26 January 2022 New York Times

The New York Times - 26 January 2022  Newspapers

Posted by hill0 at Jan. 26, 2022
The New York Times - 26 January 2022

The New York Times - 26 January 2022
English | 44 Pages | PDF | 48 MB

The New York Times - 13 January 2022  Newspapers

Posted by hill0 at Jan. 13, 2022
The New York Times - 13 January 2022

The New York Times - 13 January 2022
English | 46 Pages | PDF | 71 MB

The New York Times Book Review – 02 January 2022  Newspapers

Posted by hill0 at Jan. 1, 2022
The New York Times Book Review – 02 January 2022

The New York Times Book Review – 02 January 2022
English | 28 pages | PDF | 26 MB
Pietro Scarpini - Discovered Tapes. From Baroque to Contemporary [12CDs] (2018)

Pietro Scarpini - Discovered Tapes. From Baroque to Contemporary [12CDs] (2018)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 2,58 Gb | Total time: 14:02:26 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Rhine Classics | # RH-010 | Recorded: 1952-1967

A new enlightening box of mostly live and radio recordings by the intellectual among the pianists: Pietro Scarpini. ""A sterling achievement. For me, the whole series has been a voyage of discovery […] In terms of production quality and presentation. The Pietro Scarpini Edition gets my wholehearted recommendation for resuscitating the memory of a long-forgotten artist. (MusicWeb) Pietro Scarpini was called ""a pianist of prodigious capacities"" by New York Times critic Olin Downes after the performance of the Prokofiev 2nd concerto. Though he studied conducting at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome, as well as composition with Casella, to whom the Busoni Op 54 is dedicated, and with Respighi, it is as a pianist that realized his ultimate talent. Scarpini was a rare combination: a highly intellectual pianist with a virtuoso technique. He was a dignified and solitary person with a serious approach to music, single-mindedly following the course of his artistic convictions without compromise.
Barbra Streisand - Rose Of New York City꞉ Barbra, 1961-1962 Live Recordings (2022) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Barbra Streisand - Rose Of New York City꞉ Barbra, 1961-1962 Live Recordings (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96.0 kHz | Time - 01:16:44 | 1.16 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

With her highly resonant and sophisticated vocal prowess, charismatic personality, and strongly independent spirit, Barbra Streisand rose to fame as one of the most creatively and commercially successful performers of her lifetime.
Aaron Copland - Piano Concerto, El Salón México, Appalachian Spring & Old American Songs (2014/2022) [Digital Download 24/96]

Aaron Copland, William Warfield, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein, Maurice Abravanel & Antal Doráti - Piano Concerto, El Salón México, Appalachian Spring & Old American Songs (2014/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 78:04 minutes | 1,42 GB
Classical | Label: Praga Digitals, Official Digital Download

'Appalachian Spring' and 'El Salón Mexicó' are archetypical of what many people consider to be the sound of American music, evoking the vast landscapes, cowboys and pioneer spirit. Yet, in the 20th century perhaps only Stravinsky was as adept in as many styles as Aaron Copland [1900-1990]. His Piano Concerto, first performed by Serge Koussevitsky, is a good example of Copland the modernist but he also wrote chamber music, ballets, operas and film scores, as well as teaching, writing and latterly conducting.
Jacob Reuven, Omer Meir Wellber, Sinfonietta Leipzig  - Vivaldi & Piazzolla: The Mandolin Seasons (2022) [24/96]

Jacob Reuven, Omer Meir Wellber, Sinfonietta Leipzig - Vivaldi & Piazzolla: The Mandolin Seasons (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 67:53 minutes | 1,3 GB
Classical | Label: Hyperion Records, Official Digital Download

A mandolin for all seasons: accompanied by accordion, harpsichord and a backing band drawn from the strings of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Jacob Reuven brings us Vivaldi’s and Piazzolla’s ‘Seasons’ as you’ve never heard them before.

Mary Wilson - The Motown Anthology (Remastered) (2022)  Music

Posted by delpotro at April 11, 2022
Mary Wilson - The Motown Anthology (Remastered) (2022)

Mary Wilson - The Motown Anthology (Remastered) (2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) | Covers included | 02:37:46 | 1,07 Gb
R'n'B, Soul, Funk, Disco, Female Vocal | Label: Universal Music, Motown Records

The first-ever collection to celebrate the contribution and career of cherished Motown star Mary Wilson. The Motown Anthology features 38 songs. Featured songwriters include Berry Gordy, Smokey Robinson, Holland-Dozier-Holland, Deke Richards, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, Thom Bell and Linda Creed.
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion (Super Deluxe) (2022) [Official Digital Download]

Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion (Super Deluxe) (2022) [Official Digital Download]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 07:19:57 minutes | 5,43 GB
Hard Rock | Studio Master, Official Digital Download

The twin polarities upon which Use Your Illusion has always derived its unique energy from are its absolute bigness and its unparallelled sense of vindictive martyrdom.

Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion (Super Deluxe) (2022)  Music

Posted by Fizzpop at Nov. 10, 2022
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion (Super Deluxe) (2022)

Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion (Super Deluxe) (2022)
WEB FLAC (Tracks) 2.91 GB | Cover | 07:20:30 | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 1018.23 MB
Hard Rock | Label: Guns N Roses P&D

The twin polarities upon which Use Your Illusion has always derived its unique energy from are its absolute bigness and its unparallelled sense of vindictive martyrdom. This deluxe set—which doubles the length of the combined two original albums by including two full live sets—is definitely big, but without the inclusion of additional studio tracks (no demos, b-sides or outtakes) doesn't expand on the original in any meaningful way. Which means that Illusion is still trapped in its own unique 1991 amber. From its odd sequencing—which alternates between melodramatic grandiosity, midtempo sleaze, and energetic rockers built solely on bitterness and spite—to the stultifying airlessness of the recording (all of the band members cut their parts separately), Illusion still feels like an overdetermined mess that somehow manages to consistently deliver the goods though sadly, goods steeped in an aimless rage that these days reads less like anti-authoritarianism and more like toxic narcissism. This is an album that gets out a "fuck you" in its first two minutes, and devolves from there into a master class on petty beefing: Whether it's "Right Next Door To Hell," "Get In the Ring," "My World" (ugh), "Back Off Bitch" (ugggghh), or any of the other tracks where poor Axl Rose blames all of his problems on everyone else in the world, the constant airing of tiny grievances is far more deadening than the set's length. All of this made Use Your Illusion a deeply cynical yet completely sincere work.