Field: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 7 – Piano Sonata No. 4
Benjamin Frith, Northern Sinfonia, David Haslam, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Andrew Mogrelia
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Piano Concerto No. 7 in C Minor, H. 58
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1.1
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I. Allegro moderato
John Field; Benjamin Frith; Northern Sinfonia; David Haslam |
17:49 | |||
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1.2
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II. Rondo: Allegro moderato
John Field; Benjamin Frith; Northern Sinfonia; David Haslam |
14:06 | |||
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Flat Major, H. 31
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1.3
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I. Allegro moderato (arr. by H. Priegnitz as Irish Concerto)
Hans Priegnitz; John Field; Benjamin Frith; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Andrew Mogrelia |
22:40 | |||
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Piano Sonata No. 4 in B Major, H. 17a
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1.4
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I. Moderato
John Field; Benjamin Frith |
5:06 | |||
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1.5
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II. Rondo. Moderato
John Field; Benjamin Frith |
6:32 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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"Performed with commitment, Frith never less than elegant."
- Gramophone
"A great disc, thoroughly enjoyable and certainly well worth seeking out."
- MusicWeb International
Pianist Benjamin Frith is accompanied by the Northern Sinfonia under David Haslam and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Andrew Mogrelia on a pair of concertos by Dublin-born prodigy John Field, recorded in 1996 and 2014. Frith concludes the programme with a sonata he recorded in 2013, demonstrating throughout the album how Field’s immediately attractive music influenced such luminaries as Chopin and Liszt, who both attended the premiere of the Concerto No. 7 in Paris on Christmas Day in 1832.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Naxos Studio Masters
Tracks 1, 2 – 44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM Recorded at St Nicholas’ Hospital, Gosforth, Tyne and Wear, England, June 11 - 12, 1996 (tracks 1 and 2), in Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, August 13, 2014 (track 3) and at the Music Room, Champs Hill, West Sussex, England, June 22, 2013 (tracks 4 and 5) Producers: Chris Craker (tracks 1 and 2), Andrew Walton (K&A Productions, Ltd.) (track 3), Michael Ponder (tracks 4 and 5) Engineers: Chris Craker (tracks 1 and 2), Mike Clements (track 3), Michael Ponder (tracks 4 and 5) Editors: Andrew Walton (K&A Productions, Ltd.) (track 3), Richard Scott (tracks 4 and 5) Publisher: Sikorski Musikverlage, Hamburg (track 3) Booklet notes: Keith Anderson Cover: Howth, Republic of Ireland by Rumi006 (iStockphoto.com)
Tracks 1, 2 – 44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM Recorded at St Nicholas’ Hospital, Gosforth, Tyne and Wear, England, June 11 - 12, 1996 (tracks 1 and 2), in Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, August 13, 2014 (track 3) and at the Music Room, Champs Hill, West Sussex, England, June 22, 2013 (tracks 4 and 5) Producers: Chris Craker (tracks 1 and 2), Andrew Walton (K&A Productions, Ltd.) (track 3), Michael Ponder (tracks 4 and 5) Engineers: Chris Craker (tracks 1 and 2), Mike Clements (track 3), Michael Ponder (tracks 4 and 5) Editors: Andrew Walton (K&A Productions, Ltd.) (track 3), Richard Scott (tracks 4 and 5) Publisher: Sikorski Musikverlage, Hamburg (track 3) Booklet notes: Keith Anderson Cover: Howth, Republic of Ireland by Rumi006 (iStockphoto.com)
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.71 -5.41 to -0.60 | -26.19 -28.39 to -24.73 | -22.80 -24.60 to -21.60 | 14 12 to 16 | |
| 1 | I. Allegro moderato | -1.99 | -25.71 | -22.0 | 14 |
| 2 | II. Rondo: Allegro moderato | -4.49 | -28.39 | -24.6 | 16 |
| 3 | I. Allegro moderato (arr. by H. Priegnitz as Irish Concerto) | -1.06 | -26.30 | -22.9 | 16 |
| 4 | I. Moderato | -5.41 | -25.85 | -22.9 | 12 |
| 5 | II. Rondo. Moderato | -0.60 | -24.73 | -21.6 | 14 |