Amsterdam Loeki Stardus Quartet - Nocturne (2009/2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Time - 01:04:53 | 1.97 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover+digital booklet
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Time - 01:04:53 | 1.97 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover+digital booklet
With the Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet we can be sure of highly polished, stylish playing and a determination to push the expressive potential of the recorder consort as far as possible. Despite this, and even with the benefit of superior recorded sound, there’s a clear limit to what these instruments, with their characteristic sound and narrow dynamic range, can achieve.
In a romantically inclined work like the Jadin Nocturne the sound begins, after a time, to cloy, and one longs for the extra incisiveness of a bassoon or the expansive warmth of a clarinet (Jadin composed it for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon). The most successful items are those which offer the possibility of a bright, birdlike sonority (JC Bach, Sammartini) or where the main interest is in the contrapuntal structure, as in the Handel Suite or the Mozart.
The latter is delightful: there may be a few places in the Adagio where it’s proved impossible to achieve a perfect balance but the Fugue shows a wonderful combination of clarity and energy. In the Sammartini, the Quartet produce such a fascinating, brilliant sonority that one is unlikely to miss the original string texture. The opening of the Locatelli is another matter, however; such soulful, sensuous music demands the presence of violins! The Pachelbel Canon is taken surprisingly slowly for a group that’s so stylistically aware, and some of the contrast provided by the changing figuration is lost.
As a whole, the disc can be recommended to recorder enthusiasts; for the rest of us, it may be better to sample rather than listen straight through.
Tracklist:
01-I. Allegro
02-II. Adagio Espressivo
03-III. Allegretto - Allegro molto
04-I. Allegro
05-II. Grazioso
06-I. Ouverture
07-II. Allemande
08-III. Courante
09-IV. Grave
10-V. Menuett
11-VI. Gigue
12-I. Largo
13-II. Allemanda allegro
14-III. Sarabande largo
15-IV. Giga allegro
16-I. Vivace
17-II. Andante
18-III. Allegro
19-Cnanon in C major
20-Adagio
21-Fugue
foobar2000 1.4 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2021-03-02 19:14:00
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Analyzed: Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet / Nocturne
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -3.10 dB -18.46 dB 4:47 01-I. Allegro
DR10 -5.56 dB -19.59 dB 2:51 02-II. Adagio Espressivo
DR11 -2.53 dB -18.36 dB 3:44 03-III. Allegretto - Allegro molto
DR12 -2.68 dB -17.56 dB 5:54 04-I. Allegro
DR12 -1.99 dB -18.73 dB 4:10 05-II. Grazioso
DR10 -1.48 dB -16.79 dB 1:42 06-I. Ouverture
DR10 -3.83 dB -17.53 dB 2:46 07-II. Allemande
DR10 -5.38 dB -18.33 dB 1:39 08-III. Courante
DR8 -5.35 dB -17.87 dB 1:59 09-IV. Grave
DR11 -3.47 dB -18.29 dB 0:47 10-V. Menuett
DR9 -3.89 dB -18.36 dB 1:02 11-VI. Gigue
DR10 -4.04 dB -18.96 dB 2:40 12-I. Largo
DR12 -4.38 dB -18.85 dB 2:40 13-II. Allemanda allegro
DR10 -2.29 dB -17.01 dB 3:20 14-III. Sarabande largo
DR12 -2.92 dB -18.27 dB 2:29 15-IV. Giga allegro
DR13 -3.28 dB -18.78 dB 5:11 16-I. Vivace
DR12 -2.88 dB -18.72 dB 3:48 17-II. Andante
DR14 0.00 dB -19.17 dB 1:47 18-III. Allegro
DR10 -1.80 dB -16.79 dB 5:33 19-Cnanon in C major
DR10 -4.17 dB -18.64 dB 2:15 20-Adagio
DR12 -1.51 dB -18.00 dB 4:01 21-Fugue
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Number of tracks: 21
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 4331 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2021-03-02 19:14:00
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Analyzed: Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet / Nocturne
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -3.10 dB -18.46 dB 4:47 01-I. Allegro
DR10 -5.56 dB -19.59 dB 2:51 02-II. Adagio Espressivo
DR11 -2.53 dB -18.36 dB 3:44 03-III. Allegretto - Allegro molto
DR12 -2.68 dB -17.56 dB 5:54 04-I. Allegro
DR12 -1.99 dB -18.73 dB 4:10 05-II. Grazioso
DR10 -1.48 dB -16.79 dB 1:42 06-I. Ouverture
DR10 -3.83 dB -17.53 dB 2:46 07-II. Allemande
DR10 -5.38 dB -18.33 dB 1:39 08-III. Courante
DR8 -5.35 dB -17.87 dB 1:59 09-IV. Grave
DR11 -3.47 dB -18.29 dB 0:47 10-V. Menuett
DR9 -3.89 dB -18.36 dB 1:02 11-VI. Gigue
DR10 -4.04 dB -18.96 dB 2:40 12-I. Largo
DR12 -4.38 dB -18.85 dB 2:40 13-II. Allemanda allegro
DR10 -2.29 dB -17.01 dB 3:20 14-III. Sarabande largo
DR12 -2.92 dB -18.27 dB 2:29 15-IV. Giga allegro
DR13 -3.28 dB -18.78 dB 5:11 16-I. Vivace
DR12 -2.88 dB -18.72 dB 3:48 17-II. Andante
DR14 0.00 dB -19.17 dB 1:47 18-III. Allegro
DR10 -1.80 dB -16.79 dB 5:33 19-Cnanon in C major
DR10 -4.17 dB -18.64 dB 2:15 20-Adagio
DR12 -1.51 dB -18.00 dB 4:01 21-Fugue
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Number of tracks: 21
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 4331 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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