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Dejan Lazic, Atlanta SO, Robert Spano - Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 3 (2010) SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

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Date: 18 Sep 2024 13:23:35

Dejan Lazic, Atlanta SO, Robert Spano - Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 3 (2010) SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Channel Classics presents the world premiere recording of Dejan Lazić's arrangement for piano and orchestra of Johannes Brahms beloved violin concerto. Recorded live with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra led by Robert Spano, the work's creation was driven by two major inspirations. One was keyboard arrangements of violin concertos by Bach and Beethoven that were penned by the composers and the other was Brahms own countless arrangements and transcriptions of his and other composers works.

Although Lazić completely re-wrote and re-thought the solo part, penning it in a clearly recognizable Brahmsian style and adding his own cadenza, the orchestral score remains entirely unchanged. Ultimately, Lazić's goal was to translate Brahms's unique musical language into a new setting without losing any of its original musical value and, in addition,to give pianists an equal chance to perform and enjoy this wonderful music. After hearing it, you will agree that there is a strong possibility that his goal will come to fruition.

In the notes accompanying this recording, Dejan Lazic points to the transcriptions for keyboard of Bach's and Beethoven's violin concertos as inspiration for his own piano arrangement of Brahms' Violin Concerto. It is rare that something as large as a full concerto is arranged for a different instrument, but Lazic took on the challenge for two reasons: he loves the music and Brahms was a pianist who wrote as a pianist. Lazic went back to Brahms' correspondence with the violinist for whom he wrote the concerto, Joseph Joachim, in essence to reverse-engineer the soloist's part and rebuild it for the piano. Lazic's arrangement generally works well. There is nothing missing in terms of the melodies, harmonies, and emotion; anyone who is familiar with the Violin Concerto will immediately recognize this. Looking deeper, however, it seems like the contrapuntal nature of the piano isn't used to its full advantage often enough; in other words, there are numerous times when the left hand is just a note-for-note harmony of the right's melody. The pianistic writing of Lazic's cadenza and other passages could have been used even further to make the concerto sound more native to the instrument. Another detraction is when Lazic is obviously trying to imitate the articulation of the violinist's double- and triple-stops in declamatory passages. On the piano it comes out as choppy chords. Robert Spano and the Atlanta Symphony tend to stay out of Lazic's way, allowing the piano to take the spotlight, and the recording's sound is good, if slightly shallow. The disc is filled out with Lazic playing the solo Rhapsodies, Op. 79, and Scherzo, Op. 4, where the sound is closer, a little richer, and captures the nuances of his playing. On the whole, this is not recommended for the purists among Brahms' lovers and pianists, but it is of interest to those who are open to sampling other possibilities.

Tracklist:

01. Piano Concerto No.3 in D Major - I. Allegro non troppo
02. Piano Concerto No.3 in D Major - II. Adagio
03. Piano Concerto No.3 in D Major - III. Allegro giocoso
04. applause
05. Rhapsody No.1 in B minor, Op.79
06. Rhapsody No.2 G minor, Op.79
07. Scherzo in E-flat minor, Op.4

Personnel
Dejan Lazić - piano
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Spano - Conductor

Produced, Engineered & Edited by C. Jared Sacks.
Recorded in October 2009 at Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta (Concerto) &
Frits Philips Muziekcentrum, Eindhoven, The Netherlands (Solo).

Dynamic Range

foobar2000 2.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1

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Analyzed: Dejan Lazic / Brahms Piano Concerto no. 3
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -8.97 dB -28.70 dB 22:02 01-Piano Concerto no. 3-Allegro non troppo
DR13 -12.86 dB -29.90 dB 9:17 02-Adagio
DR13 -7.86 dB -27.28 dB 7:43 03-Allegro giocoso
DR11 -15.26 dB -30.30 dB 0:17 04-applause
DR15 -8.01 dB -29.81 dB 9:02 05-Rhapsody no. 1 in B minor
DR14 -9.57 dB -30.21 dB 6:13 06-Rhapsody no. 2 G minor
DR17 -5.60 dB -30.05 dB 10:57 07-Scherzo in E flat minor
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Number of tracks: 7
Official DR value: DR14

Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 5
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 14112 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Dejan Lazic / Brahms Piano Concerto no. 3
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -8.01 dB -27.12 dB 22:02 01-Piano Concerto no. 3-Allegro non troppo
DR14 -11.43 dB -29.55 dB 9:17 02-Adagio
DR14 -6.38 dB -24.90 dB 7:43 03-Allegro giocoso
DR11 -13.53 dB -28.83 dB 0:17 04-applause
DR15 -5.51 dB -26.20 dB 9:02 05-Rhapsody no. 1 in B minor
DR15 -6.50 dB -26.54 dB 6:13 06-Rhapsody no. 2 G minor
DR18 -3.95 dB -26.59 dB 10:57 07-Scherzo in E flat minor
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Number of tracks: 7
Official DR value: DR14

Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64

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