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Daniel Raiskin - Brahms arr. Schoenberg: Piano Quartet; Brahms arr. Berio: Clarinet Sonata (2008)

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Daniel Raiskin - Brahms arr. Schoenberg: Piano Quartet; Brahms arr. Berio: Clarinet Sonata (2008)

Daniel Raiskin - Brahms arr. Schoenberg: Piano Quartet; Brahms arr. Berio: Clarinet Sonata (2008)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 61:46 | 311 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: CPO | Catalog: 777356-2

"The main attraction on this disc is the Berio orchestral arrangement of the Clarinet Sonata op.120/1. Like Schoenberg, it’s a harmonically and melodically “straight” transcription, not a modern re-imagining of the work. Berio, no stranger to orchestrations and adaptations - Puccini’s Turandot, works by Schubert, Mahler, and Verdi - tackled this last major work of Brahms’ for reasons we don’t know. Iosif Raiskin speculates that the tinges of Mahler in late Brahms may have been a reason for the Mahler-loving Berio. Be that as it may, the result is a wonderfully graceful Brahms Clarinet Concerto.

Matthias Maute, Ensemble Caprice - Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria! Vivaldi et ses anges (2008)

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Matthias Maute, Ensemble Caprice - Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria! Vivaldi et ses anges (2008)

Matthias Maute, Ensemble Caprice - Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria! Vivaldi et ses anges (2008)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 310 Mb | Total time: 66:15 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Analekta | # AN 2 9917 | Recorded: 2008

The four works presented here were written for the Ospedale della Pietà, the female orphanage where Vivaldi taught voice and violin. Although the scores for the two choral works on this recording, the Gloria and the Magnificat, are written for the traditional four voices from soprano to bass, we must wonder who could have supplied the tenor and bass voices for concerts given by the orphans. Boys were not admitted to the orphanage, and there were very few men among its staff. In his notes for this recording, conductor Matthias Maute states that the tenor and bass parts were sung by the girls of the Ospedale. Michael Talbot, who has written extensively on Vivaldi’s life and sacred music, agrees with this assertion. According to Talbot, the tenor line would have been sung at the written pitch, while the bass line would have been sung an octave higher.

Dire Straits - Dire Straits (1978) {2008, Japanese SHM-CD, Remastered}

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Dire Straits - Dire Straits (1978) {2008, Japanese SHM-CD, Remastered}

Dire Straits - Dire Straits (1978) {2008, Japanese SHM-CD, Remastered}
EAC Rip | WavPack (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 299 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 127 Mb
Full Scans | 00:41:53 | RAR 5% Recovery
Classic Rock / Country Rock / Blues Rock / Roots Rock
Vertigo / Universal Music #UICY-93727

Dire Straits is the debut studio album by the British rock band Dire Straits released on 7 October 1978 by Vertigo Records internationally and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album produced the hit single "Sultans of Swing", which reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 8 on the UK Singles Chart. The album reached #1 on album charts in Germany, Australia and France, #2 in the United States and #5 in the United Kingdom. Dire Straits was later certified double-platinum in both the United States and the United Kingdom.

Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia, José Ramón Encinar - Albéniz: Iberia, suite for orchestra (orchestrated by Guerrero) (2008)

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Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia, José Ramón Encinar - Albéniz: Iberia, suite for orchestra (orchestrated by Guerrero) (2008)

Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia, José Ramón Encinar - Albéniz: Iberia, suite for orchestra (orchestrated by Guerrero) (2008)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 52:06 | 299 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Glossa | Catalog: GSP98006

The arrangement of Isaac Albéniz's Iberia for orchestra was the last major enterprise undertaken by Francisco Guerrero, although the composer's sudden and unexpected death in October 1997 unfortunately left the project only half-finished. Of the twelve numbers that comprise the famous piano suite, Guerrero managed to orchestrate six. In an interview published in 1989, when asked whom he regarded as the foremost Spanish composer from the last hundred years, he answered thus: "for me the greatest beyond doubt is Albéniz. Iberia is the greatest Spanish work in the last hundred years. It is sumptuous, fabulous music, an extraordinary masterpiece of inexhaustible richness.".

Barry White - Triple Best Of (2008)

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Barry White - Triple Best Of (2008)

Barry White - Triple Best Of (2008)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 1.3 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 503 MB
3:37:03 | Soul, Funk, Disco | Label: Mercury / Universal Music France

Here is the triple Best Of from the 100% love soul heavyweight! You will find in this compilation the 40 hits of this extraordinary author and composer; eleven albums, one hundred million records sold worldwide! If James Brown is the undisputed king of soul funk, Barry White is definitely the emperor of unstoppable and indispensable lascivious melodies. An “almost French” artist??? NO ! But still, the “Ultimate Collection” compilation has just passed the million mark in our territory!

Roomful Of Blues - Raisin' A Ruckus (2008)

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Roomful Of Blues - Raisin' A Ruckus (2008)

Roomful Of Blues - Raisin' A Ruckus (2008)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 412 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 145 Mb
Full Scans | 00:53:59 | RAR 5% Recovery
Modern Electric Blues, Jump Blues, Chicago Blues | Alligator Records #ALCD 4919

The hard-edged, horn-fueled R&B band Roomful of Blues has been going strong since the 1960s, building its reputation with electrifying live shows and an irresistible blend of blues, swing, rock, and soul. RAISIN' A RUCKUS shows the group has lost none of its punch. New lead singer Dave Howard brings his gruff, growling pipes to the Roomful's brass-tacks charge, and the rhythm section, horns, and lead instruments have never sounded better. With a sound that nods to the jump blues of yesteryear, but with steely contemporary edge, RAISIN' A RUCKUS does precisely what its title suggests. Get your dancing shoes and head for the floor.

VA - Ström - Music For Alien Civilisations (2008)

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VA -  Ström - Music For Alien Civilisations (2008)

VA - Ström - Music For Alien Civilisations (2008)
FLAC (tracks) - 349 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 182 MB
1:14:26 | Electronic, Downtempo, Minimal, Ambient | Label: Container Recordings

Music For Alien Civilizations is a project in collaboration with the Swedish Space Corporation and Space Port Esrange in the very north of Sweden. Specially composed music was sent out in space from Esrange’s 13 meter antenna, as a business card from humanity. 12 artists were given the challenge to compose music for non-human ears – or whatever sensory organs possible non terrestial civilisations might have. Now that we have decided to actually send as message, what should we send? Images, language, code? Or maybe the content of the internet? Music seems like a good idea as it’s unique for us humans on earth, maybe it’s a common thing for all technologically advanced civilizations throughout the Universe. Maybe it’s what once made us human.

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Pendulum (1970) {2008, 40th Anniversary Edition, Remastered}

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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Pendulum (1970) {2008, 40th Anniversary Edition, Remastered}

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Pendulum (1970) {2008, 40th Anniversary Edition, Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 402 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 167 Mb
Full Scans | 00:54:18 | RAR 5% Recovery
Roots Rock, Blues Rock, Southern Rock, Classic Rock | Fantasy Records #0888072308817

During 1969 and 1970, CCR was dismissed by hipsters as a bubblegum pop band and the sniping had grown intolerable, at least to John Fogerty, who designed Pendulum as a rebuke to critics. He spent time polishing the production, bringing in keyboards, horns, even a vocal choir. His songs became self-consciously serious and tighter, working with the aesthetic of the rock underground – Pendulum was constructed as a proper album, contrasting dramatically with CCR's previous records, all throwbacks to joyous early rock records where covers sat nicely next to hits and overlooked gems tucked away at the end of the second side.

Rick Nelson - For You The Decca Years 1963-69 (2008)

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Rick Nelson - For You The Decca Years 1963-69 (2008)

Rick Nelson - For You The Decca Years 1963-69 (2008)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless +Booklet / MP3 320 kbps | 6:52:39 | 1 / 2,8 Gb
Genre: Pop Rock, Rock & Roll

Nelson was a child prodigy, born into a showbiz family, his father Ozzie was a bandleader and his mother Harriet was the singer. They had their own radio show & subsequent TV show, The Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriet, in which Nelson featured with his brother David. Nelson appeared in his first film aged 7.A 'Teenage Idol' of the late 1950s and early 1960s, Nelson gained 9 gold records by the age of 21 in 1961. His single, 'Travelin' Man', was a huge #1 hit that year, selling over 2 million copies. The flip-side 'Hello, Mary Lou' went on to be his biggest hit ever, reaching #1 in 32 countries.

René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester, RIAS Kammerchor - Joseph Haydn: Die Jahreszeiten / The Seasons (2008)

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René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester, RIAS Kammerchor - Joseph Haydn: Die Jahreszeiten / The Seasons (2008)

René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester, RIAS Kammerchor - Joseph Haydn: Die Jahreszeiten / The Seasons (2008)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 563 Mb | Total time: 2 h 05 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Harmonia Mundi | # HMX 2961829.30 | Recorded: 2003

When Nature took on new meaning. The transition from Winckelmann to Rousseau marked one of the biggest upheavals of thought in the Enlightenment - and it is perfectly illustrated in these four Seasons with their decidedly Romantic 'descriptivism'! In this music, even though lambs frisk, fish teem and thunder booms, it is the question of Man within Nature that is the central issue. By going back to the very first version of The Seasons (with the orchestral introductions played in their entirety), René Jacobs enables us to relive that day in April 1801 that saw the triumph of old 'Papa' Haydn.

Marian McPartland - Twilight World (2008)

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Marian McPartland - Twilight World (2008)

Marian McPartland - Twilight World (2008)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 322 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 140 MB | Covers - 24 MB
Genre: Jazz, Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Piano Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Concord Jazz (CCD-30528)

With her long-running series on public radio, Marian McPartland has seemed to many fans to always be a part of jazz. Just a few months shy of celebrating her 90th birthday at the time of these 2007 sessions, the pianist demonstrates why she has been able to play with so many different guests on her program. But this is a regular trio date with her attentive, longtime rhythm section, bassist Gary Mazzaroppi and drummer Glenn Davis. It's hard not to be enchanted immediately with new versions of her upbeat "Twilight World" and the elegant "In the Days of Our Love," the latter played with a hint of looking back on life without getting overly sentimental. McPartland has long been praised as a masterful interpreter of ballads, so her lyrical takes of "Close Enough for Love" and "Alfie" only serve to reinforce her strength in that department…

Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier - Scarlatti: Stabat Mater (2008)

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Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier - Scarlatti: Stabat Mater (2008)

Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier - Scarlatti: Stabat Mater (2008)
XLD | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:04:01 | 258 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Ricercar | Catalog: RIC 258

"Sheer joy in music-making is as evident here as the sense of piety required by what are, after all, holy works. Yet it is difficult to begrudge Vox Luminis the feeling of joy at the astonishing sounds they are able to produce. The spirit of devotion is very much alive here too, in an album that pays equal attention to the holy and the heady."

Cassandra Wilson - Loverly (2008)

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Cassandra Wilson - Loverly (2008)

Cassandra Wilson - Loverly (2008)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 421 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 176 Mb
Full Scans | 01:00:48 | RAR 5% Recovery
Contemporary Jazz / Modern Creative / Vocal Jazz / Standards
Blue Note Records #50999 5076992 6

Vocalist Cassandra Wilson has used her 15 years at Blue Note to explore the interpretive range of her voice, whether singing tunes by Van Morrison, Robert Johnson, Lewis Allan, Miles Davis, or Hoagy Carmichael. In many ways, Wilson has offered a new view of the standard by using classic rock and Delta blues tunes in her live and recorded repertoires. That said, Loverly is her first offering comprised almost completely of American songbook standards since Blue Skies 20 years ago. Wilson produced the recording in Jackson, MS, and surrounded herself with old friends: guitarist Marvin Sewell, bassists Reggie Veal and Lonnie Plaxico, drummer Herlin Riley, and labelmate and pianist Jason Moran.

Steve Roach - A Deeper Silence (2008)

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Steve Roach - A Deeper Silence (2008)

Steve Roach - A Deeper Silence (2008)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 221 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 173 MB | Covers - 20 MB
Genre: Ambient | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Timeroom Editions (TM19)

This long-form zone billows out like a big sigh from the dawn of time, breathing steady and strong. Minimal and infinite in its essence, like all of Steve's long-form zones this is a functional soundworld specifically created to enhance the atmosphere of your personal sanctuary, your living environment and beyond. Lower volume playback increases the potency. This sound space serves as a kind of portal to states of subtle awareness, and is perfect for the support of deeper sleeping as well.

Pendragon - Pure (2008) {2017, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}

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Pendragon - Pure (2008) {2017, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}

Pendragon - Pure (2008) {2017, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}
EAC Rip | WavPack (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 389 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 134 Mb
Covers Included | 00:53:10 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock | Belle Antique #BELLE-172774

Pure is the eighth studio album by English neo-progressive rock group Pendragon. It was first released on October 1, 2008, on Toff Records. The overall reception of the album was very much positive. RevelationZ online magazine gave it a 7 out of 10 score and stressed "mainman - vocalist & guitarist - Nick Barrett's songs draw blood with razor sharp metaphors, often bleak but always human, cleverly broken up by melodic, muscular guitar and keyboard passages, set against a busy, but never intrusive background of whitenoise and special FX". Lords of Metal also paid attention to the album and noticed that "where Marillion drifted off of the ‘standard’ prog route Pendragon stayed steadily on course without repeating themselves", concluding with a 90/100 score.