℗ 2020 NoMadMusic
| Released | November 6, 2020 |
| Duration | 1h 00m 02s |
| Record Label | NoMadMusic |
| Catalogue No. | NMM079D |
| Genre | Classical (Sonata for keyboard, violin etc.) |
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Violin Sonata No. 9, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"
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1.1
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I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto (Arr. for quintet and 2 cellos)
Ludwig van Beethoven; Quatuor Zaïde; Bruno Delepelaire |
13:35 | |||
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1.2
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II. Andante con variazioni (Arr. for quintet and 2 cellos)
Ludwig van Beethoven; Quatuor Zaïde; Bruno Delepelaire |
14:38 | |||
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1.3
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III. Presto (Arr. for quintet and 2 cellos)
Ludwig van Beethoven; Quatuor Zaïde; Bruno Delepelaire |
8:27 | |||
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Quartet No. 3, Op. 18
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1.4
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I. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven; Quatuor Zaïde |
7:26 | |||
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1.5
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II. Andante con moto
Ludwig van Beethoven; Quatuor Zaïde |
6:57 | |||
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1.6
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III. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven; Quatuor Zaïde |
2:45 | |||
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1.7
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IV. Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven; Quatuor Zaïde |
6:14 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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The power of Prometheus – the “bringer of fire” who gave humanity this constructive and destructive force – underpins all of the composer's work. Apollo – the god of light, purification and harmony – lights up. As for the Kreutzer Sonata, it draws its energy in the excessiveness of Dionysus, the god of madness and wine.
The Quartet in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3, (Beethoven's first quartet) represents the Apollonian side: the work is suffused with aerial softness, constant luminosity and infinite tenderness.
The two cellos allow a soundscape almost unprecedented in chamber music, increasing the depth and power of the bass register tenfold. If the original score is virtuosic – its dedicatee even qualified it as ‘unintelligible' – the transcription is just as thorny: the voices are distributed amongst the chords with impressive minutia. The rhythmic and thematic elements fuse with one another, passing from one instrument to the next almost imperceptibly. The role of each instrument is constantly redefined, and the original violin part is broken up between the five protagonists.
48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – NoMadMusic Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.30 -5.45 to -0.32 | -23.36 -25.73 to -20.52 | -19.14 -22.20 to -16.40 | 13 13 to 14 | |
| 1 | I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto (Arr. for quintet and 2 cellos) | -0.32 | -20.52 | -16.4 | 13 |
| 2 | II. Andante con variazioni (Arr. for quintet and 2 cellos) | -5.45 | -25.73 | -22.2 | 13 |
| 3 | III. Presto (Arr. for quintet and 2 cellos) | -0.69 | -22.17 | -18.2 | 13 |
| 4 | I. Allegro | -1.07 | -23.14 | -18.6 | 13 |
| 5 | II. Andante con moto | -2.27 | -24.69 | -20.2 | 14 |
| 6 | III. Allegro | -4.18 | -24.75 | -20.4 | 13 |
| 7 | IV. Presto | -2.09 | -22.52 | -18.0 | 13 |