Category: Classical

Gustav Mahler / Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra / Elizabeth Watts / Marc Albrecht – Symphony No. 4 (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Gustav Mahler / Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra / Elizabeth Watts / Marc Albrecht - Symphony No. 4 (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Gustav Mahler / Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra / Elizabeth Watts / Marc Albrecht – Symphony No. 4 (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.69 GB (ISO) + 1.98 GB (FLAC Mch) + 889 MB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Pentatone Music | Germany | Cat#: PTC 5186 487 | Genre: Classical
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Ennio Morricone – The Very Best Of (2000) {2016, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Ennio Morricone - The Very Best Of (2000) {2016, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Ennio Morricone – The Very Best Of (2000) {2016, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.00 GB (ISO) + 1.31 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Virgin / Universal | Hong Kong | Cat#: 5366546 | Genre: Soundtrack, Classical

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Richard Wagner / Rundfunkchor Berlin, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Marek Janowski – Der fliegende Holländer (2011) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Richard Wagner / Rundfunkchor Berlin, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Marek Janowski - Der fliegende Holländer (2011) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Richard Wagner / Rundfunkchor Berlin, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Marek Janowski – Der fliegende Holländer (2011) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 6.05 GB (ISO) + 4.96 GB (FLAC Mch) + 2.10 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Pentatone Classics | Germany | Cat#: PTC 5186400 | Genre: Classical
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Lambert, Le Camus, Charpentier, Hotman A.O. / Johannette Zomer / Fred Jacobs – l’Esprit Galant (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Lambert, Le Camus, Charpentier, Hotman A.O. / Johannette Zomer / Fred Jacobs - l'Esprit Galant (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Lambert, Le Camus, Charpentier, Hotman A.O. / Johannette Zomer / Fred Jacobs – l’Esprit Galant (2007)
[Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.17 GB (ISO) + 2.38 GB (FLAC Mch) + 1.01 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Channel Classics | Austria | Cat#: CCS SA 24307 | Genre: Classical

L’Esprit Galant (Airs by) Boësset, Lambert, Le Camus, and Charpentier Pièces de théorbe by Gautier, Pinel, Hotman, and De Visée. The short and succinct Air sérieux experienced a great flowering in the second half of the 17th century. The audiences of the time loved variety and novelty, in the theatre, the dance, and in music as well. Continue reading “Lambert, Le Camus, Charpentier, Hotman A.O. / Johannette Zomer / Fred Jacobs – l’Esprit Galant (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Ludwig Van Beethoven / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra / Rafael Kubelik – Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5 (2017) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ludwig Van Beethoven / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra / Rafael Kubelik - Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5 (2017) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ludwig Van Beethoven / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra / Rafael Kubelik – Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5 (2017) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.16 GB (ISO) + 2.56 GB (FLAC Mch) + 1.35 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: PentaTone | Germany | Cat#: PTC 5186 249 | Genre: Classical
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Ludwig Van Beethoven / London Symphony Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / Rafael Kubelik – Symphonies No. 1 & 4 (2017) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ludwig Van Beethoven / London Symphony Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / Rafael Kubelik - Symphonies No. 1 & 4 (2017) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ludwig Van Beethoven / London Symphony Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / Rafael Kubelik – Symphonies No. 1 & 4 (2017) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.65 GB (ISO) + 2.04 GB (FLAC Mch) + 1.13 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: PentaTone | Germany | Cat#: PTC 5186 248 | Genre: Classical
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Ludwig van Beethoven / Orchestre De Paris, Wiener Philharmoniker, The Cleveland Orchestra / Rafael Kubelik – Symphonies Nos. 6, 7 & 8 (2017) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ludwig van Beethoven / Orchestre De Paris, Wiener Philharmoniker, The Cleveland Orchestra / Rafael Kubelik - Symphonies Nos. 6, 7 & 8 (2017) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ludwig van Beethoven / Orchestre De Paris, Wiener Philharmoniker, The Cleveland Orchestra / Rafael Kubelik – Symphonies Nos. 6, 7 & 8 (2017) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 4.81 GB (ISO) + 3.90 GB (FLAC Mch) + 2.02 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: PentaTone | Germany | Cat#: PTC 5186 250 | Genre: Classical
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Ludwig van Beethoven / Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Rafael Kubelik – Symphony No. 9 (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ludwig van Beethoven / Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Rafael Kubelik - Symphony No. 9 (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ludwig van Beethoven / Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Rafael Kubelik – Symphony No. 9 (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.03 GB (ISO) + 2.47 GB (FLAC Mch) + 1.28 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: PentaTone | EU | Cat#: PTC 5186 253 | Genre: Classical
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Yo-Yo Ma, Ennio Morricone – Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone (2004) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Yo-Yo Ma, Ennio Morricone - Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone (2004) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Yo-Yo Ma, Ennio Morricone – Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone (2004) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.63 GB (ISO) + 2.74 GB (FLAC Mch) + 987 MB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Sony Classical | US | Cat#: 82876-76225-2 | Genre: Score, Theme

Sure to remain a top seller on the classical charts for some time to come, Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone is a new installment in the great cellist’s long series of crossover albums. It diverges from most of the others, however, in its collaborative aspect: the music’s original creator, Morricone, had as much to do with this album as did Ma and his creative team. Morricone’s career in film music began during the era of the spaghetti Western in the 1960s and has flourished ever since, on both sides of the Atlantic. Continue reading “Yo-Yo Ma, Ennio Morricone – Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone (2004) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Richard Wagner / Anja Kampe, Jonas Kaufmann, René Pape, Nina Stemme, Mariinsky Orchestra / Valery Gergiev – Die Walküre (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Richard Wagner / Anja Kampe, Jonas Kaufmann, René Pape, Nina Stemme, Mariinsky Orchestra / Valery Gergiev - Die Walküre (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Richard Wagner / Anja Kampe, Jonas Kaufmann, René Pape, Nina Stemme, Mariinsky Orchestra / Valery Gergiev – Die Walküre (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | 4x Discs | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Scans Included
Total Size: 12.4 GB (ISO) + 8.70 GB (FLAC Mch) + 3.78 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mariinsky | Russia | Cat#: 822231852728 | Genre: Classical

The highly anticipated first release from the most finely crafted Ring cycle of modern times, Die Walküre features a sensational cast of Anja Kampe, Jonas Kaufmann, René Pape, Nina Stemme, Mikhail Petrenko and Ekaterina Gubanova. Continue reading “Richard Wagner / Anja Kampe, Jonas Kaufmann, René Pape, Nina Stemme, Mariinsky Orchestra / Valery Gergiev – Die Walküre (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Gustav Holst, Percy Grainger / Philharmonia Orchestra / John Eliot Gardiner – The Planets / The Warriors (1995) [2003, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Gustav Holst, Percy Grainger / Philharmonia Orchestra / John Eliot Gardiner - The Planets / The Warriors (1995) [2003, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Gustav Holst, Percy Grainger / Philharmonia Orchestra / John Eliot Gardiner – The Planets / The Warriors (1995) [2003, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 4.41 GB (ISO) + 2.77 GB (FLAC Mch) + 1.17 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Deutsche Grammophon | EU | Cat#: 471 634-2 | Genre: Classical

The idea of John Eliot Gardiner not only doing Holst’s The Planets, but doing it so effectively, shouldn’t have come as a surprise, considering his broad musical culture and the success he has always had with large-scale works. His interpretation is quite reminiscent of Sir Adrian Boult’s mid-’60s account with the same orchestra (then called the New Philharmonia)–tasteful yet full of character, impeccably played, energetic, fresh. On top of that, the recording is breathtaking. There is extraordinary inner detail, with string tone that is natural (as is the timbre of winds and high percussion) and an astonishing amount of weight in the bass. The coupling, Percy Grainger’s The Warriors, is a wonderfully erudite touch–just what we should expect from Gardiner–and a romp for him and the orchestra. Continue reading “Gustav Holst, Percy Grainger / Philharmonia Orchestra / John Eliot Gardiner – The Planets / The Warriors (1995) [2003, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Various Artists – Total Music Immersion – Super Audio CD Sampler (2002) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Various Artists - Total Music Immersion - Super Audio CD Sampler (2002) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Various Artists – Total Music Immersion – Super Audio CD Sampler (2002) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 4.39 GB (ISO) + 3.62 GB (FLAC Mch) + 1.38 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Philips | Netherlands | Cat#: PH-SACD 313 | Genre: Jazz, Pop, Classical

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Ludwig van Beethoven / Pieter Wispelwey / Dejan Lazić – Complete Sonatas & Variations (2005) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ludwig van Beethoven / Pieter Wispelwey / Dejan Lazić - Complete Sonatas & Variations (2005) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ludwig van Beethoven / Pieter Wispelwey / Dejan Lazić – Complete Sonatas & Variations (2005) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 7.33. GB (ISO) + 5.06 GB (FLAC Mch) + 2.18 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Channel Classics | Germany | Cat#: CCS SA 22605 | Genre: Classical

These works have been well served on disc, from the classic Rostropovich/Richter to the recent Schiff/Fellner (both on Philips). This set certainly belongs among the great ones, and it offers sonics of breathtaking naturalness and realism. Pieter Wispelwey and Dejan Lazic work exceptionally well together. Two strong-willed artists, everything that they do serves the music, not least in the three sets of variations, which are chock-full of personality and clear delight in Beethoven’s early compositional virtuosity (the set based on Handel’s “See the conqu’ring hero comes” is especially impressive). Continue reading “Ludwig van Beethoven / Pieter Wispelwey / Dejan Lazić – Complete Sonatas & Variations (2005) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Biber / Bizzarrie Armoniche / Riccardo Minasi – Rosenkranz Sonaten (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Biber / Bizzarrie Armoniche / Riccardo Minasi - Rosenkranz Sonaten (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Biber / Bizzarrie Armoniche / Riccardo Minasi – Rosenkranz Sonaten (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
2x SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Front & Back Covers Only
Total Size: 7.23 GB (ISO) + 6.02 GB (FLAC Mch) + 2.20 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Arts Music | EU | Cat#: 47735-8 | Genre: Classical

Here is something unusual among the growing number of recordings of Heinrich von Biber’s Rosary Sonatas; in Arts two-disc SACD set featuring violinist Riccardo Minasi and Bizzarrie Armoniche, Biber’s set of 15 Sonatas realized with a full, Italian style continuo and Italian violin ornamentation. The accepted standard, for decades, was continuo realization with organ alone, and eventually the notion of a cello or theorbo joining the band gained acceptance. Continue reading “Biber / Bizzarrie Armoniche / Riccardo Minasi – Rosenkranz Sonaten (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Various Artists – Telarc SACD Sampler (1999) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists - Telarc SACD Sampler (1999) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists – Telarc SACD Sampler (1999) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.92 GB (ISO) + 1.24 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Telarc | US | Cat#: SACDP-99-1 | Genre: Jazz, Blues, Classical
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