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    Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment - Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No.4 & A Midsummer Night's Dream (1988)

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    Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment - Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No.4 & A Midsummer Night's Dream (1988)

    Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment - Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No.4 & A Midsummer Night's Dream (1988)
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 274 Mb | Total time: 63:17 | Scans included
    Classical | Label: Virgin Classics | # VC 7 90725-2 | Recorded: 1987

    If there is one Mendelssohn symphonic recording that makes the case for a more favorable reassessment [of the composer], it's this pairing of the Italian Symphony and some of the Midsummer Night's Dream music by Sir Charles Mackerras…. The clarity of texture here [in the Symphony] is extraordinary, even when the brass and winds add their clout. As a result, every line of Mendelssohn's orchestration comes through clearly, leaving a listener with a renewed respect for this composer's inventiveness…. The Midsummer Night's Dream music is even more miraculous….

    Charles Mackerras, Prague Chamber Orchestra - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, "Posthorn" Serenade (1985)

    Posted By: ArlegZ
    Charles Mackerras, Prague Chamber Orchestra - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, "Posthorn" Serenade (1985)

    Charles Mackerras, Prague Chamber Orchestra - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, "Posthorn" Serenade (1985)
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 278 Mb | Total time: 65:42 | Scans included
    Classical | Label: Telarc | # CD 80108 | Recorded: 1984

    The Prague Chamber Orchestra contributes some very good string playing to this Mozart reading by Sir Charles Mackerras. The approach is modern but well informed, with clean, light, agile, and luminous results. Mackerras observes the repeats (including that of the first movement recapitulation) and chooses excellent tempos. The Romance is especially lovely. Telarc's recording yields a fairly realistic concert-hall perspective, but the distant pickup and reverberation tend to muddy the texture a little. The coupling is an excellent account of the Posthorn Serenade.

    Leos Janacek - Chamber Music, Orchestral Works (2004) 5CD Box Set

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    Leos Janacek - Chamber Music, Orchestral Works (2004) 5CD Box Set

    Leos Janáček - Chamber Music, Orchestral Works (2004) 5CD Box Set
    Paul Crossley, Christopher Van Kampen, Kenneth Sillito, Thomas Trotter
    Gabrieli String Quartet, London Sinfonietta, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
    Slovak Philharmonic Choir, Wiener Philharmoniker, Riccardo Chailly
    Charles Mackerras, François Huybrechts, Neville Marriner, David Atherton
    Eva Urbanová, Vladimir Bogachov, Marta Benacková, Richard Novák

    EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 1.48 Gb | Scans ~ 20 Mb
    Genre: Classical | Label: Decca | # 475 523-2 DC5 | Time: 06:04:07

    To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Janáček’s birth, this Decca Collector Edition brings together most of the composer’s chamber works and solo pieces plus his most popular orchestral works and the magnificent Glagolitic Mass in a superb digital recording with Riccardo Chailly and Wiener Philharmoniker. The recordings of the solo works and chamber pieces feature one of the world’s most distinguished ensembles: the London Sinfonietta and David Atherton. Their recordings were originally released as a 5-LP set in 1981 and many of these performances have not been available for several years; many also make their first international appearance on CD. This set provides the listener with all the essential non-operatic Janáček in one convenient collection.

    Charles Mackerras - George Frideric Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks; Concerto a due cori; Water Music Suite (2002)

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    Charles Mackerras - George Frideric Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks; Concerto a due cori; Water Music Suite (2002)

    Charles Mackerras - George Frideric Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks; Concerto a due cori; Water Music Suite (2002)
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 400 Mb | Total time: 75:44 | Scans included
    Classical | Label: Testament | STB 1253 | Recorded: 1956, 1959, 1977

    Sir Charles Mackerras has a reputation for providing exciting and full-blooded interpretations in Janáček and baroque music and this thrilling collection of Handel recordings dating from almost 50 years ago is a case in point.

    Sir Charles Mackerras, Scottish Chamber Orchestra - Mozart: Symphonies 29, 31 'Paris', 32, 35 'Haffner' & 36 'Linz' (2010)

    Posted By: ArlegZ
    Sir Charles Mackerras, Scottish Chamber Orchestra - Mozart: Symphonies 29, 31 'Paris', 32, 35 'Haffner' & 36 'Linz' (2010)

    Sir Charles Mackerras, Scottish Chamber Orchestra - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphonies 29, 31 'Paris', 32, 35 'Haffner' & 36 'Linz' (2010)
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 520 Mb | Total time: 59:26+57:31 | Scans included
    Classical | Label: Linn Records | CKD 350 | Recorded: 2009

    The multi-award-winning partnership of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Sir Charles Mackerras is reunited in this second collection of Mozart Symphonies featuring Nos. 29, 31 ('Paris'), 32, 35 ('Haffner') & 36 ('Linz'). This much anticipated recording follows on from the astounding success of Mozart: Symphonies 38-41 which resulted in Mackerras and the SCO winning the Critics' Award at the 2009 BRIT Awards and led to Mozart: Symphonies 38-41 being named 'Disc of the Year' at the 2009 BBC Music Magazine Awards.

    Various Artists - Havergal Brian: Symphonies Nos. 29, 30, 31, 32 (2025)

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    Various Artists - Havergal Brian: Symphonies Nos. 29, 30, 31, 32 (2025)

    Various Artists - Havergal Brian: Symphonies Nos. 29, 30, 31, 32 (2025)
    WEB FLAC (tracks) - 346 MB | Tracks: 11 | 73:21
    Style: Classical | Label: Heritage Records

    Heritage presents the latest instalment in the ongoing series of BBC recordings of Havergal Brian symphonies. All four performances on this disc are conducted by champions of Brian’s music; Myer Fredman, Lionel Friend and Sir Charles Mackerras. The studio recordings are taken from the original tapes in the BBC archives and have been sensitively re-mastered.

    Magdalena Kožená - Enchantment (2006)

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    Magdalena Kožená - Enchantment (2006)

    Magdalena Kožená - Enchantment (2006)
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 563 Mb | Total time: 60:19+76:57 | Scans included
    Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | 00289 477 6153 | Recorded: 1996-2003

    If your ideal vocal recording places the performer next to your seat and your ideal vocal performance has the performer singing directly into your ear, this disc by mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kozená will be just about ideal. No matter what the repertoire – and Kozená performs everything from Bach to Gounod to Shostakovich – and no matter what the context – and Kozená takes on everything from song to opera to oratorio – Kozená is right next to the listener, singing straight into his/her ear. Given her exceedingly warm tone, her extremely rich delivery, and her extraordinarily sibilant pronunciation, Kozená's intimate delivery may be too much for those with heart conditions or those all too easily affected by singers. But for those made of sterner stuff, Kozená's performances here will be the stuff dreams are made of.

    Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera - Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice (1991)

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    Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera - Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice (1991)

    Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Maureen Forrester - Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice (1991)
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 527 Mb | Total time: 58:39+53:50 | Scans included
    Classical | Label: Vanguard Classics ‎| OVC 4039/40 | Recorded: 1966

    There are a bewildering number of versions of Gluck's opera. Gluck first composed the work in Vienna in 1762 with a libretto in Italian and the title role sung by a castrato. This initial version, in its austerity, was the work that changed the course of opera. In 1774, Gluck rewrote Orfeo to meet the tastes of Paris audiences. The work became longer and lost some of its harder edges. In the late 1830s, Gluck's great admirer and follower, Hector Berlioz, prepared his own version of Gluck's score. Performances of Orfeo tend to draw from several versions, with the cuts or changes that the conductor deems appropriate. There is no definitive score for Gluck's opera.

    Julian Lloyd-Webber, Charles Mackerras, Charles Groves - Sullivan: Cello Concerto, Irish Symphony, Overture di Ballo (1993)

    Posted By: ArlegZ
    Julian Lloyd-Webber, Charles Mackerras, Charles Groves - Sullivan: Cello Concerto, Irish Symphony, Overture di Ballo (1993)

    Julian Lloyd-Webber, Charles Mackerras, Charles Groves - Arthur Sullivan: Cello Concerto, Irish Symphony, Overture di Ballo (1993)
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & no Log) ~ 307 Mb | Total time: 71:22 | Scans included
    Classical | Label: EMI Classics | # CDM 7 64726 2 | Recorded: 1968, 1986

    Sir Charles Groves’s sturdy yet affectionate reading of Arthur Sullivan’s wholly charming Irish Symphony was always one of the best of his EMI offerings with the RLPO and the 1968 recording remains vivid. In the sparkling Overture di hallo, again, Groves conducts with plenty of character. There are also first-rate performances of Sullivan’s undemanding Cello Concerto from 1866 (in a fine reconstruction by Sir Charles Mackerras – the manuscript was destroyed in Chappell’s fire of 1964) as well as Elgar’s wistful little Romance (originally for bassoon). This is a thoroughly attractive mid-price reissue.

    Bryn Terfel, Charles Mackerras, Scottish Chamber Orchestra - George Frideric Handel Arias (1997)

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    Bryn Terfel, Charles Mackerras, Scottish Chamber Orchestra - George Frideric Handel Arias (1997)

    Bryn Terfel, Charles Mackerras, Scottish Chamber Orchestra - George Frideric Handel Arias (1997)
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 360 Mb | Total time: 73:24 | Scans included
    Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | 453 480-2 | Recorded: 1997

    Bryn Terfel has it all. His rich, deep baritone voice is capable of navigating the rapids and doing the vocal leaps and cartwheels that Handel routinely demands of his singers, even the ones with big, deep voices that usually move more slowly. He is Welsh, and in his mastery of words–clarity of projection and precise emotional expression–he calls to mind another great Welsh performer, Richard Burton.

    Antonín Dvorák Edition: The Slavonic Soul [27CDs] (2021)

    Posted By: ArlegZ
    Antonín Dvorák Edition: The Slavonic Soul [27CDs] (2021)

    Antonín Dvorák Edition: The Slavonic Soul [27CDs] (2021)
    XLD | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 6,77 Gb | Total time: 28:29:41 | Scans included
    Classical | Label: Warner Classics | # 0190296771897 | Recorded: 1955-2012

    Lilting melodies and exhilarating dance rhythms; gentle pathos, brooding drama and robust high spirits; the spirit of rural Bohemia and the sophistication of Prague, Vienna, New York and London in the late 19th century: Antonin Dvořák’s music is unfailingly distinctive and captivating. In all his works – from the epic ‘New World’ Symphony and Cello Concerto to the irresistible Slavonic Dances, haunting ‘American’ String Quartet, quirky violin Humoresque and yearning Song to the Moon – he is a composer whose heart is open and generous, and whose love for his homeland always shines through. This box provides an illuminating and enriching survey of his works, including his complete symphonies. A number of the celebrated performers have Slavonic roots themselves; all their interpretations draw on a deep affinity with Dvořák’s inspiration and humanity.

    Mackerras: Master of Orchestral Texture (2011) (5 CD Box Set)

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    Mackerras: Master of Orchestral Texture (2011) (5 CD Box Set)

    Charles Mackerras: Master of Orchestral Texture (2011) (5 CD Box Set)
    EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks, log, cue) | 5 CDs, 06:10:49 min | 1,51 Gb | Scans > 20 mb
    Genre: Classical / Label: EMI

    As well as Sir Charles's first recording of Janácek's Sinfonietta, this 5-CD set also showcases him performing the music of other composers whose music he was particularly famed for the world over.

    Emanuel Ax, Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment - Frédéric Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 (1999)

    Posted By: ArlegZ
    Emanuel Ax, Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment - Frédéric Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 (1999)

    Emanuel Ax, Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment - Frédéric Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 (1999)
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 228 Mb | Total time: 62:08 | Scans included
    Classical | Label: Sony Classical | # SK60771 | Recorded: 1998

    The required calling card of any pianist-composer in the 1820s and '30s was a virtuosic piano piece accompanied by an orchestra. When the 21-year-old Chopin arrived in Paris in the fall of 1831, he had several such compositions under his arm, including the Concerto in E Minor (which, although the first of his two concertos to be published, was composed after the Concerto in F Minor) and the already heralded Variations (which had inspired Robert Schumann to remark, "Hats off, gentlemen–a genius.").

    Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House - Gounod: Roméo et Juliette (2008/1994)

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    Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House - Gounod: Roméo et Juliette (2008/1994)

    Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Leontina Vaduva, Roberto Alagna - Gounod: Roméo et Juliette (2008/1994)
    NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | Français (Dolby AC3, 2 ch) | 7.06 Gb (DVD9) | 176 min
    Classical | Opus Arte | Sub: English

    Charles Mackerras teases the romantic beauty from Gounod's score, which has been widely admired since its first performance at the Théâtre Lyrique, Paris, in 1867. In this 1994 recording, the youthful Roberto Alagna as Roméo and Leontina Vaduva as the unattainable Juliette lead an excellent cast in this touching portrayal of impossible love, based on Shakespeare's play.

    Charles Mackerras, English Chamber Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers - Georg Friedrich Handel: Messiah (1989)

    Posted By: ArlegZ
    Charles Mackerras, English Chamber Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers - Georg Friedrich Handel: Messiah (1989)

    Charles Mackerras, English Chamber Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers - Georg Friedrich Handel: Messiah (1989)
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 787 Mb | Total time: 77:30+77:38 | Scans included
    Classical | Label: EMI Classics | # 7243 5 69449 2 3 | Recorded: 1966

    It was this set which, in company with one from Sir Colin Davis issued by Philips a few weeks earlier, inaugurated the era of 'progressive' Messiah recordings. They had of course been foreshadowed—by Sir Adrian Boult, notably, and by the work of such editors as John Tobin and Watkins Shaw. But this was one of the first to use a chamber orchestra, lively tempos and ornamentation: and between them Davis and Mackerras made us listen afresh to a work whose performance traditions had threatened to become hidebound… The forces aren't 'authentic', but rather larger, and women's voices are used in the chorus. It is however an excellent chorus, well disciplined and clean.