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Diabolo: 28 Classical Audiophile Examples + Test Signals [1 Blu-ray Audio & 1 SACD]

Diabolo: 28 Classical Audiophile Examples & Test
Release Date: 08/27/2013 
Label:  Md&g (Dabringhaus & Grimm)   Catalog #: 9061757   Spars Code: DDD 
Composer:  Anton Bruckner,  Frédéric Chopin,  Oskar Böhme,  Francis Poulenc,   ... 
Performer:  Elisabeth Leonskaja,  Yeon-Hee Kwak,  Zvi Meniker,  Heiko Ter Schegget,   ... 
Conductor:  Stefan Blunier,  Jörg Straube,  Johannes Goritzki,  Christian Zacharias,   ... 
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Ensemble Wolfgang Bauer,  Mozart Piano Quartet
Number of Discs: 2 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 1 Hours 18 Mins. 

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This set contains 1 blu-ray audio disc playable only on blu-ray players and 1 Hybrid SACD playable on all CD players.

DIABOLO presents music at its finest, as one has come to expect from MDG, with a unique cast featuring the crème de la crème of the classical world: Elisabeth Leonskaja, Christian Zacharias, Hariolf Schlichtig, the Beethoven Orchestra of Bonn, the Mozart Piano Quartet, Jin Ju, Frank Bungarten, the Norddeutscher Figuralchor, and many others promise you a top—class musical fireworks. Seventy-eight minutes of performance joy from Bruckner to Beethoven, from Chopin to Shostakovich, and from Scheidemann to Schönberg recreate MDG’s legendary recording venues in all their facets right in your own Read more living room and with a breathtaking you - are - there feeling never experienced before.
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Works on This Recording

1.
Symphony in D minor "Nullte", WAB 100: Scherzo. Presto by Anton Bruckner
Conductor:  Stefan Blunier
Period: Romantic 
Written: circa 1863 
 Length: 2 Minutes 38 Secs. 
2.
Nocturnes (3) for Piano, Op. 15: no 2 in F sharp major by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Elisabeth Leonskaja (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1830-1831; Poland 
 Length: 3 Minutes 41 Secs. 
3.
Brass Sextet, Op. 30: Scherzo. Allegro vivace by Oskar Böhme
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Ensemble Wolfgang Bauer
Written: 1906 
 Length: 2 Minutes 25 Secs. 
4.
Chansons (7): no 6, Marie by Francis Poulenc
Conductor:  Jörg Straube
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1936; France 
 Length: 2 Minutes 1 Secs. 
5.
Serenata, Op. 127: Rondo - Allegro by Mauro Giuliani
Period: Classical 
 Length: 3 Minutes 47 Secs. 
6.
Divertimento for Oboe Solo and Orchestra: Bergamasca. Presto by Antal Doráti
Performer:  Yeon-Hee Kwak (Oboe)
Conductor:  Johannes Goritzki
Period: Contemporary 
 Length: 2 Minutes 11 Secs. 
7.
Symphony No. 4, Op. 120: Scherzo - Trio - Scherzo by Robert Schumann
Conductor:  Christian Zacharias
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1841; Germany 
 Length: 3 Minutes 15 Secs. 
8.
Sonata Op. 1 No. 2, HWV 369: Allegro by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Zvi Meniker (Harpsichord), Heiko Ter Schegget (Recorder)
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1725-1726 
 Length: 1 Minutes 54 Secs. 
9.
Totentanz, S 126 by Franz Liszt
Performer:  Claudius Tanski (Piano)
Conductor:  Stefan Blunier
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1849/1859; Weimar, Germany 
 Length: 4 Minutes 6 Secs. 
10.
Missa "Mon coeur se recommende à vous": Sanctus, Hosanna by Johannes Eccard
Conductor:  Maria Jurgensen
Length: 2 Minutes 6 Secs. 
11.
El Diablo Suelto by Heráclio Fernandez
Performer:  Nirse González (Guitar), Jesús González Brito (Cuatro), Anette Maiburg (Flute)
Written: Venezuela 
 Length: 2 Minutes 14 Secs. 
12.
Notturno for Harp, Violin and String Orchestra by Arnold Schoenberg
Conductor:  Stefan Blunier
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1896 
 Length: 3 Minutes 20 Secs. 
13.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10: no 4 in C sharp minor, B 74 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Hardy Rittner (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1832; Poland 
 Length: 1 Minutes 34 Secs. 
14.
Jesu, wollst uns weisen, WV 78 by Heinrich Scheidemann
Performer:  Leo van Doeselaar (Organ)
Period: Baroque 
Written: Germany 
 Venue:  Pieterskerk Leiden, The Netherlands 
Length: 1 Minutes 37 Secs. 
15.
Quartet, Op. 47: Scherzo. Molto vivace by Robert Schumann
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Mozart Piano Quartet
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1842; Germany 
 Length: 3 Minutes 43 Secs. 
16.
Concerto for Flugelhorn in E flat major, Op. 155: Excerpt(s) by Amilcare Ponchielli
Performer:  Roland Fröscher (Euphonium)
Conductor:  Matthias Foremny
Written: 1872 
 Length: 2 Minutes 24 Secs. 
17.
Rosamunde: Jägerchor. Wie lebt sich's so fröhlich by Franz Schubert
Conductor:  Douglas Boyd
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1823; Germany 
 Length: 1 Minutes 59 Secs. 
18.
Distribuiçao de flores, W 381 by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Performer:  Frank Bungarten (Guitar), Andrea Lieberknecht ()
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1937; Brazil 
 Length: 3 Minutes 35 Secs. 
19.
Jazz-Suite No. 2: Marcia by Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor:  Milan Turkovic
Period: Modern 
Written: 1938 
 Length: 2 Minutes 53 Secs. 
20.
Sonata No. 1, Op. 11: Aria in F sharp minor by Robert Schumann
Performer:  Jin Ju (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1833-1835 
 Length: 3 Minutes 28 Secs. 
21.
Douze Etudes: No. 1. Prélude. Animé by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Performer:  Frank Bungarten (Guitar)
Period: Modern 
Written: 1929; Brazil 
 Length: 1 Minutes 23 Secs. 
22.
Three Organ Transcriptions, P. 167: Meine Seele erhebt den Herren by Ottorino Respighi
Conductor:  Stefan Blunier
Period: Post-Romantic 
Written: 1930 
 Length: 1 Minutes 16 Secs. 
23.
Suite Yiddish: Jossele un Jankele af der Britshke by Norbert Glanzberg
Conductor:  Daniel Klajner
Period: Contemporary 
 Length: 2 Minutes 8 Secs. 
24.
Test Signals: Digital 0 by Recorded Sound
25.
Test Signals: Channel Identification by Recorded Sound
26.
Test Signals: Level Adjustment. Pink Noise -10 dB = L by Recorded Sound
27.
Test Signals: Level Adjustment. Pink Noise -10 dB = R by Recorded Sound
28.
Test Signals: Level Adjustment. Pink Noise -10 dB = SL by Recorded Sound
29.
Test Signals: Level Adjustment. Pink Noise -10 dB = SR by Recorded Sound
30.
Test Signals: Level Adjustment. Pink Noise -10 dB = TL by Recorded Sound
31.
Test Signals: Level Adjustment. Pink Noise -10 dB = TR by Recorded Sound
32.
Test Signals: Level Adjustment. Pink Noise -10 dB = STL/SBL by Recorded Sound
33.
Test Signals: Level Adjustment. Pink Noise -10 dB = STR/SBR by Recorded Sound
34.
Test Signals: All Channels Pink Noise -10 dB by Recorded Sound
35.
Test Signals: Phase Test (Pink Noise). Phase Test L/R (Front) by Recorded Sound
36.
Test Signals: Phase Test (Pink Noise). Phase Test R/SR (Side Right) by Recorded Sound
37.
Test Signals: Phase Test (Pink Noise). Phase Test SL/SR (Rear) by Recorded Sound
38.
Test Signals: Phase Test (Pink Noise). Phase Test L/SL (Side Left) by Recorded Sound
39.
Test Signals: Phase Test (Pink Noise). Phase Test L/C or L/TL by Recorded Sound
40.
Test Signals: Phase Test (Pink Noise). Phase Test TL/TR (Top Front) by Recorded Sound
41.
Test Signals: Phase Test (Pink Noise). Phase Test TR/STR (Top Side Right) by Recorded Sound
42.
Test Signals: Phase Test (Pink Noise). Phase Test STL/STR (Top Rear) by Recorded Sound
43.
Test Signals: Phase Test (Pink Noise). Phase Test STL/TL (Top Side Left) by Recorded Sound
44.
Test Signals: Phase Test (Music). Mono L/R by Recorded Sound
45.
Test Signals: Phase Test (Music). Mono R/SR by Recorded Sound
46.
Test Signals: Phase Test (Music). Mono SL/SR by Recorded Sound
47.
Test Signals: Phase Test (Music). Mono L/SL by Recorded Sound
48.
Test Signals: Phase Test (Music). Mono TL/TR by Recorded Sound
49.
Test Signals: Phase Test (Music). Mono TR/STR by Recorded Sound
50.
Test Signals: Phase Test (Music). Mono STL/STR by Recorded Sound
51.
Test Signals: Phase Test (Music). Mono STL/TL by Recorded Sound
52.
Test Signals: Phase Test (Music). Mono L/R/TL/TR by Recorded Sound
53.
Test Signals: Phase Test (Music). Mono L/R/SL/SR = Quadro by Recorded Sound
54.
Test Signals: Phase Test (Music). Mono TL/TR/STL/STR = Quadro oben by Recorded Sound
55.
Test Signals: Phase Test (Music). Mono All Channels by Recorded Sound
56.
Test Signals: Setting the subwoofer. SW 1/3 Octave Band 50 Hz by Recorded Sound
57.
Test Signals: Setting the subwoofer. SW 1/3 Octave Band 63 Hz by Recorded Sound
58.
Test Signals: Setting the subwoofer. SW 1/3 Octave Band 80 Hz by Recorded Sound
59.
Test Signals: Setting the subwoofer. SW 1/3 Octave Band 100 Hz by Recorded Sound
60.
Test Signals: Setting the subwoofer. L 1/3 Octave Band 80 Hz by Recorded Sound
61.
Test Signals: Setting the subwoofer. L 1/3 Octave Band 100 Hz by Recorded Sound
62.
Test Signals: Setting the subwoofer. L 1/3 Octave Band 125 Hz by Recorded Sound
63.
Orgelbüchlein: Ich ruf'zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Hariolf Schlichtig (Viola), Yumi Sekiya (Piano)
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1713-1717; Weimar, Germany 
 Length: 2 Minutes 30 Secs. 
64.
Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": 3rd movement, Allegro ma non troppo-Presto by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:  Jin Ju (Piano)
Period: Classical 
Written: 1804-1805; Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 5 Minutes 8 Secs. 
65.
Concerto for Piano no 16 in D major, K 451: 3rd movement, Rondo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  Christian Zacharias (Piano)
Conductor:  Christian Zacharias
Period: Classical 
Written: 1784; Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 6 Minutes 49 Secs. 
66.
O Jesulein süss by Max Reger
Conductor:  Jörg Straube
Period: Romantic 
Written: by 1899; Germany 
 Length: 2 Minutes 47 Secs. 
67.
Keyboard Sonata in D minor (Allegro), R. 104 by Antonio Soler
Performer:  Godelieve Schrama (Harp)
Period: Classical 
Written: Spain 
 Length: 1 Minutes 4 Secs. 

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