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Radio-Sinfonieorchester Basel, Alun Francis - Darius Milhaud: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 (2000)

Radio-Sinfonieorchester Basel, Alun Francis - Darius Milhaud: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 (2000)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 62:59 | 326 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: CPO | Catalog: 999 066-2

The symphonies date from a more mature period of Darius Milhaud compositional life and confronts the listener with music he or she probably didn't expect if one is familiar with the more bizarre, witty, early music with its many influences by light music, like Le Boeuf sur le Toit and La Creation du Monde. The sixth symphony of Milhaud is definitively his greatest. It contains two slow and two fast movements. The slow movements (2/3rd of the music) are of an astonishing beauty! This music of wide open spaces is full of calmness, austerity, clarity, with beautiful changing harmonies and slowly spiralling melodies. The fast movements make a lively contrast to this.
Thea King, Alun Francis, London Symphony Orchestra - The Clarinet in Concert: Bruch, Mendelssohn, Crusell (1987)

Thea King, Alun Francis, London Symphony Orchestra - The Clarinet in Concert: Bruch, Mendelssohn, Crusell (1987)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 241 Mb | Total time: 47:51 | Scans included
Classical | Hyperion | CDA66022 | Recorded: 1981

‘An excellent record, beautifully played, splendidly recorded, in every way highly rewarding’ (Gramophone)

Alun Davies - Daydo (1972) Unofficial Remastered CD Release 2008  Music

Posted by Designol at Feb. 13, 2023
Alun Davies - Daydo (1972) Unofficial Remastered CD Release 2008

Alun Davies - Daydo (1972) Unofficial Remastered CD Release 2008
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 226 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 85 Mb | Scans ~ 63 Mb
Folk, Folk-Rock | Label: Retro Disc International | # RDI 33024 | 00:37:05

Alun Davies (born 1943) is a Welsh guitarist, studio musician, recording artist, and composer who rose to fame primarily with his supporting guitar work and backing vocals as accompanist for English musician Cat Stevens, from early 1970 to 1977. Alun Davies' only solo album as of 2008 was Daydo, released in 1972. Much of the material was written as early as 1970, but this was just prior to Davies' introduction, backup work, and devoted friendship with Cat Stevens. With the intention of releasing the material as soon as possible, Davies bemoaned the fact that he had so little time to debut his own work, but stated that he had no regrets. The LP at last was released in the summer of 1972.

Alun Francis - Offenbach: Christopher Columbus (1992)  Music

Posted by tirexiss at March 5, 2023
Alun Francis - Offenbach: Christopher Columbus (1992)

Alun Francis - Offenbach: Christopher Columbus (1992)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 123:52 | 595 MB
Genre: Classical, Opera | Label: Opera Rara | Catalog: ORC2

Alun Francis is one of the most respected conductors on the international scene, and is particularly admired for his efforts in bringing international recognition to several great tonal symphonists active in the post-World War II years, and for other efforts on behalf of 20th century music. His "native" instrument is the French horn. He continued his studies on that instrument and took conducting while attending the Royal Manchester College of Music from 1960 to 1963.
Oliver Triendl, Alun Francis - Thuille: Symphony, Piano Concerto (2006)

Oliver Triendl, Alun Francis - Thuille: Symphony, Piano Concerto (2006)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:18:42 | xxx MB
Genre: Classical | Label: CPO | Catalog: 7770082

From the time I first heard Ludwig Thuille's masterly Sextet for Piano and Winds in B-flat Major, Op. 6, thirty years ago, I have wanted to hear more music by this sadly neglected composer, a more traditionalist friend of Richard Strauss. Apart from a meager handful of recordings (quickly out of print) of the Sextet, though, for years nothing else was available. I read that Thuille, apart from large vocal works, and a good deal of chamber music, had written one symphony, the Symphony in F, and at least one piano concerto, and have been watching eagerly over the years, hoping that someone would finally commit them to disc. And at last!
Thea King, Alun Francis, London Symphony Orchestra - Crusell & Weber: Clarinet Concertos (1985)

Thea King, Alun Francis, London Symphony Orchestra - Crusell & Weber: Clarinet Concertos (1985)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 249 Mb | Total time: 47:39 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Hyperion | # CDA66088 | Recorded: 1981, 1982

Thea King's excellent performances transfer well to the new medium. She plays Weber's concerto elegantly and with a nice rhythmic kick to the finale, though taking it a little more slowly than other players has its risks. The usual coupling with Weber's other clarinet concerto is here rejected in favour of a very attractive work hardly known outside the ranks of clarinettists but deserving wider currency. A very agreeable record.
Thea King, London Symphony Orchestra, Alun Francis - Crusell: Clarinet Concertos (2005) Re-Up

Thea King, London Symphony Orchestra, Alun Francis - Crusell: Clarinet Concertos (2005)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 73:25 | 397 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Helios | Catalog: CDH55203

While they are popular with clarinetists and some fans of early Romantic music, the three clarinet concertos by Bernhard Henrik Crusell have yet to achieve widespread acclaim outside this small circle of devotees. Conservative in style, predictable in form, and rather limited in expression, Crusell's extant concertos are engaging showpieces for virtuosos, with an agreeable blend of flashy techniques in the Allegros and pretty lyricism in the slow movements, but little more than that.
Laurent Albrecht Breuninger, Alun Francis - Kreutzer: Violin Concertos Nos. 15, 18 & 19 (2009)

Laurent Albrecht Breuninger, Alun Francis - Kreutzer: Violin Concertos Nos. 15, 18 & 19 (2009)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 413 MB | 01:19:29
Genre: Classical | Label: CPO

Despite the vast quantity of his compositions and the popularity he enjoyed during his lifetime, none of the 19 violin concertos of Rodolphe Kreutzer are heard with any great frequency on the modern concert stage. In fact, Kreutzer's name is largely forgotten save for his pedagogical writings and etudes. The liner notes of the CPO album put forth the notion Kreutzer's concertos have not fared as well as those of Brahms, Beethoven, and the like because Kreutzer was not primarily a symphonic composer. Upon hearing the three concertos recorded here (15, 18, and 19), listeners may find some truth to this theory. Compared to the fiery virtuosity and engaging melodies of the solo part, the orchestral tuttis are rather banal.
Piers Lane, Alun Francis - The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol. 9: Eugen d'Albert: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (1994)

Piers Lane, Alun Francis, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra - The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol. 9: Eugen d'Albert: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (1994)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & no Log) ~ 241 Mb | Total time: 65:39 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Hyperion | # CDA66747 | Recorded: 1994

When d’Albert appeared in 1881 at one of Hans Richter’s concerts in London he played his own Piano Concerto in A, but the work was never published and has not survived. However, from a review in The Musical Times of November 1881 we can reasonably deduce that the Concerto had the traditional three movements. The reviewer stated that it was ‘uncompromising in its pretensions to rank with the chief of its kind; largely developed, ambitious in style and character, and rigidly observant of classical form, while redundant in matter’.

George Anderson - Body And Soul (2017) {Secret Records}  Music

Posted by tiburon at Feb. 26, 2024
George Anderson - Body And Soul (2017) {Secret Records}

George Anderson - Body And Soul (2017) {Secret Records}
EAC 1.3 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 300dpi | 376MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 124MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Jazz-Funk, R&B

Celebrated British bassist GEORGE ANDERSON leads an unusual dual musical life. He is, of course, best known for his work with smooth jazz icons Shakatak. He's a key member of the band – on the road and in the studio. George was also instrumental in co-writing many of Shakatak's best tunes ….most famously 'Day by Day' featuring Grammy award winner Al Jarreau. George was responsible too for co-writing the song 'Perfect Smile' which was a smooth-jazz radio play hit in the US for Shakatak in the 90's.