Category: Classical

The Netherlands Bach Society / Jos van Veldhoven – J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 (2003) [2009, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Netherlands Bach Society / Jos van Veldhoven - J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 (2003) [2009, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Netherlands Bach Society / Jos van Veldhoven – J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 (2003) [2009, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
2x Discs | Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 8.60 GB (FLAC) + 7.78 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Channel Classics | Austria | Cat#: CCS SA 30809 | Genre: Classical, Christmas

Bachs Christmas Oratorio Johann Sebastian Bachs Oratorium Tempore Nativitatis Christi, a cycle of six cantatas for the Christmas season, had its collective premiere from Christmas Day 1734 through Epiphany Sunday 1735 in Leipzig. One of Bachs reasons for these performances was his search for a more permanent home for the music of three large-scale occasional works. Continue reading “The Netherlands Bach Society / Jos van Veldhoven – J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 (2003) [2009, Reissue, 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]

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
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
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]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel
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]”

Johan Bridger – Percussion (2005) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Johan Bridger - Percussion (2005) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Johan Bridger – Percussion (2005) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel
Total Size: 3.82 GB (FLAC) + 3.45 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Caprice Records | Sweden | Cat#: CAP 21735 | Genre: Classical
Continue reading “Johan Bridger – Percussion (2005) [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
Stereo & Multichannel
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]”

VA – Audiophile Analog Collection Vol.2 (2020) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

VA - Audiophile Analog Collection Vol.2 (2020) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

VA – Audiophile Analog Collection Vol.2 (2020) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]
DSF Tracks / DSD256 / 1bit / 11.2MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz
Total Size: 10.6 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: 2xHD | Genre: Classical, Jazz

From the worlds of Jazz, Blues, Percussion Ensembles, World Music, and Classical Music comes Audiophile Analog Collection, Volume 2. The album features performances by the Marc Vallee Trio, Trio de Curda, Monique Page & Regis Rousseau, Sonny Boy Williamson, Doreen Smith & Bobby Troup, Frederic Alarie & Eric Chappell, Raymond Daveluy, and the Orchestre Mondial conducted by Pierre Hetu. Continue reading “VA – Audiophile Analog Collection Vol.2 (2020) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]”

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
Basic Scans Included
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]”

Amsterdam Sinfonietta – Shostakovich: String Quartets 2&4 (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Amsterdam Sinfonietta - Shostakovich: String Quartets 2&4 (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Amsterdam Sinfonietta – Shostakovich: String Quartets 2&4 (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Digital Booklet Included
Total Size: 3.51 GB (FLAC) + 3.18 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Channel Classics | Austria | Cat#: CCS SA 26007 | Genre: Classical

The transcription of Shostakovich quartets for larger forces goes back over four decades to Rudolf Barshai’s version of the Eighth. The Amsterdam Sinfonietta’s new disc, however, has less to do with transcription per se than realising the quartets directly for larger forces: other than the writing of a double bass part (by Marijn van Prooij), this is essentially chamber music “writ large”. In the case of the Fourth Quartet, the gains are marginal; in particular, the poise of the slow movement and simmering defiance of the finale are lessened when the music is projected in this way. Continue reading “Amsterdam Sinfonietta – Shostakovich: String Quartets 2&4 (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”