℗ 2023 Solo Musica
Released | October 6, 2023 |
Duration | 1h 12m 02s |
Record Label | Solo Musica |
Catalogue No. | SM433 |
Genre | Classical (Piano) |
Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58, B. 155 & Complete Préludes
Jean-Nicolas Diatkine
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58, B. 155
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1.1
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I. Allegro maestoso
Frédéric Chopin; Jean-Nicolas Diatkine |
12:29 | |||
1.2
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II. Scherzo. Molto vivace
Frédéric Chopin; Jean-Nicolas Diatkine |
2:51 | |||
1.3
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III. Largo
Frédéric Chopin; Jean-Nicolas Diatkine |
8:12 | |||
1.4
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IV. Finale. Presto non tanto
Frédéric Chopin; Jean-Nicolas Diatkine |
4:57 | |||
24 Préludes, Op. 28
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1.5
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No. 1 in C Major, B. 124
Frédéric Chopin; Jean-Nicolas Diatkine |
0:41 | |||
1.6
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No. 2 in A Minor, B. 123
Frédéric Chopin; Jean-Nicolas Diatkine |
1:51 | |||
1.7
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No. 3 in G Major, B. 107
Frédéric Chopin; Jean-Nicolas Diatkine |
1:02 | |||
1.8
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No. 4 in E Minor, B. 123
Frédéric Chopin; Jean-Nicolas Diatkine |
2:00 | |||
1.9
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No. 5 in D Major, B. 107
Frédéric Chopin; Jean-Nicolas Diatkine |
0:41 | |||
1.10
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No. 6 in B Minor, B. 107
Frédéric Chopin; Jean-Nicolas Diatkine |
2:20 | |||
1.11
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No. 7 in A Major, B. 100
Frédéric Chopin; Jean-Nicolas Diatkine |
0:44 | |||
1.12
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No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor, B. 107
Frédéric Chopin; Jean-Nicolas Diatkine |
1:55 | |||
1.13
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No. 9 in E Major, B. 107
Frédéric Chopin; Jean-Nicolas Diatkine |
1:18 | |||
1.14
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No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor, B. 123
Frédéric Chopin; Jean-Nicolas Diatkine |
0:32 | |||
1.15
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No. 11 in B Major, B. 107
Frédéric Chopin; Jean-Nicolas Diatkine |
0:36 | |||
1.16
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No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor, B. 107
Frédéric Chopin; Jean-Nicolas Diatkine |
1:12 | |||
1.17
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No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, B. 107
Frédéric Chopin; Jean-Nicolas Diatkine |
2:50 | |||
1.18
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No. 14 in E-Flat Minor, B. 107
Frédéric Chopin; Jean-Nicolas Diatkine |
0:49 | |||
1.19
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No. 15 in D-Flat Major, B. 107 "Raindrop"
Frédéric Chopin; Jean-Nicolas Diatkine |
4:52 | |||
1.20
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No. 16 in B-Flat Minor, B. 107
Frédéric Chopin; Jean-Nicolas Diatkine |
1:14 | |||
1.21
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No. 17 in A-Flat Major, B. 100
Frédéric Chopin; Jean-Nicolas Diatkine |
3:06 | |||
1.22
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No. 18 in F Minor, B. 107
Frédéric Chopin; Jean-Nicolas Diatkine |
1:02 | |||
1.23
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No. 19 in E-Flat Major, B. 107
Frédéric Chopin; Jean-Nicolas Diatkine |
1:27 | |||
1.24
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No. 20 in C Minor, B. 107
Frédéric Chopin; Jean-Nicolas Diatkine |
1:29 | |||
1.25
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No. 21 in B-Flat Major, B. 123
Frédéric Chopin; Jean-Nicolas Diatkine |
1:42 | |||
1.26
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No. 22 in G Minor, B. 107
Frédéric Chopin; Jean-Nicolas Diatkine |
0:52 | |||
1.27
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No. 23 in F Major, B. 107
Frédéric Chopin; Jean-Nicolas Diatkine |
1:17 | |||
1.28
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No. 24 in D Minor, B. 107
Frédéric Chopin; Jean-Nicolas Diatkine |
2:26 | |||
1.29
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Prélude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 45, B. 141
Frédéric Chopin; Jean-Nicolas Diatkine |
4:39 | |||
1.30
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Prélude in A-Flat Major, B. 86
Frédéric Chopin; Jean-Nicolas Diatkine |
0:56 | |||
Digital Booklet
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From long form to short form: that seems to be the voyage Jean-Nicolas Diatkine leads us in his new release, from Sonata no. 3 to the 24 Preludes. Yet this impression is partially deceptive. Granted, these preludes are miniatures, however they also form a whole twice as long as the sonata, when considered in their totality. Hence the work overcomes confrontation between fragment and whole, between unity and diversity. Yet a first paradox of this magisterial work is that this consistency is nonetheless varied and complementary in style – so much so that certain imaginative performers have foisted evocative titles on each prelude. The second paradox is in its title. Even though the genre is clearly defined, a ‘prelude’ must always pose the question of what it is a prelude to. And yet notwithstanding restricted dimensions, it allows us to wonder about the infinite because, even ended, narrowly circumscribed, and signed off, it remains inconclusive, suspended like an introduction to which no development follows.
Without doubt, the denomination ‘prelude’ is interesting partly because we have no ready answer to the question of what a prelude really is a prelude to, which obliges us to rephrase the question. From this perspective, Jean-Nicolas Diatkine’s version of the preludes is neither a performance (although literally speaking it is one), nor a demonstration, but possesses rather a quality that may seem unreasonable: spontaneity. This interpreter’s spontaneity is not an intrusion of his own self into the composer’s ideas, nor substituting a hermeneutic inspiration to that which gave rise to the work. No, his spontaneity is the clear-sighted audacity to believe in interpretation where a musician can be so immersed in a piece (or in 24 for that matter), as to take the liberty of showing the listener what the work has revealed to him, what it has opened him up to.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Solo Musica Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -6.09 -11.19 to -0.92 | -26.63 -34.19 to -20.53 | -23.47 -30.50 to -17.70 | 12 10 to 15 | |
1 | I. Allegro maestoso | -3.73 | -25.27 | -22.4 | 13 |
2 | II. Scherzo. Molto vivace | -0.92 | -25.57 | -22.3 | 15 |
3 | III. Largo | -7.26 | -29.69 | -26.8 | 14 |
4 | IV. Finale. Presto non tanto | -1.27 | -21.93 | -19.3 | 14 |
5 | No. 1 in C Major, B. 124 | -4.74 | -24.86 | -20.9 | 10 |
6 | No. 2 in A Minor, B. 123 | -11.19 | -32.28 | -29.5 | 12 |
7 | No. 3 in G Major, B. 107 | -7.89 | -26.77 | -23.9 | 12 |
8 | No. 4 in E Minor, B. 123 | -6.09 | -30.55 | -27.1 | 14 |
9 | No. 5 in D Major, B. 107 | -3.60 | -23.84 | -20.3 | 11 |
10 | No. 6 in B Minor, B. 107 | -10.91 | -33.04 | -29.8 | 13 |
11 | No. 7 in A Major, B. 100 | -10.88 | -34.19 | -30.5 | 13 |
12 | No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor, B. 107 | -2.90 | -21.63 | -18.4 | 11 |
13 | No. 9 in E Major, B. 107 | -5.62 | -26.31 | -23.6 | 13 |
14 | No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor, B. 123 | -8.71 | -28.02 | -24.6 | 11 |
15 | No. 11 in B Major, B. 107 | -10.07 | -28.18 | -24.8 | 11 |
16 | No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor, B. 107 | -4.58 | -22.46 | -19.5 | 11 |
17 | No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, B. 107 | -7.14 | -30.63 | -27.8 | 13 |
18 | No. 14 in E-Flat Minor, B. 107 | -5.48 | -25.41 | -22.3 | 10 |
19 | No. 15 in D-Flat Major, B. 107 "Raindrop" | -6.06 | -29.09 | -25.9 | 13 |
20 | No. 16 in B-Flat Minor, B. 107 | -3.80 | -20.53 | -17.7 | 10 |
21 | No. 17 in A-Flat Major, B. 100 | -5.91 | -26.43 | -23.5 | 12 |
22 | No. 18 in F Minor, B. 107 | -4.27 | -22.57 | -19.2 | 11 |
23 | No. 19 in E-Flat Major, B. 107 | -5.85 | -24.25 | -21.3 | 11 |
24 | No. 20 in C Minor, B. 107 | -7.88 | -29.44 | -25.8 | 13 |
25 | No. 21 in B-Flat Major, B. 123 | -5.52 | -26.31 | -23.3 | 12 |
26 | No. 22 in G Minor, B. 107 | -4.03 | -22.45 | -19.2 | 12 |
27 | No. 23 in F Major, B. 107 | -10.87 | -30.31 | -26.7 | 11 |
28 | No. 24 in D Minor, B. 107 | -2.18 | -22.03 | -19.3 | 12 |
29 | Prélude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 45, B. 141 | -6.11 | -29.40 | -26.2 | 14 |
30 | Prélude in A-Flat Major, B. 86 | -7.08 | -25.54 | -22.2 | 11 |