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Bob Dylan & The Band – Before The Flood (1974/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192kHz | Time – 1:33:41 minutes | 4,56 GB | Genre: Rock
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Recorded: February 13–14, 1974, in Los Angeles, except track 4: January 30, 1974, in New York

The 1974 tour by Bob Dylan and the Band brought together two of the most-respected acts in rock history for what was one of the biggest concert events of the decade. Recorded at several different venues over the course of the two-month tour, „Before The Flood“ captures Dylan and The Band in fine form. Having backed Dylan on and off since 1966, The Band were very comfortable with his music, and on this album they provide Dylan with some of the finest accompaniment of his career.

Dylan opens the show with spirited versions of hits like “It Ain’t Me Babe” and “Lay Lady Lay,” as well as the acidic “Ballad of a Thin Man.” Having fired up the crowd, Dylan steps away from the mike to let the Band perform barnstorming versions of “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” and other classics from their repertoire. After The Band nearly brings down the house with their intense rendition of “The Weight,” Dylan returns to bring it all back home with powerful performances of “Like A Rolling Stone” and “Blowin’ In The Wind,” providing a spectacular finale to one of the finest live rock albums of the ’70s.

Bob Dylan and the Band both needed the celebrated reunion tour of 1974, since Dylan’s fortunes had been floundering since Self Portrait and the Band stumbled with 1971’s Cahoots. The tour, with its attendant publicity, definitely returned both artists to center stage, and it definitely succeeded, breaking box office records and earning great reviews. Before the Flood, a double-album souvenir of the tour, suggests that these were generally dynamic shows, but not because they were reveling in the past, but because Dylan was fighting the nostalgia of his audience — nostalgia, it must be noted, that was promoted as the very reason behind these shows. Yet that’s what gives this music such kick — Dylan reworks, rearranges, reinterprets these songs in ways that are still disarming, years after its initial release. He could only have performed interpretations this radical with a group as sympathetic, knowing of his traits as the band, whose own recordings here are respites from the storm. And this is a storm — the sound of a great rocker, surprising his band and audience by tearing through his greatest songs in a manner that might not be comforting, but it guarantees it to be one of the best live albums of its time. Ever, maybe. –AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Tracklist:
1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I’ll Go Mine) 04:15
2. Lady, Lady, Lay 03:14
3. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 03:26
4. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door 03:52
5. It Ain’t Me, Babe 03:40
6. Ballad of a Thin Man 03:47
7. Up on Cripple Creek 05:19
8. I Shall Be Released 03:51
9. Endless Highway 05:08
10. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down 04:22
11. Stage Fright 04:45
12. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right 04:36
13. Just Like a Woman 05:05
14. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) 05:48
15. The Shape I’m In 04:00
16. When You Awake 03:13
17. The Weight 04:35
18. All Along the Watchtower 03:19
19. Highway 61 Revisited 04:26
20. Like a Rolling Stone 07:09
21. Blowin’ in the Wind 04:32

Personnel:
Bob Dylan – vocals, guitars, harmonica, piano
Rick Danko – vocals, bass guitar
Levon Helm – vocals, drums
Garth Hudson – organ, acoustic piano, clavinet
Richard Manuel – vocals, acoustic & electric pianos, organ, drums
Robbie Robertson – electric guitar, backing vocals

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Bob James, Nathan East – The New Cool (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48kHz | Time – 53:28 minutes | 563 MB | Genre: Jazz
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The New Cool from contemporary jazz icons (and fellow members of super-group Fourplay) Bob James and Nathan East. ‘The New Cool’ centers on jazz piano and bass duets as the vehicle for a diverse collection of original compositions and handpicked classics. Recorded entirely in Nashville it reveals James and East in a way that you have never heard them before.

Watch HDtracks’ interview with Bob James below:https://youtu.be/ecZc2ZonFPI

“The peerless musicianship of James and East is as evident as ever, but there’s a less studied, more organic feel to the music. Tracks range from minimalist, bluesy duets to lushly appointed, orchestrated entries like ‘Waltz for Judy.’ Most of the dynamics stem from the intuitive interplay between James and East, who seem more than content to steer clear of more measured, mainstream arrangements. One especially satisfying surprise is the alternately playful and opulent take on the Willie Nelson-penned standard ‘Crazy.’ Sung with raw emotion by country star Vince Gill, it serves as a platform for some of James’ sharpest piano work. These jazz masters serve up a wholly rewarding and intimate set that’s at once new and very cool.” –Jeff Tamarkin, M Music & Musicians

Tracklist:
1. The New Cool 07:08
2. Oliver’s Bag 05:06
3. All Will Be Revealed 04:30
4. Midnight Magic/Love Me As Though There Were No Tomorrow 05:13
5. Crazy (feat. Vince Gill) 05:02
6. How Deep Is The Ocean 04:34
7. Canto Y La Danza 05:04
8. Waltz For Judy 03:25
9. Seattle Sunrise 04:09
10. Ghost Of A Chance 05:22
11. Turbulence 03:51

Personnel:
Bob James – piano, keyboards, arranger, conductor
Nathan East – bass guitar, double bass
Nashville Recording Orchestra – orchestral backing

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Anton Bruckner – Quintet & Quartet – Fitzwilliam String Quartet (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:16:33 minutes | 1,45 GB | Genre: Classical
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Recorded: November 2011, St Martin’s Church, East Woodhay, Berkshire, United Kingdom

This is the first recording to use gut strings (a special set from Dan Larsen in Minnesota was obtained specially for this recording) and original instruments at the correct pitch for the time. Having first tackled the Bruckner Quintet nearly forty years ago , the Fitzwilliam’s starting point was achieving the famous ‘Bruckner Sound’ as well as considering tempo, bow strokes, use of vibrato and portamento in the performance. With many great moments (such as the Adagio) the Quintet is guaranteed an exalted place in the hierarchy of chamber masterworks.

Upon hearing the performance The Bruckner Journal wrote: ‘It was a revelation to hear Bruckner’s quintet played on instruments with this gut string set-up appropriate to the time of its composition, and to hear it performed with a flexible lyricism that has become a rare thing in Bruckner performance.’

Tracklist:
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
String Quintet in F major
1 Gemässigt[13’28]
2 Scherzo: Schnell – Trio: Langsamer[7’59]
3 Adagio[13’20]
4 Finale: Lebhaft bewegt[9’56]
5 Intermezzo in D minor[9’44]

String Quartet in C minor
6 Allegro moderato[8’22]
7 Andante[5’56]
8 Scherzo: Presto – Trio: Langsamer[3’29]
9 Rondo: Schnell[4’19]

Personnel:
Fitzwilliam String Quartet
James Boyd, viola (#1-5)

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Douglas Knehans – Concertos – Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Lyndon Gee, Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, Mikel Toms (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:02:07 minutes | 581 MB | Genre: Classical
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Concertos is a disc that I and all of the artists featured on it have been working on for years. Initial recording took place in 2011 in Zlin, Czech Republic with the Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic. Some years separted these recordings and the more recent ones from Brno with the superb Brno Philharmonic orchestra and Mikel Toms.
The works on this disc span a period of about eight years of my creative life and move between dramatic and assertive music to music marked by fragility, tenderness and emotion. The performances are uniformly excellent and the audio quality is something about which we are proud!
For your consideration—please do think of this terrific disc when nominating season comes around!!

Tracklist:
Douglas Knehans (b.1957)
1 Cello Concerto No. 1 “Soar” 14:12
2 Drift 10:36
3 …Mist, Memory, Shadow… 10:16
4 Cascade: I. Drift Echo 9:56
5 Cascade: II. Wave 9:51
6 Cascade: III. Torrent 7:16

Personnel:
Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra
Dora Bratchkova, Violin
Jiří Hošek, Cello
Christopher Lyndon Gee, Conductor
Brno Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladislav Borovka, Oboe
Mikel Toms, Conductor

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Dvorak & Lalo – Cello Concertos – Johannes Moser, PKF-Prague Philharmonia, Jakub Hrusa (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:05:19 minutes | 1,1 GB | Genre: Classical
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Recorded: Forum Karlín in Prague, Czech Republic in January 2015

German-Canadian international soloist Johannes Moser recently signed an exclusive recording contract with PENTATONE. He regularly performs with the world’s leading orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, London Symphony, Royal Concertgebouw, NHK Symphony, Philadelphia and Cleveland Orchestras as well as the leading conductors of our time including Mariss Jansons, Valery Gergiev, Zubin Mehta and Gustavo Dudamel. He has received many accolades for his recordings including two ECHO Klassik awards as well as the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik.
For his debut album with PENTATONE Johannes chose to record the pinnacle of the repertoire for cello and orchestra, the concerto by Antonín Dvořák. In this monumental work Dvořák explores the entire spectrum of human emotion, very much inspired by his own experiences, ranging from exhilarating bursts of life in New York City to the devastating tragedy of his unfulfilled love.
In preparation for the recording, made with the PKF – Prague Philharmonia, Johannes Moser and conductor Jakub Hrůša had Dvořák’s own manuscript at hand in order to come closer to the composer’s intention rather than relying on unquestioned traditions and acquired habits, while paying tribute to the concerto’s nickname, “Dvořák’s 10th Symphony”.
Moser completes his debut album with the Cello Concerto by Édouard Lalo. It is a work of great verve which fully embodies Spanish flair combined with romantic spirit.
Besides being staples of the Romantic cello repertoire the two works have a lot in common. Johannes Moser says about the two concerti: “The unifying motif between these two Cello Concertos is a sense of yearning: From America, Dvořák yearned for his homeland and an unfulfilled love, whereas Lalo yearned for the typically Spanish flair and the Mediterranean temperament”.

Tracklist:
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
1. I. Allegro 14:50
2. II. Adagio ma non troppo 11:26
3. III. Finale: Allegro moderato 12:28
Édouard Lalo (1823-1892)
Cello Concerto in D minor
4. I. Prelude: Lento – Allegro maestoso 13:04
5. II. Intermezzo: Andantino con moto 05:54
6. III. Introduction: Andante – Allegro vivace 07:37

Personnel:
Johannes Moser, cello
PKF-Prague Philharmonia
Jakub Hrůša, conductor

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Enrico Rava Quartet with Gianluca Petrella – Wild Dance (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:06:40 minutes | 1,19 GB | Genre: Jazz
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Recorded: January 2015, Artesuono Recording Studios, Udine

A cross-generational project by the grand master of Italian Jazz. Energized by joyous experiences on the road the ever youthful Enrico Rava took his new working quartet of the last two years into Arte Suono Studio in Udine. Here they were joined by trombonist Gianluca Petrella, an internationally noted player through his contributions to Rava’s three acclaimed post-millennium quintet albums Tribe (2011), The Words & The Days (2005) and Easy Living (2003). With Manfred Eicher producing, the five Italians recorded a program of Rava originals which cover a broad range of moods – from brooding ballad playing to fiery uptempo post-bop. Once again Rava’s playing makes it clear that lightness and intensity, elegant cool and emotional warmth are no opposites. Rava and Petrella form a peerless two-horn frontline, whether playing in unison, engaging in dialogue or taking their turns in extensive soloing. The rhythm section of Gabriele Evangelista, Enrico Morello, (“in my opinion the number one drummer in Italy today”, says Rava) and guitarist Francesco Diodati give them both space and assured support.

The senior statesman, and easily the most recognizable name in Italian jazz, trumpeter Enrico Rava returns with a revised quintet line up on Wild Dance. Rava, who early in his career worked with saxophonist Steve Lacy, pianist Mal Waldron and trombonist Roswell Rudd, later went on to team with drummer Tony Oxley and sit in with the Global Unity Orchestra. His free jazz pedigree belies the fact that Rava has more often leaned toward the lyrical while incorporating his own liberal style of invention.
Two of the three most recent Rava releases, Rava on the Dance Floor (ECM, 2012) and The Monash Sessions (Jazzhead 2013) have featured the trumpeter in the company of rather large ensembles. Not since the alternating quintet/sextet of Tribe (ECM, 2011), has Rava recorded in the relatively smaller combo setting. Trombonist Gianluca Petrella and bassist Gabriele Evangelista return from the aforementioned outing, joined by new arrivals, Francesco Diodati on guitar and drummer Enrico Morello.
Rava has an understandable fondness for the trumpet-trombone interaction; the trombone being his first instrument before teaching himself the trumpet. He and Petrella engage in harmonies or counter each other in discourse and generally make for an unsurpassed brass frontline in addition to their many solo opportunities. Morello shows a deft touch in directing the music through Rava’s many complex shifts. It is Diodati however, that is a major find here. The guitarist plays in a crystal clear, straight-forward style when he is up front and churns out airy harmonies when directly supporting Rava.
“Diva,” the first of fourteen original compositions, and the subsequent “Space Girl” are airy but with dark undertones and both showcase the dynamics between Diodati and Rava. The latter features some fine playing from Evangelista as well. The bassist also sets the stage for the looser “Don’t,” opening the program to the wild part of Wild Dance. That sense of abandon is more fully realized with “Infant” where structures are fleeting and improvisation is more antagonistic. Rava wisely disseminates styles throughout the collection, allowing breathing time as on the gentle “Sola,” then slowly rebuilding the fire on “Not Funny.” The title track lives up to its name as it veers from lyrical to near experimental.
Rava peppers the album with an array of sounds from the mysterious—but lively—”F. Express” to fragmented inventiveness of “Cornette” and the collectively written “Improvisation.” A small number of tracks are refreshed versions of older Rava compositions and they are comfortably at home with the newer material. Rather than settling down, the trumpeter continues to explore new ways of expressing himself in a variety of settings. While Rava maintains his method of using the middle and upper registers in a specific and functional manner, there is little about his work that does not completely engage. Wild Dance is the most satisfying of his albums in this decade. –Karl Ackermann, All About Jazz

Tracklist:
1. Diva 07:38
2. Space Girl 07:20
3. Don’t 04:45
4. Infant 03:07
5. Sola 04:44
6. Not Funny 02:55
7. Wild Dance 02:59
8. F. Express 04:41
9. Cornette 03:11
10. Overboard 05:21
11. Happy Shades 02:53
12. Monkitos 03:41
13. Improvisation 05:21
14. Frogs 08:04

Personnel:
Enrico Rava: trumpet
Francesco Diodati: guitar
Gabriele Evangelista: double bass
Enrico Morello: drums
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Gianluca Petrella: trombone

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Faithless – Faithless 2.0: The Greatest Hits & Biggest New Remixes (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 03:59:58 minutes | 2,91 GB | Genre: Electronic
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2015 marks the 20-year milestone in their illustrious career and to celebrate the band have curated a special remix album ‘Faithless 2.0.’ A package comprised of 28 tracks split across two CDs joining dots between past, present and future. While CD1 firmly brings their catalog back to life, CD2 celebrates 14 of Faithless’ career-defining records, with originals ‘Insomnia’, ‘Mass Destruction’, ‘We Come 1’ and ‘Salva Mea’ reminding us quite how timeless their music really is.

Calling on those they’ve inspired and been inspired by throughout their remarkable career, the album sees heavy hitters Avicii, Tiesto, Above & Beyond, Eric Prydz, Armin Van Buuren; alongside underground connoisseurs Booka Shade, Claptone, High Contrast and Purple Disco Machine all provide their own takes on their seminal classic material.

Tracklist:
1 Faithless 2.0 (DJ Mix) 01:17:14
2 Insomnia 2.0 (Avicii Extended Remix) 00:06:13
3 We Come 1 2.0 (Armin Van Buuren Remix) 00:05:26
4 God Is a DJ 2.0 (Tiësto Remix) 00:04:27
5 Muhammad Ali 2.0 (High Contrast Remix) 00:04:43
6 Salva Mea 2.0 (Above & Beyond Remix) 00:07:02
7 Not Going Home 2.0 (Eric Prydz Remix [Remastered]) 00:08:56
8 Music Matters 2.0 (Axwell Remix [Remastered]) 00:08:23
9 I Was There 00:06:42
10 Miss U Less, See U More 2.0 (Purple Disco Machine Remix) 00:06:40
11 Tarantula 2.0 (Booka Shade Remix) 00:07:40
12 Bombs 2.0 (Claptone Remix) 00:06:58
13 Drifting Away 2.0 (Autograf Remix) 00:05:50
14 Don’t Leave 2.0 (Until the Ribbon Breaks Remix) 00:03:33
15 Insomnia 2.0 (Avicii Remix [Radio Edit]) 00:03:04
16 Insomnia (Monster Mix) 00:08:38
17 Mass Destruction (Single Version) 00:03:31
18 God Is a DJ 00:07:55
19 Don’t Leave 00:03:59
20 Muhammad Ali (Radio Edit) 00:03:29
21 We Come 1 (Radio Edit) 00:03:42
22 Reverence 00:07:37
23 Salva Mea 00:10:40
24 One Step Too Far (Radio Edit) 00:03:23
25 Bring My Family Back 00:06:15
26 Tarantula 00:06:38
27 Bombs 00:04:55
28 Feelin Good 00:03:13
29 Not Going Home (Radio Edit) 00:03:12

Personnel:
Maxi Jazz
Sister Bliss
Rollo

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George Enescu is mainly known as a legendary violinist; yet he was not less known as an exceptionally gifted pianist who has been admired and worshiped by his colleagues for his musicality. His expressive and elaborate compositions for piano are up to date underrepresented in the world of CD records.
This gap has been closed now: The Rumanian pianist Raluca Stirbat, who is one of the most outstanding representatives of her age in the Rumanian piano generation has recorded Enesu’s complete works for piano on three CDs. And how!
She shows brilliant technique together with her relating selection of rich acoustic colours as Stirbat’s complete portrait of the versatile pianist George Enescu becomes apparent. This picture is being completed by numerous premiere and world premiere recordings on album.

George Enescu’s primary instrument was the violin, but he also wrote a substantial body of works for piano, including sonatas, suites, preludes, and other short character pieces. This three-disc Hänssler Classic set of the complete works for piano solo, performed by Romanian pianist Raluca Stirbat, offers valuable insights into Enescu’s evolving methods and artistic development over a period of four decades, from the Suite No. 1 in G minor, Op. 3 (1897) to the Piano Sonata No. 3 in D major (1935). Enescu passed through several phases, starting with a fascination with Baroque forms in his teenage years, and progressing to an enthusiasm for Wagnerian chromaticism and Romanian folk music, which led to a more integrated mature style. Stirbat is an ardent proponent for Enescu’s music, and her album is the first complete set of his piano music on CD. Recorded at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, the sound is crisp and detailed, though the resonance of the performing space is quite pronounced. –AllMusic Review by Blair Sanderson

Tracklist:
George Enescu (1881-1955)
Suite No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 3 “Dans le style ancien”
1. I. Prelude: Grave 04:15
2. II. Fugue: Allegro moderato 04:05
3. III. Adagio 06:10
4. IV. Finale: Presto 03:14
Prélude et Scherzo fis-Moll, F sharp minor (1896)
5. Prelude 03:59
6. Scherzo 05:58
7. Barcarolle in B-Flat Major 05:04
8. La Fileuse in D Major 04:45
9. Impromptu in A-Flat Major 04:30
10. Regrets in G-Flat Major 03:53
11. Impromptu in C Major 05:48
Prélude et Fugue C Dur, C major (1903)
12. Prelude 04:38
13. Fugue 05:22
Suite op. 10 Nr. 2 “Des cloches sonores” D-Dur, D major (1903)
14. I. Toccata: Majestueusement, mais pas trop lent 04:19
15. II. Sarabande: Noblement 06:44
16. III. Pavane: Lentement berce 05:16
17. IV. Bouree: Vivement 06:19
Nocturne Des-Dur, D flat major (1907)
18. Nocturne in D-Flat Major 17:11
Pièces Impromptues op. 18 (1913/16)
19. I. Melodie: Andantino 02:49
20. II. Voix de la steppe: Allegro moderato 03:30
21. III. Mazurk melancolique: Moderato un poco allegretto 05:49
22. IV. Burlesque: Vivace ma non troppo 05:17
23. V. Appassionato: Con slancio, ma ben sostenuto 03:53
24. VI. Choral: Moderato, non troppo lento 06:38
25. VII. Carillon nocturne: L’istesso tempo (Moderato, non… 05:53
Sonatensatz fis-Moll, F sharp minor – Moderato (1912)
26. Piano Sonata in F-Sharp Minor 16:41
Pièce sur le nom de Fauré (1922)
27. Piece sur le nom de Faure 01:50
Sonate op. 24 Nr. 1 fis-Moll, F sharp minor (1924)
28. I. Allegro molto moderato e grave 11:43
29. II. Presto vivace 05:03
30. III. Andante molto espressivo 07:26
Sonate op. 24 Nr. 3 D-Dur, D major (1935)
31. I. Vivace con brio 05:46
32. II. Andantino cantabile 09:03
33. III. Allegro con spirito 08:28

Personnel:
Raluca Stirbat, piano

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Gesualdo – Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tonu Kaljuste (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 00:58:29 minutes | 1,06 GB | Genre: Classical
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Recorded: February 2014 at The Tallinn Methodist Church

This absorbing project finds Australian composer Brett Dean and Estonian composer Erkki-Sven Tüür drawing inspiration in very different ways from the music, life and times of Carlo Gesualdo and juxtaposes these reflections with Gesualdo’s own music.
The music of Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa (1566-1613) has exerted a powerful influence on composers down the ages. His highly-charged, mannerist, idiosyncratic vocal music constitutes “a gallery of dramatically-lit portraits of human emotions with a heavy emphasis on the extremes of joy and despair” (to quote former Hilliard Ensemble singer Gordon Jones).
Brett Dean’s „Carlo“ (composed 1997) begins with pure Gesualdo from the 6th Book of Madrigals, then gradually enters a very 20th century sound-world. Through use of both sampled and real-time voices as well as increasingly intense strings Dean paints an hallucinatory picture of the Prince of Verona’s state of mind as he is driven toward his violent crimes of passion (he murdered his wife and her lover when he caught them in flagrante delicto) .
Erkki Sven Tüür’s „L’Ombra di Gesualdo“ references the Gesualdo motet ‘O crux benedicta’ from the Cantiones sacrae, and Gesualdo’s piece is also heard in an arrangement for strings by Tüür. The programme is completed by Tüür’s ‘Psalmody’, which is without a Gesualdo-inspired subtext but it too cross-references older and newer music, within the narrower time-frame of Tüür’s own oeuvre.

Tracklist:
Don Carlo Gesualdo (1566-1613)
From: Il Sesto Libro di Madrigali (1611)
1. Moro lasso 04:33
Brett Dean (1961-)
For choir and string orchestra (1997)
2. Carlo 20:37
Don Carlo Gesualdo (1566-1613)
From: Sacrarum cantionum liber primus (1603)
3. O Crux benedicta 04:14
Erkki-Sven Tüür (1959)
For string orchestra (2014)
4. L’ombra della croce 06:57
For mixed choir and orchestra (1993/2011)
5. Psalmody 22:08

Personnel:
Tallinn Chamber Orchestra
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Tõnu Kaljuste: conductor

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Joseph Haydn – If Haydn Had Written For Oboe, vol. 1 – Alexei Utkin, Hermitage Chamber Orchestra (2007)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 00:55:14 minutes | 0,99 GB | Genre: Classical
Source: SACD ISO | @ Caro MitisItem Number: CM0042006
Recorded: 2006, April: 13, 15, 16, 18–19 5th Studio of The Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (RTR), Moscow, Russia

Here’s another delectable SACD from Caro Mitis—oboist Alexi Utkin playing music of Haydn, one of his favorite composers. The Oboe Concerto actually wasn’t written by Haydn although attributed to him, the oboe plays a relatively insignificant part as one of four soloists in the well-known Sinfonia concertante, and the oboe d’amore here replaces the cello in the Divertimento. Exquisite performances, beautifully recorded. The only negative feature is the relatively short playing time of the disk (55:14).

Tracklist:
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Sinfonia Concertante in B flat major for violin, cello, oboe, bassoon and orchestra, op. 84 (Hob. I:105)
1 I. Allegro [8:41]2 II. Andante [4:46]3 III. Allegro con spirito[6:08] [2:01]*Divertimento (Capriccio) in A major
Originally for keyboard, violin and cello (Hob. XV:35)
4 I. Allegretto [7:15]5 II. Menuet [4:01]6 III. Allegro [3:30]
Sonata di cembalo No.2 in C major
07 – I. Allegro [6:15]
08 – II. Adagio [6:04]
09 – III. Rondo. Andantino [3:42]
Concerto in C major for oboe and orchestra (Hob. VIIg:C1)
7 I. Allegro spirituoso [9:45]8 II. Andante [5:12]9 III. Rondo. Allegretto [5:36]

Personnel:
Hermitage Chamber Orchestra
Alexei Utkin solo oboe (1–3, 7–9)
*Anna Karpenko (harpsichord), Alexei Utkin (oboe d’amore), Olga Kazantseva (cello)

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Joseph Haydn – If Haydn Had Written For Oboe, vol. 2 – Alexei Utkin, Hermitage Chamber Orchestra (2009)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 00:51:43 minutes | 993 MB | Genre: Classical
Source: SACD ISO | @ Caro MitisItem Number: CM0012007
Recorded: 12-16.05.07 5th Studio of The Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (RTR) Moscow, Russia

There’s hardly anyone not familiar with Haydn’s canonical image, omnipresent in his popular biographies: the endlessly jovial old man, ‘Papa Haydn’, pious, amiable, easy-going and industrious, without a hint of a tortured soul, that hallmark of genius in new European culture since Romanticism. This deliberately contrast-free, and yet remarkably truthful image of the great master, created towards the end of his life, corresponds well to his artistic career, also apparently devoid of storms and crises. In the composer’s lifetime, his music was greeted with enthusiasm not in Europe alone, but in overseas colonies as well. He died a venerable old man, having known in full the sweetness of recognition and the love of his contemporaries. A telling example of the attitude towards Haydn in the classical age are the words by Ernst Ludwig Gerber that introduce the master in his Historischbiographisches Lexikon der Tonku?stler from 1790: “Our greatest man, great in every small thing and even greater in big things, the pride of our times.”

Tracklist:
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Concerto in F major for violin, oboe and orchestra
Originally for violin, harpsichord and orchestra (Hob. XVIII:6)
1 Allegro moderato [6:25]2 Largo [6:45]3 Presto [3:45]Quartet in F major, Op.50 No.5, “The Dream”
Originally for strings (Hob.III:48)
4 Allegro moderato [7:59]5 Poco adagio [3:01]6 Menuetto. Allegretto [3:48]7 Finale. Vivace [3:47]
Concerto in G major for oboe and orchestra
Originally for violin and orchestra (Hob.VIIa:4)
8 Allegro moderato [7:04]9 Adagio [4:52]10 Finale. Allegro [3:43]

Personnel:
Hermitage Chamber Orchestra
Alexei Utkin, solo oboe (1–3, 8–10)
Musicians:
Pyotr Nikiforov, violin
Alexei Utkin, oboe
Zoya Nevolina, viola
Tigran Muradyan, cello
Anna Karpenko, harpsichord

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Ibrahim Maalouf, born in Beirut and now residing in Paris, is a virtuoso of the quarter-tone trumpet, which enables him to work with the maqam, or system of melodic modes, in traditional Arabic music. He and his carefully selected powerhouse band pay tribute to one of the greatest Arabic divas of all time, Oum Kalthoum.

Of “Alf Leila wa Leila,” one of Kalthoum’s greatest hits, Maalouf explains, “This piece is one of the all-time classics that is celebrated across the Arab world, and yet it remains virtually unknown in the rest of the world. So this was an opportunity for me to present this symphonic masterpiece, which celebrates the voice of the Arab world’s most popular singer.” Maalouf is a gifted arranger full of surprises, and this is a great opportunity to experience a unique blend of jazz and Arabic musical tradition.

Tracklist:
01 – Introduction
02 – Overture I
03 – Overture II
04 – Movement I
05 – Movement II
06 – Movement III
07 – Movement IV

Musicians:
Ibrahim Maalouf – trumpet
Frank Woeste – piano
Mark Turner – saxophones
Larry Grenadier – double bass
Clarence Penn – drums

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Ibrahim Maalouf – Red & Black Light (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Time – 00:42:00 minutes | 477 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Source: Q0buz | Artwork: Digital booklet | @ Mi’ster Productions
Recorded by Florent Bobet at Studio Diasporas (Ivry sur Seine, France). Choirs recorded by Vincent Joinville at Studio Babel (Montreuil, France)

« RED & BLACK LIGHT» est une ode à la femme d’aujourd’hui et à son rôle fondateur et fondamental pour espérer un avenir meilleur. Les femmes de ma famille ont eu, et ont encore aujourd’hui, une influence incommensurable sur tout mon travail musical. Notamment parce qu’elles m’inspirent considérablement dans leur façon de gérer leur quotidien et celui de leur entourage. Malgré des vies en labyrinthes, complexes et souvent dramatiques, elles portent en elles une force et une stabilité similaires à une forme de transe inébranlable. Elles me donnent l’impression de ne jamais perdre de vue ce qui est essentiel.

Axé sur une esthétique plus actuelle, plus électro, voire pop, cet album est constitué de mes compositions ainsi que d’une reprise de la diva d’aujourd’hui Beyonce. Bien qu’étant particulièrement complexes dans leur écriture (avec des polyrythmies en 19, 17 ou 27 temps par exemple), nous avons arrangé ces musiques (avec les 3 musiciens qui m’entourent), de manière à ce que jamais le poids de l’écriture ne se fasse entendre. Nous avons donc contourné le piège de l’élitisme et de l’écriture scientifique pour élaborer un album transparent et limpide, sur lequel le public peut même danser ou chanter, mais qui regorge néanmoins d’une multitude de superpositions insoupçonnées de thèmes, d’harmonies et de rythmes, que seule une lecture mathématique de l’album pourrait trahir.

Enregistré à Ivry sur seine (France) avec Eric Legnini (Claviers), François Delporte (Guitare) et Stephane Galland (Batterie), cet album est avant tout une envie de dessiner l’importance et la nécessaire complexité des choses et des personnes essentielles

Le trompettiste/compositeur français Ibrahim Maalouf, véritable bourreau de travail, a vu ses efforts récompensés en 2014 lorsqu’il a reçu une Victoire de la musique pour son album Illusions… pas du genre à se reposer sur ses lauriers, il revient en 2015 avec deux disques à travers lesquels il rend hommages aux femmes. Red & Black Light est une ode à la femme d’aujourd’hui et à son rôle fondamental dans l’espoir d’un avenir meilleur. Maalouf montre son respect à la gente féminine en faisant appel pour cette occasion à une esthétique très actuelle, electro et pop…un aspect de sa musique que le trompettiste assume totalement, s’éloignant légèrement du jazz qu’il maitrise à merveille. Entre compositions originales de l’artiste et une reprise de la diva d’aujourd’hui, Beyoncé (Run The World (Girls)), Red & Black Light révèle une nouvelle facette artistique du génial compositeur français qui ne cesse jamais d’étonner.

Tracklist:
1 Free Spirit 7:02
2 Essentielles 3:42
3 Goodnight Kiss 6:49
4 Elephant’s Tooth 4:38
5 Red & Black Light 3:51
6 Escape 6:15
7 Improbable 5:59
8 Run the World (Girls) 3:44

Personnel:
François Delporte: guitar
Stéphane Galland: drums
Eric Legnini: Fender Rhodes, keyboards, bass synth (G2 Modular)
Ibrahim Maalouf: trumpet & keyboards

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Following his landmark recordings, “Beethoven – The Late Piano Sonatas” and “Bach – Partitas”, both of which has won him international acclaim, Igor Levit is now tackling another three major works: Bach’s Goldberg Variations, Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations, and Frederic Rzewski’s Variations on “The People United Will Never Be Defeated”.

It is testament to Igor Levit’s invention and the command of his repertoire that in one release he is able to combine arguably two of history’s greatest sets of variations for the keyboard, complete alongside a classic of late 20th century piano music by contemporary composer Frederic Rzewski.
Levit comes with great pedigree when it comes to recording the works of Bach and Beethoven, with his 2013 Beethoven disc winning him the BBC Music Magazine Newcomer of the Year 2014 Award, the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Young Artist Award 2014 and the ECHO 2014 for Solo Recording of the Year. His second recording, J.S. Bach’s Six Partitas in 2014, was Gramophone’s Disc of the Month.

Tracklist:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 – Aria with 30 Variations
1. Aria 04:25
2. Var. 1 a 1 Clav. 01:55
3. Var. 2 a 1 Clav. 01:50
4. Var. 3 – Canone all’ Unisono a 1 Clav. 01:57
5. Var. 4 a 1 Clav. 01:06
6. Var. 5 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. 01:20
7. Var. 6 – Canone alla Seconda a 1 Clav. 01:22
8. Var. 7 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. Al tempo di Giga 01:51
9. Var. 8 a 2 Clav. 01:52
10. Var. 9 – Canone alla Terza a 1 Clav. 02:07
11. Var. 10 – Fughetta a 1 Clav. 01:40
12. Var. 11 a 2 Clav. 01:44
13. Var. 12 – Canone alla Quarta 02:05
14. Var. 13 a 2 Clav. 05:36
15. Var. 14 a 2 Clav. 02:02
16. Var. 15 – Canone alla Quinta a 1 Clav. Andante 04:17
17. Var. 16 – Ouverture a 1 Clav. 02:55
18. Var. 17 a 2 Clav. 01:48
19. Var. 18 – Canone alla Sesta a 1 Clav. 01:27
20. Var. 19 a 1 Clav. 01:25
21. Var. 20 a 2 Clav. 01:48
22. Var. 21 – Canone alla Settima 02:43
23. Var. 22 a 1 Clav. Alla breve 01:37
24. Var. 23 a 2 Clav. 02:05
25. Var. 24 – Canone all’ Ottava a 1 Clav. 02:34
26. Var. 25 a 2 Clav. 08:00
27. Var. 26 a 2 Clav. 02:01
28. Var. 27 – Canone alla Nona a 2 Clav. 01:34
29. Var. 28 a 2 Clav. 02:13
30. Var. 29 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. 01:53
31. Var. 30 – Quodlibet a 1 Clav. 01:45
32. Aria da capo 04:29
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Diabelli Variations – 33 Variations on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli, Op. 120
33. Tema. Vivace 00:47
34. Var. 1 – Alla Marcia maestoso 01:52
35. Var. 2 – Poco allegro 00:49
36. Var. 3 – L’istesso tempo 01:32
37. Var. 4 – Un poco piÃ¹ vivace 00:59
38. Var. 5 – Allegro vivace 00:52
39. Var. 6 – Allegro ma non troppo e serioso 01:41
40. Var. 7 – Un poco piÃ¹ allegro 01:00
41. Var. 8 – Piu vivace 01:34
42. Var. 9 – Allegro pesante e risoluto 01:59
43. Var. 10 – Presto 00:33
44. Var. 11 – Allegretto 01:04
45. Var. 12 – Un poco piÃ¹ moto 00:47
46. Var. 13 – Vivace 01:05
47. Var. 14 – Grave e maestoso 05:01
48. Var. 15 – Presto scherzando 00:34
49. Var. 16 – Allegro 00:54
50. Var. 17 00:58
51. Var. 18 – Poco moderato 01:58
52. Var. 19 – Presto 00:42
53. Var. 20 – Andante 02:24
54. Var. 21 – Allegro con brio, Meno allegro, Tempo I 01:22
55. Var. 22 – Allegro molto (alla Notte e giorno faticar di… 00:50
56. Var. 23 – Allegro assai 00:51
57. Var. 24 – Fughetta. Andante 02:44
58. Var. 25 – Allegro 00:45
59. Var. 26 00:56
60. Var. 27 – Vivace 00:53
61. Var. 28 – Allegro 00:55
62. Var. 29 – Adagio ma non troppo 01:18
63. Var. 30 – Andante, sempre cantabile 02:14
64. Var. 31 – Largo, molto espressivo 05:18
65. Var. 32 – Fuga. Allegro, Poco adagio 03:11
66. Var. 33 – Tempo di Menuetto moderato (ma non tirarsi dietro) 03:31
Frederic Rzewski (1938)
The People United Will Never Be Defeated!
36 Variations on ¡El pueblo unido jamás será vencido!
67. Thema. With determination 01:30
68. Var. 1 – Weaving, delicate but firm 01:01
69. Var. 2 – With firmness 00:57
70. Var. 3 – Slightly slower, with expressive nuances 01:10
71. Var. 4 – Marcato, with determination 00:59
72. Var. 5 – Dreamlike, frozen, a little slower, Tempo 01:39
73. Var. 6 – Same tempo as beginning, Slower, Tempo, Slower 01:14
74. Var. 7 – Tempo (Lightly, impatiently) 00:53
75. Var. 8 – With agility, not too much pedal, crisp 01:15
76. Var. 9 – Evenly 01:30
77. Var. 10 – Comodo, recklessly 01:12
78. Var. 11 – Tempo I. Like fragments of an absent melody, in… 01:05
79. Var. 12 01:32
80. Var. 13 02:18
81. Var. 14 – A bit faster, optimistically 01:15
82. Var. 15 – Flexible, like an improvisation 01:47
83. Var. 16 – Same tempo as preceding, with fluctuations,… 01:42
84. Var. 17 – Left hand strictly. Right hand freely, roughly… 01:23
85. Var. 18 01:46
86. Var. 19 – With energy 00:39
87. Var. 20 – Crisp, precise 00:34
88. Var. 21 – Relentless, uncompromising 00:49
89. Var. 22 – Very expressionate 00:44
90. Var. 23 – As fast as possible, with some rubato 00:25
91. Var. 24 03:12
92. Var. 25 02:39
93. Var. 26 – In a militant manner 01:15
94. Var. 27 – Tenderly, with a hopeful expression, Cadenza,… 05:35
95. Var. 28 01:22
96. Var. 29 00:32
97. Var. 30 02:55
98. Var. 31 01:00
99. Var. 32 01:00
100. Var. 33 01:13
101. Var. 34 01:02
102. Var. 35 01:21
103. Var. 36 – Improvisation 06:44
104. Thema. Tempo I 03:12

Personnel:
Igor Levit, piano

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69 year old Jimmy Scott still possesses one of the most original voices of today. A condition called Kallmann’s Syndrome has resulted in an eternal Soprano, akin to a Lena Horne alto, but altogether not comparable to anything. His timbre and phrasing style come through in the exception quality of this high-definition release.

Vocal jazz legend Jimmy Scott’s amazing 1992 comeback, after decades of obscurity, All the Way, was rapturously received by critics and fans, but proved unprofitable for his record label. For the follow-up, Sire authorized a much smaller budget, sending the singer into the studio with just a handful of sidemen and what seemed to be a curious choice as producer: Mitchell Froom, best-known for his work with rockers like Paul McCartney and Elvis Costello. But the results of the sessions — recorded in New York City during a blizzard — come closer, in their fashion, than All the Way to capturing the pain that’s at the heart of Scott’s one-of-a-kind instrument. His abnormally high, nearly feminine vocals (the result of a rare disorder called Kallmann’s Syndrome, which arrests development permanently during puberty) are even more dominant than usual on this program of standards; without the strings of the previous album, nothing gets between Scott and the sadness of songs like “It’s The Talk of the Town” and “I’m Through With Love”, both reclaimed from his brief ’50s heyday. Milt Jackson’s vibes drift through the tunes like snowfall, while the rest of the playing is so tight and sympathetic as to be invisible. It might not be Scott’s finest overall work — he was 68 at the time of this recording, and his pipes and pitch aren’t quite what they were — yet as a showcase for his haunted heart, this is exactly what many fans had long been dreaming of. –AllMusic Review by Dan LeRoy

Tracklist:
1 Don’t Take Your Love From Me 5:25
2 It Shouldn’t Happen To A Dream 4:52
3 I Cried For You 4:20
4 So Long 4:35
5 You Never Miss The Water 5:09
6 It’s The Talk Of The Town 5:36
7 I’m Through With Love 5:13
8 Laughing On The Outside 4:08
9 Dream 4:44

Personnel:
Jimmy Scott – Vocals
Ron Carter – Bass
Peyton Crossley – Drums
Rick Zunigar – Guitar
Mitchell Froom – Organ
Junior Mance – Piano
Claston Higgins, James Holloway – Saxophone
Milt Jackson – Vibraphone

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Joao Gilberto – Amoroso (1977/2011)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Time – 44:22 minutes | 1,7 GB | Genre: Jazz, Bossa Nova
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Source: HDTracks | @ Rhino/Warner Bros.
Recorded: Rosebud Studios, New York, November 17th, 18th & 19th, 1976; Capitol Records, Hollywood, January 3rd, 4th & 7th, 1977

The originator of Brazilian Bossa Nova delivered Amoroso to the public in 1977. It displayed the ethereal, fine-tuned quality of his vocals and wonderfully complex and daring string arrangements. This spacious, mellow album is now available in 192kHz high definition audio!

Besides João Gilberto’s definitive renditions of Brazilian classics, he also put his mark on and made world classics such as “‘S Wonderful,” “Estate” and “Bésame Mucho” his own. With outstanding arrangements and musical direction by Claus Ogerman, Amoroso is a reference recording for years to come. The album was produced by Tommy Lipuma and Helen Keane, and it featured João on vocals and acoustic guitar.
Amoroso seems to divide some of João’s fans. For some, the string arrangements detract from João performances, whereas for others, Claus’ orchestral creations only enhance João’s peak performances. I have personally been in the latter category and very proud of that. How can I listen to “Wave” without strings attached? The lyrics take on a new meaning with the flute introduction and the soaring violins in the middle of the nearly five-minute arrangement. It is as if João and Claus knew that we would want to listen to this track over and over. “‘S Wonderful” was later on recorded by Diana Krall in a very similar Claus Ogerman arrangement. Why change a perfect thing?! Of course, João’s phrasing and pronunciation of this Gershwin classic is endearing to say the least. The same goes with “Estate” and “Bésame Mucho.” Word classics sung by a world legendary singer!
João is playful in “Tin Tin por Tin Tin,” passionate in “Bésame Mucho,” heartbroken in “Caminhos Cruzados,” towering in “Wave” and always perfect in every song he sings. The album closes with Jobim/Buarque’s “Zíngaro,” known to many as “Retrato em Branco e Preto.”
Joao Gilberto is perhaps forever destined to be lesser known to casual jazz fans than his occasional collaborator Stan Getz (whose GETZ/GILBERTO albums introduced the United States to bossa nova) and his ex-wife Astrud Gilberto (whose shy, delicate voice made her one of the most distinctive and beloved jazz vocalists of the ’60s). However, true fans of Brazilian music recognize that Gilberto is second only to Antonio Carlos Jobim as a writer and interpreter of traditional Brazilian music and Brazilian-influenced jazz.

Tracklist:
1. ‘S Wonderful 04:09
2. Estate 06:27
3. Tin Tin Por Tin Tin 03:40
4. Besame Mucho 08:47
5. Wave 04:42
6. Caminhos Cruzados 06:14
7. Triste 04:19
8. Zingaro 06:23

Personnel:
Arranged By, Conductor – Claus Ogerman
Bass – Jim Hughart
Drums – Grady Tate, Joe Correro
Guitar, Vocals – João Gilberto
Keyboards – Ralph Grierson

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Juan Diego Flórez, Decca’s “dashing tenor, the king of the bel canto repertory” now joins the illustrious list of tenors to record an album of ever-popular Neapolitan and Italian songs, including some in arrangements made for his idol and mentor Luciano Pavarotti. o complete the full Italian flavour these recordings were made in the Italian seaside resort of Fano, just south of Pesaro where Juan Diego makes his summer home – as Pavarotti did before him. For the orchestral tracks the Pesaro-based Filarmonica Giacchino Rossini is conducted by the gifted young Italian Carlo Tenan.

Juan Diego Flórez developed a special love for the Italian and Neapolitan songs he learned from listening to recordings by his idols, Enrico Caruso and Luciano Pavarotti, and they were the inspiration for Italia, his 2015 collection on Decca. Flórez possesses a smooth and warm tenor voice that is well-suited to this amorous and sentimental repertoire, sounding intimate and romantic in his low to middle range but rising to passionate intensity in his highest notes. Many familiar songs are here, including the classics ‘O Sole Mio, Mattinata, Nel blu, dipinto di blu (Volare), and Arrivederci, Roma, along with a smattering of operatic arias by Rossini and Donizetti, so Flórez is able to demonstrate both his pop side as well and his skills as one of the world’s leading bel canto singers. Guest artists include mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital, accordionist Ksenija Sidorova, and guitarists Guido Sodo, Walter Zanetti, and Craig Ogden, and Flórez is accompanied by the Filarmonica Gioachino Rossini, conducted by Carlo Tenan.

Tracklist:
01 – Torna a Surriento
02 – Arrivederci Roma
03 – Amor Marinaro (Me voglio fa’ ‘na casa)
04 – La canzone dell’amore
05 – Bolero
06 – Marechiare
07 – Mattinata
08 – Chitarra Romana
09 – La nova gelosia
10 – La Danza
11 – Vaghissima sembianza
12 – Musica proibita
13 – Nel blu, di pinto di blu (“Volare”)
14 – L’alba separa dalla luce l’ombra
15 – Non ti scordar di me
16 – Parlami d’amore, Mariù
17 – O sole mio

Musicians:
Juan Diego Flórez – tenor
Avi Avital – mandolin
Ksenija Sidorova – accordion
Guido Sodo – guitar
Craig Ogden – guitar
Walter Zanetti – guitar
Massimo Jean Gambini – double bass
Ivan Gambini – congas
Ana Julia Badia – violin
Davide Felici – clarinet
Filarmonica Gioachino Rossini – Conducted by Carlo Tenan

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Kiss’ second compilation album originally released in 1982. Killers was originally released internationally, but quickly made its way to the U.S. after the success that followed abroad. The album featured four new titles by the American hard rock group including “I’m a Legend Tonight” and “Nowhere to Run”, in addition to other known songs.

1981’s The Elder was such a bomb worldwide that Kiss’ record company outside the U.S., Casablanca/Phonogram, demanded that the band immediately assemble another greatest-hits package to prove to their befuddled fans that they were still a heavy metal group, not experimental prog rockers. Since a greatest-hits set was issued just four years prior in the form of the double LP Double Platinum, the band decided to include four brand-new tracks along with some hits, under the title of Killers (a single album). The new tracks (“I’m a Legend Tonight,” “Down on Your Knees,” “Nowhere to Run,” “Partners in Crime”) resembled the Kiss of old more than anything the band had released for a few years by this point (again, guitarist Bob “Alive II” Kulick subs for Ace Frehley). The only hits on Killers that hadn’t already appeared on Double Platinum were “I Was Made for Loving You,” “Sure Know Something,” and “Rock and Roll All Nite (Live)”; the rest were repeats (“Love Gun,” “Detroit Rock City,” “God of Thunder,” “Cold Gin,” and “Shout It out Loud”). Killers didn’t accomplish what the record company hoped it would — re-establishing Kiss as chart-toppers — but it did show their fans outside the U.S. that the band meant business again. –AllMusic Review by Greg Prato

Tracklist:
1 I’m A Legend Tonight 03:59
2 Down On Your Knees 03:31
3 Cold Gin 04:20
4 Love Gun 03:17
5 Shout It Out Loud 02:38
6 Escape From The Island 02:52
7 Talk To Me 04:01
8 Sure Know Something 03:59
9 Nowhere To Run 04:33
10 Partners In Crime 03:46
11 Detroit Rock City 03:55
12 God Of Thunder 04:11
13 I Was Made For Lovin’ You 04:19
14 Shandi 03:35
15 Rock And Roll All Nite (Live) 03:58

Recorded between 1973-1982.

Personnel:
Paul Stanley – rhythm guitar, lead vocals
Gene Simmons – bass guitar, lead vocals
Ace Frehley – lead guitar, backing vocals?
Peter Criss – drums
Eric Carr – drums

Additional Personnel:
Anton Fig – drums
Bob Kulick – lead guitar

Production:
Producer: Michael James Jackson

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Rod Stewart – Another Country (2015) [Deluxe Edition]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 60:04 minutes | 794 MB | Genre: Pop
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks | @ Capitol Records

Another Country is Rod Stewart’s brand new studio album via Capitol Records. One of rock’s most gifted storytellers is back to continue the story he began with 2013’s Time.

“I’ve found that the only way to write songs is to be as personal and honest as possible, And when my last album was so well-received it gave me the confidence to keep on writing, and to examine and write about different things. It also gave me the freedom to experiment with different sounds like reggae, ska and Celtic melodies,” says Stewart.

Another Country was recorded in Stewart’s home while closely collaborating with co-producer Kevin Savigar. Stewart remarks, “It seems like I’ve spent years of my life in a recording studio so being able to record this album at home, where most of the songs were written, felt so much more intimate and inspiring.”

Tracklist:
01 – Love Is
02 – Please
03 – Walking In The Sunshine
04 – Love And Be Loved
05 – We Can Win
06 – Another Country
07 – Way Back Home
08 – Can We Stay Home Tonight?
09 – Batman Superman Spiderman
10 – The Drinking Song
11 – Hold The Line
12 – A Friend For Life
13 – Every Rock’N’Roll Song To Me
14 – One Night With You
15 – In A Broken Dream (Python Lee Jackson feat. Rod Stewart)

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Clockwork Angels has been a long time coming. Rush foreshadowed it in 2010 by releasing “BU2B,” and “Caravan” to radio. The next single, “Headlong Flight,” didn’t appear until 2012. Co-produced with Nick Raskulinecz (who also worked on 2007’s Snakes & Arrows), Clockwork Angels is a return to the concept album by the band that perfected it on 2112 in 1976. It centers on a loose narrative about a young man following his dreams. He struggles with inner and outer forces of order and chaos; he encounters an expansive world where colors, images, territories, and characters are embodied by pirates, strange carnivals, rabble-rousing anarchists, and lost cities.

Clockwork Angels is the eagerly awaited 20th studio recording by legendary rock trio, Rush. The band is ranked third only behind The Beatles and The Rolling Stones for most consecutive gold or platinum studio albums by a rock band. Produced by GRAMMY® Award winner Nick Raskulinecz, the album marks the first release by the ensemble since their acclaimed 2007 work, Snakes and Arrows. This complex concept album features a young man’s encounter with lost cities, exotic carnivals, pirates and a relentless watchmaker. The first single entitled “Headlong Flight” debuted at #1 on classic rock radio and is quickly climbing the mainstream charts. Clockwork Angels is sure to please the band’s legion of adoring fans.

Tracklist:
01. Caravan
02. BU2B
03. Clockwork Angels
04. The Anarchist
05. Carnies
06. Halo Effect
07. Seven Cities Of Gold
08. The Wreckers
09. Headlong Flight
10. BU2B2
11. Wish Them Well
12. The Garden

Please note that the tracks’ “Halo Effect (track #5)” and “Carnies (track #6)” are inverted on the liner notes.

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Bob Dylan & The Band – Before The Flood (1974/2015) [HDTracks FLAC 24bit/192kHz]

Bob James, Nathan East – The New Cool (2015) [HDTracks 24-48]

Anton Bruckner – Quintet & Quartet – Fitzwilliam String Quartet (2015) [LINN 24-96]

Douglas Knehans – Concertos – Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Lyndon Gee, Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, Mikel Toms (2015) [ProStudioMasters 24-44.1]

Dvorak & Lalo – Cello Concertos – Johannes Moser, PKF-Prague Philharmonia, Jakub Hrusa (2015) [HRA 24-44.1]

Enrico Rava Quartet with Gianluca Petrella – Wild Dance (2015) [Qobuz 24-96]

Faithless – Faithless 2.0: The Greatest Hits & Biggest New Remixes (2015) [Qobuz 24-48]

George Enescu – Complete Works for Piano Solo – Raluca Stirbat (2015) [ProStudioMasters 24-48]

Gesualdo – Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tonu Kaljuste (2015) [Qobuz 24-96]

Joseph Haydn – If Haydn Had Written For Oboe, vol. 1 – Alexei Utkin, Hermitage Chamber Orchestra (2007) [FLAC 24-88.2]

Joseph Haydn – If Haydn Had Written For Oboe, vol. 2 – Alexei Utkin, Hermitage Chamber Orchestra (2009) [FLAC 24-88.2]

Ibrahim Maalouf – Kalthoum (2015) [Qobuz 24-96]

Ibrahim Maalouf – Red & Black Light (2015) [Qobuz 24-48]

Igor Levit – Bach, Beethoven, Rzewski (2015) [Qobuz 24-96]

Jimmy Scott – Dream (1994/2011) [HDTracks 24-192]

Joao Gilberto – Amoroso (1977/2011) [HDTracks 24-192]

Juan Diego Florez – Italia (2015) [PrestoClassical 24-96]

Kiss – Killers (1982/2014) [HDTracks 24-192]

Rod Stewart – Another Country {Deluxe Edition} (2015) [HDTracks 24-44.1]

Rush – Clockwork Angels (2012) [HDTracks 24-96]