℗ 2015 Delphian Records Ltd
| Released | October 30, 2015 |
| Duration | 1h 18m 00s |
| Record Label | Delphian Records |
| Catalogue No. | DCD34151 |
| Genre | Classical (20th/21st Century) |
Valentin Silvestrov: Piano Sonatas
Simon Smith
Available in 48 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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Piano Sonata No. 1
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1.1
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I. Moderato, con molta attenzione
Valentin Silvestrov; Simon Smith |
10:02 | |||
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1.2
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II. Andantino
Valentin Silvestrov; Simon Smith |
5:02 | |||
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Classical Sonata
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1.3
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I. Allegro
Valentin Silvestrov; Simon Smith |
3:56 | |||
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1.4
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II. Moderato
Valentin Silvestrov; Simon Smith |
3:58 | |||
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1.5
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III. Allegretto
Valentin Silvestrov; Simon Smith |
2:39 | |||
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1.6
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Piano Sonata No. 2
Valentin Silvestrov; Simon Smith |
16:56 | |||
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Children’s Music I
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1.7
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I. Lullaby
Valentin Silvestrov; Simon Smith |
1:56 | |||
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1.8
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II. Modern Dance
Valentin Silvestrov; Simon Smith |
1:43 | |||
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1.9
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III. Gratitude
Valentin Silvestrov; Simon Smith |
2:18 | |||
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1.10
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IV. Astonishment
Valentin Silvestrov; Simon Smith |
1:15 | |||
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1.11
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V. Old Melody
Valentin Silvestrov; Simon Smith |
1:43 | |||
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1.12
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VI. The Dragon and the Bird (Fantastic Sonatina)
Valentin Silvestrov; Simon Smith |
3:51 | |||
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1.13
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VII. Morning Ditty
Valentin Silvestrov; Simon Smith |
2:16 | |||
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Piano Sonata No. 3
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1.14
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I. Preludio
Valentin Silvestrov; Simon Smith |
3:06 | |||
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1.15
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II. Fuga
Valentin Silvestrov; Simon Smith |
7:13 | |||
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1.16
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III. Postludio
Valentin Silvestrov; Simon Smith |
4:59 | |||
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1.17
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Nostalghia
Valentin Silvestrov; Simon Smith |
5:07 | |||
Following his acclaimed recording of Alfred Schnittke’s complete piano music, Simon Smith turns his attention to Schnittke’s near-contemporary, the Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov. Smith’s precision and technical agility make him the ideal choice for this first survey to focus on the 1970s – an important period in the formation of Silvestrov’s later style.
The Classical Sonata is an ostensibly Mozartian work in which nothing is quite as it seems, while its three numbered successors provide further glimpses into Silvestrov’s unique relationship with memory and the past. Concluding the disc, the short Nostalghia represents the mature Silvestrov, with its yearning melodic fragments and complex emotional undertow.
48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Delphian Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -7.36 -14.93 to -0.20 | -30.00 -38.01 to -21.08 | -26.28 -33.70 to -17.70 | 14 11 to 17 | |
| 1 | I. Moderato, con molta attenzione | -0.20 | -26.84 | -22.4 | 17 |
| 2 | II. Andantino | -10.22 | -33.59 | -29.9 | 14 |
| 3 | I. Allegro | -0.59 | -22.60 | -19.2 | 13 |
| 4 | II. Moderato | -1.46 | -27.59 | -24.3 | 15 |
| 5 | III. Allegretto | -0.28 | -21.08 | -17.7 | 13 |
| 6 | Piano Sonata No. 2 | -0.20 | -24.61 | -19.3 | 16 |
| 7 | I. Lullaby | -13.57 | -34.29 | -31.4 | 12 |
| 8 | II. Modern Dance | -7.97 | -26.97 | -24.3 | 11 |
| 9 | III. Gratitude | -14.70 | -35.81 | -32.8 | 12 |
| 10 | IV. Astonishment | -10.58 | -34.00 | -30.0 | 14 |
| 11 | V. Old Melody | -14.93 | -37.72 | -33.7 | 13 |
| 12 | VI. The Dragon and the Bird (Fantastic Sonatina) | -5.91 | -28.82 | -24.9 | 14 |
| 13 | VII. Morning Ditty | -13.13 | -32.12 | -28.9 | 11 |
| 14 | I. Preludio | -3.18 | -25.56 | -21.8 | 12 |
| 15 | II. Fuga | -1.56 | -23.23 | -20.1 | 13 |
| 16 | III. Postludio | -13.08 | -37.08 | -33.0 | 15 |
| 17 | Nostalghia | -13.59 | -38.01 | -33.0 | 15 |