Category: Classical

Various Artists – Super Audio Collection Vol. 8 (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists - Super Audio Collection Vol. 8 (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists – Super Audio Collection Vol. 8 (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 5.11 GB (DSF) + 3.50 GB (FLAC) + 3.20 GB (ISO)
Label: Linn Records | EU | Cat#: AKP 537 | Genre: Classical, Folk, COuntry

The eighth volume in the perpetually popular Linn Collection series features a captivating selection of tracks from its catalogue of award-winning artists. Continue reading “Various Artists – Super Audio Collection Vol. 8 (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Werner von Schnitzler / Jakub Tylman / Cosmin Boeru – Johann Wilhelm Wilms: Violin Sonatas & Piano Trio (2010) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Werner von Schnitzler / Jakub Tylman / Cosmin Boeru - Johann Wilhelm Wilms: Violin Sonatas & Piano Trio (2010) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Werner von Schnitzler / Jakub Tylman / Cosmin Boeru – Johann Wilhelm Wilms: Violin Sonatas & Piano Trio (2010) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Front & Back Covers
Total Size: 6.61 GB (DSF) + 4.60 GB (FLAC) + 4.05 GB (ISO)
Label: Ars Produktion | Germany | Cat#: ARS 38 060 | Genre: Classical

This sonata combines pleasurability, interestingness and substance; novel and charming melodies with elegant modulation and exquisite harmony. The sonata’s magnificent style compares favourably to Mozart’s best works of this kind.” (Review of the Sonata op. 11 in: Zeitung für die elegante Welt, 1807) “Whether or not Wilms had Mozart in mind – he certainly held him in his heart! Without doubt, he has matched the master with this work.” Continue reading “Werner von Schnitzler / Jakub Tylman / Cosmin Boeru – Johann Wilhelm Wilms: Violin Sonatas & Piano Trio (2010) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

NDR Radiophilharmonie / Howard Griffiths – Johann Wilhelm Wilms: Symphonies 1&4 / Overture in D (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

NDR Radiophilharmonie / Howard Griffiths - Johann Wilhelm Wilms: Symphonies 1&4 / Overture in D (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

NDR Radiophilharmonie / Howard Griffiths – Johann Wilhelm Wilms: Symphonies 1&4 / Overture in D (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Scans Included
Total Size: 4.83 GB (DSF) + 3.37 GB (FLAC) + 2.99 GB (ISO)
Label: CPO | Germany | Cat#: 777 209-2 | Genre: Classical

Johann Wilhelm Wilms was once called the Dutch Beethoven. His works were extremely popular and were met with tremendous praise. However like contemporaries such as Eberl and Fesca, it became increasing difficult to compete with Beethoven and his works eventually fell into oblivion. Continue reading “NDR Radiophilharmonie / Howard Griffiths – Johann Wilhelm Wilms: Symphonies 1&4 / Overture in D (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

I Musici – Concerts and Follies In Pergolesi’s time (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

I Musici - Concerts and Follies In Pergolesi's time (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

I Musici – Concerts and Follies In Pergolesi’s time (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Digital Booklet Included
Total Size: 1.37 GB (DSF) + 1.01 GB (FLAC) + 2.36 GB (ISO)
Label: Fonè | EU | Cat#: SACD 066 | Genre: Classical

The intention of I Musici’s latest production is to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi. The musical journey starts with a tribute to Francesco Geminiani, outstanding exponent together with Locatelli and Somis from Corelli’s school. The Concerto Grosso No. 12 “La Follia” from the sonata op. 5 no. 12 by Arcangelo Corelli for strings and harpsichord (a theme and variations) Continue reading “I Musici – Concerts and Follies In Pergolesi’s time (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

I Musici – Serenata Italiana (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

I Musici - Serenata Italiana (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

I Musici – Serenata Italiana (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Digital Booklet Included
Total Size: 1.47 GB (DSF) + 1.09 GB (FLAC) + 2.56 GB (ISO)
Label: Fonè | EU | Cat#: SACD 063 | Genre: Classical

Could a serenade of the 1900s possibly exist? Could two, apparently contradictory terms, be compatible? (They were accepted as such for a long period). How does one reconcile the expression of a selected poetic and musical form which was the favourite vehicle of an amorous relationship (that we often see as cloying), with the longing for renewal, for technology, with the magnificent and progressive destiny of the beginning of the 20th century? This is the riddle that I Musici tried to answer with the Serenata italiana (Italian serenade). Continue reading “I Musici – Serenata Italiana (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Francesco Fournier Facio – Sound Of Light And Shadow (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Francesco Fournier Facio - Sound Of Light And Shadow (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Francesco Fournier Facio – Sound Of Light And Shadow (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.47 GB (DSF) + 0.98 GB (FLAC) + 970 MB (ISO)
Label: Fonè | EU | Cat#: SACD 134 | Genre: Classical

I could write extensively about this album, describe the moments and circumstances that led me to compose these eleven pieces. I could explain the influences and motivations that drove me forward. But what is really significant is the fact that, for the past two years, each of these pieces has been like a page in a diary Continue reading “Francesco Fournier Facio – Sound Of Light And Shadow (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Various Artists – Closer To The Music Volume 5 (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists - Closer To The Music Volume 5 (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists – Closer To The Music Volume 5 (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Front & Back Covers
Total Size: 2.72 GB (DSF) + 1.86 GB (FLAC) + 1.64 GB (ISO)
Label: Stockfisch Records | Germany | Cat#: SFR 357.4015.2 | Genre: Jazz, Classical, World

Enjoyable Listening, Audiophile Sound! A Great Introduction to Stockfisch Artists! The 5th sampler released by Stockfisch Records contains a collection of 19 tracks. Just as it’s four predecessors did, the compilation “Closer To the Music Vol.5” provides an aural overview of the latest and the forthcoming Stockfisch productions – this time for 2015. It contains more than 79 minutes of unusual recordings and fascinating music. Continue reading “Various Artists – Closer To The Music Volume 5 (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Various Artists – A Selection From Test-Records 1, 2, & 3 (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists - A Selection From Test-Records 1, 2, & 3 (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists – A Selection From Test-Records 1, 2, & 3 (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Scans Included
Total Size: 3.85 GB (DSF) + 2.88 GB (FLAC) + 2.50 GB (ISO)
Label: Opus 3 | US | Cat#: CD 19520 | Genre: Jazz, Classical, World

This classic from 1977-1984 contains tracks from Lars Erstrand, Eric Bibb, Tomas Ornberg’s Blue Five and more! Continue reading “Various Artists – A Selection From Test-Records 1, 2, & 3 (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Mari Kodama – New Paths (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Mari Kodama - New Paths (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Mari Kodama – New Paths (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 4.47 GB (DSF) + 3.06 GB (FLAC) + 2.77 GB (ISO)
Label: Pentatone Music | Germany | Cat#: PTC 5186 976 | Genre: Classical

Mari Kodama presents New Paths, exploring the young Johannes Brahms and his fascinating friendship with Clara and Robert Schumann. The album derives its title from Robert Schumann’s famous essay “Neue Bahnen”, in which he heralded the young Brahms as the most eminent musical voice of the future. Continue reading “Mari Kodama – New Paths (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Paolo Giacometti, Martin Sandhoff / Kölner Akademie / Michael Alexander Willens – Johann Wilhelm Wilms: Sinfonie und Solokonzerte (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Paolo Giacometti, Martin Sandhoff / Kölner Akademie / Michael Alexander Willens - Johann Wilhelm Wilms: Sinfonie und Solokonzerte (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Paolo Giacometti, Martin Sandhoff / Kölner Akademie / Michael Alexander Willens – Johann Wilhelm Wilms: Sinfonie und Solokonzerte (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Front & Back Covers
Total Size: 6.30 GB (DSF) + 4.36 GB (FLAC) + 3.91 GB (ISO)
Label: ARS Produktion | Germany | Cat#: ARS 38 024 | Genre: Classical

When asked about his favorite instrument, Johann Wilhelm Wilms could only have answered: the orchestra. This statement probably sounds rather strange for a composer who, as a young pianist, was the number one among the piano virtuosos and teachers of his adopted city of Amsterdam and who was also appreciated as a flutist for decades; however, it is at least as plausible if one listens to one of his works for orchestra: every page of a Wilms Continue reading “Paolo Giacometti, Martin Sandhoff / Kölner Akademie / Michael Alexander Willens – Johann Wilhelm Wilms: Sinfonie und Solokonzerte (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra – Schubert: Symphony in C Major “The Great” / Symphony in B Minor “Unfinished” (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra - Schubert: Symphony in C Major

Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra – Schubert: Symphony in C Major “The Great” / Symphony in B Minor “Unfinished” (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 9.85 GB (DSF) + 3.11 GB (FLAC) + 2.71 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: RCA Red Seal | EU | Cat#: 88697 04603 2 | Genre: Classical, Romantic

Charles Munch conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra in performing Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 by Franz Schubert. Continue reading “Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra – Schubert: Symphony in C Major “The Great” / Symphony in B Minor “Unfinished” (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

William Kanengiser and Alexander String Quartet – British Invasion (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

William Kanengiser and Alexander String Quartet - British Invasion (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

William Kanengiser and Alexander String Quartet – British Invasion (2023)
[CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1.55 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Foghorn Classics | Genre: Classical

In This recording, William Kanengiser and the Alexander String Quarter pay tribute to a group of English musicians who conquered the musical world with their revolutionary explorations. From the Elizabethan lutenist John Dowland to the pop/rock icons Sting, The Beatles and Led Zeppelin, these artists made a lasting impact far from the shores of their small island. Their music served as inspiration for a set of compositions for guitar and string quarter by the talented composer Ian Krouse, Dušan Bogdanović and Léo Brouwer. It is especially appropriate that the guitar sits squarely at the center of these works, as the plucked string was the primary musical voice of these British innovators. Continue reading “William Kanengiser and Alexander String Quartet – British Invasion (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Peter Oundjian – John Adams: Harmonielehre / Doctor Atomic Symphony / Short Ride In A Fast Machine (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Peter Oundjian - John Adams: Harmonielehre / Doctor Atomic Symphony / Short Ride In A Fast Machine (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Peter Oundjian – John Adams: Harmonielehre / Doctor Atomic Symphony / Short Ride In A Fast Machine (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 9.93 GB (DSF) + 3.80 GB (FLAC) + 3.53 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Chandos | UK | Cat#: CHSA 5129 | Genre: Classical, Contemporary

This recording of music by John Adams, by a Scots orchestra with a Canadian conductor, is illustrative of Adams’ growing international success. Harmonielehre (1985) was the work with which Adams definitely broke through minimalist restrictions and served notice that the style’s repeating chords and textures could serve as a basis for an outward view of almost anything in the musical world, that he would be absolutely impossible to pin down. Continue reading “Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Peter Oundjian – John Adams: Harmonielehre / Doctor Atomic Symphony / Short Ride In A Fast Machine (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Daniel Gaede / Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra – Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Concerto Op. 12 No 1 RV314 in G minor / Concerto RV 257 In E Flat Major (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Daniel Gaede / Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra - Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Concerto Op. 12 No 1 RV314 in G minor / Concerto RV 257 In E Flat Major (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Daniel Gaede / Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra – Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Concerto Op. 12 No 1 RV314 in G minor / Concerto RV 257 In E Flat Major (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 9.76 GB (DSF) + 4.02 GB (FLAC) + 3.53 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Tacet | Germany | Cat#: TACET S 163 | Genre: Classical, Baroque

Daniel Gaede is joined by the Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra for this recording of Vivaldi’s
“The Four Seasons”.
Continue reading “Daniel Gaede / Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra – Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Concerto Op. 12 No 1 RV314 in G minor / Concerto RV 257 In E Flat Major (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Kuniko – Cantus (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Kuniko - Cantus (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Kuniko – Cantus (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 8.41 GB (DSF) + 2.96 GB (FLAC) + 2.80 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Linn Records | UK | Cat#: CKD 432 | Genre: Classical

Kuniko Kato, who goes by the single name Kuniko, is an emerging Japanese marimba and vibraphone virtuosa who stirred up considerable attention with her 2011 release kuniko plays reich. Cantus, which is curiously named, expands on the transcription ideas developed for the earlier release. Kuniko sets out to expand the sonic vocabulary of her percussion instruments through the use of various mallets and strike techniques. Continue reading “Kuniko – Cantus (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”