℗ 2014 This compilation by Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Cologne/Germany
| Released | October 31, 2023 |
| Originated | September 18, 2020 |
| Duration | 1h 44m 05s |
| Record Label | Deutsche Grammophon, Berlin |
| Genre | Classical |
Rathaus & Shostakovich: Piano Sonatas
Vladimir Stoupel
Available in 44.1 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 2
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1.1
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I. Grave e maestoso
Karol Rathaus; Vladimir Stoupel |
11:09 | |||
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1.2
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II. Lento con espressione
Karol Rathaus; Vladimir Stoupel |
9:35 | |||
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1.3
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III. Scherzo. Presto
Karol Rathaus; Vladimir Stoupel |
5:20 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Finale. Grave
Karol Rathaus; Vladimir Stoupel |
5:54 | |||
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Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 20
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1.5
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I. Langsam
Karol Rathaus; Vladimir Stoupel |
7:10 | |||
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1.6
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II. Scherzo. Presto
Karol Rathaus; Vladimir Stoupel |
4:46 | |||
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1.7
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III. Fuge. Andante con moto
Karol Rathaus; Vladimir Stoupel |
7:24 | |||
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1.8
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IV. Presto
Karol Rathaus; Vladimir Stoupel |
5:03 | |||
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Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 12
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2.1
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I. Allegro
Dmitri Shostakovich; Vladimir Stoupel |
13:25 | |||
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Piano Sonata No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 61
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2.2
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I. Allegretto
Dmitri Shostakovich; Vladimir Stoupel |
7:05 | |||
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2.3
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II. Largo
Dmitri Shostakovich; Vladimir Stoupel |
9:37 | |||
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2.4
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III. Moderato
Dmitri Shostakovich; Vladimir Stoupel |
17:37 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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"Although Karol Rathaus (1895-1954) and Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) were contemporaries, they could hardly have led more different lives. Both biographies nevertheless exemplify the 20th century with its catastrophes, persecutions and destruction, and it is thus worthwhile to feature their music together in the same program.
Born into a Polish Jewish family in Ternopil (then part of Austria-Hungary), Karol Rathaus started composing at a very early age. He was accepted into the Vienna Academy for the Performing Arts and Music in 1913, but his studies were suddenly interrupted by the onset of World War I: for the next four years, he would have to serve in the Austrian army. As one of Franz Schreker’s favorite students, he followed Schreker to the Hochschule für Musik in Berlin, where he passed the entrance exam with flying colors with his First Sonata for Piano in C Minor, op. 2 (1920). The Vienna publishing house Universal-Edition published the sonata and signed a ten-year contract with the young composer. This marked the beginning of the quasi-meteoric rise of Karol Rathaus, whom prominent German critics were starting to hail as 'New Music’s greatest hope'."
- Walter Schrenk (From the Liner Notes)
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Deutsche Grammophon, Berlin Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.67 -12.91 to -0.52 | -23.95 -38.55 to -19.10 | -19.44 -34.70 to -16.10 | 14 12 to 17 | |
| 1.1 | I. Grave e maestoso | -0.52 | -21.25 | -17.1 | 13 |
| 1.2 | II. Lento con espressione | -0.53 | -25.25 | -18.7 | 15 |
| 1.3 | III. Scherzo. Presto | -0.88 | -21.76 | -17.5 | 12 |
| 1.4 | IV. Finale. Grave | -0.53 | -19.10 | -16.1 | 13 |
| 1.5 | I. Langsam | -0.53 | -21.50 | -16.8 | 13 |
| 1.6 | II. Scherzo. Presto | -0.52 | -21.46 | -17.1 | 13 |
| 1.7 | III. Fuge. Andante con moto | -0.83 | -23.84 | -19.0 | 14 |
| 1.8 | IV. Presto | -0.54 | -21.28 | -17.3 | 12 |
| 2.1 | I. Allegro | -0.52 | -22.24 | -17.0 | 14 |
| 2.2 | I. Allegretto | -0.52 | -22.20 | -17.9 | 13 |
| 2.3 | II. Largo | -12.91 | -38.55 | -34.7 | 15 |
| 2.4 | III. Moderato | -1.25 | -29.01 | -24.1 | 17 |