Category: Classical

Viveza – Five O’Clock Foxtrot (1996) [2022, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Viveza - Five O'Clock Foxtrot (1996) [2022, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Viveza – Five O’Clock Foxtrot (1996) [2022, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
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Total Size: 863 MB (ISO) + 2.60 GB (DSF) + 1.13 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Top Music | EU | Cat#: TM-SACD9026.2 | Genre: Latin, Pop, Classical

Canadian ensemble Viveza appreciates a particular type of music that many other musicians only perform as encores or when they want to be temporarily less serious than usual. This type of music is commonly referred to as ‘salon’ or ‘palm court’ music. Continue reading “Viveza – Five O’Clock Foxtrot (1996) [2022, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle – Stravinsky Ballets: The Firebird, Petrushka, The Rite of Spring (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle - Stravinsky Ballets: The Firebird, Petrushka, The Rite of Spring (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle – Stravinsky Ballets: The Firebird, Petrushka, The Rite of Spring (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
2x Discs | Stereo & Multichannel | Digital Booklet
Total Size: 6.19 GB (ISO) + 18.9 GB (DSF) + 7.13 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: London Symphony Orchestra | Austria | Cat#: LSO5096 | Genre: Classical

Stravinsky sent shockwaves through classical music in the 20th century. His first three ballets—The Firebird, Petrushka and The Rite of Spring, all composed between 1909 and 1913—brought a new and frenzied sense of rhythm, so distressing to audiences that it caused uproar; The Rite of Spring even caused a riot. Continue reading “London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle – Stravinsky Ballets: The Firebird, Petrushka, The Rite of Spring (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Aalborg Symphony Orchestra / Giordano Bellincampi – Ole Schmidt: Brass Concertos (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Aalborg Symphony Orchestra / Giordano Bellincampi - Ole Schmidt: Brass Concertos (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Aalborg Symphony Orchestra / Giordano Bellincampi – Ole Schmidt: Brass Concertos (2022)
[Hi-Res SACD Rip]
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FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Digital Booklet
Total Size: 2.06 GB (ISO) + 7.01 GB (DSF) + 2.37 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Dacapo Records | Germany | Cat#: 6.220702 | Genre: Classical

As a pianist, conductor and composer, Ole Schmidt (1928-2010) was one of the great polymaths of the Nordic musical world. His music was influenced by Bartók, Stravinsky and the French school and is underpinned by a certain Nordic clarity. It combines rhythmic energy, high concentration, elemental expressivity and deadpan humour. Schmidt’s experience on the podium gave him an inside track on the working of the orchestra, and his pragmatism and refinement are evident in his larger scores, including the three momentous concertos on this album. Continue reading “Aalborg Symphony Orchestra / Giordano Bellincampi – Ole Schmidt: Brass Concertos (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Rachel Podger & Christopher Glynn – Beethoven Sonatas for Violin and Piano Op.12 No.1, Op.24 & Op.96 (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Rachel Podger & Christopher Glynn - Beethoven Sonatas for Violin and Piano Op.12 No.1, Op.24 & Op.96 (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Rachel Podger & Christopher Glynn – Beethoven Sonatas for Violin and Piano Op.12 No.1, Op.24 & Op.96 (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
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Total Size: 3.17 GB (ISO) + 9.45 GB (DSF) + 3.71 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Channel Classics | EU | Cat#: CCS SA 44222 | Genre: Classical

Rachel Podger, “the unsurpassed British glory of the baroque violin” (The Times), and Grammy award-winning pianist Christopher Glynn have recorded Beethoven’s Sonatas for Violin and Piano Op. 12 (No.1), Op 24 & Op. 96. The album will be released on March 25, 2022. Continue reading “Rachel Podger & Christopher Glynn – Beethoven Sonatas for Violin and Piano Op.12 No.1, Op.24 & Op.96 (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Aleksey Semenenko & Artem Belogurov – Crossroads: American Violin Sonatas By Previn, Schemmer, Gay (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Aleksey Semenenko & Artem Belogurov - Crossroads: American Violin Sonatas By Previn, Schemmer, Gay (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Aleksey Semenenko & Artem Belogurov – Crossroads: American Violin Sonatas By Previn, Schemmer, Gay (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
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Total Size: 3.35 GB (ISO) + 10.1 GB (DSF) + 3.83 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Bis | EU | Cat#: BIS-2545 SACD | Genre: Classical

On this transatlantic disc, three American composers born during the first half of the last century rub shoulders with two young musicians from Eastern Europe. A member of the BBC New Generation Artists scheme, the violinist Aleksey Semenenko first met the pianist Artem Belogurov at the Stolyarsky Special Music School in Odessa at an early age. Continue reading “Aleksey Semenenko & Artem Belogurov – Crossroads: American Violin Sonatas By Previn, Schemmer, Gay (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Members of Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra / Fréderick Franssen – Horn Concertos (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Members of Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra / Fréderick Franssen - Horn Concertos (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Members of Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra / Fréderick Franssen – Horn Concertos (2022)
[Hi-Res SACD Rip]
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Total Size: 3.08 GB (ISO) + 9.04 GB (DSF) + 3.69 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Challenge Classics | Austria | Cat#: CC 72904 | Genre: Classical

Fréderick Franssen: From among the enormous choice of horn repertoire available in the early stages of my study of the instrument, my interest was piqued by the very earliest horn music. The music from that era did and still does exert its magic on me due to the pure beauty of its clear and transparent sound world. Continue reading “Members of Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra / Fréderick Franssen – Horn Concertos (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Klingzeug Barockensemble – Memento Mori: Remember You Must Die (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Klingzeug Barockensemble - Memento Mori: Remember You Must Die (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Klingzeug Barockensemble – Memento Mori: Remember You Must Die (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
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Total Size: 2.62 GB (ISO) + 7.93 GB (DSF) + 3.25 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Bis | Sweden | Cat#: BIS 2566 SACD | Genre: Classical

The phrase memento mori has its origins in classical antiquity, but the injunction to remember one’s own mortality has been a feature of different cultures and religions throughout the ages; just as death is universal, so is our need to adjust to this fact, and to consider our lives with it in mind. The arts are, and have been, an important means in helping us to do so, which is why the laments gathered on this album speak to us all. Continue reading “Klingzeug Barockensemble – Memento Mori: Remember You Must Die (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Jakub Hrůša – Bartók & Kodály: Concertos For Orchestra (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Jakub Hrůša - Bartók & Kodály: Concertos For Orchestra (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Jakub Hrůša – Bartók & Kodály: Concertos For Orchestra (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
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Total Size: 2.67 GB (ISO) + 7.92 GB (DSF) + 3.00 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: PentaTone | Netherlands | Cat#: PTC 5186 626 | Genre: Classical

Exuberant, colourful and edgy concertos for orchestra by Bartók and Kodály are brought together in spirited and vivid performances from the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by the podium sensation Jakub Hrůša on this PENTATONE release. Continue reading “Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Jakub Hrůša – Bartók & Kodály: Concertos For Orchestra (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Various Artists – Accuphase (Special Sound Selection 2 For Superior Equipment) [2011] [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists - Accuphase (Special Sound Selection 2 For Superior Equipment) [2011] [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists – Accuphase (Special Sound Selection 2 For Superior Equipment) [2011]
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Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.07 GB (ISO) + 2.96 GB (DSF) + 1.25 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Octavia Records Inc. | Japan | Cat#: SCD-2 (TGGS-206) | Genre: Jazz, Classical
Continue reading “Various Artists – Accuphase (Special Sound Selection 2 For Superior Equipment) [2011] [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Various Artists – Accuphase (Special Sound Selection For Superior Equipment) [2007] [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists – Accuphase (Special Sound Selection For Superior Equipment) [2007] [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists – Accuphase (Special Sound Selection For Superior Equipment) [2007] [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
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Total Size: 3.08 GB (ISO) + 2.99 GB (DSF) + 1.26 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Octavia Records Inc. | Japan | Cat#: SCD-1 (TGGS-124) | Genre: Classical, Jazz
Continue reading “Various Artists – Accuphase (Special Sound Selection For Superior Equipment) [2007] [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Frank Bungarten – Girolamo Kapsberger: Libro Primo 1611 (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Frank Bungarten - Girolamo Kapsberger: Libro Primo 1611 (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Frank Bungarten – Girolamo Kapsberger: Libro Primo 1611 (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
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Total Size: 3.51 GB (ISO) + 10.4 GB (DSF) + 4.10 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MDG | Germany | Cat#: MDG 904 2200-6| Genre: Classical

Once again, Frank Bungarten has delved into the exciting history of guitar making, following the two previous projects, each of which was awarded an “Opus Klassik”. Now it is the bowed guitar, equally impressive visually and acoustically, that the artist documents for the first time in a recording. Continue reading “Frank Bungarten – Girolamo Kapsberger: Libro Primo 1611 (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Carol Neblett / Sherrill Milnes / Plácido Domingo / Zubin Mehta – Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla del West (2017) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Carol Neblett / Sherrill Milnes / Plácido Domingo / Zubin Mehta - Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla del West (2017) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Carol Neblett / Sherrill Milnes / Plácido Domingo / Zubin Mehta – Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla del West (2017) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
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2x Discs | Stereo & Multichannel
Total Size: 18.4 GB (ISO) + 6.09 GB (DSF) + 5.23 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: PentaTone | Netherlands | Cat#: PTC 5186 243 | Genre: Classical

Puccini’s late opera La fanciulla del West bristles with drama and intrigue in this newly remastered classic recording with Zubin Mehta conducting the Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House and starring Plácido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes and Carol Neblett. Continue reading “Carol Neblett / Sherrill Milnes / Plácido Domingo / Zubin Mehta – Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla del West (2017) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne Chamber Players – Johannes Brahms: String Quintets (2017) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne Chamber Players - Johannes Brahms: String Quintets (2017) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne Chamber Players – Johannes Brahms: String Quintets (2017)
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Total Size: 2.78 GB (ISO) + 8.38 GB (DSF) + 3.30 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: PentaTone | EU | Cat#: PTC 5186 663 | Genre: Classical

Radiant, expansive, lyrical and utterly compelling, Brahms’s richly rewarding string quintets are exuberantly unleashed by the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne Chamber Players in this album. These technically demanding works contain everything one could wish for from the mature Brahms: searching melodies woven into glowing, luxuriant textures, lyrical introspection with subdued sonorities, to youthful abandon in breathless, rhythmic passages. Continue reading “WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne Chamber Players – Johannes Brahms: String Quintets (2017) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest / Hartmut Haenchen – Richard Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen Das Rheingold (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest / Hartmut Haenchen - Richard Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen Das Rheingold (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest / Hartmut Haenchen – Richard Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen Das Rheingold (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
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2x Discs | Stereo & Multichannel
Total Size: 20.7 GB (ISO) + 7.89 GB (DSF) + 6.76 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Et’cetera | EU | Cat#: KTC 5500 | Genre: Classical

The third part to be released of the new Dutch Ring, assembled from live performances of the partly recast revival of Pierre Audi’s staging, continues Hartmut Haenchen’s intriguing use of the small detail in the New Critical Edition scores. The study of timpani and percussion instructions results in a ferocious cannonade that launches the rainbow bridge to Valhalla without need of John Culshaw’s sheet metal and trick acoustics for Decca. Continue reading “Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest / Hartmut Haenchen – Richard Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen Das Rheingold (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

London Symphony Orchestra / Marin Alsop – Leonard Bernstein: Candide (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

London Symphony Orchestra / Marin Alsop - Leonard Bernstein: Candide (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

London Symphony Orchestra / Marin Alsop – Leonard Bernstein: Candide (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
2x Discs | Stereo & Multichannel | Digital Booklet
Total Size: 6.15 GB (ISO) + 9.37 GB (DSF) + 6.85 GB (FLAC)
Label: London Symphony Orchestra Ltd. | UK | Cat#: LSO0834 / 0822231183426 | Genre: Classical

Marin Alsop leads the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in a new recording of Bernstein’s riotous satirical operetta ‘Candide’. Continue reading “London Symphony Orchestra / Marin Alsop – Leonard Bernstein: Candide (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”