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Fantasiestücke
Ilya Hoffman (viola) / Sergey Koudriakov (piano)
CM 0092006
 

Hans Sitt (1850 – 1922)
Drei Fantasiestücke, Op.58
Three Fantasy Pieces, op.58

1   Allegro un poco agitato, f-Moll
[4:35]
2   Andante, As-Dur [5:59]
3   Allegretto, C-Dur [3:17]
Listen audioclip (2.4Mb)
         
Ernst Naumann (1832 – 1910)
Drei Fantasiestücke, Op.5
Three Fantasy Pieces, op.5
4   Vivace, ma non troppo presto, A-Dur
[3:17]
Listen audioclip (2.9Mb)
5   Andante, C-Dur
[5:33]
6   Molto allegro con fuoco, a-Moll [3:03]  
         
Carl Reinecke (1824 – 1910)
Drei Fantasiestücke, Op.43
Three Fantasy Pieces, op.43
7   Romanze. Andante, As-Dur
[3:37]
Listen audioclip (3.2Mb)
8   Allegro molto agitato, F-Dur
[5:46]
9   Jahrmarkt-Szene (Eine Humoreske). Molto vivace, G-Dur [4:13]
         
Niels Wilhelm Gade (1817 – 1890)
Fantasiestücke, Op.43
Fantasy Pieces, op.43
10   Andantino con moto, F-Dur
[3:11]
11   Allegro vivace, B-Dur
[2:08]
Listen audioclip (1.9Mb)
12   Ballade. Moderato, g-Moll [5:27]
13   Allegro molto vivace, As-Dur [2:37]  
         
Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856)
Fantasiestücke, Op.73
Fantasy Pieces, op.73
14   Zart und mit Ausdruck, a-Moll
[3:27]
15   Lebhaft leicht, A-Dur
[3:25]
Listen audioclip (3Mb)
16   Rasch und mit Feuer, fis-Moll [4:18]
         
    Tracks 1–6 are world premiere recordings    
Total time [63:53]

Text of the booklet is available in English, German, and Russian.

 

Disc reviews:
"Audiophile Audition"

 

 

 

 

 

Recording Details

Microphones - Neumann km130
DPA (B & K) 4006
DPA (B & K) 4011

SCHOEPS mk2S
SCHOEPS mk41

All the microphone buffer amplifiers and pre-amplifiers are Polyhymnia International B.V. custom built.

DSD analogue to digital converter - Meitner design by EMM Labs.

Recording, editing and mixing on Pyramix system by Merging Technologies.

 

Recording Producer - Michael Serebryanyi
Balance Engineer - Erdo Groot
Recording Engineer - Roger de Schot
Editor - Carl Schuurbiers

 

(P)&(C) Essential Music, #16b-2, Volokolamskoye shosse,
Moscow, 125080, Russia.

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Recorded:
27.09-1.10.2006, 5th Studio of The Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (RTR) Moscow, Russia

 


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