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Thomas Christian Ensemble - Bittner: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 (2025)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 62:58 minutes | 1,13 GB
Classical | Label: CPO, Official Digital Download
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 62:58 minutes | 1,13 GB
Classical | Label: CPO, Official Digital Download
A good year younger than Max Reger and five months older than Arnold Schönberg, the Viennese Julius Bittner (1874-1939) earned his living as a lawyer for a long time. Nevertheless, he was already one of the most frequently performed Austrian opera composers before he gave up this activity in 1922. His one-act opera Das höllisch Gold, which premiered in 1916, was particularly well received, as were a number of his instrumental works - even though (or because) he was anything but a "neo-tonalist": he was rooted in melody, had freed himself from the Wagnerian grip and had become "folksy", as in the two string quartets (1913 and 1917) with their "pastoral" flair. In some passages, the older of the two works in particular seems like a "chamber music Mahler" - possibly a posthumous homage to the former patron who had given Bittner's talent the right direction.
Tracklist:
01. String Quartet No. 1 in A Major: I. Leicht bewegt
02. String Quartet No. 1 in A Major: II. Getragen, sehr ruhig
03. String Quartet No. 1 in A Major: III. Nicht zu rasch
04. String Quartet No. 1 in A Major: IV. Rasch, lebhaft
05. String Quartet No. 2 in E-Flat Major: I. Leicht bewegt
06. String Quartet No. 2 in E-Flat Major: II. Sehr ruhig und gehalten
07. String Quartet No. 2 in E-Flat Major: III. Gemütlich, nicht rasch
08. String Quartet No. 2 in E-Flat Major: IV. Gemächlich
foobar2000 v2.24.1 / DR Meter v0.7
log date: 2025-11-05 14:22:10
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Analyzed: Thomas Christian Ensemble / Bittner: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -3.21 dBFS -20.10 dBFS 7:45 01-String Quartet No. 1 in A Major: I. Leicht bewegt
DR15 -3.38 dBFS -24.02 dBFS 9:16 02-String Quartet No. 1 in A Major: II. Getragen, sehr ruhig
DR14 -3.61 dBFS -21.39 dBFS 6:26 03-String Quartet No. 1 in A Major: III. Nicht zu rasch
DR13 -2.92 dBFS -20.14 dBFS 6:38 04-String Quartet No. 1 in A Major: IV. Rasch, lebhaft
DR13 -2.83 dBFS -21.10 dBFS 9:05 05-String Quartet No. 2 in E-Flat Major: I. Leicht bewegt
DR13 -3.61 dBFS -22.25 dBFS 8:47 06-String Quartet No. 2 in E-Flat Major: II. Sehr ruhig und gehalten
DR14 -3.00 dBFS -23.14 dBFS 9:05 07-String Quartet No. 2 in E-Flat Major: III. Gemütlich, nicht rasch
DR14 -3.83 dBFS -23.40 dBFS 5:57 08-String Quartet No. 2 in E-Flat Major: IV. Gemächlich
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Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2561 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2025-11-05 14:22:10
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Analyzed: Thomas Christian Ensemble / Bittner: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -3.21 dBFS -20.10 dBFS 7:45 01-String Quartet No. 1 in A Major: I. Leicht bewegt
DR15 -3.38 dBFS -24.02 dBFS 9:16 02-String Quartet No. 1 in A Major: II. Getragen, sehr ruhig
DR14 -3.61 dBFS -21.39 dBFS 6:26 03-String Quartet No. 1 in A Major: III. Nicht zu rasch
DR13 -2.92 dBFS -20.14 dBFS 6:38 04-String Quartet No. 1 in A Major: IV. Rasch, lebhaft
DR13 -2.83 dBFS -21.10 dBFS 9:05 05-String Quartet No. 2 in E-Flat Major: I. Leicht bewegt
DR13 -3.61 dBFS -22.25 dBFS 8:47 06-String Quartet No. 2 in E-Flat Major: II. Sehr ruhig und gehalten
DR14 -3.00 dBFS -23.14 dBFS 9:05 07-String Quartet No. 2 in E-Flat Major: III. Gemütlich, nicht rasch
DR14 -3.83 dBFS -23.40 dBFS 5:57 08-String Quartet No. 2 in E-Flat Major: IV. Gemächlich
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Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2561 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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