℗ 2021 Odradek Records
Released February 19, 2021
Duration 51m 52s
Record Label Odradek Records
Catalogue No. ODRCD411
Genre Classical (20th/21st Century)
 

Letters from Quarantine

Rui Travasso

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Sonatine Attique  
1.1
I. Giocoso
Henri Tomasi; Rui Travasso
1:22
1.2
II. Lent
Henri Tomasi; Rui Travasso
3:40
1.3
III. Giocoso très rythmé
Henri Tomasi; Rui Travasso
2:27
Five Pieces for Solo Clarinet  
1.4
I. Preamble
Gordon Jacob; Rui Travasso
1:42
1.5
II. Waltz
Gordon Jacob; Rui Travasso
1:13
1.6
III. Homage to J.S.B.
Gordon Jacob; Rui Travasso
0:48
1.7
IV. Soliloquy
Gordon Jacob; Rui Travasso
2:06
1.8
V. Scherzo and Trio
Gordon Jacob; Rui Travasso
2:37
Sonata for Clarinet Solo  
1.9
I. Molto tranquillo
Rudolf Escher; Rui Travasso
3:06
1.10
II. Vivo
Rudolf Escher; Rui Travasso
3:43
1.11
III. Comodo
Rudolf Escher; Rui Travasso
5:22
Monolog No. 3  
1.12
I. Andante sostenuto
Erland Von Koch; Rui Travasso
1:57
1.13
II. Allegro vivace
Erland Von Koch; Rui Travasso
3:16
1.14
Hommage à M. de Falla
Béla Kóvacs; Rui Travasso
3:11
1.15
Antiphona V, ‘Ave Maria’
Henrik Ødegaard; Rui Travasso
5:54
Sonatina para clarinete solo  
1.16
I. Allegro
Sérgio Azevedo; Rui Travasso
3:09
1.17
II. In a not quite so relaxed mood
Sérgio Azevedo; Rui Travasso
3:43
1.18
III. Allegro
Sérgio Azevedo; Rui Travasso
1:19
1.19
Zeta World
Giovanni Mattaliano; Rui Travasso
1:17
The pandemic has compelled artists to find new ways of channelling their creativity. Portuguese clarinettist Rui Travasso turned the experience of isolation into something positive with his lockdown recording of solo clarinet music, an extraordinary and powerful achievement. The album features a range of relatively recent repertoire. French composer Henri Tomasi’s "Sonatine Attique" is said to have been inspired by a night under the Greek stars near the Parthenon in Athens. The clarinet’s agile, jovial side is contrasted with sinuous, haunting passages. We hear a finely-crafted Sonata for Clarinet Solo by Dutch composer Rudolf Escher, who was influenced by the music of Debussy, Ravel and Mahler, and the apparently effortless Monolog No. 3 by Swedish composer Erland von Koch, who was influenced by Bartók, Sibelius, Grieg and Hindemith. There are more overt tributes to other composers, too: Gordon Jacob, Béla Kóvacs, Henrik Ødegaard, Sérgio Azevedo and Giovanni Mattaliano.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Odradek Records Studio Masters
Track title
Peak
(dB FS)
RMS
(dB FS)
LUFS
(integrated)
DR
Album average
Range of values
-1.12
-3.28 to -0.64
-15.30
-18.08 to -12.31
-11.38
-14.50 to -8.70
8
5 to 10
1
I. Giocoso
-0.64-16.60-12.910
2
II. Lent
-0.64-17.11-11.69
3
III. Giocoso très rythmé
-0.82-17.39-13.810
4
I. Preamble
-1.89-13.83-9.65
5
II. Waltz
-1.90-14.89-11.37
6
III. Homage to J.S.B.
-0.64-15.92-12.210
7
IV. Soliloquy
-1.83-14.84-11.16
8
V. Scherzo and Trio
-0.64-13.48-9.97
9
I. Molto tranquillo
-3.28-18.08-14.58
10
II. Vivo
-0.64-13.44-9.77
11
III. Comodo
-1.25-15.83-11.77
12
I. Andante sostenuto
-0.64-15.97-11.57
13
II. Allegro vivace
-1.26-15.17-11.37
14
Hommage à M. de Falla
-0.64-15.05-11.28
15
Antiphona V, ‘Ave Maria’
-0.64-16.33-11.89
16
I. Allegro
-0.64-13.20-9.67
17
II. In a not quite so relaxed mood
-1.84-17.36-13.37
18
III. Allegro
-0.64-12.31-8.76
19
Zeta World
-0.85-13.90-10.58

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