Category: Classical

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]
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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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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
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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]
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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
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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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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]
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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]
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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]”

Theatre Of Voices / Paul Hillier – Arvo Pärt: De Profundis (1996) [2003, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Theatre Of Voices / Paul Hillier - Arvo Pärt: De Profundis (1996) [2003, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Theatre Of Voices / Paul Hillier – Arvo Pärt: De Profundis (1996) [2003, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
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Total Size: 3.77 GB (ISO) + 10.7 GB (DSF) + 4.10 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Harmonia Mundi | US | Cat#: HMU 807182 | Genre: Classical

A quote from the composer opens the liner notes: “The human voice is the most perfect instrument of all.” Arvo Pärt clearly knows how to write for it, and the performers assembled for these recordings handle the material with like-minded respect. De Profundis is a deeply reverent collection of works written and/or arranged for choir in a style the composer is credited for inventing, the tintinnabuli. Continue reading “Theatre Of Voices / Paul Hillier – Arvo Pärt: De Profundis (1996) [2003, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Various Artists – Accuphase (Special Sound Selection 3 For Superior Equipment) [2014] [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists - Accuphase (Special Sound Selection 3 For Superior Equipment) [2014] [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists – Accuphase (Special Sound Selection 3 For Superior Equipment) [2014]
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Total Size: 3.08 GB (ISO) + 3.01 GB (DSF) + 1.30 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: King International Inc. | Japan | Cat#: SCD-3 (TGCS-8206 / TGGS-248) | Genre: Jazz , Classical
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Frank Peter Zimmermann – Bach: Sonatas & Partitas Vol.1 (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Frank Peter Zimmermann - Bach: Sonatas & Partitas Vol.1 (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Frank Peter Zimmermann – Bach: Sonatas & Partitas Vol.1 (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
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Total Size: 3.22 GB (ISO) + 9.64 GB (DSF) + 3.97 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Bis | EU | Cat#: BIS-2577 SACD | Genre: Classical

Since the mid-1980s, Frank Peter Zimmermann has earned recognition as one of the leading violinists, admired not only for his technical skill and interpretive intelligence, but also for his versatility in a wide-ranging repertoire. His extensive discography spans from Bach concertos and Beethoven sonatas to works by composers such as Ligeti, Magnus Lindberg and Brett Dean. But during the four decades that Zimmermann has been making recordings, he has never previously recorded Bach’s Sei solo, the six sonatas and partitas for solo violin which form an absolute pinnacle in the repertoire for the instrument. Continue reading “Frank Peter Zimmermann – Bach: Sonatas & Partitas Vol.1 (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Anton Edvard Pratté / Delphine Constantin-Reznik / Norrköping Symphony Orchestra / Daniela Musca – Grand Concert For Harp And Orchestra / Theme And Variations On A Swedish Folk Tune / Souvenir de Norvège For Solo Harp (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Anton Edvard Pratté / Delphine Constantin-Reznik / Norrköping Symphony Orchestra / Daniela Musca - Grand Concert For Harp And Orchestra / Theme And Variations On A Swedish Folk Tune / Souvenir de Norvège For Solo Harp (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Anton Edvard Pratté / Delphine Constantin-Reznik / Norrköping Symphony Orchestra / Daniela Musca – Grand Concert For Harp And Orchestra / Theme And Variations On A Swedish Folk Tune / Souvenir de Norvège For Solo Harp (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
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Total Size: 3.41 GB (ISO) + 10.4 GB (DSF) + 3.92 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Bis | EU | Cat#: BIS-2570 SACD | Genre: Classical

It was when Delphine Constantin-Reznik took up the post as harpist in the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra that she first came across the name Anton Pratté, well-known in his lifetime as a harpist and composer. Her research into the music and activities of this forgotten master has now resulted in the very first recording of any of his numerous compositions for the harp. Anton Edvard Pratté was born in Bohemia into a family that ran a touring puppet theatre. He came to Sweden as an adolescent, and soon made a name for himself, performing music of his own as well as by others. Continue reading “Anton Edvard Pratté / Delphine Constantin-Reznik / Norrköping Symphony Orchestra / Daniela Musca – Grand Concert For Harp And Orchestra / Theme And Variations On A Swedish Folk Tune / Souvenir de Norvège For Solo Harp (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Modest Mussorgsky / Robert Schumann / Kirill Gerstein – Imaginary Pictures (2014) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Modest Mussorgsky / Robert Schumann / Kirill Gerstein - Imaginary Pictures (2014) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Modest Mussorgsky / Robert Schumann / Kirill Gerstein – Imaginary Pictures (2014) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
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Total Size: 8.95 GB (ISO) + 3.33 GB (DSF) + 3.30 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Myrios Classics | Germany | Cat#: MYR013SACD | Genre: Classical

Both Schumann and Mussorgsky were wildly imaginative composers who found ways of expression that went beyond the conventional. On this recording, pianist Kirill Gerstein offers an unusual yet logical pairing of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition and Schumann’s Carnaval – piano pieces in which the layer of the visual and the illustrative gives way to subtler and more personal meanings. Continue reading “Modest Mussorgsky / Robert Schumann / Kirill Gerstein – Imaginary Pictures (2014) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Jakob Lindberg, Jan Antonín Losy – Note D’Oro (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Jakob Lindberg, Jan Antonín Losy - Note D'Oro (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Jakob Lindberg, Jan Antonín Losy – Note D’Oro (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
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Total Size: 3.76 GB (ISO) + 11.7 GB (DSF) + 4.59 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: BIS | Sweden | Cat#: BIS-2462 SACD | Genre: Classical, Baroque

Jan Antonín Losy was born around 1650 of a prosperous Bohemian family. After the death of his father, the first Count of Losinthal, he inherited not only his title but also considerable wealth. He was therefore able to devote his life to music, and his skill as a lutenist Continue reading “Jakob Lindberg, Jan Antonín Losy – Note D’Oro (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”