℗ 1971 Warner Music France; A Warner Classics / Erato release,
| Released | September 4, 2020 |
| Duration | 44m 30s |
| Record Label | Warner Classics |
| Genre | Classical |
Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 5 & Intermezzi, Op. 119 Nos. 1 & 2
Rafael Orozco
Available in MQA and 192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5
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1.1
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I. Allegro maestoso
Johannes Brahms; Rafael Orozco |
10:15 | |||
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1.2
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II. Andante espressivo
Johannes Brahms; Rafael Orozco |
11:29 | |||
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1.3
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III. Scherzo. Allegro energico - Trio
Johannes Brahms; Rafael Orozco |
4:30 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Intermezzo. Andante molto
Johannes Brahms; Rafael Orozco |
3:20 | |||
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1.5
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V. Finale. Allegro moderato ma rubato
Johannes Brahms; Rafael Orozco |
7:21 | |||
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4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119
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1.6
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No. 1, Intermezzo in B Minor
Johannes Brahms; Rafael Orozco |
3:12 | |||
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1.7
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No. 2, Intermezzo in E Minor
Johannes Brahms; Rafael Orozco |
4:23 | |||
Rafael Orozco is acclaimed as one of the great Spanish concert pianists. His professional career began after he won first prize in the 1966 Leeds International Piano Competition in the UK. His large repertoire included works by Franz Liszt, Franz Schubert, Manuel de Falla, Sergei Rachmaninoff and Isaac Albéniz.
Here he performs a stunning programme of Brahms works, including the Piano Sonata No. 3, and the Intermezzi Nos. 1 & 2.
The "Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor" was written in 1853 and published the following year. When Brahms wrote this piano sonata, the genre was seen by many to be past its heyday. Brahms, enamoured of Beethoven and the classical style, composed Piano Sonata No. 3 with a masterful combination of free Romantic spirit and strict classical architecture. As a further testament to Brahms' affinity for Beethoven, the Piano Sonata is infused with the instantly recognizable motive from Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 during the first, third, and fourth movements.
The "Intermezzi" are compositions that Johannes Brahms created for solo piano. The intermezzi were described by the critic Eduard Hanslick as "monologues"... pieces of a "thoroughly personal and subjective character" striking a "pensive, graceful, dreamy, resigned, and elegiac note."
192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Warner Classics Studio Masters
Tracks 1-7 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-7 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -3.90 -7.04 to -2.07 | -26.91 -31.37 to -23.55 | -22.89 -27.70 to -19.50 | 14 12 to 17 | |
| 1 | I. Allegro maestoso | -2.07 | -24.42 | -20.0 | 14 |
| 2 | II. Andante espressivo | -3.20 | -29.89 | -25.7 | 17 |
| 3 | III. Scherzo. Allegro energico - Trio | -3.76 | -23.55 | -19.5 | 12 |
| 4 | IV. Intermezzo. Andante molto | -3.72 | -28.32 | -23.5 | 15 |
| 5 | V. Finale. Allegro moderato ma rubato | -2.54 | -23.72 | -20.1 | 14 |
| 6 | No. 1, Intermezzo in B Minor | -7.04 | -31.37 | -27.7 | 15 |
| 7 | No. 2, Intermezzo in E Minor | -4.96 | -27.07 | -23.7 | 13 |