings as soloist for Athene and its sister ‘new-music’ label Métier (both divisions of Divine Art Recordings). Importantly this is believed to be the first recording of the Sonatinas using a period piano and violin thus reproducing much more accurately the works as originally envisioned and heard.
192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Athene Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -4.30 -9.03 to -1.10 | -28.21 -31.20 to -26.36 | -24.59 -27.40 to -22.60 | 15 13 to 16 | |
1 | I. Allegro molto | -1.63 | -26.93 | -22.9 | 15 |
2 | II. Andante | -9.03 | -30.49 | -26.7 | 13 |
3 | III. Allegro vivace | -4.39 | -28.33 | -24.9 | 16 |
4 | I. Allegro moderato | -2.90 | -26.72 | -23.3 | 15 |
5 | II. Andante | -7.38 | -28.97 | -25.3 | 14 |
6 | III. Menuetto. Allegro | -7.16 | -27.35 | -23.9 | 13 |
7 | IV. Allegro | -3.02 | -26.36 | -22.6 | 15 |
8 | I. Allegro giusto | -1.10 | -27.84 | -24.6 | 16 |
9 | II. Andante | -6.45 | -31.20 | -27.4 | 16 |
10 | III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace | -2.92 | -27.95 | -24.5 | 14 |
11 | IV. Allegro moderato | -1.35 | -28.20 | -24.4 | 16 |