2 October 2022 New York Times

The New York Times Best Sellers (Fiction) - October 2, 2022  eBooks & eLearning

Posted by Free butterfly at March 21, 2024
The New York Times Best Sellers (Fiction) - October 2, 2022

The New York Times Best Sellers (Fiction) - October 2, 2022 by New York Times
English | 2022 | 15 Books | PDF | 61 Mb
Kurt Masur and New York Philharmonic - Kurt Masur Conducts the New York Philharmonic (2022)

Kurt Masur and New York Philharmonic - Kurt Masur Conducts the New York Philharmonic (2022)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 1.9 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 1.06 GB
7:51:41 | Classical | Label: Warner Classics

"I prefer music that brings people together rather than politics that divides them…" This sentence could have sounded a bit cliché in the mouth of another, but in that of Kurt Masur, it took on a very concrete meaning, he who declined the offer made to him to play a political role in the construction of a reunified Germany… Born on July 18, 1927 in Brieg in Upper Silesia (today Brzeg in Poland but then German territory), Kurt Masur very young in Hitler's army. One of the 27 survivors of his company of 130 men, he enrolled at the Musikhochschule in Leipzig at the end of the war to study music. The direction is in fact not the first choice of the young Masur. Suffering from a genetic disease contracting the tendons of his fingers, he knew very early that a career as a pianist was not within his reach. This did not prevent him, after the war, from playing jazz (his great passion!), in clubs… In 1948, this fan of Furtwängler and Walter became chief rehearsal then conductor at the Théâtre de Hall. He continues as kappelmeister of the operas of Erfurt and Leipzig.
John Williams, Yo-Yo Ma, New York Philharmonic - A Gathering of Friends (2022)

John Williams, Yo-Yo Ma, New York Philharmonic - A Gathering of Friends (2022)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 338 Mb | Total time: 68:28 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Sony Classical | # 19439983662 | Recorded: 2021

The 40-year friendship between two musical titans, John Williams & Yo-Yo Ma, reaches a new peak with “A Gathering of Friends.” The incredible warmth & brilliance of composer/conductor John Williams is felt throughout this album of both his concert music (a newly revised Cello Concerto) and his legendary film music, including a powerful new arrangement of the Theme from “Schindler’s List,” brought to life by Yo-Yo Ma and the world-renowned New York Philharmonic. Another highlight from the John Williams film music catalog is Yo-Yo Ma’s performance of “With Malice Toward None,” an inviting and uplifting melody from the movie “Lincoln,” inspired by Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address.
Richard Bonynge, New York City Opera Orchestra - Sutherland, Horne, Pavarotti: Live from Lincoln Centre (1987)

Richard Bonynge, New York City Opera Orchestra - Sutherland, Horne, Pavarotti: Live from Lincoln Centre (1987)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 354 Mb | Total time: 71:41 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Decca | # 417 587-2 | Recorded: 1981

This recording marks ground zero of the Three Tenors phenomenon and reminds you of all that it was supposed to be. There's only one tenor here–Luciano Pavarotti–and because he's partnered by different voice types–soprano Joan Sutherland and mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne– the possibilities of substantial artistic collaboration are much greater. Though this event was heavily hyped and would've driven audiences wild no matter what, the singers use the concert as an occasion to do things they'd never do on the opera stage, such as the Sutherland-Pavarotti duet from Otello". In their prime, they were one of the great operatic teams, as were Sutherland and Horne. And this concert gives ample evidence why. It's essential for fans of these singers.
smART: Use Your Eyes to Boost Your Brain (Adapted from the New York Times bestseller Visual Intelligence)

smART: Use Your Eyes to Boost Your Brain (Adapted from the New York Times bestseller Visual Intelligence) by Amy E. Herman, Heather Maclean
English | October 25th, 2022 | ISBN: 1665901217 | 208 pages | True EPUB | 65.28 MB

I Spy and Where's Waldo? get a revolutionary twist in this self-directed, interactive book that teaches young readers how to fully engage their brains to think critically and creatively.

Luboshutz & Nemenoff - The Art of Duo-Piano Playing (2022)  Music

Posted by delpotro at March 28, 2022
Luboshutz & Nemenoff - The Art of Duo-Piano Playing (2022)

Luboshutz & Nemenoff - The Art of Duo-Piano Playing (2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 980 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 923 Mb | 05:14:55
Classical | Label: Marston Records

It wasn’t until the end of the 1920s that professional duo-piano teams became a regular part of the concert scene with the emergence of Bartlett and Robertson, followed by Vronsky and Babin a bit later, and finally, in 1936, Luboshutz and Nemenoff.
Jefferson Starship - Live At BB King's Club New York, 2000 (2022)

Jefferson Starship - Live At BB King's Club New York, 2000 (2022)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless FLAC (tracks+.cue, log, artwork) | 2:59:41 | 917 Mb
Genre: Classic Rock, Prog Rock / Label: Retroworld

Jefferson Starship were among the most successful arena rock bands of the 1970s and early '80s. Guitarist Paul Kantner and singer Grace Slick started Jefferson Starship after the disbandment of Jefferson Airplane, adding former Airplane vocalist Marty Balin not much later. Red Octopus, the group's second album, established Jefferson Starship as a mainstream rock powerhouse. It topped Billboard's Top 200 and its smooth single "Miracles" gave the band a number three hit that crossed over to the adult contemporary charts.
Carole King - Home Again (Live from Central Park New York City, May 26, 1973) (2022/2023) [CD+DVD5]

Carole King - Home Again (Live from Central Park New York City, May 26, 1973) (2022/2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) | 01:01:26 | 337 Mb
DVD5: NTSC 16:9 (720x480) VBR | Dolby AC3 48000Hz stereo 320kbps | 3,6 Gb
Soft Rock, Folk Rock, Female Vocal | Label: Legacy Recordings

Live archive release from the Pop music icon. Recorded live on The Great Lawn of New York City's Central Park on May 26, 1973. Produced by Lou Adler, Carole King Home Again is a previously unreleased concert recording and a stunning document of one of the greatest contributors to the American songbook.

Adam Kent - Tania León: Teclas de mi Piano (2022)  Music

Posted by delpotro at April 6, 2023
Adam Kent - Tania León: Teclas de mi Piano (2022)

Adam Kent - Tania León: Teclas de mi Piano (2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 170 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 122 Mb | 00:53:18
Classical | Label: Albany Records

The eleven pieces on this CD of piano music by Pulitzer Prize winner Tania León were composed across a span of almost fifty years, from student works (Rondó a la Criolla, Homenaje a Prokofiew, Preludes 1 and 2) written in the mid-1960s when León was doing post-graduate work at the Amadeo Roldán Conservatory in the municipio of Marianao, La Habana, to going…gone, the brilliant reworking of Sondheim’s “Good Things Going” she crafted in 2012.

David Virelles - Nuna (2022)  Music

Posted by delpotro at June 22, 2023
David Virelles - Nuna (2022)

David Virelles - Nuna (2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 228 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 135 Mb | 00:58:35
Contemporary Jazz, Cuban Jazz, Modern Creative | Label: Pi Recordings

Nuna is a book of compositions for solo piano by Cuban-American pianist and composer David Virelles. A 2021 recipient of the Herb Alpert Award in the Arts, Virelles has worked with musicians as distinct as Henry Threadgill, Andrew Cyrille, Ravi Coltrane, Mark Turner, Chris Potter, Tomasz Stanko, Steve Coleman, Wadada Leo Smith, Paul Motian, Bill Frisell, Tom Harrell and Milford Graves. His release Continuum (Pi 2012) was named the best jazz release of that year by The New York Times. After three esteemed releases on the ECM label, Virelles returned to Pi with Igbo Alakorin: The Singers Grove (2017), which was voted top Latin Jazz album in that year’s NPR Jazz Critics Poll.