Tag: Isao Tomita

Tomita – Firebird (1975) [2019, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Tomita - Firebird (1975) [2019, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Tomita – Firebird (1975) [2019, Remastered, CD-Layer + 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: 2.03 GB (ISO) + 1.71 GB (FLAC Mch) + 834 MB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Vocalion | Austria | Cat#: CDSML 8558 | Genre: Classical

Equipped with a warehouse of component Moog equipment, four phase shifters, a Roland space echo unit, a sitar (!), and other period electronic gear, Tomita re-enters the Russian classical repertoire with his take on Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite (1919 version). As unique as Tomita’s idiom was (and still is), this transcription is rather conservative for him, not as startling nor as playful as those of Debussy and Mussorgsky on his first two RCA albums. Continue reading “Tomita – Firebird (1975) [2019, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Isao Tomita – Daphnis Et Chloe (1979) [2019, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Isao Tomita - Daphnis Et Chloe (1979) [2019, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Isao Tomita – Daphnis Et Chloe (1979) [2019, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel (4.0 Quad)
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.26 GB (ISO) + 939 MB (FLAC Stereo) + 1.94 GB (FLAC Mch) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Vocalion | UK | Cat#: CDSML 8554 | Genre: Electronic, Classical

Subtitled ‘The Ravel Album’, this album was also released in the USA as ‘Boléro’ with different packaging and a different running order. A 7″ and 12″ single of ‘Bolero’ (the tune) was released in the UK by popular demand in the light of the success of the movie “10” starring Bo Derek and Dudley Moore. It actually hit the Top 75! Tomita says that this is his favourite album. It was presented to his daughter on her marriage. His daughter’s name and that of her fianceé were written using grass in the picture of ‘Daphnis et Chloé’. Continue reading “Isao Tomita – Daphnis Et Chloe (1979) [2019, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Isao Tomita – 8 SACD Albums (1974-2016) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Isao Tomita - 8 SACD Albums (1974-2016) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Isao Tomita – 8 SACD Albums (1974-2016) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
9x SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 25.1 GB (ISO) + 16.1 GB (FLAC Mch) + 7.64 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Denon | Japan | Genre: Electronic, Classical

Clair de Lune (1974) – Pictures At An Exhibition (1975) – Planets (1976) – Space Fantasy (1977)
The Tale Of Genji, Symphonic Fantasy (2004)
Planet Zero (2011) – Symphony Ihatov (2013) – Okhotsk Fantasy (2016)
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