℗ 2015 ECM Records GmbH under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
| Released | October 2, 2015 |
| Duration | 47m 36s |
| Record Label | ECM New Series |
| Genre | Classical |
Giya Kancheli: Chiaroscuro
Gidon Kremer, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Kremerata Baltica
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Chiaroscuro (for Violin and Chamber Orchestra)
Giya Kancheli; Gidon Kremer; Kremerata Baltica |
22:36 | |||
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Twilight (for two Violins and Chamber Orchestra)
Giya Kancheli; Gidon Kremer; Patricia Kopatchinskaja; Kremerata Baltica |
25:00 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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"... violinists Gidon Kremer and Patricia Kopatchinskaja (are) both sensational players with huge personalities ..."
- The Guardian
"Four Stars ... (Twilight) has long, extended moments of great beauty and a sense of transformation, not resignation. It is an altogether lovely work ... Kancheli is a truly unique composer ..."
- Audiophile Audition
Chiaroscuro from the Kremerata Baltica chamber ensemble marks composer Giya Kancheli's 80th birthday and features premiere recordings of two major works: the title piece Chiaroscuro for violin and chamber orchestra and Twilight for two violins and chamber orchestra. Ensemble leader Gidon Kremer is joined by Patricia Kopatchinskaja on Twilight, bringing together two of the most powerfully expressive violinists of our era. The piece is a touching meditation on mortality, written at a time when Kancheli was recovering from illness and seeing in the leaves and branches of poplar trees outside his window a metaphor for change and transformation.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – ECM New Series Studio Masters
Recorded December 2014 at Lithuanian National Radio and Television, Vilnius Tonmeister, engineer: Vilius Keras, Aleksandra Suchova Mixing and mastering at Emil Berliner Studios, Berlin by Rainer Maillard, Manfred Eicher, Vilius Keras Cover photo: Jan Kricke Liner photos: Martynas Sirusas, private collection (p. 3), Renee Nowytarger (p. 10), Eric Melzer (p. 15), Vilius Keras (p. 24) Design: Sascha Kleis Produced by Manfred Eicher
Recorded December 2014 at Lithuanian National Radio and Television, Vilnius Tonmeister, engineer: Vilius Keras, Aleksandra Suchova Mixing and mastering at Emil Berliner Studios, Berlin by Rainer Maillard, Manfred Eicher, Vilius Keras Cover photo: Jan Kricke Liner photos: Martynas Sirusas, private collection (p. 3), Renee Nowytarger (p. 10), Eric Melzer (p. 15), Vilius Keras (p. 24) Design: Sascha Kleis Produced by Manfred Eicher
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | 0.00 0.00 to 0.00 | -27.33 -29.09 to -25.57 | -21.60 -22.20 to -21.00 | 17 16 to 18 | |
| 1 | Chiaroscuro (for Violin and Chamber Orchestra) | 0.00 | -25.57 | -21.0 | 16 |
| 2 | Twilight (for two Violins and Chamber Orchestra) | 0.00 | -29.09 | -22.2 | 18 |