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Yajie Zhang, Gabriel Rollinson & Hartmut Höll - William Grant-Still: Songs · Piano Music (2024) [Digital Download 24/48]

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Yajie Zhang, Gabriel Rollinson & Hartmut Höll - William Grant-Still: Songs · Piano Music (2024) [Digital Download 24/48]

Yajie Zhang, Gabriel Rollinson & Hartmut Höll - William Grant-Still: Songs · Piano Music (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 6576: minutes | 602 MB
Classical, Vocal | Label: CPO, Official Digital Download

William Grant Still (1895-1978) from Little Rock was a pioneer in many ways. He was the first African American to successfully depart from the generally acceptable genres of jazz and pop. He lived to see a symphonic work and an opera of his performed, he conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic and directed an important Southern orchestra. The respect that he acquired is reflected in two Guggenheim fellowships and five honorary doctorates, as well as a growing number of top-quality recordings of his works. This album is dedicated to the composer's impressive art songs. Two dozen works, including simple spirituals, expansive, declamatory and captivating scenes, touching miniatures and provocative challenges paint a portrait of a self-assured man asserting his musical authority.

Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Henry Raudales - Reinecke: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 134 Håkon Jarl & Overtures (2024) [24/48]

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Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Henry Raudales - Reinecke: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 134 Håkon Jarl & Overtures (2024) [24/48]

Münchner Rundfunkorchester & Henry Raudales - Reinecke: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 134 "Håkon Jarl" & Overtures (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 79:29 minutes | 781 MB
Classical | Label: CPO, Official Digital Download

Anyone interested in Romantic music will inevitably come across the name Carl Reinecke. Countless aspiring composers from Germany and Scandinavia went to him to learn their craft. To those who wanted to make it in the city of the famous Gewandhaus Orchestra, he was an institution. Reinecke the composer enjoyed great success during his lifetime. However, as a preservationist of musical traditions, he was quickly forgotten after his death. The inevitable course of musical development swept him out of the way. This was not due to the quality of his music. Not only does his compositional technique stand up to scrutiny, but also his music as a sonic experience. This is particularly true of his three symphonies, all of which are now available in our catalogue with the release of the powerful Second in C minor.

Josquin Capella, Meinolf Brüser & Markus Märkl - Ioannes Cuisean: Missa Solennis (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

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Josquin Capella, Meinolf Brüser & Markus Märkl - Ioannes Cuisean: Missa Solennis (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

Josquin Capella, Meinolf Brüser & Markus Märkl - Ioannes Cuisean: Missa Solennis (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 61:04 minutes | 575 MB
Classical, Sacred, Choral | Label: CPO, Official Digital Download

When musicological research fails from the outset because it finds the deed but not the slightest clue as to the perpetrator, then we have to surrender completely to the listening experience and forget the unknowns. This is also the case with Missa solennis, which a certain Ioannes Cuisean composed for the people of Cologne as commissioned for the Feast of St. Gereon in 1663. Did the composer have something to do with the Strasbourg Cathedral because the only copy of the work survived there? No one knows.

Michael Francis & Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz - Augusta Holmès: Symphonic Poems (2024) [24/96]

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Michael Francis & Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz - Augusta Holmès: Symphonic Poems (2024) [24/96]

Michael Francis & Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz - Augusta Holmès: Symphonic Poems (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 66:00 minutes | 1,1 GB
Classical | Label: CPO, Official Digital Download

The Irish-French composer Augusta Holmès (1847-1903) is one of those female composers who knew how to overcome all hindrances with natural élan. "Like children, women have no concept of obstacles and their willpower tears down all walls," said her colleague Camille Saint-Saëns. He hit the nail on the head, as the three-movement tone poem Roland Furieux disarmingly demonstrates. Just as the strong emotions of the knight, who temporarily loses his mind in a love frenzy, so too are the surges of Holmès' orchestra, which she masters with awe-inspiring self-confidence in all its nuances. This artistry is present whether she is writing works with a national flavour or bringing mythical figures to life in song, as in the enchanting Andromède, who is saved from the "Battle of the Titans" by the loving Perseus.

Emeline Pierre Larsen & Sabine Weyer - Emilie Mayer: Three Violin Sonatas (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

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Emeline Pierre Larsen & Sabine Weyer - Emilie Mayer: Three Violin Sonatas (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Emeline Pierre Larsen & Sabine Weyer - Emilie Mayer: Three Violin Sonatas (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 66:00 minutes | 1,15 GB
Classical | Label: CPO, Official Digital Download

Born a year before Richard Wagner and dying two months after him, the apothecary's daughter Emilie Mayer from Friedland in Mecklenburg represents a type of composer who clearly moved away from the foundations of the classical masters and into her own orbit. The artist, who has found a home at cpo, composed eight symphonies, several concert overtures, a piano concerto, songs and a plethora of chamber music. The violinist Emeline Pierre Larsen has already released a highly acclaimed first string quartet album with her Constanze Quartet. She is now beginning a complete recording of Mayer's violin sonatas, in which the classical-proto romantic tone of the revered masters once again crumbles without reverting to eclecticism – a strong talent, whose stature is beyond doubt for convincing and championing interpreters.

Ariadne Daskalakis, Die Kölner Akademie & Michael Alexander Willens - Johannes Bernardus van Bree (2024) [24/48]

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Ariadne Daskalakis, Die Kölner Akademie & Michael Alexander Willens - Johannes Bernardus van Bree (2024) [24/48]

Ariadne Daskalakis, Die Kölner Akademie & Michael Alexander Willens - Johannes Bernardus van Bree: Violin Concerto · Fantasy · Overtures (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 57:16 minutes | 548 MB
Classical | Label: CPO, Official Digital Download

According to the thoroughly credible words of his contemporaries, Johannes Bernardus van Bree, the long-time musical director of the Felix Meritis Society of Amsterdam, was not only an extremely talented violinist and composer. He was also, to the delight of those around him, a very pleasant, flexible character who strove all his life to please others. This made him shy away from tormenting the conservative capital of the Netherlands with avant-garde provocations. However, it did not stop him from skilfully and sensitively composing unusually appealing works in the conventional vocabulary of the early Romantic years. His highly dramatic overture in the "unfinished" key of B Minor and his original Symphonic Fantasy, which is a mere stone's throw away from Robert Schumann, are particularly surprising.

Ray Charles - The Genius After Hours (1961) [MFSL 2014] PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

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Ray Charles - The Genius After Hours (1961) [MFSL 2014] PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Ray Charles - The Genius After Hours (1961) [MFSL 2014]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 Mono > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 38:48 minutes | Scans included | 580 MB
or DSD64 2.0 (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Full Scans included | 563 MB
or FLAC (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96kHz | Full Scans included | 443 MB
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab # UDSACD 2073 Monaural

The Genius After Hours is a 1961 album by Ray Charles. All of the songs were taken from the same three studio sessions that created the album The Great Ray Charles which featured the use of both a trio and a septet; the later arranged by Quincy Jones.

Hugo Montenegro - Others by Brother / Scenes and Themes (1975/1972) [Reissue 2016] MCH PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

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Hugo Montenegro - Others by Brother / Scenes and Themes (1975/1972) [Reissue 2016] MCH PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Hugo Montenegro - Others by Brother / Scenes and Themes (1975/1972) [Reissue 2016]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 65:36 minutess | Scans included | 3,2 GB
or DSD64 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Full Scans included | 1,56 GB
or FLAC 2.0 (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Scans included | 1,35 GB
2LP on 1SACD | Features Stereo and Quardrophonic Surround Sound | Label: Vocalion # CDSML 8518

Hugo Mario Montenegro was a composer, arranger, and conductor who is primarily known for his movie work in the '60s, as well as his adaptations of film scores like The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Montenegro began to branch out after the Hang 'Em High album, recording a diverse array of albums, ranging from show tunes to electronic experiments. Throughout the late '60s and '70s, he continued to score films, including Lady in Cement, The Undefeated, The Wrecking Crew, Tomorrow, and The Ambushers, among many others. He continued composing and recording until his death in 1981. This SACD release combines 2 LP on 1 SACD - "Others By Brothers" (1975) and Scenes & Themes (1972).

Hugo Montenegro - Rocket Man & Mammy Blue (1975/1971) [Reissue 2018] MCH PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

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Hugo Montenegro - Rocket Man & Mammy Blue (1975/1971) [Reissue 2018] MCH PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Hugo Montenegro - Rocket Man / Mammy Blue (1975/1971) [Reissue 2018]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 70:22 minutess | Full Scans included | 3,3 GB
or DSD64 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Full Scans included | 1,69 GB
or FLAC 2.0 (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Scans included | 1,47 GB
2LP on 1SACD | Features Stereo and Quardrophonic Surround Sound | Label: Vocalion # CDSML 8536

This reissue features a pair of Hugo Montenegro's 70s albums - an excellent, very groovy stuff! After paying tribute to Stevie Wonder and Bob Dylan on other LPs, Hugo Montenegro turns his talents to the groovy compositions of Elton John in this nice album of moogy instrumentals. Mammy Blue is funky moogy material from Hugo Montenegro, recorded during the time when he was making the shift from crime jazz and vocal themes to more electronic stuff with a 70s groove.

Glenn Frey - After Hours (2012) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

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Glenn Frey - After Hours (2012) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Glenn Frey - After Hours (2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time - 48:39 minutes | 987 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital Booklet

Six-time Grammy Award winner and iconic guitarist of The Eagles, Glenn Frey's first solo album in over seventeen years. "After Hours" is a tapestry of influential love songs from the 40s to present day. This smooth and rich collection focuses on the core essence of each song, showcasing Frey's growth both as a vocalist and an interpreter. The album highlighted by Frey’s effortless swooning includes the pop standards, “Route 66”, “The Look of Love”, “Caroline, No” and more.

Ottmar Liebert with Luna Negra - Up Close (2008) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

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Ottmar Liebert with Luna Negra - Up Close (2008) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Ottmar Liebert + Luna Negra - Up Close (2008)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time - 50:23 minutes | 965 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

A binaural dummy head recording, sometimes also called holophonics. The listener has to use headphones to experience the 3D surround-sound quality of the music since the recording uses the head-related transfer function. Recorded live-to-stereo in August of 2007. No edits were made and the volume was not compressed.

Mylene Farmer - Monkey Me (2012) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

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Mylene Farmer - Monkey Me (2012) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Mylène Farmer - Monkey Me (2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time - 57:37 minutes | 1,18 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

Mylène Farmer is a French singer, songwriter, occasional actress and author. She has sold more than 30 million records and is among the most successful recording artists of all time in France. "Monkey Me", co-written with Laurent Boutonnat, was released in December 2012.

Ana Caram - Blue Bossa (2001) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96Hz]

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Ana Caram - Blue Bossa (2001) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96Hz]

Ana Caram - Blue Bossa (2001)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time - 47:15 minutes | 977 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

Brazilian siren Ana Caram shares this "retro"-spective musical performance in celebration of the brilliant marriage between Brazilian song and America's "cool jazz". The result? A very cool glimpse into the bossa nova scene of a 1960s jazz club, and with Chesky's state-of-the-art recording technology, you have the best seat in the house.

Ana Caram - Hollywood Rio (2004) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96Hz]

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Ana Caram - Hollywood Rio (2004) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96Hz]

Ana Caram - Hollywood Rio (2004)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time - 42:26 minutes | 934 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

"Hollywood Rio" blends the sounds of this Brazilian chanteuse's roots with the cinematic music of Los Angeles. The album is Ana Caram's tribute to the music of Hollywood. Combining her sultry voice and passionate Brazilian flare with L.A.'s cool electric sound, Caram sings such Hollywood classics such as "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" from the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and "As Time Goes By" from Casablanca. Together with Michel Friedenson's rich electric orchestral arrangements, Hollywood Rio is a 21st century look at Hollywood's past.

Massimo Farao Trio - French Love Songs (2020) [Venus Japan] SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

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Massimo Farao Trio - French Love Songs (2020) [Venus Japan] SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Massimo Faraò Trio - French Love Songs (2020) [Japan]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 54:40 minutes | Front/Rear Covers | 1,57 GB
or DSD64 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Front/Rear Covers | 1,42 GB
or FLAC (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Front/Rear Covers | 1,14 GB

Italian pianist Massimo Faraò's popularity in Japan and elsewhere has been elevated since he started recording for the independent audiophile label Venus Records. This collection of French love songs features the vocal talents of Claudia Zannoni on "Les Feuilles Mortes (Autumn Leaves)", "La Vie En Rose" and "Que Reste-t-il De Nos Amours (I Wish You Love)".