Tag: Paul Hillier

Theatre Of Voices, Ars Nova Copenhagen, Paul Hillier – The Christmas Story (2011) [CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Theatre Of Voices, Ars Nova Copenhagen, Paul Hillier - The Christmas Story (2011) [CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Theatre Of Voices, Ars Nova Copenhagen, Paul Hillier – The Christmas Story (2011)
[CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 286 MB (CD-Layer) + 3.77 GB (FLAC) + 3.27 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Harmonia Mundi USA | EU | Cat#: HMU 807565 | Genre: Classical, Christmas

The full title of this album gives a good overview of its contents and artistic intent: the Christmas story told in chant, motets, dialogues and traditional folk carols. Listeners should be aware that it’s not a playful CD of “fun” holiday music, but a serious, thoughtfully assembled collection of Christmas music spanning the history of the Western European tradition, from plainchant to contemporary anthems and arrangements made especially for this album. Continue reading “Theatre Of Voices, Ars Nova Copenhagen, Paul Hillier – The Christmas Story (2011) [CD-Layer + 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]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel
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]”

Theatre Of Voices / Ars Nova Copenhagen / Paul Hillier – Arvo Pärt: Creator Spiritus (2012) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Theatre Of Voices / Ars Nova Copenhagen / Paul Hillier - Arvo Pärt: Creator Spiritus (2012) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Theatre Of Voices / Ars Nova Copenhagen / Paul Hillier – Arvo Pärt: Creator Spiritus (2012)
[Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Digital Booklet
Total Size: 3.63 GB (ISO) + 10.6 GB (DSF) + 4.05 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Harmonia Mundi | US | Cat#: HMU 807553 | Genre: Classical

Creator Spirit us is the latest collaboration between GRAMMY® Award winning conductor Paul Hillier and celebrated Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. The disc features a carefully selected collection of Pärt’s choral and instrumental chamber music, drawn from different periods in the composer’s career. Continue reading “Theatre Of Voices / Ars Nova Copenhagen / Paul Hillier – Arvo Pärt: Creator Spiritus (2012) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Arvo Pärt / Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir / Paul Hillier With Christopher Bowers-Broadbent – Da Pacem (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Arvo Pärt / Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir / Paul Hillier With Christopher Bowers-Broadbent - Da Pacem (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Arvo Pärt / Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir / Paul Hillier With Christopher Bowers-Broadbent
Da Pacem (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Digital Booklet
Total Size: 3.33 GB (ISO) + 3.53 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Harmonia Mundi | Germany | Cat#: HMU 807401 | Genre: Classical

This collection of short works by Arvo Pärt features a cappella music and some lightly accompanied by an organ. Conducting the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir is Paul Hillier, one of Pärt’s most celebrated interpreters and the author of a book-length study of his music. Hillier came to Pärt from the field of early music, and in his notes he stresses affinities between Pärt and the composers of medieval and Renaissance eras. Continue reading “Arvo Pärt / Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir / Paul Hillier With Christopher Bowers-Broadbent – Da Pacem (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”