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Playboy Magazine's Iconic Alcohol Advertising in the 1980s

Playboy Magazine, a hallmark of 20th-century popular culture, was known for many things - its groundbreaking interviews, in-depth articles, and iconic centerfolds. But, often overlooked, was its strategic and stylish portrayal of alcohol advertising, particularly during the exuberant decade of the 1980s.

Playboy Magazine's Iconic
Alcohol Advertising in the 1980s

JACK Quartet - Clara Iannotta: Earthing (2020)

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JACK Quartet - Clara Iannotta: Earthing (2020)

JACK Quartet - Clara Iannotta: Earthing (2020)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 248 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 132 Mb | 00:57:47
Avant-Garde Jazz | Label: Wergo

On her portrait recording "earthing" the Berlin-based composer Clara Iannotta concentrates on the genre string quartet. Therefor she takes inspiration mostly from the idea of an underwater world and the small animals that let their luminous organs glow in the deep. The resulting music seems to be under the pressure of water masses but happens in an environment of expanded time.

Matei Varga - George Enescu: Piano Sonata No.1; Suite No.2; Pieces impromptues (2010)

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Matei Varga - George Enescu: Piano Sonata No.1; Suite No.2; Pieces impromptues (2010)

Matei Varga - George Enescu: Piano Sonata No.1; Suite No.2; Pieces impromptues (2010)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 195 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 151 Mb | Artwork included
Genre: Classical | Label: Naxos | # 8.572120 | Time: 01:05:57

This collection of piano music is a welcome reminder of the many fascinating stylistic strands that colour George Enescu’s work. Seriously under-rated today, he exerted a powerful influence on all those who came under his spell, including Yehudi Menuhin, for whom Enescu remained ‘the greatest musician’. Pianist Matei Varga is a prizewinner of numerous international competitions, among them the Maria Canals Competition in Barcelona, the Porto International Piano Competition and the George Enescu Competition in Bucharest.

Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante - George Frideric Handel: Silla (2017)

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Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante - George Frideric Handel: Silla (2017)

Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante - George Frideric Handel: Silla (2017)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 556 Mb | Total time: 59:54+53:06 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Glossa | # GCD 923408 | Recorded: 2017

No Handel opera is as enigmatic as Silla. His fourth London opera, it was composed in 1713 to a libretto by Giacomo Rossi, also the librettist of the composer s first great London triumph Rinaldo (1711). And that is just about the extent of any certainty on the subject. It might have been premiered in 1713 in London in a private concert at the Queen s Theatre, but even this remains unconfirmed. This is one of Handel s few historical operas, being concerned with Plutarch s account of the latter part of the life of Lucius Cornelius Sulla, who after taking Rome became a tyrannical despot who murders his opponents, before suddenly retiring to his country estate to enjoy his leisure.

Stephen Layton, The Choir of Trinity College, Academy of Ancient Music - Handel: Chandos Anthems Nos 5a, 6a, 8 (2013)

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Stephen Layton, The Choir of Trinity College, Academy of Ancient Music - Handel: Chandos Anthems Nos 5a, 6a, 8 (2013)

Stephen Layton, The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, Academy of Ancient Music - George Frideric Handel: Chandos Anthems Nos 5a, 6a & 8 (2013)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 367 Mb | Total time: 74:48 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Hyperion | # CDA67926 | Recorded: 2012

Handel’s beautiful, intimate settings of liturgical texts written for the First Duke of Chandos are among his less well-known choral works—and are proved by this second volume from Trinity also to be among his loveliest. They are a perfect example of the composer’s English style heard in Acis & Galatea and oratorios such as Judas Maccabaeus.

Denys Darlow, London Handel Orchestra, Gillian Fisher, Patrizia Kwella - George Frideric Handel: Aminta e Fillide (2001)

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Denys Darlow, London Handel Orchestra, Gillian Fisher, Patrizia Kwella - George Frideric Handel: Aminta e Fillide (2001)

Denys Darlow, London Handel Orchestra, Gillian Fisher, Patrizia Kwella - George Frideric Handel: Aminta e Fillide (2001)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 282 Mb | Total time: 54:30 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Hyperion | # CDA66118 | Recorded: 1984

Handel wrote ‘Arresta il passo’ (which Hyperion has renamed after its hero and heroine) for Rome’s Arcadian Academy in 1708. A suitably pastoral cantata for two voices, strings and continuo, it depicts the shepherd Aminta’s wooing of the initially reluctant nymph Fillide in a series of charming arias (some of which Handel reused in Agrippina and Rinaldo).

101 Strings Orchestra - Easy Classical: 30 Classical Melodies with a Touch of Pop (2020)

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101 Strings Orchestra - Easy Classical: 30 Classical Melodies with a Touch of Pop (2020)

101 Strings Orchestra - Easy Classical: 30 Classical Melodies with a Touch of Pop (2020)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 527 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 236 MB
1:27:10 | Easy Listening, Classical, Pop | Label: Dockland Music

101 Strings Orchestra was a brand for a highly successful easy listening symphonic music organization, with a discography exceeding 150 albums and a creative lifetime of around 30 years beginning in 1957. 101 Strings had a trademark sound, focusing on melody with a laid-back ambiance most often featuring strings. Their LPs were individualized by the slogan "The Sound of Magnificence." The 101 Strings orchestra included 124 string instruments, and was conducted by Wilhelm Stephan.

RCO Amsterdam; George Szell - Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Franz Schubert: Rosamunde (1989)

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RCO Amsterdam; George Szell - Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Franz Schubert: Rosamunde (1989)

Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Franz Schubert: From the Incidental Music to Rosamunde
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam; George Szell, conductor

EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 311 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 137 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Philips | # 426 071-2 | Time: 00:59:23

George Szell's Philips Concertgebouw legacy includes some distinguished recordings, with the scintillating Midsummer Night's Dream suite taking pride of place. Few if any rivals can match the ''Scherzo'' (not even Szell's later Cleveland recording is as buoyant or precise), while the Overture is extraordinarily well drilled and the ''Nocturne'', although cool, has a genuine sense of repose. The Schubert Rosamunde excerpts display all the drive and textural clarity that Szell habitually brought to, say, the Great C major Symphony…

Jordi Savall, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Le Concert des Nations - Monteverdi: l'Orfeo (2023)

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Jordi Savall, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Le Concert des Nations - Monteverdi: l'Orfeo (2023)

Jordi Savall, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Le Concert des Nations, Marc Mauillon & Luciana Mancini - Monteverdi: l'Orfeo (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 523 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 274 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:49:06
Classical, Opera | Label: Château de Versailles Spectacles

Jordi Savall is painting Monteverdi in the colours of the Mediterranean. The Catalan maestro has entrusted the title role of this foundational work of Western music to a remarkable baritone: the magnificent Marc Mauillon embodies Orfeo, his resonant and ductile voice in perfect unison with the conductor's musical vision. Here, a warm performance and rich sound reign supreme!

Sao Paulo Symphony Choir & Orchestra, Neil Thomson - de Almeida Prado: Sinfonia Dos Orixas; Pequenos Funerais Cantantes (2023)

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Sao Paulo Symphony Choir & Orchestra, Neil Thomson - de Almeida Prado: Sinfonia Dos Orixas; Pequenos Funerais Cantantes (2023)

Sao Paulo Symphony Choir & Orchestra, Neil Thomson - de Almeida Prado: Sinfonia Dos Orixas; Pequenos Funerais Cantantes (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 268 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 167 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:10:23
Classical | Label: Naxos Records

Jose Antônio de Almeida Prado was one of the most admired Brazilian composers of his time. The two stylistically diverse works featured on this album exemplify different creative periods in the composer’s life. The prize-winning Pequenos funerais cantantes, which was Almeida Prado’s breakthrough as a composer, is a lament full of unique soundworlds forged from different combinations of choral and orchestral writing. The superbly orchestrated Sinfonia dos OrixAs takes as its subject the Orishas (deities in the Yoruba religion) – and is a personal tribute to the rich Afro-Brazilian religious traditions, a sumptuous melodic and rhythmic feast celebrating the forces of nature.

Kalina Hristova, Vesela Trichkova, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Dario Salvi - Adam: Orfa (Ed. Dario Salvi) (2023)

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Kalina Hristova, Vesela Trichkova, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Dario Salvi - Adam: Orfa (Ed. Dario Salvi) (2023)

Kalina Hristova, Vesela Trichkova, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Dario Salvi - Adam: Orfa (Ed. Dario Salvi) (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 355 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 209 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:28:57
Classical | Label: Naxos Records

Orfa was Adolphe Adam’s penultimate ballet, with an intriguing scenario based on Nordic mythology. It shares analogies with Hesiod’s Theogony and Wagner’s Ring cycle in depicting the struggle between the older gods (Loki) and younger gods (Odin). Full of archetypal Romantic elements, Orfa was mounted with the lavish stage spectacle for which the Paris Opera was famous, and featured Fanny Cerrito in the title role. Adam’s writing shows increasingly vivid orchestral imagination, drama and tonal colour, with roles for several instrumental soloists. This world premiere recording uses a new edition copied from Adam’s original manuscript score held at the Bibliothèque nationale de France.

Zachary Carrettin, Yu-eun Kim, Brune Macary, Michael Lawrence Smith & Paul Miller - Boulder Bach Festival (2023)

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Zachary Carrettin, Yu-eun Kim, Brune Macary, Michael Lawrence Smith & Paul Miller - Boulder Bach Festival (2023)

Zachary Carrettin, Yu-eun Kim, Brune Macary, Michael Lawrence Smith & Paul Miller - Boulder Bach Festival (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 302 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 131 Mb | Digital booklet | 00:54:38
Classical | Label: Sono Luminus

This album is the culmination of an extraordinarily fruitful artistic collaboration that took place at the 2022 Boulder Bach Festival in Boulder, Colorado. The recordings were made immediately after the public concerts concluded. They document four of the many memorable musical interpretations at the Festival, which occurred not just because of the many talented artists, but also thanks to the kindness and generosity of countless members of the community and region. Although many musicians converged on Boulder from all over the globe, the Festival also featured several remarkable local artists. The entire project took place against the backdrop of some of the most majestic natural scenery in the world.

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra & Nicholas Buc - The Jungle (2023)

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Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra & Nicholas Buc - The Jungle (2023)

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra & Nicholas Buc - The Jungle (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 405 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 168 Mb | 01:13:17
Jazz, Classical | Label: Blue Engine Records

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO), comprising 15 of the finest jazz soloists and ensemble players today, has been the Jazz at Lincoln Center resident orchestra since 1988 and spends over a third of the year on tour across the world. Featured in all aspects of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s programming, this remarkably versatile orchestra performs and leads educational events in New York, across the U.S. and around the globe; in concert halls; dance venues; jazz clubs; public parks; and with symphony orchestras; ballet troupes; local students; and an ever-expanding roster of guest artists.

El Gran Teatro del Mundo - La Vida Es Sueño (2023)

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El Gran Teatro del Mundo - La Vida Es Sueño (2023)

El Gran Teatro del Mundo - La Vida Es Sueño (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 384 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 165 Mb | 01:12:06
Classical | Label: Seulétoile

La vida es sueño borrows the title of Calderón’s work for this musical and poetic journey through dreams, the night and the powerful symbolism that surrounds them, evoking a magical, mysterious, threatening and secret world. El Gran Teatro del Mundo, specialising in French music from the time of Louis XIV, revisits the operas of the Grand Siècle in this disc, offering an exclusively instrumental interpretation of scenes in which night and sleep are the best allies of love and death.

Joan Sutherland, Nicola Rescigno, Orchestra del Teatro de la Fenice - George Frideric Handel: Alcina (1997)

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Joan Sutherland, Nicola Rescigno, Orchestra del Teatro de la Fenice - George Frideric Handel: Alcina (1997)

Joan Sutherland, Nicola Rescigno, Orchestra del Teatro de la Fenice - George Frideric Handel: Alcina (1997)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 291 Mb | Total time: 74:29+62:21 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Bella Voce Records | # BLV 107.220 | Recorded: 1960

This set is what early music or baroque opera purists might call politically incorrect. The orchestra at Venice's La Fenice is too big, the playing is Romantic, with plenty of rubato and not crisp, and very few of the singers get through the music as Handel wrote it or embellish it the way he wished. But it does feature Joan Sutherland at her most amazing. Her huge voice, pure tone, impeccable technique, seamless legato, and glorious ease are the definition of bel canto. While this two-CD release is not ideal, it does present Alcina in much of its loveliness.

Raphael Pichon, Ensemble Pygmalion - Jean-Philippe Rameau: Dardanus (2015)

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Raphael Pichon, Ensemble Pygmalion - Jean-Philippe Rameau: Dardanus (2015)

Raphaël Pichon, Ensemble Pygmalion - Jean-Philippe Rameau: Dardanus (2015)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 804 Mb | Total time: 145:13 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Alpha | # ALPHA 964 | Recorded: 2012

Alpha presents the reissue of Ensemble Pygmalions version of Dardanus, conducted by Raphaël Pichon and recorded in the majestic acoustics of the Opéra Royal at Versailles Palace. This set won multiple awards on its first release: Rameau, a flinty-hearted composer lacking in imagination? Rameau, a cold mathematician in his chord progressions and a severe draughtsman in his vocal lines? One need only listen, in Dardanus, to the melancholy laments of Princess Iphise, splendidly sung by the soprano Gaëlle Arquez, to realise the treasures of tenderness and invention that still remained in the youthful heart of the fifty-six-year-old composer! . . . This version, which fills an important gap in the discography, possesses all the assets needed to speak to us today, and to last.