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    Collegium Musicum '23 - J. S. Bach: The Art of Fugue on Bach's Original Instruments (2025)

    Posted By: ciklon5
    Date: 10 Jun 2025 14:48:55
    Collegium Musicum '23 - J. S. Bach: The Art of Fugue on Bach's Original Instruments (2025)

    Collegium Musicum '23 - J. S. Bach: The Art of Fugue on Bach's Original Instruments (2025)
    FLAC (tracks), Lossless +Booklet | 1:22:39 | 418 Mb
    Genre: Classical

    Johann Sebastian Bach took the opportunity to enhance the previously mediocre inventory of string instruments in Leipzig's two main churches in 1729 by purchasing four violins, two violas and two cellos from the workshop of Johann Christian Hoffmann (Leipzig 1683-1750). Three of these eight instruments, two violins and a viola, are still owned by the Thomaskirche. They could only be admired in a display case for decades, but here they can be heard in a recording for the first time. The Art of Fugue is framed by Bach's first and last Leipzig chorale arrangements, recorded on the Hildebrandt organ in Stormthal near Leipzig, which Bach had examined and inaugurated. Hearing these emblematic works on instruments that the Cantor himself had played is an extraordinary experience that provides direct historical testimony to the sound world of Johann Sebastian Bach.
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    Utopia Ensemble - Requiem for an Emperor (2025)

    Posted By: ciklon5
    Date: 6 Feb 2025 14:58:16
    Utopia Ensemble - Requiem for an Emperor (2025)

    Utopia Ensemble - Requiem for an Emperor (2025)
    FLAC (tracks), Lossless | 1:07:40 | 284 Mb
    Genre: Classical

    Charles V was certainly the most powerful and charismatic of the Renaissance rulers. Exhausted and worn down by the challenges of imperial rule, he abdicated towards the end of his life and led a secluded existence in the monastery of Cuacos de Yuste in Castile under the motto 'Ecce elongavi fugiens et mansi in solitudine' ('I fled and remained in solitude'). The Utopia Ensemble seeks out the man behind the monarch and examines the duality of power and greatness as well as solitude. Pierre de Manchicourt - court composer to Charles's son and director of the famous Capilla Flamenca - could well have written his Requiem for one of the countless commemorations of Charles V. It radiates serenity and splendour and is juxtaposed here with chansons that moved the heart beneath Charles's imperial armour.
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    Bertrand Cuiller - Wunderkammer. Bach: Harpsichord Works (2024)

    Posted By: ciklon5
    Date: 4 Sep 2024 12:28:20
    Bertrand Cuiller - Wunderkammer. Bach: Harpsichord Works (2024)

    Bertrand Cuiller - Wunderkammer. Bach: Harpsichord Works (2024)
    FLAC (tracks), Lossless +Booklet | 1:10:17 | 418 Mb
    Genre: Classical

    "I dream of forever being able to build programmes and recordings, as I do here, out of a pure desire to play. These mischievous, naive desires for play and musical pleasure are the only things that drive me. In this new album devoted to J.S. Bach, I explore a wide variety of works, each telling its own story, which could be arranged in different ways or listened to separately. The aim of this new album, my first solo work devoted to Johann Sebastian Bach, is simple but so important to me: to delight the ears and, may I hope, the heart, with a few pieces that I place in the pantheon of the Kantor and that have been with me for a long time, recorded here on a magnificent harpsichord by Philippe Humeau. And a new adventure with Ramee - an invaluable label if there ever was one - is just beginning!"
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    Utopia Ensemble - Salve Susato (2023)

    Posted By: ciklon5
    Date: 29 Sep 2023 00:29:51
    Utopia Ensemble - Salve Susato (2023)

    Utopia Ensemble - Salve Susato (2023)
    FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 1:14:45 | 171 / 341 Mb
    Genre: Classical / Label: Ramée

    Der Instrumentalist, Komponist und Verleger Tielman Susato war eine der berühmtesten Persönlichkeiten im Musikleben Antwerpens in der Renaissance. Heute eher bekannt als wichtiger Verleger, war Susato aber auch ein sehr fähiger Komponist. Das Utopia Ensemble präsentiert hier ein Florilegium von reizvollen Werken, die von Susato komponiert und / oder veröffentlicht wurden.
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    Mezzaluna - Recorders Greate and Smale (2009)

    Posted By: tirexiss
    Date: 16 Mar 2023 17:20:09
    Mezzaluna - Recorders Greate and Smale (2009)

    Mezzaluna - Recorders Greate and Smale (2009)
    EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 66:09 | 327 MB
    Genre: Classical | Label: Ramée | Catalog: RAM 0907

    This is an extremely enjoyable disc of music for Recorder Consort as it might have been played at the Courts of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. It includes pieces by Henry himself and by William Byrd, but most of it is by non-English composers because, as is explained in the notes, much of the fine English music of the time is not feasible for a Recorder Consort. The composers are very fine, though, and include Isaac, Arcadelt, Lassus, both Ferraboscos and others. It makes a thoroughly enjoyable programme.
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    New Collegium & Claudio Ribeiro - Lemniscate - Bach: The Art of Fugue (2023)

    Posted By: ciklon5
    Date: 1 Mar 2023 12:59:52
    New Collegium & Claudio Ribeiro - Lemniscate - Bach: The Art of Fugue (2023)

    New Collegium & Claudio Ribeiro - Lemniscate - Bach: The Art of Fugue (2023)
    FLAC (tracks), Lossless +Booklet | 1:13:45 | 371 Mb
    Genre: Classical / Label: Ramée

    Surrounded by a certain air of mystery and revered as a relic, The Art of Fugue is roundly praised for its complex, mathematical nature. However, these works are also movingly lyrical, and deserve to be enjoyed for their pure beauty, just as one enjoys the rhythms and sounds in the words of a poem, regardless of form and sometimes even meaning. Following the last version of J.S. Bach's autograph manuscript, New Collegium champions in "Lemniscate" the reconciliation and celebration of all these aspects, bringing to the fore both the cerebral brilliance as well as the emotive intensity of this iconic masterpiece, allowing it to be both light and profound. The rich instrumentation of woodwinds, brass, strings and harpsichord allows for expressive characters to be exaggerated, hints at other musical styles, and paints diverse atmospheres, infusing fantasy and life into these twenty fugues and canons.
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    Christopher Palameta, Olivia Sham - Berlioz's Lost Oboe: Early French Romantic Music for Oboe and Piano (2023)

    Posted By: ciklon5
    Date: 21 Jan 2023 09:38:40
    Christopher Palameta, Olivia Sham - Berlioz's Lost Oboe: Early French Romantic Music for Oboe and Piano (2023)

    Christopher Palameta, Olivia Sham - Berlioz's Lost Oboe: Early French Romantic Music for Oboe and Piano (2023)
    FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 55:40 | 195 / 127 Mb
    Genre: Classical / Label: Ramée

    ‘It is simply a badge of historical injustice that oboists must wear.’ Such was the lament of Leon Goosens, echoing the commonly-held view that the nineteenth century was a time of crisis in the history of the oboe. Like a snowball effect, the idée reçue that the instrument fell into disuse because it was considered incompatible with the aesthetics of Romantic expression has been handed down across generations. This recording unearths a handful of evocative compositions from early nineteenth-century France to provide a reassessment of this commonly-held view. These works, all of which have never been recorded before, belong to a large corpus of neglected nineteenth-century chamber music for oboe and fortepiano, and bear witness to a lively, dynamic tradition of wind playing in France. Performed here on a ten-keyed French oboe by Guillaume Adler (Paris, c.1835) and a fortepiano by Erard (Paris, 1840), these sentimental and lyrical rarities beautifully highlight the unique timbres and playing characteristics of these rare original models.
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    Michal Gondko - Mortua dulce cano. A Florilegium of Late Renaissance Lute Music (2022)

    Posted By: ciklon5
    Date: 5 Mar 2022 04:25:05
    Michal Gondko - Mortua dulce cano. A Florilegium of Late Renaissance Lute Music (2022)

    Michal Gondko - Mortua dulce cano. A Florilegium of Late Renaissance Lute Music (2022)
    FLAC (tracks), Lossless | 64:33 | 260 Mb
    Genre: Classical / Label: Ramée

    "Dum vixi tacui; mortua dulce cano" ("While I lived I was silent; dead, I sing sweetly"). Found in the portrait of the sixteenth-century lute maker Gaspar Tieffenbrucker, these words, spoken by the imaginary tone wood used for centuries in the manufacture of string instruments, fittingly depict its double life.This recording celebrates a historical instrument, whose voice time did not manage to silence: the so-called “Presbyter” (although in actual fact anonymous) lute, possibly made in Padua in 1595. One of the oldest playable lutes in existence, it was restored to its likely first configuration (a seven-course lute) and still features its original soundboard and back. Inspired by the cosmopolitan nature of the anthologies of lute music compiled at the time of the instrument’s presumed completion, Michal Gondko showcases its expressive potential with a diverse programme, placing emphasis on high-quality yet largely neglected repertoire, most of which has not been recorded to date.
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    Musicke & Mirth - A Store Housse of Treasure (2022)

    Posted By: ciklon5
    Date: 4 Feb 2022 08:55:48
    Musicke & Mirth - A Store Housse of Treasure (2022)

    Musicke & Mirth - A Store Housse of Treasure (2022)
    FLAC tracks | 69:45 | 348 Mb
    Genre: Classical / Label: Ramée

    The singer, composer and music copyist John Baldwin (ca.1560-1615) trained as a choirboy in the royal court chapel in England between 1580 and 1590 and was taught music theory and ensemble playing in conjunction with viol playing. Armed with this practical education, he performed a broad repertoire, encompassing church music, theatrical performances and evening entertainment for the feasts of wealthy citizens. He compiled the repertoire performed in this musical environment in his so-called Commonplace Book, with the aim of preserving the pieces contained therein for future generations. In the introductory poem to his manuscript he describes his book as "a store housse of treasure". The pieces transmitted are diverse, ranging from rhythmically sophisticated instrumental pieces over humorous songs to profound motets. This recording plumbs the depth of this musical treasure trove, bringing to life a fascinating era of English music history.
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    La Morra - Mirabilia Musica. Echoes From Late Medieval Cracow (2022)

    Posted By: ciklon5
    Date: 7 Jan 2022 03:54:49
    La Morra - Mirabilia Musica. Echoes From Late Medieval Cracow (2022)

    La Morra - Mirabilia Musica. Echoes From Late Medieval Cracow (2022)
    FLAC tracks | 60:56 | 285 Mb
    Genre: Classical / Label: Ramée

    The city of Cracow, until 1596 the political, commercial and cultural capital of Poland, rose to prominence in Central Europe in the course of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries under the rule of the Jagiellon dynasty. Although repertoire both performed and composed in Cracow exists from before to that period, it is the manuscripts from the first half of the fifteenth century that capture an impression of the city’s soundscape in a period when it was reportedly “gripped by the greatest enthusiasm” for music. On the one hand, they reveal an intense involvement with Italian and French art music, and on the other, rare glimpses of local musical production ranging from simple, often archaic-sounding polyphony to more complex works of Mikołaj Radomski, a mysterious Polish composer whose music is not known from other sources. The recorded programme is a musical panorama of a vibrant early fifteenth-century city in the East of Latin Europe which, six centuries later, still enchants with its medieval-renaissance aura.
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    The Theater of Music - An Evening at the Theatre (2021)

    Posted By: ciklon5
    Date: 12 Nov 2021 14:03:43
    The Theater of Music - An Evening at the Theatre (2021)

    The Theater of Music - An Evening at the Theatre (2021)
    FLAC tracks | 1:16:45 | Mb
    Genre: Classical / Label: Ramée

    "An Evening at the Theatre" reconstitue la partie musicale d’un « masque » tel qu'il aurait pu être joué dans un théâtre de Londres vers 1680. Divertissement de cour alliant musique instrumentale, danse, théâtre, chant, pantomime, le masque florissait en Angleterre du début du XVIe jusqu’à la fin du XVIIe siècle. Musique savante anglaise, country dance de John Playford et musique folklorique écossaise y avaient leur place dans un même moment musical. The Theater of Music a voulu souligner au milieu du programme l’originalité de l’anti-masque, véritable intermède comique à l'intérieur même du masque. Il avait pour but de dérider, voire de parodier le roi ou une autre personne de rang élevé, par des bizarreries scéniques et instrumentales, avant de se remettre à un niveau plus courtois et de montrer ainsi la soumission des sujets à leur souverain.
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    Romina Lischka - Bach for Two (2021)

    Posted By: ciklon5
    Date: 1 Oct 2021 04:12:46
    Romina Lischka - Bach for Two (2021)

    Romina Lischka - Bach for Two (2021)
    FLAC tracks | 1:16:27 | 370 Mb
    Genre: Classical / Label: Ramée

    Johann Sebastian Bach nous a laissé trois sonates pour viole de gambe et clavecin. De la sonate pour viole de gambe en sol majeur, Bach a arrangé le mouvement final pour en faire une sonate en trio avec orgue. Certains de leurs mouvements sont en fait des remaniements de matériaux composés précédemment pour des cantates, des œuvres pour orgue et de musique de chambre. Cette pratique a donné naissance au programme "Bach for Two" du duo Romina Lischka et Marnix De Cat, dans lequel les plus belles combinaisons de viole de gambe et d'orgue sont réunies dans des chorals et trios originaux ou arrangés du grand maître.
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    Cristiano Holtz - Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier I (2021)

    Posted By: ciklon5
    Date: 19 Aug 2021 21:48:15
    Cristiano Holtz - Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier I (2021)

    Cristiano Holtz - Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier I (2021)
    FLAC tracks / MP3 320 kbps | 2:03:00 | 817 / 283 Mb
    Genre: Classical / Label: Ramee

    Which "Clavier" did Bach have in mind? Apart from a "grand clavessin" by Michael Mietke, which he probably had at his disposal at the court in Cöthen, there is evidence that he knew instruments by Gottfried Silbermann. A harpsichord with a 16’ stop by Johann Heinrich Harrass (today in the Berlin Musikinstrumenten-Museum) is also assumed to have been in Bach’s possession. A large instrument similar to this supposed "Bach harpsichord" was built by Zacharias Hildebrandt, who was closely associated with the composer during his Leipzig years.Since Bach travelled to Hamburg on various occasions, it can be assumed that he was familiar with the famous harpsichord building tradition of that city, represented by the workshops of Zell, Fleischer and Hass. Since he was known for using rich and unusual registrations on the organ, we can assume that he used equally flamboyant registrations on the harpsichord. Cristiano Holtz has therefore chosen a large instrument by Matthias Kramer after Christian Zell (Hamburg 1728).
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    Corina Marti - KeyNotes: Early European Keyboard Music (2021)

    Posted By: ciklon5
    Date: 8 Jul 2021 20:25:03
    Corina Marti - KeyNotes: Early European Keyboard Music (2021)

    Corina Marti - KeyNotes: Early European Keyboard Music (2021)
    FLAC tracks +booklet | 65:39 | 317 Mb
    Genre: Classical / Label: Ramée

    Some of the greatest works ever composed were conceived for and inspired by keyboard instruments. Today, however, the splendour of the canonical works for keyboard instruments composed after 1600 — Bach’s Preludes and Fugues, Beethoven’s Sonatas and Chopin’s Nocturnes — tends to overshadow works composed earlier, despite there being a rich history of repertoire and a variety of instruments at that earlier time. Corina Marti here not only explores the earliest keyboard music to be composed in Europe but also provides a fascinating insight into a world of virtuoso players and the music composed for them, playing a selection of instruments that are hardly known today: a metal-stringed clavisimbalum (an early form of harpsichord), an upright gut-stringed claviciterium, two organetti (portative organs) of different sizes, and the church organ in Altenbruch in northern Germany with its array of original pipes that date from the fifteenth century.
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    La Gioia Armonica - Per il Salterio (2021)

    Posted By: ciklon5
    Date: 21 May 2021 07:37:37
    La Gioia Armonica - Per il Salterio (2021)

    La Gioia Armonica - Per il Salterio (2021)
    FLAC tracks | 01:15:59 | 466 Mb
    Genre: Classical / Label: Ramée

    Today there are different types of the instrument known in German-speaking countries as the "hackbrett", mainly associated with local traditional music, such as the cimbalom in Eastern Europe, the santūr in Persia, etc. The history of European music has also known moments when this type of instrument was appreciated in art music, thanks especially to its sonority, which predestined it for the so-called "sensitive" (empfindsam) style. This recording is devoted to the salterio, the Italian form of the instrument, for which a considerable number of works were composed in the eighteenth century. Margit Übellacker and Jürgen Banholzer present a selection of recordings of sonatas for salterio and basso continuo. These reflect the galant style of north Italy in the second half of the eighteenth century.
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