℗ 2024 ECM Records, under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon, Berlin
| Released | June 14, 2024 |
| Duration | 1h 19m 51s |
| Record Label | ECM New Series |
| Genre | Classical |
Paul Hindemith – Alfred Schnittke
Anna Gourari, Orchestra della Svizzera italiana, Markus Poschner
Available in MQA and 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra
Alfred Schnittke; Anna Gourari; Orchestra della Svizzera italiana; Markus Poschner |
23:12 | |||
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Mathis der Maler Symphony
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I. Engelkonzert
Paul Hindemith; Orchestra della Svizzera italiana; Markus Poschner |
8:43 | |||
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II. Grablegung
Paul Hindemith; Orchestra della Svizzera italiana; Markus Poschner |
4:26 | |||
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III. Versuchung des heiligen Antonius
Paul Hindemith; Orchestra della Svizzera italiana; Markus Poschner |
13:57 | |||
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The Four Temperaments for Piano and String Orchestra
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Thema. Moderato
Paul Hindemith; Anna Gourari; Orchestra della Svizzera italiana; Markus Poschner |
6:06 | |||
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Var. 1. Melancholisch. Langsam
Paul Hindemith; Anna Gourari; Orchestra della Svizzera italiana; Markus Poschner |
6:16 | |||
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Var. 2. Sanguinisch. Walzer
Paul Hindemith; Anna Gourari; Orchestra della Svizzera italiana; Markus Poschner |
5:53 | |||
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Var. 3. Phlegmatisch. Moderato
Paul Hindemith; Anna Gourari; Orchestra della Svizzera italiana; Markus Poschner |
4:40 | |||
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Var. 4. Cholerisch. Vivace
Paul Hindemith; Anna Gourari; Orchestra della Svizzera italiana; Markus Poschner |
6:38 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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After three acclaimed solo piano programmes for the label, here Anna Gourari widens the instrumental spectrum with the Lugano-based Orchestra della Svizzera italiana under Markus Poschner’s direction in striking performances of Alfred Schnittke’s Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra and Paul Hindemith’s The Four Temperaments. Gourari’s pianistic command is one of “virtuoso polish and with flawless action”, to quote the German daily Süddeutsche Zeitung, and her holistic, wide-reaching grasp of the instrument is on full display in Schnittke’s shape-bending polystylistic concerto. The orchestra furthermore shines in a powerful interpretation of Hindemith’s "Symphony Mathis der Maler". Contrasts emerge not only through the juxtaposition of the three works but from within the pieces, which have fiery temperaments and technically demanding scores in common. Recorded at the Auditorio Stelio Molo in Lugano in December 2021, the album was produced by Manfred Eicher.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – ECM New Series Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.80 -3.48 to -0.43 | -24.78 -27.84 to -21.44 | -20.59 -23.90 to -17.50 | 14 13 to 17 | |
| 1 | Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra | -1.85 | -23.82 | -19.0 | 13 |
| 2 | I. Engelkonzert | -1.65 | -25.47 | -21.1 | 14 |
| 3 | II. Grablegung | -3.48 | -26.29 | -20.9 | 13 |
| 4 | III. Versuchung des heiligen Antonius | -0.43 | -23.77 | -19.2 | 15 |
| 5 | Thema. Moderato | -1.63 | -26.72 | -23.2 | 17 |
| 6 | Var. 1. Melancholisch. Langsam | -2.68 | -24.17 | -20.5 | 13 |
| 7 | Var. 2. Sanguinisch. Walzer | -1.55 | -23.47 | -20.0 | 14 |
| 8 | Var. 3. Phlegmatisch. Moderato | -1.52 | -27.84 | -23.9 | 15 |
| 9 | Var. 4. Cholerisch. Vivace | -1.40 | -21.44 | -17.5 | 13 |