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Radio-Sinfonieorchester Basel, Alun Francis - Darius Milhaud: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 (2000)

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Radio-Sinfonieorchester Basel, Alun Francis - Darius Milhaud: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 (2000)

Radio-Sinfonieorchester Basel, Alun Francis - Darius Milhaud: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 (2000)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 62:59 | 326 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: CPO | Catalog: 999 066-2

The symphonies date from a more mature period of Darius Milhaud compositional life and confronts the listener with music he or she probably didn't expect if one is familiar with the more bizarre, witty, early music with its many influences by light music, like Le Boeuf sur le Toit and La Creation du Monde. The sixth symphony of Milhaud is definitively his greatest. It contains two slow and two fast movements. The slow movements (2/3rd of the music) are of an astonishing beauty! This music of wide open spaces is full of calmness, austerity, clarity, with beautiful changing harmonies and slowly spiralling melodies. The fast movements make a lively contrast to this.

Alexander Ivashkin, Valeri Polyansky, Russian State Symphony Orchestra - The unknown Shostakovich (2000)

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Alexander Ivashkin, Valeri Polyansky, Russian State Symphony Orchestra - The unknown Shostakovich (2000)

Alexander Ivashkin, Valeri Polyansky, Russian State Symphony Orchestra - The unknown Shostakovich (2000)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 59:38 | 263 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Chandos Records | Catalog: CHAN 9792

The title of this disc is somewhat misleading, as there is very little music on it originally composed by Shostakovich. The Overture (Entr’Acte) to Poor Columbus was written by Shostakovich at the behest of Soviet officials to add the appropriate political “spin” to Ervin Dressel’s opera. It’s in the chaotic style of the Russian master’s other theater works of the period, notably The Nose and The Bolt. Cut from the same stylistic cloth are the Two Preludes of 1920, orchestrated by Alfred Schnittke to sound nearly as if written by Shostakovich himself.

VA - Brain In A Box - The Science Fiction Collection (Remastered) (2000)

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VA - Brain In A Box - The Science Fiction Collection (Remastered) (2000)

VA - Brain In A Box - The Science Fiction Collection (Remastered) (2000)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 1.5 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 721 MB
5:07:48 | Psychedelic, Soundtrack, Alternative, Pop Rock, Rock & Roll, Indie, Jazz, Modern Classical, Novelty, Rockabilly, Blues, Funk
Label: Rhino

It doesn't take much rhetorical muscle to argue that science fiction was one of the dominant genre artforms of the 20th century, from the Lumiere brothers to Spielberg, from Wells and Conan Doyle to Asimov, Bradbury, and Clarke. This nearly exhaustive, lavishly packaged collection documents the genre's musical legacy across virtually every major genre on its five discs and 113 tracks. Each volume is divided by sub-genre–Movie Themes, TV Themes, Pop, Incidental/Lounge, Novelty–with each containing both the obvious contenders and some delightful surprises. The film disc alone contains a wealth of rarities, including music from Them!, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, The Andromeda Strain, Fantastic Voyage, and other notables. The packaging is brilliant kitsch: a 6.5-inch square, metal-lidded cube emblazoned on three sides with suitably tacky 3-D images of–you guessed it!–a floating brain. But the profusely illustrated, hard-bound, 200-page book (designed to emulate the Big Little Books of the 1940s and '50s) that's included gives the subject its serious due, with an introduction by Ray Bradbury and contributions from an array of other notables, including Forrest J. Ackerman, Billy Mumy, Joe Dante, Dr. Demento, and Matt Groening. Perhaps the best half-cubic-foot of sci-fi brain food every assembled. –Jerry McCulley

Risto Lauriala - J.S. Bach Transcriptions for Piano (2000)

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Risto Lauriala - J.S. Bach Transcriptions for Piano (2000)

Risto Lauriala - J.S. Bach: Transcriptions for Piano (2000)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:02:47 | 222 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Naxos | Catalog: 8553761

Although there has always been some uproar about transcribing Bach's music, especially his keyboard music to piano, I see the Bach transcriptions as an eloquent homage to the old master. Arrangements and transcriptions have been made for over two hundred years and for the reason that Bach's music will always be effective on other mediums. Busoni and Godowsky were perhaps the greatest transcribers, with Liszt following closely behind. The piano is such a versatile instrument and can please both the Baroque enthusiasts and the Romantic lovers. Only the piano can imitate the fleeting polyphony and yet transform the music with sonorous beauty.

City of London Sinfonietta, Álvaro Cassuto - Marcos Portugal: Le donne cambiate (2000)

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City of London Sinfonietta, Álvaro Cassuto - Marcos Portugal: Le donne cambiate (2000)

City of London Sinfonietta, Álvaro Cassuto - Marcos Portugal: Le donne cambiate (2000)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:09:09 | 338 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Marco Polo | Catalog: 225154

Talk about forgotten composers! Marcos Portugal (1762-1830) composed some 50 operas, all of which have disappeared. This present one was premiered in 1797 in Venice but the version recorded is one that was reassembled for Lisbon in 1804. Shorn of what I can only assume were the quasi-endless recitatives that were in style at that time in farces, what we get is 69 minutes of delightful music that makes you want to hear more of this Portuguese composer. Rossini might've been pleased with the plot about two women, one a Countess and the other a peddler, who have their identities switched by a playful magician/pilgrim and who wind up better for it (and their husbands) when all is set right.

The Moody Blues - Live At The Royal Albert Hall With The World Fesrival Orchestra (2000) {2010, Reissue}

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The Moody Blues - Live At The Royal Albert Hall With The World Fesrival Orchestra (2000) {2010, Reissue}

The Moody Blues - Live At The Royal Albert Hall With The World Fesrival Orchestra (2000) {2010, Reissue}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 551 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 221 Mb
Full Scans | 01:04:23 | RAR 5% Recovery
Classic Rock, Symphonic Rock, Progressive Rock | Sony Music Custom Marketing Group #A 764430

Hall of Fame is a live album by the progressive rock band The Moody Blues. It was recorded at a concert performed at the Royal Albert Hall, which included backing by a live orchestra. The album was released on 8 August 2000. It is the second Moody Blues live album to feature a live orchestra, with the first being A Night at Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. This is the last live release to feature Ray Thomas. A decade on, all but "Overture" and "Legend of a Mind" appeared on the budget release Live at the Royal Albert Hall with the World Festival Orchestra released by Sony Music Custom Marketing Group in the United States. Backed by the large string ensemble, the Moody Blues perform a cross section of their hits, both new and old. Included here are such songs as "Tuesday Afternoon," "The Story in Your Eyes," "Nights in White Satin," and more.

Wolf Harden - Franz Lehár: Piano Sonatas (2000)

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Wolf Harden - Franz Lehár: Piano Sonatas (2000)

Wolf Harden - Franz Lehár: Piano Sonatas (2000)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:13:45 | 250 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: CPO | Catalog: 999 715-2

Musical institutions have their funny ideas, and the quirk of the Prague Conservatoire in the 1880s was that if you were an instrumentalist you couldn't be a composer, too (evidently no one had told them about Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin et al). At his father's insistence Léhar was enrolled as a violinist, but his real interest lay in composition. He took a few secret lessons from Fibich and had the opportunity to play his D minor sonata to Dvorak, who urged him to give up the violin and switch to the composition classes. But Léhar senior was adamant and Lèhar is to be considered as practically a self-taught composer.

Günter Klaus - Koželuch, Hoffmeister: Concertante Works for Double bass (2000)

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Günter Klaus - Koželuch, Hoffmeister: Concertante Works for Double bass (2000)

Günter Klaus - Koželuch, Hoffmeister: Concertante Works for Double bass (2000)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 48:03 | 226 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Bayer | Catalog: BR100323

Although at first we might wonder at the rationale for pairing these two pieces–a double bass concerto and a sinfonia concertante by a (not very well liked) colleague of Mozart and Haydn–on closer inspection we realize that the connection derives from the fact that both pieces were premiered by the same double bass virtuoso. Leopold Kozeluch’s Sinfonia Concertante is scored for the unique combination of mandolin, trumpet, double bass, and piano.

Salvatore Accardo, Chamber Orchestra of Europe - J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos, Double Concerto (2000)

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Salvatore Accardo, Chamber Orchestra of Europe - J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos, Double Concerto (2000)

Salvatore Accardo, Chamber Orchestra of Europe - J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos, Double Concerto (2000)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 430 MB | 01:12:48
Genre: Classical | Label: Philips

If you’re approaching these familiar Bach concertos for the first time, or want inexpensive performances that still provide decent musical rewards, then you won’t go far wrong with this Eloquence disc. Salvatore Accardo (who also directs the Chamber Orchestra of Europe) is soloist in the violin concertos in A minor and E major. Both are earnest, direct readings that hardly differ from Accardo’s EMI remakes.

T. Rex - The Slider (1972) {2000, Reissue}

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T. Rex - The Slider (1972) {2000, Reissue}

T. Rex - The Slider (1972) {2000, Reissue}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 428 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 166 Mb
Full Scans | 00:53:31 | RAR 5% Recovery
Glam Rock | Repertoire Records #REP 4891

Buoyed by two U.K. number one singles in "Telegram Sam" and "Metal Guru," The Slider became T. Rex's most popular record on both sides of the Atlantic, despite the fact that it produced no hits in the U.S. The Slider essentially replicates all the virtues of Electric Warrior, crammed with effortless hooks and trashy fun. All of Bolan's signatures are here – mystical folk-tinged ballads, overt sexual come-ons crooned over sleazy, bopping boogies, loopy nonsense poetry, and a mastery of the three-minute pop song form. The main difference is that the trippy mix of Electric Warrior is replaced by a fuller, more immediate-sounding production.

Django Reinhardt - And His American Friends Complete Sessions (2000)

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Django Reinhardt - And His American Friends Complete Sessions (2000)

Django Reinhardt - And His American Friends Complete Sessions (2000)
FLAC (tracks+.cue,log,scans) | 5:13:29 | 723 Mb
Genre: Jazz

The complete and definitive edition of the studio recordings made with American jazzmen, as soloists and as freelances. Includes all the master takes issued originally and presented in chronological order.

Irio De Paula - Sarava Jobim (2000) {Pacific Time}

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Irio De Paula - Sarava Jobim (2000) {Pacific Time}

Irio De Paula - Sarava Jobim (2000) {Pacific Time}
EAC 1.1 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 300dpi | 339MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 139MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Brazilian Jazz

Guitarist Irio de Paula is a very talented South American master of bossa nova and samba, but he is hampered somewhat by the commercial backgrounds surrounding his marvelous solos on this studio date. With an unidentified rhythm section and the bland keyboard work of Riccardo Ballerini, his brilliant effort is shortchanged by Ballerini's uninspired background charts. If one can tune out the keyboards and string section, it is possible to appreciate de Paula's performances of "Triste," "Desafinado," "Dindi," and "So Danco Samba." But de Paula has been far better served by the musicians with whom he has been paired when recording for producer Paolo Piangiarelli's Philology label.

Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac Live (1980) {2000, Reissue}

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Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac Live (1980) {2000, Reissue}

Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac Live (1980) {2000, Reissue}
2CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 620 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 269 Mb
Full Scans | 00:46:53 + 00:44:23 | RAR 5% Recovery
Pop Rock, Classic Rock | Warner Bros. Records #7599-27410-2

Live is a double live album released by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac in 1980. It was the first live album from the then-current line-up of the band, and the next would be The Dance from 1997. The album was certified gold in November 1981. Live consists of recordings taken primarily from the 1979-1980 Tusk Tour, together with a few from the earlier Rumours Tour of 1977. Two songs were recorded at a Paris soundcheck and three at a performance at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium "for an audience of friends and road crew."

Texas - The Greatest Hits (2000) {Deluxe Edition, Enhanced}

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Texas - The Greatest Hits (2000) {Deluxe Edition, Enhanced}

Texas - The Greatest Hits (2000) {Deluxe Edition, Enhanced}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u8 + Log ~ 917 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 378 Mb
Full Scans | 01:14:05 + 00:36:03 | RAR 5% Recovery
Pop Rock, Alternative Rock, Disco, Dance | Mercury #548 227-2

Texas always seemed out of place, from the moment they released their debut until the time they hit the big time with White on Blonde in the second half of the '90s. They may have been able to gain momentum from Britpop, but they didn't really belong, since their sensibility was far too soulful and classy, borrowing equally from the smooth soul of the '70s, Americana fascinations, and, in a roundabout way, the sophisti-pop of the '80s. Still, they were professional, stylish, and, thanks to Sharleen Spiteri, sexy, which meant they did make sense in the aftermath of Britpop, even if they were a bit out of step. As the splendid Greatest Hits proves, they could even have made it into the American mainstream if they had received a push on adult alternative pop/rock radio, since they were melodic, classy, and solid.

Fleetwood Mac - Boston Blues (2000)

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Fleetwood Mac - Boston Blues (2000)

Fleetwood Mac - Boston Blues (2000)
2CD | EAC Rip | WavPack (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 886 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 364 Mb
Full Scans | 00:56:14 + 00:53:07 | RAR 5% Recovery
British Blues, Blues Rock | Recall 2cd #SMDCD 274 / GAS 0000274 Smd

2CD set featuring the very best of the legendary 1970 Boston Tea Party gigs from a band at the height of it powers. Featuring 'Black Magic Woman', 'Rattlesnake Shake' and 'Oh Well', 'Jumping at Shadows', 'World in Harmony'…