℗ 2023 Universal Music Australia Pty
Released | October 6, 2023 |
Duration | 1h 19m 34s |
Record Label | Universal Music Australia Pty. |
Genre | Classical |
String Quartet No. 1
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1.1
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I. Presto con fuoco
Erwin Schulhoff; Orava Quartet |
2:20 | |||
1.2
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II. Allegro con moto
Erwin Schulhoff; Orava Quartet |
4:23 | |||
1.3
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III. Allegro giocoso alla slovacca
Erwin Schulhoff; Orava Quartet |
2:56 | |||
1.4
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IV. Andante molto sostenuto
Erwin Schulhoff; Orava Quartet |
6:41 | |||
5 Pieces for String Quartet
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1.5
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No. 1, Alla valse viennese
Erwin Schulhoff; Orava Quartet |
1:56 | |||
1.6
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No. 2, Alla serenate
Erwin Schulhoff; Orava Quartet |
2:59 | |||
1.7
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No. 3, Alla czeca
Erwin Schulhoff; Orava Quartet |
1:34 | |||
1.8
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No. 4, Alla tango milonga
Erwin Schulhoff; Orava Quartet |
3:49 | |||
1.9
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No. 5, Alla tarantella
Erwin Schulhoff; Orava Quartet |
2:40 | |||
1.10
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Orawa
Wojciech Kilar; Orava Quartet |
9:12 | |||
String Quartet No. 6 in G Major, Op. 101
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1.11
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I. Allegro
Dmitri Shostakovich; Orava Quartet |
7:16 | |||
1.12
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II. Moderato con moto
Dmitri Shostakovich; Orava Quartet |
6:05 | |||
1.13
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III. Lento
Dmitri Shostakovich; Orava Quartet |
5:37 | |||
1.14
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IV. Allegretto
Dmitri Shostakovich; Orava Quartet |
7:56 | |||
1.15
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Hymn
Luke Howard; Orava Quartet |
4:39 | |||
1.16
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Schlusshymne
Luke Howard; Orava Quartet |
3:09 | |||
1.17
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You Are Not Lost, You Are Here
Luke Howard; Orava Quartet |
3:56 | |||
1.18
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Andamooka Station
Luke Howard; Orava Quartet |
2:26 |
Following the release of its critically acclaimed debut album on Deutsche Grammophon (Australia) in 2018, the Brisbane-based Orava Quartet releases its second album on the famed label. Consisting of members Daniel Kowalik, David Dalseno (violins), Thomas Chawner (viola), and Karol Kowalik (cello), the second album is titled Orawa, and is a personal tribute to the group's late mentor Uzi Wiesel.
The title of the new album is named after a work by Polish composer Wojciech Kilar (1932-2013), which appears on this album, and was introduced to brothers Daniel and Karol Kowalik by their father during their childhood, becoming such an intrinsic part of their formative years that it inspired the quartet's name. Also on this album is Dmitri Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 6 in G major, Op. 101, which was one of the first works the Oravas performed as an ensemble back in 2006, under the careful guidance of their late teacher Wiesel. This quartet complements their performance of Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110, which appeared on their first album and was reviewed as 'hair-raising' by The Daily Telegraph. Two works by Czech composer Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942) continues the Eastern European flavour, featuring his String Quartet No 1 and Five Pieces for String Quartet – both written in the tumultuous post-War haze of Europe in the 1920s. Fast-forwarding to a century later, the album is rounded out with four works by Melbourne-based composer Luke Howard (b. 1978), whose search for serenity and solace in his works are evident throughout. Accompanying the set are beautifully-written notes by Phillip Sametz, tracing the journey of the music, from the greatly gifted Schulhoff who met his end in a Nazi concentration camp, to the reflective works of Howard, whose work 'Schlusshymne' presents a luminous, concluding musical prayer for our own tumultuous times.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Universal Music Australia Pty. Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -4.09 -10.97 to -0.38 | -26.33 -36.08 to -20.92 | -22.19 -32.20 to -17.60 | 14 11 to 18 | |
1 | I. Presto con fuoco | -1.95 | -20.92 | -17.6 | 13 |
2 | II. Allegro con moto | -1.02 | -30.99 | -26.2 | 18 |
3 | III. Allegro giocoso alla slovacca | -1.34 | -22.67 | -18.7 | 14 |
4 | IV. Andante molto sostenuto | -3.28 | -27.17 | -20.9 | 14 |
5 | No. 1, Alla valse viennese | -0.70 | -23.05 | -19.1 | 15 |
6 | No. 2, Alla serenate | -4.47 | -24.69 | -20.4 | 11 |
7 | No. 3, Alla czeca | -1.45 | -21.46 | -17.8 | 14 |
8 | No. 4, Alla tango milonga | -3.84 | -25.33 | -21.6 | 13 |
9 | No. 5, Alla tarantella | -0.88 | -21.33 | -17.6 | 13 |
10 | Orawa | -0.38 | -22.03 | -17.6 | 14 |
11 | I. Allegro | -1.36 | -25.35 | -20.6 | 16 |
12 | II. Moderato con moto | -8.79 | -31.74 | -27.7 | 14 |
13 | III. Lento | -10.97 | -32.43 | -29.6 | 13 |
14 | IV. Allegretto | -2.85 | -25.83 | -21.1 | 14 |
15 | Hymn | -7.81 | -28.57 | -25.5 | 13 |
16 | Schlusshymne | -6.75 | -26.50 | -23.2 | 11 |
17 | You Are Not Lost, You Are Here | -4.98 | -27.75 | -22.1 | 12 |
18 | Andamooka Station | -10.71 | -36.08 | -32.2 | 14 |