℗ 2012 Hyperion Records Limited
| Released | February 16, 2024 |
| Originated | December 2, 2012 |
| Duration | 1h 11m 25s |
| Record Label | Hyperion |
| Genre | Classical |
Zarębski: Piano Quintet – Żeleński: Piano Quartet
Jonathan Plowright
Available in MQA and 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 61
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1.1
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I. Allegro con brio
Władysław Żeleński; Jonathan Plowright |
11:59 | |||
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1.2
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II. Romanza. Andante sostenuto
Władysław Żeleński; Szymanowski Quartet |
10:45 | |||
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1.3
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III. Intermezzo. Allegretto
Władysław Żeleński; Szymanowski Quartet |
5:34 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Finale. Allegro appassionato
Władysław Żeleński; Szymanowski Quartet |
8:20 | |||
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Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 34
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1.5
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I. Allegro
Juliusz Zarębski; Szymanowski Quartet |
9:52 | |||
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1.6
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II. Adagio
Juliusz Zarębski; Szymanowski Quartet |
10:44 | |||
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1.7
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III. Scherzo. Presto
Juliusz Zarębski; Jonathan Plowright |
5:33 | |||
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1.8
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IV. Finale. Presto
Juliusz Zarębski; Jonathan Plowright |
8:38 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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BBC. Music Magazine - "Chamber Choice"
Two important chamber works from 19th-century Poland, in quality equivalent perhaps to Dvořák and Brahms, but completely unknown outside their native country.
Zarebski was a virtuoso pianist, more feted during much of his short life as a performer than a composer. However his Piano Quintet is truly a masterpiece, demonstrating an originality and stature that match and even surpass better-known piano quintets by better-known composers. It shows a remarkably fresh ear for symphonic thinking, motivic development and sheer melodic invention. Zelenski was a teacher rather than a performer, ending his distinguished academic career as Director of the Conservatory in his home town of Krakow. His Piano Quartet is a passionate, lyrical work, combining the Romanticism of Mendelssohn and Schumann with a piquant Slavic element.
The Szymanowski Quartet—half Polish, half Ukrainian—and honorary Pole Jonathan Plowright are the ideal performers of this music.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Hyperion Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.87 -5.62 to -0.43 | -27.66 -31.81 to -25.91 | -23.74 -26.80 to -21.70 | 16 15 to 16 | |
| 1 | I. Allegro con brio | -0.71 | -26.15 | -22.7 | 16 |
| 2 | II. Romanza. Andante sostenuto | -2.76 | -28.66 | -25.3 | 16 |
| 3 | III. Intermezzo. Allegretto | -1.68 | -28.17 | -25.3 | 16 |
| 4 | IV. Finale. Allegro appassionato | -1.50 | -26.10 | -22.6 | 15 |
| 5 | I. Allegro | -0.43 | -26.88 | -22.2 | 16 |
| 6 | II. Adagio | -5.62 | -31.81 | -26.8 | 16 |
| 7 | III. Scherzo. Presto | -0.73 | -27.60 | -23.3 | 16 |
| 8 | IV. Finale. Presto | -1.52 | -25.91 | -21.7 | 15 |