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The Gesualdo Six, Owain Park - English Motets (2018)

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The Gesualdo Six, Owain Park - English Motets (2018)

The Gesualdo Six, Owain Park - English Motets (2018)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 322 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 169 Mb | Artwork included
Classical, Choral, Renaissance | Label: Hyperion | # CDA68256 | 01:13:06

The Gesualdo Six literally made its name with performances of Carlo Gesualdo's Tenebrae Responsories, but that's not the British vocal consort's only specialty. Each of the singers was trained in the English choral tradition, and sacred works of the 16th and 17th century are close to their hearts. This 2018 Hyperion release is a brief survey of motets by Thomas Tallis, William Byrd, Thomas Tomkins, John Sheppard, Robert White, John Dunstaple, Thomas Morley, John Taverner, William Cornysh, Orlando Gibbons, and Robert Parsons, which represent the changing theological and liturgical aspects of English religion in the Renaissance. The ensemble, conducted by Owain Park, sings with evenly blended tones and an extraordinary harmonic richness, notwithstanding the assignment of one voice to a part and the exposed polyphony that sometimes creates an austere effect. Also quite noticeable are the cross-relations that add poignant dissonances to the counterpoint, as in Tallis' Loquebantur variis linguis, Taverner's Quemadmodum, Gibbons' O Lord, in thy wrath rebuke me not, and Parsons' Deliver me from mine enemies. This album was recorded in Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge, where The Gesualdo Six gave its first performances, and the sound is enhanced by vibrant acoustics that give the group a radiant aural halo.

Sami Junnonen, Chamber Domaine - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Flute Quartets (2018)

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Sami Junnonen, Chamber Domaine - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Flute Quartets (2018)

Sami Junnonen, Chamber Domaine - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Flute Quartets (2018)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 194 Mb | Total time: 50:28 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Resonus Classics | RES10216 | Recorded: 2017

Finnish flute virtuoso Sami Junnonen joins the celebrated ensemble Chamber Domaine for a new recording of the complete Flute Quartets by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Junnonen is joined by Thomas Kemp (violin), Robert Smissen (viola) and Richard Harwood (cello). These four quartets, much admired as key works of this genre of the Classical era, see Chamber Domaine exploring new and broader musical avenues as the group looks to this earlier repertoire with stunning effect.

Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein Complete Works (2018)

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Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein Complete Works (2018)

Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein Complete Works (2018)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 6.4 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 3.7 GB
27:00:55 | Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Deutsche Grammophon is celebrating Leonard Bernstein's 100th birthday (August 18, 2018) with a mammoth project. The great conductor, composer and musical communicator is commemorated in various editions; This Complete Works edition celebrates Bernstein's work as a passionate composer for the first time, a facet of his multiple works that was particularly close to his heart. The entire spectrum of Bernstein's musical work is presented on 26 CDs and 3 DVDs, music for ballets, operas, musicals, soundtracks, symphonic works, as well as piano, chamber and vocal music - Bernstein's work as a composer unfolds not only stylistically but also genre-wise. regarding in living diversity.

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Finnish National Opera Chorus, Children’s Chorus and Orchestra - Igor Stravinsky: Perséphone (2018)

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Esa-Pekka Salonen, Finnish National Opera Chorus, Children’s Chorus and Orchestra - Igor Stravinsky: Perséphone (2018)

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Finnish National Opera Chorus, Children’s Chorus and Orchestra - Igor Stravinsky: Perséphone (2018)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 200 Mb | Total time: 51'03 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Pentatone | PTC 5186 688 | Recorded: 2017

Stravinsky’s Perséphone (1934) is a dynamic music-theatrical narration of the myth of Persephone’s abduction to the underworld and return to earth. The transparent, sober but evocative music epitomizes Stravinsky’s sensuous take on Neoclassicism, and the piece showcases Stravinsky’s eclectic, original and highly personal approach to music and musical drama through a playful mixture of several genres – melodrama, song, chorus, dance and pantomime. Ultimately, Perséphone offers Stravinsky’s second ode to spring, albeit without the brutal excesses of Le Sacre.

Charlie Rich - Too Many Teardrops: The Complete Groove & RCA Recordings (Remastered) (2018)

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Charlie Rich - Too Many Teardrops: The Complete Groove & RCA Recordings (Remastered) (2018)

Charlie Rich - Too Many Teardrops: The Complete Groove & RCA Recordings (Remastered) (2018)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, log, scans) - 641 MB
1:37:39 | Country, Pop, Rockabilly | Label: Ace

The Silver Fox’s complete Groove and RCA recordings in one place for the first time, including several new-to-CD tracks and one previously unissued. A high-class fusion of R&B, Country, Pop, Jazz and Easy Listening, produced by Chet Atkins in Nashville 1963-1965.
Charlie Rich looked and sang like Elvis’ brother – his mature older brother, hair a silver grey, and more into jazz than the jumped-up country sound that had taken over the world in the mid-50s. Like Elvis, Charlie Rich started out his recording career with Sam Phillips in Memphis. And like Elvis, he was an incredibly versatile performer, with a seemingly effortless style and a soulful vibrato; Greil Marcus once said he “could make it on all the charts at once: R&B, Pop, Easy Listening and Country. [He has] that much range.”

Eddie and The Hot Rods - The Island Years (2018)

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Eddie and The Hot Rods - The Island Years (2018)

Eddie and The Hot Rods - The Island Years (2018)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 2.3 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 786 MB
5:35:55 | Pub Rock, Punk Rock, Hard Rock, Power Pop | Label: Caroline Records

Definitive boxset of Eddie The Hot Rods’ sojourn with Chris Blackwell’s Island Records featuring the 3 albums Teenage Depression, Life On The Line and Thriller plus separate discs for BBC sessions, In Concert recordings and a rare Fan Club LP from 1977….LTW’s Ian Canty does anything he wants to do, well he wanted to write this review anyway…

Anna Netrebko - Diva: The Very Best of Anna Netrebko (2018)

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Anna Netrebko - Diva: The Very Best of Anna Netrebko (2018)

Anna Netrebko - Diva: The Very Best of Anna Netrebko (2018)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 322 Mb | Total time: 64:59 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | # 483 5791 | Recorded: 2003, 2006-2008, 2015, 2016, 2018

A greatest-hits album ought to stick to the middle of the road, playing to what an artist does best. Yet it ought not simply wallow in past glories: this collection from Russian soprano Anna Netrebko, arguably the best-known soprano of the present day, hits the spot and can safely be recommended to newcomers. Netrebko is at her best in core Italian repertory like Casta Diva from Bellini's Norma or Libiamo ne 'lieti calici from Verdi's La Traviata.

Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore - Downey To Lubbock (2018)

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Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore - Downey To Lubbock (2018)

Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore - Downey To Lubbock (2018)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 328 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 137 Mb | Scans included
Americana, Rock, Blues, Folk, Country | Label: Yep Roc | # YEP-2587 | 00:52:49

DOWNEY TO LUBBOCK was born by immaculate inspiration from live shows Grammy winner Dave Alvin and Grammy nominee Jimmie Dale Gilmore performed together in 2017. Just the two of them were swapping songs and cutting up, each with a guitar and a heart full of soul, musicians who ve been on the road their entire adult lives. The result is an album of blues, rock and folk inspired tunes that both of their fans will enjoy. The album contains 12 songs - 10 covers and two originals - and is destined to be a classic Americana album from two Americana legends.

Conner Youngblood - Cheyenne (2018) Japanese Release

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Conner Youngblood - Cheyenne (2018) Japanese Release

Conner Youngblood - Cheyenne (2018) Japanese Release
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 320 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 135 Mb | Scans included
Alternative/Indie, Indie Folk, Ambient | Label: Counter/Beat | # BRC-578 | 00:55:41

Following the praise around his The Generation of Lift EP and a number of critically acclaimed singles, Nashville-based multi-instrumentalist Conner Youngblood is back to announce his long awaited debut album Cheyenne due via Counter Records. Along with the announcement, Youngblood shares a striking visual for his first single off the new project, "The Birds of Finland". Comprised of 13 tracks, Youngblood's debut album is the culmination of two years of extensively seeing the world, resulting in a record that involves travel and nature, but also the grounding aspects of the people Youngblood has encountered along the way. Whether it's what Youngblood humbly puts down as "musical ADHD" or sheer talent - Cheyenne is the work of a musical polymath. Where most musicians are relatively happy with picking up a guitar and sailing away on a few chords, Youngblood can be found darting from one instrument to the next. Cheyenne features no less than 30 different instruments - a harp, a bass clarinet, a tabla, and more - all of which are played by Youngblood on a record featuring no guests. While his sound is definitively his own, his debut takes cues from an array of artists including multi-instrumentalists Sufjan Stevens and Elliott Smith as well as the beautiful melodics of singer-songwriter Moses Sumney and Justin Vernon of Bon Iver.

Saxon - The CD Hoard (2018)

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Saxon - The CD Hoard (2018)

Saxon - The CD Hoard (2018)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 2.07 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 680 MB
4:57:01 | Hard Rock, Heavy Metal | Label: Edsel

2018 five CD set. Edsel is proud to announce the release of The CD Hoard, a five disc book set, showcasing four memorable tours from between 1995 and 2006. The front cover of the book features the beautiful painting by Saxon's artist-in-residence, the legendary Paul Gregory. Featuring blistering live versions of all of Saxon's classic tracks, the accompanying 24 page book is crammed with photos. Contains: The Dogs Of War Tour, 1995 (two CDs), The Lionheart Tour, 2004, A Night Out With The Boys, 2005, Rock Sound Festival, 2006.

Kreeta-Maria Kentala, Lauri Pulakka, Mitzi Meyerson - François Francœur: Sonates à violon seul et basse continue (2018)

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Kreeta-Maria Kentala, Lauri Pulakka, Mitzi Meyerson - François Francœur: Sonates à violon seul et basse continue (2018)

Kreeta-Maria Kentala, Lauri Pulakka, Mitzi Meyerson - François Francœur: Sonates à violon seul et basse continue (2018)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 712 Mb | Total time: 63:38+60:34 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Glossa | # GCD 921809 | Recorded: 2018

For her ninth recording project on Glossa, the Berlin-based American harpsichordist Mitzi Meyerson is joined by her Finnish colleagues Kreeta-Maria Kentala (violin) and Lauri Pulakka (cello). With this same setup which they are keen to call the Jones Band they have previously unearthed works for the label by Richard Jones and Giovanni Battista Somis. The new recording is centred on François Francur, a celebrated member of the Vingt-quatre Violons du Roi and of Le Concert Spirituel in France, and co- director, later in his career, with François Rebel, of the Paris Opéra. The ten violin sonatas on the present double album represent the complete Premier Livre de sonates à violon seul et basse continue, published in Paris in 1720.

Eric Lu, Edward Gardner, Hallé Orchestra - Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4; Chopin: Sonata No.2; Ballade No.4 (2018)

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Eric Lu, Edward Gardner, Hallé Orchestra - Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4; Chopin: Sonata No.2; Ballade No.4 (2018)

Eric Lu, Edward Gardner, Hallé Orchestra - Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4; Chopin: Sonata No.2; Ballade No.4 (2018)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 258 Mb | Total time: 62:31 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Warner Classics | # 9029555215 | Recorded: 2018

Warner Classics and Askonas Holt are proud to announce the signing of 20-year old American pianist, Eric Lu, winner and Dame Fanny Waterman Gold Medallist at the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition 2018. As part of this year’s coveted prize the winner receives worldwide management with Askonas Holt – one of the world's leading arts management agencies, and an international album release on Warner Classics – one of the foremost global classical music recording companies.

Hedvig Paulig, Ilmo Ranta, Jan Söderblom - Erkki Melartin: Songs to Swedish Texts (2018)

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Hedvig Paulig, Ilmo Ranta, Jan Söderblom - Erkki Melartin: Songs to Swedish Texts (2018)

Hedvig Paulig, Ilmo Ranta, Jan Söderblom - Erkki Melartin: Songs to Swedish Texts (2018)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 53:25 | 220 MB
Genre: Classical, Vocal | Label: Toccata Classics | Catalog: TOCC 0416

The Finnish composer Erkki Melartin (1875–1937) wrote around 250 art-songs, often grouping settings of different languages and different dates into unrelated and sometimes untitled opus numbers. But what might be a nightmare for the musicologist is a treasure trove for the enthusiast for Nordic song, as this recital of some of the best of Melartin’s Swedish settings will prove, with music that often sounds rather like Sibelius tinged with French Impressionism.

Jamie Saft - Solo a Genova (2018)

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Jamie Saft - Solo a Genova (2018)

Jamie Saft - Solo a Genova (2018)
XLD | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 225 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 147 Mb | Scans included
Label: RareNoise Records | # RNR088 | Time: 01:03:59
Post-Bop, Contemporary Jazz, Piano Jazz

One of the most prolific artists in the RareNoise roster, Jamie Saft has appeared on recordings by such groups as Metallic Taste of Blood, Slobber Pup, Plymouth, Red Hill, The Spanish Donkey and Berserk! As well as on collaborations with Steve Swallow and Bobby Previte (New Standard / Loneliness Road, which also featured Iggy Pop, Bill Brovold (Serenity Knolls), Roswell Rudd (Strength & Power) and his own New Zion album (Sunshine Seas). And yet, over all those sessions he has never recorded a solo piano album. Solo A Genova is Saft's highly emotive take on jazz standards and other uniquely American compositions. Recorded at the beautiful Teatro Carlo Felice in Genova, Italy in an acoustically marvellous space, Solo A Genova showcases Saft on a 9-foot Steinway Model D piano in the service of a number beguiling piano arrangements of tunes by Curtis Mayfield, Jimmy Jam/Terry Lewis, John Coltrane, ZZ Top, Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Charles Ives, Miles Davis and Bill Evans.

Keith Jarrett / Gary Peacock / Jack DeJohnette - After The Fall (2018) {ECM 2590/91}

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Keith Jarrett / Gary Peacock / Jack DeJohnette - After The Fall (2018) {ECM 2590/91}

Keith Jarrett / Gary Peacock / Jack DeJohnette - After The Fall (2018) {ECM 2590/91}
EAC 1.3 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 300dpi | 486MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 242MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Jazz, Post-Bop

The group colloquially known as “the Standards trio” has made many outstanding recordings, and After The Fall must rank with the very best of them. “I was amazed to hear how well the music worked,” writes Keith Jarrett in his liner note. “For me, it’s not only a historical document, but a truly great concert.” This performance in Newark, New Jersey in November 1998 marked Jarrett’s return to the concert stage after a two year hiatus. Joined by improvising partners Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette, he glides and soars through classics of the Great American Songbook including “The Masquerade Is Over”, “Autumn Leaves”, “When I Fall In Love” and “I’ll See You Again”.