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Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent - William Byrd: Infelix ego (2014)

Posted By: ArlegZ
Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent - William Byrd: Infelix ego (2014)

Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent - William Byrd: Infelix ego (2014)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 207 Mb | Total time: 49:19 | Scans included
Classical | Label: PHI | # LPH014 | Recorded: 2013

Philippe Herreweghe and his Collegium Vocale Gent present their third project for Phi focussing on vocal music of the Renaissance. This time, it is the English composer William Byrd (c.1540-1623) who is being honoured. The title of the programme is that of Byrd’s motet Infelix ego, one of the greatest artistic statements of the 16th century. Its text is a meditation on Psalm 50, written by the Dominica Girolamo Savonarola, a remarkable man who waged a campaign against the corrupt Medici family in Florence.

Os Mutantes - Box (Remastered) (2014)

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Os Mutantes - Box (Remastered) (2014)

Os Mutantes - Box (Remastered) (2014)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, log, scans) - 1.9 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 708 MB
4:54:01 | Psychedelic Rock, Acid Rock, Rock & Roll | Label: Universal

Reissue of the 6 albums of the original Mutantes lineup – 1968 to 1972, including “Tecnicolor”, recorded in 1970 and first released in 1999. Additionally, the unreleased collection “Mande um Abraço pra Velha” – which rescues the group's main moments participating or sharing albums by other artists, single tracks and released single tracks. It comes with a historical insert with texts by Rodrigo Faour.

Miles Davis - Bags' Groove (1957) Analogue Productions’ Prestige Mono Series, Remastered 2014

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Miles Davis - Bags' Groove (1957) Analogue Productions’ Prestige Mono Series, Remastered 2014

Miles Davis - Bags' Groove (1957)
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, 2014
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 250 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 139 Mb | Scans included
Label: Analogue Productions, Prestige | # CPRJ 7109 SA | Time: 00:46:21
Bop, Hard Bop, Trumpet Jazz

Hybrid Mono SACD for sale individually and as part of Analogue Productions’ Prestige Mono Series, Mini "old style" gatefold jacket packaging. There are a multitude of reasons why Bags' Groove remains a cornerstone of the post-bop genre. Of course there will always be the lure of the urban myth surrounding the Christmas Eve 1954 session – featuring Thelonious Monk – which is documented on the two takes of the title track. There are obviously more tangible elements, such as Davis' practically telepathic runs with Sonny Rollins (tenor sax). Or Horace Silver's (piano) uncanny ability to provide a stream of chord progressions that supply a second inconspicuous lead without ever overpowering. Indeed, Davis' choice of former Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra and concurrent Modern Jazz Quartet members Milt Jackson (vibes), Kenny Clarke (drums), and Percy Heath (bass) is obviously well-informed.

Teodor Currentzis, MusicAeterna - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte (2014)

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Teodor Currentzis, MusicAeterna - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte (2014)

Teodor Currentzis, MusicAeterna - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte (2014)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 774 Mb | Total time: 02:57:33 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Sony Classical | # 887654661623 | Recorded: 2013

Sony Classical continues its major Mozart opera project with conductor Teodor Currentzis and his orchestra & choir MusicAeterna. A ‘no-compromise’ studio recording cycle of Mozart’s three Da Ponte operas. Living in a unique artistic community established on the edge of Siberia, the musicians work and record under ideal conditions towards Currentzis’ stated goal “to show what can be achieved if you avoid the factory approach of the classical music mainstream”. The soloists’ vocal technique is also markedly different to modern operatic interpretation, with a focus on intimacy and clarity, a use of vibrato remarkably restrictive even by today’s ‘period practice’ standards as well as an approach to melodic ornamentation derived from historic sources which cannot be heard in other performances of these works.

VA - Italian Music Toppers (The Best of Italian Sounds) (2014)

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VA - Italian Music Toppers (The Best of Italian Sounds) (2014)

VA - Italian Music Toppers (The Best of Italian Sounds) (2014)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 1.4 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 615 MB
4:26:54 | Pop | Label: Promosound

"Italian Music Toppers (The Best of Italian Sounds)" is a superb collection of the best Italian music has to offer. This album is a must-listen for anyone who loves Italian music, with a diverse range of tracks that showcase the rich musical heritage of Italy.

Emmanuel Krivine - Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade (2014)

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Emmanuel Krivine - Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade (2014)

Emmanuel Krivine, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg - Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition, Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade (2014)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 323 Mb | Total time: 77:04 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Zig-Zag Territoires | ZZT329 | Recorded: 2012

For this second collaboration between the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Emmanuel Krivine and Zig-Zag Territoires, two major Russian works were chosen. Both make the orchestra sound sumptuous with, for the first, the complicity of that fantastic colourist and orchestrator Maurice Ravel, and for the second, the skill of a composer nicknamed ‘the magician of the orchestra’. Emmanuel Krivine excels in these works, which demand much of all the musicians and necessitate as much commitment as perspicacity from the conductor, at the service of scores magnifying the fantastic musical instrument that is the modern symphony orchestra.

Mari Kodama, Kent Nagano - Beethoven: The Piano Concertos; Triple Concerto (2014) 3CD Set

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Mari Kodama, Kent Nagano - Beethoven: The Piano Concertos; Triple Concerto (2014) 3CD Set

Ludwig van Beethoven - The Piano Concertos; Triple Concerto (2014) 3CD Set
Mari Kodama, piano; Kolja Blacher, violin; Johannes Moser, cello
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Kent Nagano, conductor

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 790 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 483 Mb | Scans ~ 15 Mb
Genre: Classical | Label: Berlin Classics | # 0300597BC | Time: 03:30:59

Passionate, dramatic, yet poetic and richly nuanced Mari Kodama brings all these qualities to her interpretation of Beethovens Complete Piano Concertos. This exceptional recording with the Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin shines with extraordinary intensity and contrast, due in no small measure to the artistic bond between Mari Kodama and her husband, the conductor Kent Nagano. Beethovens Piano Concertos are undoubtedly amongst the most influential works in the history of music. Art demands of us that we shall not stand still, the composer once wrote, placing the idea of development at the heart of his music. His five piano concertos saw Beethoven take piano music out of the salon and into the concert hall, playing a crucial role in advancing the genre towards the symphony, whilst simultaneously creating a bridge from the First Viennese School to the Romantic period. Mari Kodama, whose virtuosic mastery of the piano made her a household name all over the world, has completed the Beethoven Piano Concerto Cycle with her husband Kent Nagano, the international star conductor.

VA - Soul City Los Angeles - West Coast Gems From The Dawn Of Soul Music (2014)

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VA - Soul City Los Angeles - West Coast Gems From The Dawn Of Soul Music (2014)

VA - Soul City Los Angeles - West Coast Gems From The Dawn Of Soul Music (2014)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 2:31:33 | 466 / 317 Mb
Genre: Soul, Jazz, Pop, Funk

Soul City Los Angeles presents recordings which served to establish the musical direction of LA and neighboring West Coast conurbations in the late 1950s and early 1960s when R&B was evolving into the style that became known as soul. Compiled and annotated by soul music authority Clive Richardson, Soul City Los Angeles is the latest in a series that has previously explored the nascent soul scenes in Detroit, New York and Chicago.

John Martyn - Well Kept Secret (1982) {2014, Remastered & Expanded}

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John Martyn - Well Kept Secret (1982) {2014, Remastered & Expanded}

John Martyn - Well Kept Secret (1982) {2014, Remastered & Expanded}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u8 + Log ~ 319 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 110 Mb
Full Scans ~ 131 Mb | 00:45:35 | RAR 5% Recovery
Soft Rock, Art Rock | Esoteric Recordings #ECLEC 2445

Returning to his form of several releases ago, John Martyn found good things to convey to the listener here. The classic love song "Never Let Me Go" is worth the price of admission here alone, but the rest of the cuts have something to recommend them also. Too bad Well Kept Secret turned out to be only a lost, rough-cut gem.

Hervé Niquet, Brussels Philharmonic - Victorin Joncières: Dimitri (2014)

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Hervé Niquet, Brussels Philharmonic - Victorin Joncières: Dimitri (2014)

Hervé Niquet, Brussels Philharmonic - Victorin Joncières: Dimitri (2014)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 668 Mb | Total time: 61:51+68:47 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Ediciones Singulares | # ES 1015 | Recorded: 2013

Joncières epitomises the Romantic artist fascinated by nobility and grandeur. This is clear from the titles of his works alone: Sardanapale, Lancelot, Le Dernier Jour de Pompéi, Le Chevalier Jean, Dimitri. Listening to the latter, his masterpiece (1876), we realise too that he was a contemporary of Gounod and a champion of Wagner. Dimitri carries on the tradition (begun by Meyerbeer) of spectacular, monumental works. It takes the listener from a monastery near the River Don to a palace in Krakow, then to the castle of Wyksa and finally the Kremlin in Moscow. At the time it was written, Bayreuth, Orange and Béziers were about to turn opera into a popular art with mass appeal.

Minguet Quartett, Matthias Kirschnereit - Josef Suk: Complete Works for String Quartet; Piano Quintet (2014)

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Minguet Quartett, Matthias Kirschnereit - Josef Suk: Complete Works for String Quartet; Piano Quintet (2014)

Minguet Quartett, Matthias Kirschnereit - Josef Suk: Complete Works for String Quartet; Piano Quintet (2014)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 553 Mb | Total time: 124:45 | Scans included
Classical | Label: CPO | # 777 652–2 | Recorded: 2010-2012

For CPO the Minguet Quartet has now recorded Suk's complete oeuvre for string quartet with Matthias Kirschnereit joining them for the early piano quintet. From this early quintet, a cosmos of the most wonderful chamber music spreads out before us, now finally documented by a young generation of artists.

Dire Straits - Singing Oldies and Goldies (Remastered) (2014)

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Dire Straits - Singing Oldies and Goldies (Remastered) (2014)

Dire Straits - Singing Oldies and Goldies (2014)
FLAC (tracks) - 1.03 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 375 MB
2:29:26 | Rock, Blues Rock, Classic Rock | Label: The Godfatherecords

Dire Straits released Brothers In Arms in May 1985 and was the band’s fifth studio album, what happened after that was nothing short of a phenomena. It spent nine weeks atop Billboards charts, spawned two massive hits in Walk Of Life and Money For Nothing, the latter fueled by a memorable video on MTV and would garner the group two prestigious Grammy awards. Boasting a total of 30 million copies sold worldwide it would put the band in the center of the media eye and propel them to the world’s largest stages.

Brenda Lee - The Complete US & UK Singles As & Bs 1956-62 (2014)

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Brenda Lee - The Complete US & UK Singles As & Bs 1956-62 (2014)

Brenda Lee - The Complete US & UK Singles As & Bs 1956-62 (2014)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 376 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 250 MB
1:48:38 | Rockabilly, Country, Pop, Vocal | Label: Acrobat

Along with Connie Francis, Brenda Lee was one of the most popular and iconic female stars of the enthralling musical era which followed the explosion of rock n roll in the mid-50s, when the pop music landscape underwent an extraordinary transformation. Like Connie, Brenda was a hugely versatile performer, renowned for her powerful voice, which belied her diminutive stature, and able to deliver driving rockabilly or soulful country ballads with equal impact. She established a substantial and committed international fan following, which, as she successfully made the seamless transition from pop to country superstar, enabled her to enjoy a lengthy and highly successful career that has lasted over half a century.

Richard Marx - Beautiful Goodbye (2014) [Target Exclusive Edition]

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Richard Marx - Beautiful Goodbye (2014) [Target Exclusive Edition]

Richard Marx - Beautiful Goodbye (2014) [Target Exclusive Edition]
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 385 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 141 Mb | Scans included
Adult Contemporary, Soft Rock | Label: Zanzibar | # ZANZ001CDTX | Time: 00:57:14

2014 release, the first album of new studio material from the singer/songwriter in six years. Every track on the album incorporates an orchestral element, and the recording of the tracks was, according to Marx, 'a thrill beyond anything I've done in the studio. And singing these songs brought out what I believe are the most effortless vocals of my recording career, so far.' All the tracks on BEAUTIFUL GOODBYE were written and produced by Marx except 'Getaway,' co-written and produced with Walter Afanasieff; 'Forgot To Remember' co-written with Vertical Horizon frontman and frequent Marx collaborator, Matt Scannell; 'Turn Off The Night' co-written with multi-hit songwriter David Hodges, and the title track, co-written with Daisy Fuentes.

Mississippi Heat - Warning Shot (2014)

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Mississippi Heat - Warning Shot (2014)

Mississippi Heat - Warning Shot (2014)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 425 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 146 Mb | Scans ~ 40 Mb
Modern Electric Chicago Blues, Harmonica Blues | Label: Delmark | # 839 | 01:04:07

Though this is Pierre Lacocque's band, and he is the principal songwriter and stage front with his harmonica, there is an ensemble feel to all of the Mississippi Heat albums. When you listen to this superb CD, you're not just hearing a band. You're hearing a family, one with a deep love, understanding, and respect for each other. That special guest Sax Gordon is so seamlessly incorporated into their signature sound speaks volumes. Fourteen of the sixteen songs here are new originals. From straight-ahead Chicago blues, boogie and swing to Latin beat, Caribbean and funk, Warning Shot is a remarkable musical achievement.