Lang Lang - The Chopin Album (2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 72:38 minutes | 1,1 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet
World-renowned pianist LANG LANG turns to the composer who has accompanied him throughout his career on his new release for Sony Classical, THE CHOPIN ALBUM. The music of Chopin, universally loved for its beauty and communicative power, has long been a dynamic force in Lang Lang's life, propelling him through a number of career-defining experiences. Now, in his 30th-birthday year, Lang Lang records his first album entirely devoted to the great composer's solo piano masterpieces.
The Chopin Album is Lang Lang's first recording for Sony devoted entirely to the solo piano music of the Romantic master, focused on the Études, Op. 25, with three of the most popular Nocturnes and a handful of other pieces included for good measure. While Lang Lang's phenomenal popularity guarantees this CD's success, and his ability to play the technically demanding Études will impress his fans, devotees of Chopin's music may be skeptical of the pianist's interpretations, which at their best are flashy and extroverted. While it's not necessary to play Chopin close to the vest, with the expressive reticence of a wallflower, Lang Lang is no introvert, and it shows in the pieces where sensitivity and poetic refinement are desirable. He plays with his customary bravado in the loudest Études, the Grande Valse Brillante, the Grande Polonaise, and even in the inaccurately nicknamed "Minute" Waltz, but his expression at softer levels seems affectless, uninvolved, and rather uninteresting. While connoisseurs may balk at this fairly showy album, it is sure to appeal to a wide audience, perhaps most especially because of the inclusion of Lang Lang's duet with Danish singer Oh Land, "Tristesse," which is based on Chopin's Étude in E major, Op. 10/3, and taken from the soundtrack for the film The Flying Machine. Sony's sound is generally good, though Lang Lang's dynamic range is wide enough to make setting the volume a little tricky.
Tracklist:
01 - Études, op. 25: No. 1 in A-flat major
02 - Études, op. 25: No. 2 in F minor
03 - Études, op. 25: No. 3 in F major
04 - Études, op. 25: No. 4 in A minor
05 - Études, op. 25: No. 5 in E minor
06 - Études, op. 25: No. 6 in G-sharp minor
07 - Études, op. 25: No. 7 in C-sharp minor
08 - Études, op. 25: No. 8 in D-flat major
09 - Études, op. 25: No. 9 in G-flat major
10 - Études, op. 25: No. 10 in B minor
11 - Études, op. 25: No. 11 in A minor
12 - Études, op. 25: No. 12 in C minor
13 - Nocturne in E-flat major, op. 55 No. 2
14 - Nocturne in F major, op. 15 No. 1
15 - Grande Valse Brillante in E-flat major, op. 18
16 - Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise, op. 22: Andante spianato
17 - Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise, op. 22: Grande Polonaise
18 - Nocturne in C-sharp minor op. posth.
19 - Waltz in D-flat major, op. 64 No. 1 "Minute"
Recorded on June 7–11, 2012 at Rundfunk-Zentrum, Berlin.
Analyzed: Lang Lang / The Chopin Album
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -8.29 dB -25.64 dB 2:54 01-Études, op. 25: No. 1 in A-flat major
DR11 -9.90 dB -25.66 dB 1:42 02-Études, op. 25: No. 2 in F minor
DR12 -6.54 dB -22.80 dB 1:50 03-Études, op. 25: No. 3 in F major
DR14 -4.81 dB -24.54 dB 1:33 04-Études, op. 25: No. 4 in A minor
DR14 -3.18 dB -23.24 dB 3:58 05-Études, op. 25: No. 5 in E minor
DR12 -4.69 dB -21.51 dB 2:05 06-Études, op. 25: No. 6 in G-sharp minor
DR17 -4.76 dB -28.22 dB 5:55 07-Études, op. 25: No. 7 in C-sharp minor
DR11 -3.72 dB -19.77 dB 1:02 08-Études, op. 25: No. 8 in D-flat major
DR11 -5.60 dB -24.66 dB 1:08 09-Études, op. 25: No. 9 in G-flat major
DR12 -0.22 dB -19.77 dB 4:46 10-Études, op. 25: No. 10 in B minor
DR12 -1.88 dB -19.43 dB 3:49 11-Études, op. 25: No. 11 in A minor
DR12 -1.66 dB -18.61 dB 2:29 12-Études, op. 25: No. 12 in C minor
DR14 -7.29 dB -28.68 dB 6:06 13-Nocturne in E-flat major, op. 55 No. 2
DR14 -5.58 dB -28.23 dB 5:24 14-Nocturne in F major, op. 15 No. 1
DR14 -3.64 dB -24.75 dB 5:48 15-Grande Valse Brillante in E-flat major, op. 18
DR16 -6.45 dB -30.91 dB 5:20 16-Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise, op. 22: Andante spianato
DR14 -2.53 dB -21.58 dB 9:56 17-Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise, op. 22: Grande Polonaise
DR14 -13.19 dB -33.07 dB 4:42 18-Nocturne in C-sharp minor op. posth.
DR13 -7.54 dB -27.52 dB 2:10 19-Waltz in D-flat major, op. 64 No. 1 ''Minute''
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Number of tracks: 19
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2013 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -8.29 dB -25.64 dB 2:54 01-Études, op. 25: No. 1 in A-flat major
DR11 -9.90 dB -25.66 dB 1:42 02-Études, op. 25: No. 2 in F minor
DR12 -6.54 dB -22.80 dB 1:50 03-Études, op. 25: No. 3 in F major
DR14 -4.81 dB -24.54 dB 1:33 04-Études, op. 25: No. 4 in A minor
DR14 -3.18 dB -23.24 dB 3:58 05-Études, op. 25: No. 5 in E minor
DR12 -4.69 dB -21.51 dB 2:05 06-Études, op. 25: No. 6 in G-sharp minor
DR17 -4.76 dB -28.22 dB 5:55 07-Études, op. 25: No. 7 in C-sharp minor
DR11 -3.72 dB -19.77 dB 1:02 08-Études, op. 25: No. 8 in D-flat major
DR11 -5.60 dB -24.66 dB 1:08 09-Études, op. 25: No. 9 in G-flat major
DR12 -0.22 dB -19.77 dB 4:46 10-Études, op. 25: No. 10 in B minor
DR12 -1.88 dB -19.43 dB 3:49 11-Études, op. 25: No. 11 in A minor
DR12 -1.66 dB -18.61 dB 2:29 12-Études, op. 25: No. 12 in C minor
DR14 -7.29 dB -28.68 dB 6:06 13-Nocturne in E-flat major, op. 55 No. 2
DR14 -5.58 dB -28.23 dB 5:24 14-Nocturne in F major, op. 15 No. 1
DR14 -3.64 dB -24.75 dB 5:48 15-Grande Valse Brillante in E-flat major, op. 18
DR16 -6.45 dB -30.91 dB 5:20 16-Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise, op. 22: Andante spianato
DR14 -2.53 dB -21.58 dB 9:56 17-Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise, op. 22: Grande Polonaise
DR14 -13.19 dB -33.07 dB 4:42 18-Nocturne in C-sharp minor op. posth.
DR13 -7.54 dB -27.52 dB 2:10 19-Waltz in D-flat major, op. 64 No. 1 ''Minute''
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Number of tracks: 19
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2013 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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