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Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra / Mario Venzago – Sofia Gubaidulina: The Deceitful Face of Hope and of Despair / Sieben Worte (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra / Mario Venzago - Sofia Gubaidulina: The Deceitful Face of Hope and of Despair / Sieben Worte (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra / Mario Venzago – Sofia Gubaidulina: The Deceitful Face of Hope and of Despair / Sieben Worte (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Digital Booklet Included
Total Size: 2.85 GB (FLAC) + 2.72 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: BIS | Sweden | Cat#: BIS-SACD-1449 | Genre: Classical

Considered by many to be the most important Russian composer since Shostakovich, Sofia Gubaidulina is well represented in the BIS catalogue. The present disc will be welcomed by her many admirers, as it includes the world première recording of her flute concerto, composed in 2005 and dedicated to Sharon Bezaly, the performer on this disc. Its title, ‘…The Deceitful Face of Hope and of Despair’, is taken from T.S. Eliot’s poem Ash Wednesday, but as the composer herself writes in the liner notes: ‘It was by no means my intention to represent the emotional states mentioned in the title by musical means. Continue reading “Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra / Mario Venzago – Sofia Gubaidulina: The Deceitful Face of Hope and of Despair / Sieben Worte (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra / Yang Yang – The Psalms Of Taciturnity / The Butterfly Lovers (2019) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra / Yang Yang - The Psalms Of Taciturnity / The Butterfly Lovers (2019) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra / Yang Yang – The Psalms Of Taciturnity / The Butterfly Lovers (2019) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel
Total Size: 3.13 GB (FLAC) + 2.78 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Accentus Music | Germany | Cat#: ACC30464 | Genre: Classical

Hailed at its premiere as “a breakthrough in China’s symphonic music,” HE Zhanhao and CHEN Gang’s “Butterfly Lovers” Violin Concerto was later reviled during the Cultural Revolution for its Western influence and feudal Chinese inspiration. Continue reading “Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra / Yang Yang – The Psalms Of Taciturnity / The Butterfly Lovers (2019) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner – Janáček: Orchestral Works, Vol.1 Suite From ‘The Cunning Little Vixen’, Sinfonietta, Capriccio (2014) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner - Janáček: Orchestral Works, Vol.1 Suite From 'The Cunning Little Vixen', Sinfonietta, Capriccio (2014) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner – Janáček: Orchestral Works, Vol.1 Suite From ‘The Cunning Little Vixen’, Sinfonietta, Capriccio (2014) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Digital Booklet Included
Total Size: 3.48 GB (FLAC) + 3.21 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Chandos | UK | Cat#: CHSA 5142 | Genre: Classical

Edward Gardner conducts the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra in the opening volume in their series devoted to orchestral works by Leoš Janácek. It features three pieces that originate in Janácek’s late period, when his passionate feelings for Kamila Stösslová, thirty-seven years his junior, inspired an extraordinary flowering of his creative genius. Continue reading “Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner – Janáček: Orchestral Works, Vol.1 Suite From ‘The Cunning Little Vixen’, Sinfonietta, Capriccio (2014) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

WDR Symphony Orchestra / Marek Janowski – Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis / Nobilissima Visione / Boston Symphony (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

WDR Symphony Orchestra / Marek Janowski - Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis / Nobilissima Visione / Boston Symphony (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

WDR Symphony Orchestra / Marek Janowski – Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis / Nobilissima Visione / Boston Symphony (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Digital Booklet Included
Total Size: 3.24 GB (FLAC) + 2.76 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: PentaTone | Germany | Cat#: PTC 5186 672 | Genre: Classical

Paul Hindemith belongs to the most original and interesting composers of the twentieth century. Once described by the Boston Globe as a “20th-century Brahms”, Hindemith wrote music that is Modernist in its rhythmic audacity and colourful orchestration, but simultaneously inspired by Classical forms and styles. Continue reading “WDR Symphony Orchestra / Marek Janowski – Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis / Nobilissima Visione / Boston Symphony (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

John Butt / Dunedin Consort – Bach: Six Brandenburg Concertos (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

John Butt / Dunedin Consort - Bach: Six Brandenburg Concertos (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

John Butt / Dunedin Consort – Bach: Six Brandenburg Concertos (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
2x Discs | Stereo & Multichannel | Basic Scans Included
Total Size: 6.28 GB (FLAC) + 5.40 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Linn Records | EU | Cat#: CKD 430 | Genre: Classical

John Butt and the Dunedin Consort are familiar to many listeners for their exquisite recordings of Baroque choral masterworks, such as Handel’s Messiah and Bach’s Mass in B minor, but this set of Bach’s six Brandenburg Concertos is the first instrumental outing for the Scottish period ensemble. Continue reading “John Butt / Dunedin Consort – Bach: Six Brandenburg Concertos (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Gidon Kremer – Bach: 3 Sonate E 3 Partite Per Violino Solo BWV 1001-1006 (2016) [Japanese Limited Edition, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Gidon Kremer - Bach: 3 Sonate E 3 Partite Per Violino Solo BWV 1001-1006 (2016) [Japanese Limited Edition, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Gidon Kremer – Bach: 3 Sonate E 3 Partite Per Violino Solo BWV 1001-1006 (2016)
[Japanese Limited Edition, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
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2x Discs | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.50 GB (FLAC) + 5.20 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal Music | Japan | Cat#: UCGD-9048/9 | Genre: Classical
Continue reading “Gidon Kremer – Bach: 3 Sonate E 3 Partite Per Violino Solo BWV 1001-1006 (2016) [Japanese Limited Edition, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Núria Rial / Orchester Le Phénix – Luigi Boccherini: Stabat Mater (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Núria Rial / Orchester Le Phénix - Luigi Boccherini: Stabat Mater (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Núria Rial / Orchester Le Phénix – Luigi Boccherini: Stabat Mater (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
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FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
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Total Size: 2.64 GB (FLAC) + 2.17 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Coviello Classics | Germany | Cat#: COV 91813 | Genre: Classical

For the setting of the contemplative but highly emotional text of the medieval sequence Stabat mater Boccherini chose an intimate chamber music instrumentation of soprano and string quintet (in his preferred instrumentation with two violins, viola and two cellos). Continue reading “Núria Rial / Orchester Le Phénix – Luigi Boccherini: Stabat Mater (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Jakob Lindberg – Jacobean Lute Music (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Jakob Lindberg - Jacobean Lute Music (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Jakob Lindberg – Jacobean Lute Music (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Digital Booklet Included
Total Size: 4.51 GB (FLAC) + 3.74 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: BIS | Sweden | Cat#: BIS-2055 SACD | Genre: Classical

From the reign of Henry VIII and onwards, the lute and its practitioners enjoyed the patronage of the very highest English society. Henry played the lute himself, as did his daughter Elizabeth I, who during one period employed as many as five lutenists at her court. In 1603, when she was succeeded on the throne by James I, the tradition was maintained: with his appointment of John Dowland the king increased the number of royal lutenists, while his queen, Anne of Denmark, played the lute herself. Continue reading “Jakob Lindberg – Jacobean Lute Music (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Denis Kozhukhin – Brahms: Ballades & Fantasies (2017) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Denis Kozhukhin - Brahms: Ballades & Fantasies (2017) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Denis Kozhukhin – Brahms: Ballades & Fantasies (2017) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Digital Booklet Included
Total Size: 2.96 GB (FLAC) + 2.65 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Pentatone Music | Germany | Cat#: PTC 5186568 | Genre: Classical

Bold, turbulent defiance sit alongside pained introspection and bittersweet reverie in this penetrating recital of Brahms piano works by the acclaimed young Russian pianist Denis Kozhukhin in his eagerly awaited second recording for Pentatone. Continue reading “Denis Kozhukhin – Brahms: Ballades & Fantasies (2017) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Friedrich Kleinhapl / Andreas Woyke – Franck & Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonatas (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Friedrich Kleinhapl / Andreas Woyke - Franck & Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonatas (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Friedrich Kleinhapl / Andreas Woyke – Franck & Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonatas (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
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Total Size: 3.84 GB (FLAC) + 3.40 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Ars Produktion | EU | Cat#: ARS38025 | Genre: Classical
Continue reading “Friedrich Kleinhapl / Andreas Woyke – Franck & Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonatas (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Massimo Farao’ Trio – Luiza (2014) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Massimo Farao' Trio - Luiza (2014) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Massimo Farao’ Trio – Luiza (2014) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
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Total Size: 1.09 GB (FLAC) + 2.21 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Venus Records | Japan | Cat#: VHGD-43 | Genre: Jazz

Massimo Farao’ is a wonderful Italian pianist who has played and recorded with Red Holloway, Albert “Tootie” Heath, Tony Scott, Franco Ambrosetti, Nat Adderley, Jeff Tain Watts, Jack DeJohnette and Chris Potter, among others. His highly anticipated debut album from Venus Records did not disappoint upon its release. Farao’s passionate style and stoic romanticism are very attractive along with the rich harmonies he creates. On this release he is joined by Aldo Zunino on bass and Marco Tolotti on drums. Continue reading “Massimo Farao’ Trio – Luiza (2014) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Massimo Faraò Trio ~Featuring Jimmy Cobb – This Can’t Be Love (2020) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Massimo Faraò Trio ~Featuring Jimmy Cobb - This Can't Be Love (2020) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Massimo Faraò Trio ~Featuring Jimmy Cobb – This Can’t Be Love (2020) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
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Total Size: 1.28 GB (FLAC) + 2.60 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Venus Records | Japan | Cat#: VHGD-353 | Genre: Jazz

Italian pianist Massimo Farao’ is joined by Paolo Benedettini (bass), Nicola Barbon (bass) and special guest Jimmy Cobb (drums) on this set which includes “The Things We Did Last Summer”, “Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me”, “This Can’t Be Love” and “Three Little Words”. Continue reading “Massimo Faraò Trio ~Featuring Jimmy Cobb – This Can’t Be Love (2020) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Massimo Faraò Trio With Accademia Arrigoni’s String Orchestra – Like An Elegant Wine (2020) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Massimo Faraò Trio With Accademia Arrigoni's String Orchestra - Like An Elegant Wine (2020) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Massimo Faraò Trio With Accademia Arrigoni’s String Orchestra – Like An Elegant Wine (2020)
[Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
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Total Size: 917 MB (FLAC) + 1.93 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Venus Records | Japan | Cat#: VHGD-360 | Genre: Jazz, Classical

The Massimo Farao’ Trio with Accademia Arrigoni’s Strings Orchestra, conducted by Bill Cunliffe.
Continue reading “Massimo Faraò Trio With Accademia Arrigoni’s String Orchestra – Like An Elegant Wine (2020) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Massimo Farao’ Trio – My funny valentine (2016) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Massimo Farao' Trio - My Funny Valentine (2016) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Massimo Farao’ Trio – My Funny Valentine (2016) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Basic Scans Included
Total Size: 1.16 GB (FLAC) + 2.28 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Venus Records | Japan | Cat#: VHGD-127 | Genre: Jazz
Continue reading “Massimo Farao’ Trio – My funny valentine (2016) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”