℗ 2016 Decca Music Group Limited under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
| Released | June 3, 2016 |
| Duration | 1h 11m 44s |
| Record Label | Decca/London |
| Genre | Classical |
Shostakovich: Piano Trios 1 & 2 - Viola Sonata
Vladimir Ashkenazy, Zsolt-Tihamér Visontay, Mats Lidström, Ada Meinich
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Piano Trio No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 8
Dmitri Shostakovich; Vladimir Ashkenazy; Zsolt-Tihamér Visontay; Mats Lidström |
13:08 | |||
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Piano Trio No.2, Op.67
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1.2
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I. Andante - Moderato - Poco più mosso
Dmitri Shostakovich; Vladimir Ashkenazy; Zsolt-Tihamér Visontay; Mats Lidström |
7:13 | |||
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II. Allegro con brio
Dmitri Shostakovich; Vladimir Ashkenazy; Zsolt-Tihamér Visontay; Mats Lidström |
2:52 | |||
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III. Largo
Dmitri Shostakovich; Vladimir Ashkenazy; Zsolt-Tihamér Visontay; Mats Lidström |
5:22 | |||
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IV. Allegretto - Adagio
Dmitri Shostakovich; Vladimir Ashkenazy; Zsolt-Tihamér Visontay; Mats Lidström |
10:15 | |||
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Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op.147
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1.6
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I. Moderato
Dmitri Shostakovich; Vladimir Ashkenazy; Ada Meinich |
9:50 | |||
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II. Allegretto
Dmitri Shostakovich; Vladimir Ashkenazy; Ada Meinich |
7:33 | |||
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III. Adagio
Dmitri Shostakovich; Vladimir Ashkenazy; Ada Meinich |
15:31 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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This album dedicated to Shostakovich echoes a long musical and personal friendship between the composer and Vladimir Ashkenazy; their intimate relationship adding a unique touch to Ashkenazy's interpretations here. The programme covers Shostakovich's entire life, from the rarely performed Piano Trio No. 1 to his last piece written the year of his death in 1975, the Sonata for Viola and Piano. Ashkenazy is joined on the trios by violinist Zsolt-Tihamér Visontay and cellist Mats Lidström, while Norwegian violist Meinich Ada is featured on the sonata, a disturbing introspection on the life of the composer.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Decca/London Studio Masters
Executive Producer: Dominic Fyfe Recording Producer: Andrew Cornall Recording Engineer: Philip Siney Recording Editors: Ian Watson & Jenni Whiteside Production Coordinator: Joanne Baines Recording Location: Potton Hall, Suffolk, 17–20 September 2015 Publisher: Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich/Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd Creative Director: Niall O’Rourke Product Management: Sam Le Roux Introductory Notes & Translations © 2016 Decca Music Group Limited Cover: Dmitri Shostakovich, on the train home to Moscow after the first performance by the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra of his Twelfth Symphony “The Year 1917” Photo: Sovfoto/UIG via Getty Images Photos Back Inlay & P2: Decca/© Ben Ealovega Booklet Editing & Art Direction: WLP Ltd
Executive Producer: Dominic Fyfe Recording Producer: Andrew Cornall Recording Engineer: Philip Siney Recording Editors: Ian Watson & Jenni Whiteside Production Coordinator: Joanne Baines Recording Location: Potton Hall, Suffolk, 17–20 September 2015 Publisher: Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich/Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd Creative Director: Niall O’Rourke Product Management: Sam Le Roux Introductory Notes & Translations © 2016 Decca Music Group Limited Cover: Dmitri Shostakovich, on the train home to Moscow after the first performance by the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra of his Twelfth Symphony “The Year 1917” Photo: Sovfoto/UIG via Getty Images Photos Back Inlay & P2: Decca/© Ben Ealovega Booklet Editing & Art Direction: WLP Ltd
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.04 -5.28 to 0.00 | -23.09 -29.73 to -17.84 | -19.19 -25.80 to -14.90 | 14 11 to 15 | |
| 1 | Piano Trio No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 8 | -0.09 | -21.70 | -18.1 | 13 |
| 2 | I. Andante - Moderato - Poco più mosso | -0.30 | -21.85 | -16.6 | 13 |
| 3 | II. Allegro con brio | -0.15 | -17.84 | -15.0 | 12 |
| 4 | III. Largo | -5.28 | -29.73 | -25.8 | 15 |
| 5 | IV. Allegretto - Adagio | 0.00 | -18.91 | -14.9 | 11 |
| 6 | I. Moderato | -0.19 | -24.34 | -19.9 | 14 |
| 7 | II. Allegretto | -1.28 | -23.74 | -20.6 | 15 |
| 8 | III. Adagio | -1.01 | -26.59 | -22.6 | 15 |