℗ 2023 ℗Toccata Classics
| Released | November 3, 2023 |
| Duration | 1h 03m 39s |
| Record Label | Toccata Classics |
| Catalogue No. | TOCC 0178 |
| Genre | Classical (Piano) |
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9 Vignettes, SO 380
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1.1
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No. 1, Moderato
Leo Ornstein; Viktor Valkov |
4:48 | |||
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1.2
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No. 2, Con moto
Leo Ornstein; Viktor Valkov |
3:08 | |||
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1.3
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No. 3, Moderato
Leo Ornstein; Viktor Valkov |
3:20 | |||
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1.4
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No. 4, Animato
Leo Ornstein; Viktor Valkov |
4:26 | |||
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1.5
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No. 5, Moderato
Leo Ornstein; Viktor Valkov |
2:08 | |||
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1.6
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No. 6, Allegro
Leo Ornstein; Viktor Valkov |
3:30 | |||
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1.7
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No. 7, Animato
Leo Ornstein; Viktor Valkov |
4:14 | |||
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1.8
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No. 8, Moderato
Leo Ornstein; Viktor Valkov |
3:15 | |||
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1.9
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No. 9, Moderato con moto
Leo Ornstein; Viktor Valkov |
5:46 | |||
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1.10
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Bagatelle, SO 100
Leo Ornstein; Viktor Valkov |
1:30 | |||
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1.11
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A Moment of Retrospect, SO 156
Leo Ornstein; Viktor Valkov |
4:45 | |||
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1.12
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The Cathedral, SO 73
Leo Ornstein; Viktor Valkov |
2:49 | |||
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1.13
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Nocturne No. 1, SO 153
Leo Ornstein; Viktor Valkov |
8:47 | |||
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3 Moods, SO 5
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1.14
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No. 1, Anger
Leo Ornstein; Viktor Valkov |
2:38 | |||
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1.15
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No. 2, Grief
Leo Ornstein; Viktor Valkov |
5:32 | |||
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1.16
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No. 3, Joy
Leo Ornstein; Viktor Valkov |
3:03 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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Leo Ornstein is as well known for his extraordinary longevity as for his music: he was born in Ukraine in 1893 and died in Wisconsin in 2002, aged at least 108. His generous output of music, much of it for the piano, his own instrument, remains poorly known, although it can stand shoulder to shoulder with that of many better-known names. Many of the pieces here – which cover a span of over 60 years – have their roots in Debussy, Skryabin and Szymanowski, but Ornstein welds those influences into an edgy, energetic language very much his own. The Three Moods of c. 1914 are anger, grief and joy, but there is strength of feeling in all the music to be heard here. Indeed, the Nine Vignettes bear a misleading title: they are substantial and powerful virtuoso essays which can flare up into moments of startling power and violence; hitherto unknown, they constitute a major contribution to the piano literature.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Toccata Classics Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.87 -10.45 to -0.71 | -26.21 -35.71 to -21.52 | -21.54 -31.00 to -17.30 | 14 12 to 16 | |
| 1 | No. 1, Moderato | -0.72 | -25.26 | -21.2 | 13 |
| 2 | No. 2, Con moto | -1.99 | -26.16 | -20.9 | 14 |
| 3 | No. 3, Moderato | -1.00 | -26.60 | -22.7 | 15 |
| 4 | No. 4, Animato | -3.00 | -26.64 | -22.0 | 13 |
| 5 | No. 5, Moderato | -4.81 | -25.14 | -20.3 | 12 |
| 6 | No. 6, Allegro | -1.32 | -22.92 | -18.6 | 13 |
| 7 | No. 7, Animato | -2.37 | -22.30 | -18.9 | 13 |
| 8 | No. 8, Moderato | -7.72 | -30.50 | -24.7 | 14 |
| 9 | No. 9, Moderato con moto | -0.71 | -25.31 | -20.5 | 14 |
| 10 | Bagatelle, SO 100 | -5.00 | -27.40 | -23.2 | 12 |
| 11 | A Moment of Retrospect, SO 156 | -2.17 | -26.13 | -21.8 | 14 |
| 12 | The Cathedral, SO 73 | -0.89 | -29.28 | -21.9 | 15 |
| 13 | Nocturne No. 1, SO 153 | -0.72 | -26.08 | -21.0 | 14 |
| 14 | No. 1, Anger | -1.34 | -21.52 | -17.3 | 13 |
| 15 | No. 2, Grief | -10.45 | -35.71 | -31.0 | 16 |
| 16 | No. 3, Joy | -1.71 | -22.37 | -18.6 | 13 |