Liszt: Piano Sonata In B Minor, Fantasy And Fugue - Hamelin (2011)
Liszt: Piano Sonata In B Minor, Fantasy And Fugue - Hamelin (2011)
EAC Rip | Flac (Tracks + cue + log) | 1 CD | Full Scans | 199 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Hyperion | Catalog Number: 67760
EAC Rip | Flac (Tracks + cue + log) | 1 CD | Full Scans | 199 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Hyperion | Catalog Number: 67760
This year, April is Hamelin month at Hyperion; not content with giving us another blockbuster addition to the Romantic Piano Concerto series, the pianist gives us his contribution to the Liszt bicentenary. The Liszt Sonata is undoubtedly one of the peaks of the repertoire, and recordings are suitably copious, but when an artist of Hamelin’s virtuoso pedigree wishes to tackle it no excuse need be made for an additional version. The recital opens with a lesser-known masterwork, the Fantasy and Fugue on B-A-C-H, and for light relief there is Liszt’s scintillating supplement to his Italian Année de Pèlerinage, the three pieces of Venezia e Napoli, but perhaps the emotional core of the recital is Liszt’s intensely spiritual Bénédiction du Dieu dans la solitude.
This is a major Liszt recital from one of today’s most admired recording artists.
Composer: Franz Liszt
Performer: Marc-André Hamelin
Reviews: Pianist Marc-André Hamelin's unprecedented technical acumen, huge sonority, and unflappable control of the piano is everywhere evident in this Liszt recital, along with new-found reserves of passion and freedom. Listen to the minute inflections of phrase and changes of color that imbue the Bénédiction's middle section with gorgeous cantabiles and subtle harmonic pointing. To hear the B-A-C-H Fantasie and Fugue's taxing two-handed arpeggios and gnarly counterpoint executed with stupefying ease and white-hot intensity is better experienced than described, to say nothing of the high-octane bass lines and staggeringly precise chord playing. Venezia e Napoli's three pieces are beyond belief insofar as Hamelin's multi-calibrated nuances and transcendental technique. Just sample the Tarantella's rapid two-handed alternating chords, rapid runs, and inhumanly even repeated notes, and you'll hear what I mean.
While the B minor sonata is relatively new to Hamelin's repertoire, his well paced and intelligently proportioned interpretation suggests that the pianist has thoroughly internalized, digested, and pondered over the score. In the Allegro energico he applies just enough of a tenuto to make the marcato repeated-note motive's rhetorical point, and he consistently does so as the motive reappears over the sonata's course. The following agitato section doesn't quite match Arrau's urgency and pointed articulation, yet notice how Hamelin inserts a strategic diminuendo at the start of the octave passage from which the music can build more effectively.
He creates characterful contrast in the lyrical D major theme by giving the right-hand theme its espressivo due, while playing the left-hand triplet melodic "answers" in strict tempo. In the Andante sostenuto's central section, Hamelin's vibrant climaxes fill the room without a trace of tonal harshness or banging, and his steady deliberation in the fughetta allows one to better absorb the counterpoint's dense chromaticism, as well as providing an insidious transition into the aforementioned agitato section's recapitulation. All of these details and more add up to a consistently absorbing and fulfilling Liszt Sonata. Piano lovers cannot afford to miss this extraordinary and beautifully engineered release.
Tracklisting:
1. Fantasia and Fugue for Piano on B-A-C-H, S 529 by Franz Liszt
Performer: Marc-André Hamelin (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1871; Weimar, Germany
2. Harmonies poétiques et réligieuses, S 173: no 3, Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude by Franz Liszt
Performer: Marc-André Hamelin (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1845-1852; Weimar, Germany
3. Venezia e Napoli, S 162 by Franz Liszt
Performer: Marc-André Hamelin (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1859; Weimar, Germany
4. Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178 by Franz Liszt
Performer: Marc-André Hamelin (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1852-1853; Weimar, Germany
Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 1 from 15. November 2010
EAC extraction logfile from 28. July 2011, 11:26
Franz Liszt / Liszt: Piano Sonata
Used drive : BENQ DVD DC DW240S Adapter: 2 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 768 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\FLAC\FLAC.EXE
Additional command line options : -6 -V -T "ARTIST=%a" -T "TITLE=%t" -T "ALBUM=%g" -T "DATE=%y" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%n" -T "GENRE=%m" -T "COMMENT=%e" %j–picture="%i"%j %s -o %d
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.00 | 12:36.40 | 0 | 56739
2 | 12:36.40 | 17:54.20 | 56740 | 137309
3 | 30:30.60 | 5:15.21 | 137310 | 160955
4 | 35:46.06 | 3:06.38 | 160956 | 174943
5 | 38:52.44 | 9:22.18 | 174944 | 217111
6 | 48:14.62 | 11:58.61 | 217112 | 271022
7 | 60:13.48 | 7:55.57 | 271023 | 306704
8 | 68:09.30 | 1:50.20 | 306705 | 314974
9 | 69:59.50 | 5:40.08 | 314975 | 340482
10 | 75:39.58 | 3:43.23 | 340483 | 357230
Track 1
Filename J:\[2011] Hamelin - Liszt Piano Sonata\Marc-André Hamelin , Liszt- Fantasie & Fuge Über Das Thema B-A-C-H, S 529ii.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.00
Peak level 77.2 %
Extraction speed 2.5 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 336E49ED
Copy CRC 336E49ED
Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [76B508B0]
Copy OK
Track 2
Filename J:\[2011] Hamelin - Liszt Piano Sonata\Marc-André Hamelin , Liszt- Harmonies Poétiques & Religieuses, S 173 - #03 Bénédiction De Dieu Dans La Solitude.wav
Peak level 80.0 %
Extraction speed 3.2 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 2AAC9C25
Copy CRC 2AAC9C25
Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [9D93AEB8]
Copy OK
Track 3
Filename J:\[2011] Hamelin - Liszt Piano Sonata\Marc-André Hamelin , Liszt- Venezia & Napoli, S 162 - #1 Gondoliera.wav
Peak level 32.3 %
Extraction speed 3.4 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC ACDF5CF8
Copy CRC ACDF5CF8
Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [399C23ED]
Copy OK
Track 4
Filename J:\[2011] Hamelin - Liszt Piano Sonata\Marc-André Hamelin , Liszt- Venezia & Napoli, S 162 - #2 Canzone.wav
Peak level 64.9 %
Extraction speed 3.3 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 434BAD9B
Copy CRC 434BAD9B
Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [D55A2FA3]
Copy OK
Track 5
Filename J:\[2011] Hamelin - Liszt Piano Sonata\Marc-André Hamelin , Liszt- Venezia & Napoli, S 162 - #3 Tarantella.wav
Peak level 85.8 %
Extraction speed 3.9 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 76A916E9
Copy CRC 76A916E9
Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [CF5F5BDE]
Copy OK
Track 6
Filename J:\[2011] Hamelin - Liszt Piano Sonata\Marc-André Hamelin , Liszt- Sonate, S 178, ''Piano Sonata In B Minor'' - 1. Lento Assai.wav
Peak level 80.3 %
Extraction speed 4.3 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 994CF13B
Copy CRC 994CF13B
Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [16244654]
Copy OK
Track 7
Filename J:\[2011] Hamelin - Liszt Piano Sonata\Marc-André Hamelin , Liszt- Sonate, S 178, ''Piano Sonata In B Minor'' - 2. Andante Sostenuto.wav
Peak level 69.3 %
Extraction speed 4.4 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 84646960
Copy CRC 84646960
Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [A855C41B]
Copy OK
Track 8
Filename J:\[2011] Hamelin - Liszt Piano Sonata\Marc-André Hamelin , Liszt- Sonate, S 178, ''Piano Sonata In B Minor'' - 3. Allegro Energico.wav
Peak level 71.5 %
Extraction speed 2.1 X
Track quality 99.9 %
Test CRC 03CEAB40
Copy CRC 03CEAB40
Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [26FA2187]
Copy OK
Track 9
Filename J:\[2011] Hamelin - Liszt Piano Sonata\Marc-André Hamelin , Liszt- Sonate, S 178, ''Piano Sonata In B Minor'' - 4. Allegro Energico; Più Mosso.wav
Peak level 88.9 %
Extraction speed 4.5 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC E3E8B435
Copy CRC E3E8B435
Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [FF28A1C3]
Copy OK
Track 10
Filename J:\[2011] Hamelin - Liszt Piano Sonata\Marc-André Hamelin , Liszt- Sonate, S 178, ''Piano Sonata In B Minor'' - 5. Andante Sostenuto.wav
Peak level 12.9 %
Extraction speed 4.4 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 57C03EE7
Copy CRC 57C03EE7
Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [4E8582F7]
Copy OK
All tracks accurately ripped
No errors occurred
End of status report
EAC extraction logfile from 28. July 2011, 11:26
Franz Liszt / Liszt: Piano Sonata
Used drive : BENQ DVD DC DW240S Adapter: 2 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 768 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\FLAC\FLAC.EXE
Additional command line options : -6 -V -T "ARTIST=%a" -T "TITLE=%t" -T "ALBUM=%g" -T "DATE=%y" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%n" -T "GENRE=%m" -T "COMMENT=%e" %j–picture="%i"%j %s -o %d
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.00 | 12:36.40 | 0 | 56739
2 | 12:36.40 | 17:54.20 | 56740 | 137309
3 | 30:30.60 | 5:15.21 | 137310 | 160955
4 | 35:46.06 | 3:06.38 | 160956 | 174943
5 | 38:52.44 | 9:22.18 | 174944 | 217111
6 | 48:14.62 | 11:58.61 | 217112 | 271022
7 | 60:13.48 | 7:55.57 | 271023 | 306704
8 | 68:09.30 | 1:50.20 | 306705 | 314974
9 | 69:59.50 | 5:40.08 | 314975 | 340482
10 | 75:39.58 | 3:43.23 | 340483 | 357230
Track 1
Filename J:\[2011] Hamelin - Liszt Piano Sonata\Marc-André Hamelin , Liszt- Fantasie & Fuge Über Das Thema B-A-C-H, S 529ii.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.00
Peak level 77.2 %
Extraction speed 2.5 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 336E49ED
Copy CRC 336E49ED
Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [76B508B0]
Copy OK
Track 2
Filename J:\[2011] Hamelin - Liszt Piano Sonata\Marc-André Hamelin , Liszt- Harmonies Poétiques & Religieuses, S 173 - #03 Bénédiction De Dieu Dans La Solitude.wav
Peak level 80.0 %
Extraction speed 3.2 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 2AAC9C25
Copy CRC 2AAC9C25
Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [9D93AEB8]
Copy OK
Track 3
Filename J:\[2011] Hamelin - Liszt Piano Sonata\Marc-André Hamelin , Liszt- Venezia & Napoli, S 162 - #1 Gondoliera.wav
Peak level 32.3 %
Extraction speed 3.4 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC ACDF5CF8
Copy CRC ACDF5CF8
Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [399C23ED]
Copy OK
Track 4
Filename J:\[2011] Hamelin - Liszt Piano Sonata\Marc-André Hamelin , Liszt- Venezia & Napoli, S 162 - #2 Canzone.wav
Peak level 64.9 %
Extraction speed 3.3 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 434BAD9B
Copy CRC 434BAD9B
Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [D55A2FA3]
Copy OK
Track 5
Filename J:\[2011] Hamelin - Liszt Piano Sonata\Marc-André Hamelin , Liszt- Venezia & Napoli, S 162 - #3 Tarantella.wav
Peak level 85.8 %
Extraction speed 3.9 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 76A916E9
Copy CRC 76A916E9
Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [CF5F5BDE]
Copy OK
Track 6
Filename J:\[2011] Hamelin - Liszt Piano Sonata\Marc-André Hamelin , Liszt- Sonate, S 178, ''Piano Sonata In B Minor'' - 1. Lento Assai.wav
Peak level 80.3 %
Extraction speed 4.3 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 994CF13B
Copy CRC 994CF13B
Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [16244654]
Copy OK
Track 7
Filename J:\[2011] Hamelin - Liszt Piano Sonata\Marc-André Hamelin , Liszt- Sonate, S 178, ''Piano Sonata In B Minor'' - 2. Andante Sostenuto.wav
Peak level 69.3 %
Extraction speed 4.4 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 84646960
Copy CRC 84646960
Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [A855C41B]
Copy OK
Track 8
Filename J:\[2011] Hamelin - Liszt Piano Sonata\Marc-André Hamelin , Liszt- Sonate, S 178, ''Piano Sonata In B Minor'' - 3. Allegro Energico.wav
Peak level 71.5 %
Extraction speed 2.1 X
Track quality 99.9 %
Test CRC 03CEAB40
Copy CRC 03CEAB40
Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [26FA2187]
Copy OK
Track 9
Filename J:\[2011] Hamelin - Liszt Piano Sonata\Marc-André Hamelin , Liszt- Sonate, S 178, ''Piano Sonata In B Minor'' - 4. Allegro Energico; Più Mosso.wav
Peak level 88.9 %
Extraction speed 4.5 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC E3E8B435
Copy CRC E3E8B435
Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [FF28A1C3]
Copy OK
Track 10
Filename J:\[2011] Hamelin - Liszt Piano Sonata\Marc-André Hamelin , Liszt- Sonate, S 178, ''Piano Sonata In B Minor'' - 5. Andante Sostenuto.wav
Peak level 12.9 %
Extraction speed 4.4 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 57C03EE7
Copy CRC 57C03EE7
Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [4E8582F7]
Copy OK
All tracks accurately ripped
No errors occurred
End of status report
Thanks to the original releaser