℗ 2023 Frank Almond
| Released | June 2, 2023 |
| Duration | 1h 05m 36s |
| Record Label | AVIE Records |
| Catalogue No. | AV2612 |
| Genre | Classical (Chamber) |
A Violin's Life - Volume 3
Frank Almond
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Sonata No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 45
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1.1
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I. Allegro molto ed appassionato
Edvard Grieg; Frank Almond; Adam Neiman |
9:09 | |||
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1.2
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II. Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza
Edvard Grieg; Frank Almond; Adam Neiman |
6:29 | |||
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1.3
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III. Allegro animato
Edvard Grieg; Frank Almond; Adam Neiman |
7:58 | |||
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Piano Trio in E-Flat Major
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1.4
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I. Allegro
Amanda Maier; Frank Almond; Victor Santiago Asuncion; Alexander Hersh |
8:50 | |||
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1.5
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II. Scherzo
Amanda Maier; Frank Almond; Victor Santiago Asuncion; Alexander Hersh |
4:46 | |||
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1.6
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III. Andante
Amanda Maier; Frank Almond; Victor Santiago Asuncion; Alexander Hersh |
5:08 | |||
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1.7
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IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco
Amanda Maier; Frank Almond; Victor Santiago Asuncion; Alexander Hersh |
7:32 | |||
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Violin Sonata in D Major, B. D13
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1.8
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I. Andante cantabile
Giuseppe Tartini; Frank Almond; Victor Santiago Asuncion; Alexander Hersh |
4:30 | |||
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1.9
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II. Allegro
Giuseppe Tartini; Frank Almond; Victor Santiago Asuncion; Alexander Hersh |
4:14 | |||
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1.10
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III. Affettuoso
Giuseppe Tartini; Frank Almond; Victor Santiago Asuncion; Alexander Hersh |
2:47 | |||
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1.11
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IV. Allegro assai
Giuseppe Tartini; Frank Almond; Victor Santiago Asuncion; Alexander Hersh |
4:13 | |||
Frank Almond’s life is intertwined with that of his violin, the “Lipiński” Strad, an exceptional instrument named for the famed 19th-century Polish violinist Karol Lipiński and first owned by legendary 18th-century Italian composer-violinist Giuseppe Tartini, represented on A Violin’s Life, Volume 3 by his Sonata Prima in D, Op. 2, a trio sonata in all but name. The masterful Piano Trio in E flat by 19th-century Swedish virtuosa Amanda Maier connects with the instrument that had passed on to her future father-in-law Engelbert Röntgen. Another great Nordic composer, Edvard Grieg, opens the album with his great Sonata No. 3 in C minor.
The legend of the Lipiński Strad went viral in 2014 when, following a concert, walking towards his car, Frank Almond was tasered by an assailant and the prized instrument was stolen. An FBI pursuit resulted in the recovery of the instrument within weeks. International media ensued on the BBC, NPR, and a feature in Vanity Fair. An award-winning documentary film Plucked premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival.
Frank Almond’s critically acclaimed and chart-topping recordings of A Violin’s Life are now a trilogy. The “Lipiński” Strad lives on.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – AVIE Records Studio Masters
Tracks 1-3 – 44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit
Tracks 1-3 – 44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.64 -3.58 to -0.61 | -23.15 -25.08 to -20.80 | -19.78 -21.30 to -18.00 | 14 12 to 15 | |
| 1 | I. Allegro molto ed appassionato | -0.99 | -23.67 | -19.2 | 14 |
| 2 | II. Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza | -3.45 | -25.08 | -20.8 | 13 |
| 3 | III. Allegro animato | -0.82 | -22.47 | -18.7 | 14 |
| 4 | I. Allegro | -0.61 | -22.42 | -18.9 | 15 |
| 5 | II. Scherzo | -1.34 | -24.54 | -21.3 | 15 |
| 6 | III. Andante | -2.47 | -23.69 | -20.5 | 13 |
| 7 | IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco | -0.61 | -20.80 | -18.0 | 13 |
| 8 | I. Andante cantabile | -2.92 | -22.64 | -19.6 | 12 |
| 9 | II. Allegro | -0.61 | -22.73 | -19.8 | 15 |
| 10 | III. Affettuoso | -3.58 | -24.18 | -21.3 | 12 |
| 11 | IV. Allegro assai | -0.61 | -22.47 | -19.5 | 15 |