℗ 2022 Parlophone Records Limited; A Warner Classics release,
| Released | March 4, 2022 |
| Duration | 1h 25m 42s |
| Record Label | Warner Classics |
| Genre | Classical |
Brahms & Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos - Beethoven: Romances
Johanna Martzy, Philharmonia Orchestra, Paul Kletzki, Felix Mendelssohn, Johannes Brahms, Ludwig van Beethoven
Available in MQA and 192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77
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1.1
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I. Allegro non troppo (Cadenza by Joachim)
Johannes Brahms; Johanna Martzy; Paul Kletzki; Philharmonia Orchestra |
23:09 | |||
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1.2
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II. Adagio
Johannes Brahms; Johanna Martzy; Paul Kletzki; Philharmonia Orchestra |
10:06 | |||
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1.3
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III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace
Johannes Brahms; Johanna Martzy; Paul Kletzki; Philharmonia Orchestra |
8:02 | |||
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Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O14
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1.4
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I. Allegro molto appassionato
Felix Mendelssohn; Johanna Martzy; Paul Kletzki; Philharmonia Orchestra |
12:50 | |||
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1.5
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II. Andante
Felix Mendelssohn; Johanna Martzy; Paul Kletzki; Philharmonia Orchestra |
7:51 | |||
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1.6
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III. Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace
Felix Mendelssohn; Johanna Martzy; Paul Kletzki; Philharmonia Orchestra |
6:39 | |||
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1.7
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Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in G Major, Op. 40
Ludwig van Beethoven; Johanna Martzy; Paul Kletzki; Philharmonia Orchestra |
7:43 | |||
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1.8
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Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50
Ludwig van Beethoven; Johanna Martzy; Paul Kletzki; Philharmonia Orchestra |
9:22 | |||
In 1954, then at the zenith of her career, Johanna Martzy was convinced by Walter Legge to leave Deutsche Grammophon for Columbia, preluding a short but fruitful collaboration. Her first recording session was made with Paul Kletzki, and dedicated to absolute masterpieces of the German romantic repertoire with concertos by Brahms and Mendelssohn. Martzy’s version of Beethoven’s Romances is on top of the discography.
Johanna Martzy (1924-1979) became a cult figure on the basis of a handful of recordings – but only after her premature death, an event that passed almost unnoticed. The meteoric career of this distinguished ambassadress of the Hungarian violin school in no way foretold her posthumous idolisation. And yet her historic recordings of the Bach Sonatas and Partitas and stunning readings of Schubert’s complete works for violin and piano, together with a few first-class concerto discs, make up a legacy whose scarcity has driven prices sky high. At last, collectors can stop trying to outbid one another: remastered in high definition from the original tapes, this priceless treasure trove is now available to all.
192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Warner Classics Studio Masters
Tracks 1-8 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-8 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.56 -2.44 to -0.35 | -24.27 -28.53 to -22.15 | -20.59 -25.00 to -18.20 | 14 13 to 18 | |
| 1 | I. Allegro non troppo (Cadenza by Joachim) | -0.94 | -23.76 | -19.6 | 14 |
| 2 | II. Adagio | -2.44 | -28.53 | -25.0 | 18 |
| 3 | III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace | -0.35 | -23.57 | -19.9 | 14 |
| 4 | I. Allegro molto appassionato | -0.90 | -22.15 | -18.2 | 13 |
| 5 | II. Andante | -2.27 | -26.59 | -23.0 | 15 |
| 6 | III. Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace | -1.34 | -22.15 | -18.4 | 13 |
| 7 | Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in G Major, Op. 40 | -2.10 | -24.10 | -20.8 | 14 |
| 8 | Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50 | -2.14 | -23.33 | -19.8 | 13 |