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James Geer, Andrew West & Ronald Woodley - Façades (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 63:54 minutes | 1,02 GB
Classical, Vocal | Label: SOMM Recordings, Official Digital Download
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 63:54 minutes | 1,02 GB
Classical, Vocal | Label: SOMM Recordings, Official Digital Download
SOMM Recordings explores one of the most significant partnerships in 20th-century British music with Façades, an album of piano-accompanied songs and music for four-hand piano by William Walton and Constant Lambert. Façades takes its title from Walton's era-defining "entertainment", heard here in arrangements for four-hand piano of its two orchestral Suites by Lambert - regarded by Walton as the definitive reciter of Edith Sitwell's nonsense verses. Lambert's Trois pièces nègres pour les touches blanches for piano duet are a kaleidoscopic, jazz-accented tour de force exploration of the piano's white keys. Described by the composer as an "idyll", Walton's Siesta (also for two-player piano) is, says Ronald Woodley in his entertaining and informative booklet notes, "infused with the clear light and open charm of Italy".
The eight song settings by Lambert of poems by the eighth-century Chinese poet Li Po are "exquisitely crafted, restrained and often enigmatic miniatures [marked by an] elusive and allusive musical style". Completing the recital, a selection of songs by Walton range from Tudor pastiche (Under the Greenwood Tree) to the atonal-inflected Tritons and lyrically captivating Beatriz's Song. Making their SOMM debuts are tenor James Geer and his accompanist in the songs, pianist Ronald Woodley. The latter is joined at the keyboard in the four-hand piano arrangements by Andrew West whose previous SOMM recordings include three acclaimed volumes of Parry's English Lyrics.
Tracklist:
1. Andrew West & Ronald Woodley – 3 Pièces nègres pour les touches blanches: No. 1, Aubade (02:33)
2. Andrew West & Ronald Woodley – 3 Pièces nègres pour les touches blanches: No. 2, Siesta (03:06)
3. Andrew West & Ronald Woodley – 3 Pièces nègres pour les touches blanches: No. 3, Nocturne (03:05)
4. James Geer & Ronald Woodley – 4 Songs: No. 4, The Winds (01:42)
5. James Geer & Ronald Woodley – 3 Songs to Poems by Edith Sitwell: No. 1, Daphne (02:53)
6. James Geer & Ronald Woodley – Tritons (01:54)
7. James Geer & Ronald Woodley – 8 Poems of Li-Po: No. 1, A Summer Day (01:54)
8. James Geer & Ronald Woodley – 8 Poems of Li-Po: No. 2, Nocturne (01:54)
9. James Geer & Ronald Woodley – 8 Poems of Li-Po: No. 3, With a Man of Leisure (01:10)
10. James Geer & Ronald Woodley – 8 Poems of Li-Po: No. 4, Lines (03:00)
11. Andrew West & Ronald Woodley – Siesta (Version for Piano 4 Hands) (04:41)
12. James Geer & Ronald Woodley – Under the Greenwood Tree (From "As You Like It") (01:49)
13. James Geer & Ronald Woodley – Beatriz's Song (From "Christopher Columbus") [Arr. C. Palmer for Voice & Piano] (02:47)
14. James Geer & Ronald Woodley – 8 Poems of Li-Po: No. 5, The Ruin of the Ku-Su Palace (01:19)
15. James Geer & Ronald Woodley – 8 Poems of Li-Po: No. 6, The Intruder (01:14)
16. James Geer & Ronald Woodley – 8 Poems of Li-Po: No. 7, On the City Street (01:49)
17. James Geer & Ronald Woodley – 8 Poems of Li-Po: No. 8, The Long-Departed Lover (03:26)
18. Andrew West & Ronald Woodley – Façade Suite No. 1 (Arr. C. Lambert for Piano 4 Hands): I. Polka (01:24)
19. Andrew West & Ronald Woodley – Façade Suite No. 1 (Arr. C. Lambert for Piano 4 Hands): II. Valse (03:27)
20. Andrew West & Ronald Woodley – Façade Suite No. 1 (Arr. C. Lambert for Piano 4 Hands): III. Swiss Jodelling Song (02:32)
21. Andrew West & Ronald Woodley – Façade Suite No. 1 (Arr. C. Lambert for Piano 4 Hands): IV. Tango - Pasodoblé (02:00)
22. Andrew West & Ronald Woodley – Façade Suite No. 1 (Arr. C. Lambert for Piano 4 Hands): V. Tarantella Sevillana (02:43)
23. Andrew West & Ronald Woodley – Façade Suite No. 2 (Arr. C. Lambert for Piano 4 Hands): I. Fanfare (00:39)
24. Andrew West & Ronald Woodley – Façade Suite No. 2 (Arr. C. Lambert for Piano 4 Hands): II. Scotch Rhapsody (01:20)
25. Andrew West & Ronald Woodley – Façade Suite No. 2 (Arr. C. Lambert for Piano 4 Hands): III. Country Dance (02:14)
26. Andrew West & Ronald Woodley – Façade Suite No. 2 (Arr. C. Lambert for Piano 4 Hands): IV. Noche Espagnola (Long Steel Glass) (02:50)
27. Andrew West & Ronald Woodley – Façade Suite No. 2 (Arr. C. Lambert for Piano 4 Hands): V. Popular Song (02:19)
28. Andrew West & Ronald Woodley – Façade Suite No. 2 (Arr. C. Lambert for Piano 4 Hands): VI. Fox-Trot (Old Sir Faulk) (01:57)
foobar2000 1.5.4 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2020-05-22 09:36:29
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Analyzed: James Geer, Andrew West & Ronald Woodley / Façades
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -0.17 dB -21.16 dB 2:34 01-3 Pièces nègres pour les touches blanches: No. 1, Aubade
DR14 -12.15 dB -30.93 dB 3:06 02-3 Pièces nègres pour les touches blanches: No. 2, Siesta
DR14 -4.92 dB -24.27 dB 3:05 03-3 Pièces nègres pour les touches blanches: No. 3, Nocturne
DR12 -0.10 dB -18.06 dB 1:43 04-4 Songs: No. 4, The Winds
DR13 -7.29 dB -25.67 dB 2:53 05-3 Songs to Poems by Edith Sitwell: No. 1, Daphne
DR12 -2.04 dB -20.00 dB 1:54 06-Tritons
DR12 -11.59 dB -28.74 dB 1:55 07-8 Poems of Li-Po: No. 1, A Summer Day
DR12 -14.95 dB -31.07 dB 1:55 08-8 Poems of Li-Po: No. 2, Nocturne
DR13 -7.76 dB -25.62 dB 1:10 09-8 Poems of Li-Po: No. 3, With a Man of Leisure
DR17 -6.35 dB -29.32 dB 3:01 10-8 Poems of Li-Po: No. 4, Lines
DR13 -5.85 dB -24.36 dB 4:42 11-Siesta (Version for Piano 4 Hands)
DR12 -9.32 dB -26.60 dB 1:49 12-Under the Greenwood Tree (From "As You Like It")
DR12 -8.60 dB -27.45 dB 2:47 13-Beatriz's Song (From "Christopher Columbus") [Arr. C. Palmer for Voice & Piano]
DR12 -13.48 dB -30.47 dB 1:20 14-8 Poems of Li-Po: No. 5, The Ruin of the Ku-Su Palace
DR12 -8.81 dB -25.44 dB 1:14 15-8 Poems of Li-Po: No. 6, The Intruder
DR11 -15.20 dB -33.14 dB 1:50 16-8 Poems of Li-Po: No. 7, On the City Street
DR12 -11.69 dB -28.79 dB 3:27 17-8 Poems of Li-Po: No. 8, The Long-Departed Lover
DR14 -2.49 dB -20.76 dB 1:24 18-Façade Suite No. 1 (Arr. C. Lambert for Piano 4 Hands): I. Polka
DR16 -1.14 dB -22.95 dB 3:27 19-Façade Suite No. 1 (Arr. C. Lambert for Piano 4 Hands): II. Valse
DR13 -10.82 dB -27.71 dB 2:33 20-Façade Suite No. 1 (Arr. C. Lambert for Piano 4 Hands): III. Swiss Jodelling Song
DR14 -3.33 dB -23.88 dB 2:01 21-Façade Suite No. 1 (Arr. C. Lambert for Piano 4 Hands): IV. Tango - Pasodoblé
DR14 -1.28 dB -19.55 dB 2:43 22-Façade Suite No. 1 (Arr. C. Lambert for Piano 4 Hands): V. Tarantella Sevillana
DR11 -2.88 dB -18.53 dB 0:39 23-Façade Suite No. 2 (Arr. C. Lambert for Piano 4 Hands): I. Fanfare
DR15 -1.69 dB -22.26 dB 1:20 24-Façade Suite No. 2 (Arr. C. Lambert for Piano 4 Hands): II. Scotch Rhapsody
DR12 -10.87 dB -27.36 dB 2:14 25-Façade Suite No. 2 (Arr. C. Lambert for Piano 4 Hands): III. Country Dance
DR12 -6.94 dB -23.42 dB 2:50 26-Façade Suite No. 2 (Arr. C. Lambert for Piano 4 Hands): IV. Noche Espagnola (Long Steel Glass)
DR13 -5.24 dB -25.09 dB 2:20 27-Façade Suite No. 2 (Arr. C. Lambert for Piano 4 Hands): V. Popular Song
DR13 -4.15 dB -22.33 dB 1:57 28-Façade Suite No. 2 (Arr. C. Lambert for Piano 4 Hands): VI. Fox-Trot (Old Sir Faulk)
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Number of tracks: 28
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2145 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2020-05-22 09:36:29
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Analyzed: James Geer, Andrew West & Ronald Woodley / Façades
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -0.17 dB -21.16 dB 2:34 01-3 Pièces nègres pour les touches blanches: No. 1, Aubade
DR14 -12.15 dB -30.93 dB 3:06 02-3 Pièces nègres pour les touches blanches: No. 2, Siesta
DR14 -4.92 dB -24.27 dB 3:05 03-3 Pièces nègres pour les touches blanches: No. 3, Nocturne
DR12 -0.10 dB -18.06 dB 1:43 04-4 Songs: No. 4, The Winds
DR13 -7.29 dB -25.67 dB 2:53 05-3 Songs to Poems by Edith Sitwell: No. 1, Daphne
DR12 -2.04 dB -20.00 dB 1:54 06-Tritons
DR12 -11.59 dB -28.74 dB 1:55 07-8 Poems of Li-Po: No. 1, A Summer Day
DR12 -14.95 dB -31.07 dB 1:55 08-8 Poems of Li-Po: No. 2, Nocturne
DR13 -7.76 dB -25.62 dB 1:10 09-8 Poems of Li-Po: No. 3, With a Man of Leisure
DR17 -6.35 dB -29.32 dB 3:01 10-8 Poems of Li-Po: No. 4, Lines
DR13 -5.85 dB -24.36 dB 4:42 11-Siesta (Version for Piano 4 Hands)
DR12 -9.32 dB -26.60 dB 1:49 12-Under the Greenwood Tree (From "As You Like It")
DR12 -8.60 dB -27.45 dB 2:47 13-Beatriz's Song (From "Christopher Columbus") [Arr. C. Palmer for Voice & Piano]
DR12 -13.48 dB -30.47 dB 1:20 14-8 Poems of Li-Po: No. 5, The Ruin of the Ku-Su Palace
DR12 -8.81 dB -25.44 dB 1:14 15-8 Poems of Li-Po: No. 6, The Intruder
DR11 -15.20 dB -33.14 dB 1:50 16-8 Poems of Li-Po: No. 7, On the City Street
DR12 -11.69 dB -28.79 dB 3:27 17-8 Poems of Li-Po: No. 8, The Long-Departed Lover
DR14 -2.49 dB -20.76 dB 1:24 18-Façade Suite No. 1 (Arr. C. Lambert for Piano 4 Hands): I. Polka
DR16 -1.14 dB -22.95 dB 3:27 19-Façade Suite No. 1 (Arr. C. Lambert for Piano 4 Hands): II. Valse
DR13 -10.82 dB -27.71 dB 2:33 20-Façade Suite No. 1 (Arr. C. Lambert for Piano 4 Hands): III. Swiss Jodelling Song
DR14 -3.33 dB -23.88 dB 2:01 21-Façade Suite No. 1 (Arr. C. Lambert for Piano 4 Hands): IV. Tango - Pasodoblé
DR14 -1.28 dB -19.55 dB 2:43 22-Façade Suite No. 1 (Arr. C. Lambert for Piano 4 Hands): V. Tarantella Sevillana
DR11 -2.88 dB -18.53 dB 0:39 23-Façade Suite No. 2 (Arr. C. Lambert for Piano 4 Hands): I. Fanfare
DR15 -1.69 dB -22.26 dB 1:20 24-Façade Suite No. 2 (Arr. C. Lambert for Piano 4 Hands): II. Scotch Rhapsody
DR12 -10.87 dB -27.36 dB 2:14 25-Façade Suite No. 2 (Arr. C. Lambert for Piano 4 Hands): III. Country Dance
DR12 -6.94 dB -23.42 dB 2:50 26-Façade Suite No. 2 (Arr. C. Lambert for Piano 4 Hands): IV. Noche Espagnola (Long Steel Glass)
DR13 -5.24 dB -25.09 dB 2:20 27-Façade Suite No. 2 (Arr. C. Lambert for Piano 4 Hands): V. Popular Song
DR13 -4.15 dB -22.33 dB 1:57 28-Façade Suite No. 2 (Arr. C. Lambert for Piano 4 Hands): VI. Fox-Trot (Old Sir Faulk)
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Number of tracks: 28
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2145 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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