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Howard Shelley, Tasmanian SO - Herz: Piano Concerto No 2 & Other Works (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 65:04 minutes | 1,05 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet
Henri Herz was a phenomenon in 1830s Paris and 1940s America, but today his music is mostly forgotten. He wrote eight piano concertos, one of which was lost. Concertos 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 appear across two previous volumes of the Romantic Piano Concertos series. Here, Howard Shelley and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra put on their finest dancing shoes to complete the cycle with Piano Concerto No.2 (the one with which Herz conquered America in 1846) and three extended fantasies.
The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra with their versatile conductor and pianist Howard Shelley have unearthed so many Romantic piano concertos that one fears they'll run out. Luckily not! Here the less-than-original Henri Herz is treated with as much gravitas as his fellow composer and friend Chopin might be. Herz's showy crowd-pleasers are played with such elegance and security that they sound better than they are. There's nothing wrong with the light music when the standard is this high. Concerto No 2 is fine, but the real fun starts with the Two Grande Fantasies on popular operas and the sparkling Polonaise where Shelley lets his hair down to splendid effect.
Tracklist:
01 - Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor, Op 74 - 1: Allegro moderato
02 - Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor, Op 74 - 2: Andantino cantabile con molt' espressione
03 - Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor, Op 74 - 3: Rondo: Allegro vivo
04 - Grande fantaisie militaire sur La fille du régiment, Op 163
05 - Fantaisie et variations sur la marche d'Otello de Rossini, Op 67
06 - Grande polonaise brillante, Op 30
Produced by Ben Connellan. Engineered by Veronika Vincze.
Recorded in May 2014 at Federation Concert Hall, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Musicians:
Howard Shelley - piano
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Conducted by Howard Shelley.
Analyzed: Howard Shelley; Howard Shelley: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra / Herz: Piano Concerto No 2 & Other Works
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -2.43 dB -22.73 dB 9:09 01-Herz: Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor, Op 74 - 1: Allegro moderato
DR14 -5.60 dB -26.54 dB 5:32 02-Herz: Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor, Op 74 - 2: Andantino cantabile con molt' espressione
DR15 -4.02 dB -24.41 dB 7:42 03-Herz: Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor, Op 74 - 3: Rondo: Allegro vivo
DR17 -0.10 dB -22.85 dB 12:55 04-Herz: Grande fantaisie militaire sur La fille du régiment, Op 163
DR14 -5.47 dB -24.31 dB 15:45 05-Herz: Fantaisie et variations sur la marche d'Otello de Rossini, Op 67
DR14 -5.42 dB -24.80 dB 14:00 06-Herz: Grande polonaise brillante, Op 30
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Number of tracks: 6
Official DR value: DR15
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2221 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -2.43 dB -22.73 dB 9:09 01-Herz: Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor, Op 74 - 1: Allegro moderato
DR14 -5.60 dB -26.54 dB 5:32 02-Herz: Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor, Op 74 - 2: Andantino cantabile con molt' espressione
DR15 -4.02 dB -24.41 dB 7:42 03-Herz: Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor, Op 74 - 3: Rondo: Allegro vivo
DR17 -0.10 dB -22.85 dB 12:55 04-Herz: Grande fantaisie militaire sur La fille du régiment, Op 163
DR14 -5.47 dB -24.31 dB 15:45 05-Herz: Fantaisie et variations sur la marche d'Otello de Rossini, Op 67
DR14 -5.42 dB -24.80 dB 14:00 06-Herz: Grande polonaise brillante, Op 30
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Number of tracks: 6
Official DR value: DR15
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2221 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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