℗ 2023 Navona
| Released | July 28, 2023 |
| Duration | 1h 17m 55s |
| Record Label | Navona |
| Catalogue No. | NV6541 |
| Genre | Classical (Piano) |
Virtuosic Fugue: Prelude & Fugues from the 18th - 20th Centuries
Bryan Wallick, Johann Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, Dmitri Shostakovich, Marc-André Hamelin, Ludwig van Beethoven
Available in 88.2 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Toccata and Fugue in D Major BWV 912
Johann Sebastian Bach; Johann Sebastian Bach; Bryan Wallick |
10:32 | |||
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1.2
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Prelude and Fugue in E minor Op. 35 No. 1
Felix Mendelssohn; Felix Mendelssohn; Bryan Wallick |
8:33 | |||
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1.3
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Prelude and Fugue in D minor Op. 87 No. 24
Dmitri Shostakovich; Dmitri Shostakovich; Bryan Wallick |
11:11 | |||
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12 Études in all the minor keys, No. 12
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1.4
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Prelude and Fugue in A-flat minor
Marc-André Hamelin; Marc-André Hamelin; Bryan Wallick |
6:13 | |||
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Sonata No. 29 in B Flat Major, Op. 106 “Hammerklavier”
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1.5
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I. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven; Ludwig van Beethoven; Bryan Wallick |
10:45 | |||
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1.6
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II. Scherzo: Assai vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven; Ludwig van Beethoven; Bryan Wallick |
2:50 | |||
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1.7
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III. Adagio sostenuto: Appassionato e con molto sentiment
Ludwig van Beethoven; Ludwig van Beethoven; Bryan Wallick |
15:37 | |||
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1.8
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IV. Introduzione: Largo-Fuga: Allegro risoluto
Ludwig van Beethoven; Ludwig van Beethoven; Bryan Wallick |
12:14 | |||
Good pianists are a dime a dozen, great pianists are one in a million. American virtuoso Bryan Wallick proves that he firmly belongs to the latter category on Virtuosic Fugue, a dazzling curation of music’s strictest and most challenging form, executed with a buttery, singing tone and ravishing technical bravura.
These fugues by J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Shostakovich challenge the pianist with the age-old dilemma of the form by performing them with a mesmerizingly light, precise touch, sparingly adding accent pedaling in highly strategic places. The result isn’t just a masterclass in expressive virtuosity; it’s also a mentally restorative, profoundly enjoyable listening experience.
88.2 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Navona Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.36 -2.72 to -1.02 | -21.81 -28.43 to -19.43 | -18.44 -25.00 to -16.20 | 13 12 to 15 | |
| 1 | Toccata and Fugue in D Major BWV 912 | -1.02 | -21.02 | -18.2 | 13 |
| 2 | Prelude and Fugue in E minor Op. 35 No. 1 | -1.02 | -19.98 | -16.7 | 12 |
| 3 | Prelude and Fugue in D minor Op. 87 No. 24 | -1.03 | -22.07 | -17.5 | 13 |
| 4 | Prelude and Fugue in A-flat minor | -1.02 | -19.93 | -16.6 | 12 |
| 5 | I. Allegro | -1.02 | -19.43 | -16.5 | 12 |
| 6 | II. Scherzo: Assai vivace | -1.99 | -23.91 | -20.8 | 13 |
| 7 | III. Adagio sostenuto: Appassionato e con molto sentiment | -2.72 | -28.43 | -25.0 | 15 |
| 8 | IV. Introduzione: Largo-Fuga: Allegro risoluto | -1.02 | -19.67 | -16.2 | 13 |