Durations of Individual Tracks of the Altarus and Continuum Recordings
This page lists the durations (not given in the booklets or on the discs themselves) of each track on all recordings containing music by Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji that have appeared on the Altarus and Continuum labels. The durations have been obtained using the open source CD digital audio extractor CDex, and rounded to eliminate the hundredths of a second. They may differ slightly from the actual durations by a few seconds, as the software obviously cannot detect when the performer lifts the hands from the keyboard or releases the pedal.
The Altarus titles are presented in numerical order (which differs from the order of release), followed by the single Continuum title. In the case of boxed sets, the disc number is added before the track number, e.g., 1-2. The use of […] instead of a work title and of Roman numerals for some section numbers leads to some oddities in sorting for “Title” column; this feature is unlikely to serve very often in this case. The section headings are followed by a bullet (•) when a recording features other composers.
- AIR-CD-9021 (Donna Amato, 1993)•
- AIR-CD-9022 (Donna Amato, 1993)
- AIR-CD-9025 (Donna Amato, 1994)
- AIR-CD-9036 (Charles Hopkins, 1995)•
- AIR-CD-9037 (Yonty Solomon, 1992)
- AIR-CD-9043 (“Cathedrals in Sound”; Ronald Stevenson, 1992)
- AIR-CD-9049 (Tellef Johnson, 1999)
- AIR-CD-9050 (Marc-André Hamelin, 1990)
- AIR-CD-9064(2) (Donna Amato, 2011)
- AIR-CD-9067 (Jonathan Powell, 2002)
- AIR-CD-9068 (Jonathan Powell, 2003)
- AIR-CD-9069(3) (Jonathan Powell, 2004)
- AIR-CD-9075(4) (John Ogdon, 1989; first edition)
- AIR-CD-9075(5) (John Ogdon, 2004; second edition)
- AIR-CD-9081 (Jonathan Powell, 2006)
- AIR-CD-9082 (Jonathan Powell, 2007)
- AIR-CD-9083 (Jonathan Powell, 2005)
- AIR-CD-9084 (Jonathan Powell, 2004)
- AIR-CD-9098 (Carlo Grante, 1993)•
- Continuum CCD 1001/2 (Kevin Bowyer, 1988)
See also page Durations of Recorded Performances of Opus clavicembalisticum.
Note: Due to the large number of tables on this page, the search instructions are given below and not systematically repeated, as in the other pages.
Click on a column heading to sort, then shift-click on other headings to sort on multiple columns.
Surround strings with quotation marks for specific searches. Refresh the page to revert to the initial order.
About Altarus, see “A complete discography of Altarus Records” on Discophage: An authoritative website for the serious listener and record collector of classical music (dated 14 March 2022).
AIR-CD-9021 (Donna Amato, 1993)
Track |
Title |
Duration |
Track |
Title |
Duration |
1 |
Ronald Stevenson, Den Bergtekne |
05:32 |
2 |
[…], Norse Elegy for Ella Nygaard |
07:17 |
3 |
[…], Beltane Bonfire |
07:31 |
4 |
Variazione maliziosa e perversa sopra “La morte
d’Åse” da Grieg (1974; 2 pp.) |
00:52 |
5 |
Alistair Hinton, Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Grieg |
57:39 |
AIR-CD-9022 (Donna Amato, 1993)
Track |
Title |
Duration |
Track |
Title |
Duration |
1 |
Fantaisie espagnole (1919; 23 pp.) |
17:55 |
AIR-CD-9025 (Donna Amato, 1994)
Track |
Title |
Duration |
Track |
Title |
Duration |
1 |
“Quaere reliqua hujus materiei inter secretiora” (1940; 16 pp.) |
20:23 |
2 |
St. Bertrand de Comminges: “He was laughing in
the tower” (1941; 16 pp.) |
22:54 |
3 |
Toccatinetta sopra C.G.F. (1929; 8 pp.) |
08:01 |
4 |
Due sutras sul nome dell’amico Alexis (1981,
1984; 2 pp.): no. 1 |
00:25 |
5 |
Due sutras sul nome dell’amico Alexis (1981,
1984; 2 pp.): no. 2 |
00:50 |
6 |
Passeggiata arlecchinesca sopra un frammento di Busoni
(“Rondò arlecchinesco”) (1981-82; 16 pp.) |
15:27 |
AIR-CD-9036 (Charles Hopkins, 1995)
Track |
Title |
Duration |
Track |
Title |
Duration |
1 |
“Gulistān”—Nocturne for
Piano (1940; 28 pp.) |
35:25 |
AIR-CD-9037 (Yonty Solomon, 1992)
Track |
Title |
Duration |
Track |
Title |
Duration |
1 |
Le jardin parfumé: Poem for Piano
Solo (1923; 16 pp.) |
26:51 |
AIR-CD-9043 (“Cathedrals in Sound”; Ronald Stevenson, 1992)•
Track |
Title |
Duration |
Track |
Title |
Duration |
1 |
Franz Liszt, Weihnachtsbaum: “Carillon” |
02:08 |
2 |
Frédéric Chopin, Prelude in C Minor, op. 28, no. 20 |
01:25 |
3 |
Frédéric Chopin, Nocturne in C Minor |
06:29 |
4 |
Claude Debussy, Preludes, Book 1: “La cathédrale engloutie” |
05:55 |
5 |
Czesław Marek, Tryptique: “Prelude and Fugue” |
06:00 |
6 |
[…]: “Fantasia and Fugue” |
08:17 |
7 |
[…]: “Chorale and Fugue” |
05:16 |
8 |
Edward MacDowell, New England Idyls, op. 62: “In Deep Woods” (no. 5) |
03:13 |
9 |
Ronald Stevenson, Heroic Song for Hugh MacDiarmid |
05:42 |
10 |
Franz Liszt, Weihnachtsbaum: “Abenglocken” |
05:07 |
11 |
Fantasiettina sul nome illustre dell’egregio poeta
Christopher Grieve ossia Hugh M’Diarmid (1961; 10 pp.) |
03:14 |
12 |
Bach-Busoni, Chaconne in D Minor |
14:56 |
AIR-CD-9049 (Tellef Johnson, 1999)
Track |
Title |
Duration |
Track |
Title |
Duration |
1 |
Sonata seconda for Piano (1920; 49 pp.) |
52:13 |
AIR-CD-9050 (Marc-André Hamelin, 1990)
Track |
Title |
Duration |
Track |
Title |
Duration |
1 |
Sonata no. 1 for Piano (1919; 42 pp.) |
22:06 |
AIR-CD-9064(2) (Donna Amato, 2011)
Track |
Title |
Duration |
Track |
Title |
Duration |
1-1 |
Symphonia brevis for Piano (1973; 120
pp.): I (“Andante”) |
35:52 |
1-2 |
[…]: IIa (“Adagio”) |
13:05 |
1-3 |
[…]: IIb (“Preludio quasi toccata”) |
6:36 |
1-4 |
[…]: IIc (“Aria fiorita”) |
11:01 |
2-1 |
[…]: IId (“Interludio”) |
5:33 |
2-2 |
[…]: IIe (“Notturno”) |
22:41 |
2-3 |
[…]: IIf (“Nexus”; includes “Quasi fuga” and “Coda-Epilogo” followed by (“Punta d’organo”) |
29:38 |
AIR-CD-9067 (Jonathan Powell, 2002)
Track |
Title |
Duration |
Track |
Title |
Duration |
1 |
Passeggiata veneziana sopra la Barcarola di
Offenbach (1955-56; 24 pp.) |
22:30 |
2 |
Villa Tasca: Mezzogiorno siciliano—Evocazione
nostalgica e memoria tanta cara e preziosa del giardino meraviglioso, splendido,
tropicale (1979-80; 47 pp.) |
54:26 |
AIR-CD-9068 (Jonathan Powell, 2003)
Track |
Title |
Duration |
Track |
Title |
Duration |
1 |
Toccata [no. 1] for Piano (1928; 66 pp.): “Preludio-Corale” — “Passacaglia” |
45:28 |
2 |
[…]: “Cadenza” |
03:07 |
3 |
[…]: “Fuga”, “Coda-Stretta” |
26:20 |
AIR-CD-9069(3) (Jonathan Powell, 2004)
Track |
Title |
Duration |
Track |
Title |
Duration |
1-1 |
Sonata IV for Piano (1928-29; 111 pp.): “[I]: Vivo — arditamente” |
47:45 |
2-1 |
[…]: “II: Lento, languido e sonnolento” |
35:47 |
3-1 |
[…]: “III: Preludio — Fantasia [Scherzo fantasiata (sic)] — Cadenza” |
15:02 |
3-2 |
[…]: “Fuga I” |
18:08 |
3-3 |
[…]: “Fuga II — Coda-Stretta” |
22:45 |
AIR-CD-9075(4) (John Ogdon, 1989; first edition)
Track |
Title |
Duration |
Track |
Title |
Duration |
1-1 |
Opus clavicembalisticum (1929-30; 253
pp.): “I. Introito” |
02:50 |
1-2 |
[…]: “II. Preludio corale” |
13:18 |
1-3 |
[…]: “III. Fuga I” |
12:41 |
1-4 |
[…]: “IV. Fantasia” |
04:19 |
1-5 |
[…]: “V. Fuga II” |
18:04 |
1-6 |
[…]: “VI. Interludium primum” (vars. 1-22) |
27:25 |
2-1 |
[…]: “VI. Interludium primum” (vars. 23-49) |
28:20 |
2-2 |
[…]: “VII. Cadenza I” |
04:19 |
2-3 |
[…]: “VIII. Fuga III” |
45:12 |
3-1 |
[…]: “IX. Interludium alterum — Toccata” |
05:42 |
3-2 |
[…]: “IX. Interludium alterum — Adagio” |
16:42 |
3-3 |
[…]: “IX. Interludium alterum — Passacaglia” |
50:50 |
4-1 |
[…]: “X. Cadenza II” |
03:02 |
4-2 |
[…]: “XI. Fuga IV”, “XII. Coda-Stretta” |
51:49 |
AIR-CD-9075(5) (John Ogdon, 2004; second edition)
Track |
Title |
Duration |
Track |
Title |
Duration |
1-1 |
Opus clavicembalisticum (1929-30; 253
pp.): “I. Introito” |
02:49 |
1-2 |
[…]: “II. Preludio corale” |
13:20 |
1-3 |
[…]: “III. Fuga I” |
12:37 |
1-4 |
[…]: “IV. Fantasia” |
04:20 |
1-5 |
[…]: “V. Fuga II” |
18:07 |
2-1 |
[…]: “VI. Interludium primum” |
58:10 |
2-2 |
[…]: “VII. Cadenza I” |
04:23 |
3-1 |
[…]: “VIII. Fuga III” |
45:17 |
4-1 |
[…]: “IX. Interludium alterum — Toccata” |
05:41 |
4-2 |
[…]: “IX. Interludium alterum — Adagio” |
16:41 |
4-3 |
[…]: “IX. Interludium alterum — Passacaglia” |
50:37 |
5-1 |
[…]: “X. Cadenza II” |
03:05 |
5-2 |
[…]: “XI. Fuga IV”, “XII. Coda-Stretta” |
51:52 |
AIR-CD-9081 (Jonathan Powell, 2006)
Track |
Title |
Duration |
Track |
Title |
Duration |
1 |
Concerto da suonare da me solo e senza orchestra, per
divertirmi (1946; 70 pp.): [no designation] |
22:04 |
2 |
[…]: [II] |
21:34 |
3 |
[…]: “Scherzo diabolico” |
22:56 |
AIR-CD-9082 (Jonathan Powell, 2007)
Track |
Title |
Duration |
Track |
Title |
Duration |
1 |
Un nido di scatole sopra il nome del grande e buon
amico Harold Rutland (1954; 26 pp.): “Dapprima...” |
00:34 |
2 |
[…]: “La prima scatola” |
00:43 |
3 |
[…]: “La seconda scatola” |
00:52 |
4 |
[…]: “La terza scatola” |
02:03 |
5 |
[…]: “La quarta” |
04:28 |
6 |
[…]: “La quinta” |
00:47 |
7 |
[…]: “La sesta” |
02:07 |
8 |
[…]: “La settima” |
02:48 |
9 |
[…]: “L’ottava” |
01:15 |
10 |
[…]: “La nona” |
04:57 |
11 |
[…]: “La decima” |
03:17 |
12 |
[…]: “L’undicesima” |
01:31 |
13 |
[…]: “La dodicesima” |
00:47 |
14 |
[…]: “La tredicesima” |
00:52 |
15 |
[…]: “La quattordicesima” |
01:28 |
16 |
[…]: “La quindicesima” |
01:16 |
17 |
[…]: “La sedicesima” |
01:54 |
18 |
Nocturne,
“Jāmī” (1928; 28 pp.) |
26:51 |
19 |
St. Bertrand de Comminges: “He was laughing in
the tower” (1941; 16 pp.) |
18:50 |
AIR-CD-9083 (Jonathan Powell, 2005)
Track |
Title |
Duration |
Track |
Title |
Duration |
1 |
Rosario d’arabeschi (1956; 45 pp.): “Introito” |
06:46 |
2 |
[…]: “Ostinato doppio — Punta d’organo — Cadenza” |
22:52 |
3 |
[…]: “Tarentella — Coda-ripresa” |
07:08 |
4 |
“Gulistān”—Nocturne for
Piano (1940; 28 pp.) |
35:35 |
AIR-CD-9084 (Jonathan Powell, 2004)
Track |
Title |
Duration |
Track |
Title |
Duration |
1 |
Fantasia ispanica (1933; 54 pp.): “Preludio-Introduzione” |
04:19 |
2 |
[…]: “Molto moderato” |
15:49 |
3 |
[…]: [No designation] |
12:14 |
4 |
[…]: “Quasi habanera” |
24:27 |
5 |
[…]: “Coda-Finale” |
07:08 |
AIR-CD-9098 (Carlo Grante, 1993)•
Track |
Title |
Duration |
Track |
Title |
Duration |
1 |
Ferruccio Busoni, Sonatina super “Carmen” |
08:22 |
2 |
Pastiche on the Habanera from “Carmen”
by Bizet (1922; 6 pp.) |
06:49 |
3 |
Franz Liszt, Réminiscences de “Norma” |
19:20 |
4 |
Franz Liszt, Réminiscences de “Don Juan” |
18:52 |
Continuum CCD 1001/2 (Kevin Bowyer, 1988)
Track |
Title |
Duration |
Track |
Title |
Duration |
1-1 |
Symphony [no. 1] for Organ (1924; 81
pp.): I |
34:36 |
1-2 |
[…]: II |
36:25 |
2-1 |
[…]: III |
46:53 |
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