Hamish McLaren & Matthew Jorysz - Sphinx (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 76:27 minutes | 1,26 GB
Classical, Vocal | Label: Orchid Classics, Official Digital Download
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 76:27 minutes | 1,26 GB
Classical, Vocal | Label: Orchid Classics, Official Digital Download
Russia’s rich tradition of art song began with early 19th-century salon pieces: lyrical ‘romances’ that evolved to embrace grander themes yet never lost their intimacy. This selection explores some fascinating but less-trodden paths through this repertoire, inspired by the theme of distant lands and encompassing the enduring themes of travel, romantic landscapes, love and loss, life and death. In this recital, Borodin meets Taneyev, a Moscow composition professor from the next generation; Shostakovich stands alongside another major symphonist, his Moscow colleague Myaskovsky, and Shostakovich’s student Boris Tchaikovsky, a prodigy widely known for his film music, passes the baton to Elena Firsova, a post-Soviet émigré to England and a distinctive lyrical voice of today. Inspired by the songs of Taneyev, Myaskovksy and Firsova, countertenor Hamish McLaren embarked on distant travels of his own, journeying to Russia where he found two previously unreleased film songs by Shostakovich, heard here in their world-premiere recordings.
Tracklist:
01. Tchaikovsky: From Kipling: No. 1, The Distant Amazon
02. Tchaikovsky: From Kipling: No. 2, Homer
03. Shostakovich: 2 Romances on Verses by Lermontov, Op. 84: No. 1, Morning in the Caucasus
04. Shostakovich: 2 Romances on Verses by Lermontov, Op. 84: No. 2, Ballad
05. Borodin: My Songs Are Full of Poison
06. Borodin: Songs & Romances: No. 13, For the Distant Shores of Your Native Country
07. Taneyev: 5 Poems, Op. 33: No. 1, Night in the Mountains of Scotland
08. Taneyev: 10 Poems, Op. 26: No. 6, Stalactites
09. Tchaikovsky: 2 Poems by Lermontov: No. 1, Autumn
10. Tchaikovsky: 2 Poems by Lermontov: No. 2, The Pine
11. Myaskovsky: The Days of Youth, Op. 2 (Excerpts): No. 8, The Albatross
12. Shostakovich: Spanish Songs, Op. 100: No. 1, Farewell, Granada!
13. Shostakovich: Spanish Songs, Op. 100: No. 2, The Little Stars
14. Shostakovich: Spanish Songs, Op. 100: No. 3, The First Meeting
15. Shostakovich: Spanish Songs, Op. 100: No. 4, Ronda
16. Shostakovich: Spanish Songs, Op. 100: No. 5, The Dark-Eyed Girl
17. Shostakovich: Spanish Songs, Op. 100: No. 6, Dream
18. Shostakovich: Desdemona's Romance
19. Shostakovich: A Pointless Gift, a Chance Gift
20. Firsova: 2 Songs to Poems by Boris Pasternak: No. 1, The Wind
21. Firsova: 2 Songs to Poems by Boris Pasternak: No. 2, Twilight
22. Myaskovsky: The Days of Youth, Op. 2 (Excerpts): No. 11, The Sphinx
23. Firsova: Winter Elegy, Op. 91
foobar2000 1.4.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2021-05-05 13:04:15
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Analyzed: Hamish McLaren & Matthew Jorysz / Sphinx
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -3.26 dB -21.53 dB 3:12 01-Tchaikovsky: From Kipling: No. 1, The Distant Amazon
DR11 -3.94 dB -21.95 dB 4:23 02-Tchaikovsky: From Kipling: No. 2, Homer
DR13 -2.65 dB -22.89 dB 3:16 03-Shostakovich: 2 Romances on Verses by Lermontov, Op. 84: No. 1, Morning in the Caucasus
DR13 -1.52 dB -20.13 dB 6:20 04-Shostakovich: 2 Romances on Verses by Lermontov, Op. 84: No. 2, Ballad
DR11 -1.36 dB -17.67 dB 1:14 05-Borodin: My Songs Are Full of Poison
DR13 -1.56 dB -20.46 dB 4:06 06-Borodin: Songs & Romances: No. 13, For the Distant Shores of Your Native Country
DR11 -0.50 dB -16.93 dB 3:41 07-Taneyev: 5 Poems, Op. 33: No. 1, Night in the Mountains of Scotland
DR12 -2.51 dB -20.76 dB 4:23 08-Taneyev: 10 Poems, Op. 26: No. 6, Stalactites
DR12 -3.46 dB -20.71 dB 2:30 09-Tchaikovsky: 2 Poems by Lermontov: No. 1, Autumn
DR12 -3.49 dB -21.18 dB 2:04 10-Tchaikovsky: 2 Poems by Lermontov: No. 2, The Pine
DR12 -0.60 dB -19.29 dB 3:30 11-Myaskovsky: The Days of Youth, Op. 2 (Excerpts): No. 8, The Albatross
DR13 -4.56 dB -23.57 dB 3:11 12-Shostakovich: Spanish Songs, Op. 100: No. 1, Farewell, Granada!
DR12 -2.42 dB -20.94 dB 2:00 13-Shostakovich: Spanish Songs, Op. 100: No. 2, The Little Stars
DR12 -4.43 dB -22.47 dB 3:54 14-Shostakovich: Spanish Songs, Op. 100: No. 3, The First Meeting
DR14 -2.78 dB -20.26 dB 1:57 15-Shostakovich: Spanish Songs, Op. 100: No. 4, Ronda
DR14 -2.77 dB -22.74 dB 2:48 16-Shostakovich: Spanish Songs, Op. 100: No. 5, The Dark-Eyed Girl
DR10 -2.27 dB -19.24 dB 2:36 17-Shostakovich: Spanish Songs, Op. 100: No. 6, Dream
DR12 -0.79 dB -19.01 dB 4:13 18-Shostakovich: Desdemona's Romance
DR12 -1.89 dB -20.89 dB 2:51 19-Shostakovich: A Pointless Gift, a Chance Gift
DR12 -2.64 dB -20.85 dB 2:20 20-Firsova: 2 Songs to Poems by Boris Pasternak: No. 1, The Wind
DR10 -1.29 dB -17.85 dB 2:28 21-Firsova: 2 Songs to Poems by Boris Pasternak: No. 2, Twilight
DR12 -1.30 dB -19.73 dB 4:40 22-Myaskovsky: The Days of Youth, Op. 2 (Excerpts): No. 11, The Sphinx
DR12 -5.17 dB -23.54 dB 4:49 23-Firsova: Winter Elegy, Op. 91
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Number of tracks: 23
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2411 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2021-05-05 13:04:15
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Analyzed: Hamish McLaren & Matthew Jorysz / Sphinx
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -3.26 dB -21.53 dB 3:12 01-Tchaikovsky: From Kipling: No. 1, The Distant Amazon
DR11 -3.94 dB -21.95 dB 4:23 02-Tchaikovsky: From Kipling: No. 2, Homer
DR13 -2.65 dB -22.89 dB 3:16 03-Shostakovich: 2 Romances on Verses by Lermontov, Op. 84: No. 1, Morning in the Caucasus
DR13 -1.52 dB -20.13 dB 6:20 04-Shostakovich: 2 Romances on Verses by Lermontov, Op. 84: No. 2, Ballad
DR11 -1.36 dB -17.67 dB 1:14 05-Borodin: My Songs Are Full of Poison
DR13 -1.56 dB -20.46 dB 4:06 06-Borodin: Songs & Romances: No. 13, For the Distant Shores of Your Native Country
DR11 -0.50 dB -16.93 dB 3:41 07-Taneyev: 5 Poems, Op. 33: No. 1, Night in the Mountains of Scotland
DR12 -2.51 dB -20.76 dB 4:23 08-Taneyev: 10 Poems, Op. 26: No. 6, Stalactites
DR12 -3.46 dB -20.71 dB 2:30 09-Tchaikovsky: 2 Poems by Lermontov: No. 1, Autumn
DR12 -3.49 dB -21.18 dB 2:04 10-Tchaikovsky: 2 Poems by Lermontov: No. 2, The Pine
DR12 -0.60 dB -19.29 dB 3:30 11-Myaskovsky: The Days of Youth, Op. 2 (Excerpts): No. 8, The Albatross
DR13 -4.56 dB -23.57 dB 3:11 12-Shostakovich: Spanish Songs, Op. 100: No. 1, Farewell, Granada!
DR12 -2.42 dB -20.94 dB 2:00 13-Shostakovich: Spanish Songs, Op. 100: No. 2, The Little Stars
DR12 -4.43 dB -22.47 dB 3:54 14-Shostakovich: Spanish Songs, Op. 100: No. 3, The First Meeting
DR14 -2.78 dB -20.26 dB 1:57 15-Shostakovich: Spanish Songs, Op. 100: No. 4, Ronda
DR14 -2.77 dB -22.74 dB 2:48 16-Shostakovich: Spanish Songs, Op. 100: No. 5, The Dark-Eyed Girl
DR10 -2.27 dB -19.24 dB 2:36 17-Shostakovich: Spanish Songs, Op. 100: No. 6, Dream
DR12 -0.79 dB -19.01 dB 4:13 18-Shostakovich: Desdemona's Romance
DR12 -1.89 dB -20.89 dB 2:51 19-Shostakovich: A Pointless Gift, a Chance Gift
DR12 -2.64 dB -20.85 dB 2:20 20-Firsova: 2 Songs to Poems by Boris Pasternak: No. 1, The Wind
DR10 -1.29 dB -17.85 dB 2:28 21-Firsova: 2 Songs to Poems by Boris Pasternak: No. 2, Twilight
DR12 -1.30 dB -19.73 dB 4:40 22-Myaskovsky: The Days of Youth, Op. 2 (Excerpts): No. 11, The Sphinx
DR12 -5.17 dB -23.54 dB 4:49 23-Firsova: Winter Elegy, Op. 91
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Number of tracks: 23
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2411 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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