Audiophile Classical Music

George Crumb - Makrokosmos III & IV - Bojan Gorisek (1997) {Audiophile Classics APC101301-2}

George Crumb - Makrokosmos III & IV - Bojan Gorisek (1997) {Audiophile Classics APC101301-2}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 191 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 144 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 8 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1997 Audiophile Classics | APC 101.301-2
Classical / Contemporary Classical / Avant-Garde / Piano

Volume III: A collection of five pieces completed in 1974 and titled Music for a Summer Evening forms the third volume of Makrokosmos. It departs considerably from the previous two. Commissioned by the Fromm Music Foundation for Swarthmore College, the work is scored for two amplified pianos and percussion (two players), contains fewer pieces, and does not associate any of the pieces with Zodiac signs.

Ensemble Villa Musica - Henze: Chamber Music, Vol. 2 (2006)  Music

Posted by tirexiss at June 24, 2021
Ensemble Villa Musica - Henze: Chamber Music, Vol. 2 (2006)

Ensemble Villa Musica - Henze: Chamber Music, Vol. 2 (2006)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 293 MB | 01:16:08
Genre: Classical | Label: MDG Gold

One of the continuing appeals of Hans Werner Henze's music is his ability to use the formidable arsenal of twentieth century musical innovations in works that have immediate aural appeal, while probing ambiguous or disturbing layers of meaning lurking beneath the surface. The complexity of his music is generally not so much apparent on its surface as in its psychology. While Henze has written in virtually every genre of music in his long and remarkably productive career, he is essentially a dramatic composer, and it's for his operas, ballets, music theater pieces, vocal music, and film music that he will be most remembered.
Reinhold Friedrich, Juilliard School Brass, Royal Academy of Music Brass - Gabrieli for Brass: Venetian Extravaganza (2018)

Reinhold Friedrich, Juilliard School Brass, Royal Academy of Music Brass - Gabrieli for Brass: Venetian Extravaganza (2018)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 300 Mb | Total time: 76:36 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Linn Records | # CKD 581 | Recorded: 2017

By combining the highly skilled Royal Academy of Music Brass and the Juilliard School Brass, trumpeter and director Reinhold Friedrich has created a virtuoso super group that is perfectly suited to the glorious antiphonal music of Giovanni Gabrieli. Not only is such a large contingent of exceptional brass players capable of producing the rich and resonant sound that is characteristic of Gabrieli's music, it also produces a credible impression of the performance space, which is usually quite difficult to convey on a standard recording. This album was made in St. Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, whose barrel-vaulted ceiling and brick-and-marble floor produce fantastic acoustics with a depth and breadth reminiscent of the spacious Byzantine interior of San Marco Cathedral, where Gabrieli served as maestro di cappella.
Rumon Gamba, BBC Concert Orchestra - The Film Music of Constant Lambert & Lord Berners (2007)

Rumon Gamba, BBC Concert Orchestra - The Film Music of Constant Lambert & Lord Berners (2007)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 308 Mb | Total time: 79:35 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Chandos | CHAN 10459 | Recorded: 2007

Chandos has been offering some interesting scores in the Movies series, but this differs in their having had to combine two composers on one CD since neither one scored enough films to have an album entirely to himself. Lambert and Berners were close friends, and William Walton was part of their circle as well. All three of them tried to separate their music from the strictly English style and to be more cosmopolitan. Lambert even called music of the English pastoral tradition "cow pat." The first of Lambert's scores was for a documentary about the Merchant Navy - which, being made in 1940, had a scene of a ship being torpedoed. Lambert was considered something of a Russian specialist in music and got the job for the Russian drama on Anna Karenina, released in 1948.

Calamus Ensemble - Luigi Gatti: Chamber Music (2010)  Music

Posted by ArlegZ at Dec. 8, 2023
Calamus Ensemble - Luigi Gatti: Chamber Music (2010)

Calamus Ensemble - Luigi Gatti: Chamber Music (2010)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 273 Mb | Total time: 63:03 | Scans included
Classical | Label: MDG | # MDG 603 1589-2 | Recorded: 2008

The circle of musicians surrounding Germany's audiophile MDG label has been responsible for several important discoveries in the music of the late 18th century, and this pair of chamber works for winds and strings, unearthed by bassoonist Rainer Schottstädt of the Calamus Ensemble, must rank among the nicest. Composer Luigi Gatti crossed paths with Mozart several times; in 1783, after Mozart had left Salzburg, he become court music director to the infamous Archbishop Colloredo.

Bojan Gorisek - Philip Glass: Solo Piano (2013)  Music

Posted by Designol at March 31, 2023
Bojan Gorisek - Philip Glass: Solo Piano (2013)

Bojan Gorišek - Philip Glass: Solo Piano (2013)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 238 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 168 Mb | Scans included
Classical, Minimalism | Label: Audiophile Classics | # APC 101060 | Time: 01:04:11

Bojan Gorišek is the leading Slovenian pianist in the field of contemporary music, perhaps best known for recording the complete piano opus (10 CDs) of Erik Satie for the Blaricum Music Group of the Netherlands and the English label LTM Recordings. Those recordings, rated among the best ever made, represent the most complete review of Satie’s piano compositions to date. He has recorded over 30 CDs to date, including four CDs by George Crumb, the piano sonata Concord by Charles Ives and two CDs by Philip Glass for the Blaricum Music Group (Audiophile Classics series). He has also recorded the complete piano opuses of a number of Slovenian composers. Most recently, he has received high regard for his interpretations of Arvo Pärt and Philip Glass.
Aram Gharabekian - National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia (1998)

Aram Gharabekian - National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia (1998)
EAC Rip | FLAC, IMG+CUE, LOG, Scans | 313 MB
Classical/Instrumental | Label: OCTA Records

This recording represents an historic and unique synthesis of the ancient and the contemporary featuring a world premiere recording in the spectacular ambience of the Geghard Monastery in Armenia.
The Orchestra’s Artistic Director and Principal Conductor, American-Armenian conductor Aram Gharabekian, has brought the NCOA into a new era of artistic triumphs and international acclaim since his appointment in 1997. For their outstanding achievements in Armenia and in other parts of the world, Maestro Gharabekian and NCOA have been duly recognized in a proclamation by the United States Congress and televised features on CNN Special and Russian Kultura TV Channel.
David Chesky - The Fantasies For Solo Piano (1996) {Chesky Records}

David Chesky - The Fantasies For Solo Piano (1996) {Chesky Records}
EAC 0.99pb5 | FLAC Image | Cue+Log | Full Scans 300dpi | 316MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 167MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Classical, Jazz

Composer-pianist David Chesky has written seven new pieces that draw their inspiration from the Fantasia form. The Fantasia has evolved from its Renaissance roots and has become a vehicle for a composer's freedom of expression, utilizing rhythm, harmony, and improvisatory skill. And David Chesky brilliantly succeeds, not only in remaining faithful to the original concept of Fantasia, but also in creating a new genre of music with these works.

David Chesky - Psalms 4, 5 & 6 (2000) {Chesky Records}  Music

Posted by tiburon at Dec. 11, 2019
David Chesky - Psalms 4, 5 & 6 (2000) {Chesky Records}

David Chesky - Psalms 4, 5 & 6 (2000) {Chesky Records}
EAC 1.0b1 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 500dpi | 255MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 155MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Classical

Much in the same fashion as Three Psalms for String Orchestra, on this release, David Chesky takes the listener on a dramatic, orchestral journey. This time David focused on the tragic and dehumanizing effects of ethnic hatred that enables people to kill en masse, as seen in the Jewish Holocaust and others since. David creates a powerful and emotional message by taking the listener through three unique phases of human suffering: "Sorrow", "Aftermath", and "Rage and Despair" to ultimately show that holocausts will continue to occur until our innate ability to empathize with our fellow human beings is realized.
Daniel Abraham, The Bach Sinfonia - Jan Dismas Zelenka: The Capriccios (2012)

Daniel Abraham, The Bach Sinfonia - Jan Dismas Zelenka: The Capriccios (2012)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 404 Mb | Total time: 77:33 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Dorian Sono Luminus | DSL92163 | Recorded: 2012

Sono Luminus proudly presents the first surround sound recording of Zelenka’s five Capriccios. The complex scores have been brought to life under the direction of conductor Daniel Abraham, who also crafted this new edition of the works. This sonic masterpiece of the Baroque is presented using all period instruments including natural horn for the virtuosic horn lines.