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Robert Johnson - The Centennial Collection (2011)  Music

Posted by Pisulik at April 19, 2017
Robert Johnson - The Centennial Collection (2011)

Robert Johnson - The Centennial Collection (2011)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) +cue, log, artworks - 508 MB | 01:51:12
Blues, Delta Blues | Label: Sony Legacy | Release Year: 2011

May 8, 2011, marks the 100th birthday of Mississippi Delta bluesman Robert Johnson, who, according to legend, sold his soul down at the crossroads of Highway 61 and Highway 49 in a midnight bargain that has haunted the music world for three-quarters of a century. The deal brought forth Johnson s incandescent guitar technique and a run of 10-inch 78 rpm singles for the Vocalion, Oriole, Conqueror and Perfect labels recorded in San Antonio in 1936 and Dallas in 1937. Those songs have become a cornerstone of Columbia Records identity, and will be celebrated on two Centennial releases from Columbia/Legacy, a division of Sony Music Entertainment The Centennial Collection double-disc set shares the same genealogy as 1990 s Robert Johnson - The Complete Recordings, but that package has now been updated for a new generation. The set includes a new essay by Ted Gioia alongside a new biography of Robert Johnson written by Stephen C. LaVere (completely different from his essay in the 1990 version). Also included are new illustrations, photo images, and a family tree of music originating from Robert Johnson.
Marc-Andre Hamelin - Franz Liszt: Paganini Studies & Schubert Marches (2002)

Marc-André Hamelin - Franz Liszt: Paganini Studies & Schubert Marches (2002)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 181 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 144 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Hyperion | # CDA 67370 | Time: 00:57:50

Marc-André Hamelin returns to Liszt with this imperious recording, containing works based on music by two composers who were a great influence on the young composer/pianist: the Paganini Etudes and three Schubert Marches. Paganini was the foremost virtuoso of his day, on any instrument, and having heard him in Paris in 1832 Liszt was determined to replicate his showmanship and mastery on the piano. His Etudes, based on Paganini's infamous Caprices (the nearest the violinist came to notating in full the extraordinary acrobatics he often improvised on stage), are the culmination of this early creative spark. Marc-André Hamelin plays the final 1851 version. Liszt was devoted to Schubert, and transcribed many of his songs for piano, as well as marches and other works; the three marches on this disc are based on various rarely heard Schubert marches for piano duet. Marc-André Hamelin's virtuosity is both nonchalant and dazzling, and he brings wit and sparkle to the Paganini Etudes, and great power and architechtural control to the Schubert Marches. A must for piano lovers everywhere.

Marc-Andre Hamelin - Nikolay Roslavets: Piano Music (1997)  Music

Posted by Designol at Dec. 19, 2022
Marc-Andre Hamelin - Nikolay Roslavets: Piano Music (1997)

Marc-André Hamelin - Nikolay Roslavets: Piano Music (1997)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 192 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 173 Mb | Artwork included
Genre: Classical | Label: Hyperion | # CDA66926 | Time: 01:14:22

Roslavets was the most radical of all Russian musical innovators in the early decades of the twentieth century. His so-called 'new system of tone organization' involves highly original manipulation of 'synthetic chords' and transposition throughout the twelve degrees of the chromatic scale. As for so many composers, the genre of the piano miniature became Roslavets' chosen vehicle for much of this experimentation. The pieces on this recording span much of the composer's mature career, from the Three Compositions of 1914 to the Sonata No 5 of 1923 (the three Sonatas presented here are numbered 1, 2 and 5—Nos 3 and 4 are lost). The Three Études are among the most daunting of piano music around, using as many four staves at moments of emotional climax. (As a point of reference, Roslavets' piano music may best be compared to the later works of his compatriot Scriabin—Hamelin goes so far as to say 'Scriabin on acid'!)
J.J. Johnson - Plays Mack The Knife and other Kurt Weill songs [Recorded 1960-1961] (2009)

J.J. Johnson - Plays Mack The Knife and other Kurt Weill songs [Recorded 1960-1961] (2009)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 382 MB | Covers - 31 MB
Genre: Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Lone Hill Jazz (LHJ10376)

This release contains the complete LP "Plays Mack the Knife" (1961), appearing here on CD for the first time ever. It presents Johnson fronting a quartet that includes Andre Previn on piano, Red Mitchell on bass and Frank Capp on drums -quartet recordings are not especially common in Johnson’s discography- playing songs by the celebrated Kurt Weill.
As a bonus, another complete LP by Johnson, "Trombone and Voices" (1960), which also appears here on CD for the first time.
André Isoir - Jean-François Dandrieu: Pièces d'orgue, Noëls (1988)

André Isoir - Jean-François Dandrieu: Pièces d'orgue, Noëls (1988)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 251 Mb | Total time: 61:03 | Scans included
Classical | Label: ADDA | 581052 | Recorded: 1987

This disc offers works for organ f one of the main French composers of his time. Jean-François Dandrieu was born in Paris and received his first music lessons from his uncle, Pierre, organist of St Barthélemy, and probably also from Jean-Baptiste Moreau. From 1705 until his death he acted as organist of St Merry, a post earlier held by the famous Nicolas Lebègue. In the last years of his life he also succeeded to the position of his uncle at St Barthélemy.
Marc-André Hamelin - Charles-Valentin Alkan: Concerto for Solo Piano (2007)

Marc-André Hamelin - Charles-Valentin Alkan: Concerto for Solo Piano (2007)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 204 Mb | Total time: 67:39 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Hyperion | CDA67569 | Recorded: 2006

This is Marc-André Hamelin's second recording of the Alkan Concerto for Solo Piano (the first for Music & Arts dates from 1992) and he now trumps his previous ace with a performance of the Concerto of such brilliance and lucidity that one can only listen in awe and amazement.

Johnnie Johnson - Johnnie B. Bad (1991)  Music

Posted by Designol at Dec. 16, 2022
Johnnie Johnson - Johnnie B. Bad (1991)

Johnnie Johnson - Johnnie B. Bad (1991)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 264 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 103 Mb | Scans ~ 53 Mb
Label: Elektra Nonesuch/American Explorer Series | # 9 61149-2 | Time: 00:44:48
Piano Blues, Rock & Roll

Perhaps best known as the pianist for Chuck Berry, Johnnie Johnson is equally a leader in his own right, as heard here. He is joined by various bands that include Keith Richards and Eric Clapton for a rollicking set of country and jazz tinged-blues.
Blind Willie Johnson - American Epic: The Best Of Blind Willie Johnson (2017) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/96kHz]

Blind Willie Johnson - American Epic: The Best Of Blind Willie Johnson (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 51:21 minutes | 525 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

"American Epic" compilation series is a collection of releases of music associated with the film series "The American Epic", a historical documentaries are a journey back in time to the "Big Bang" of modern popular music.

Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961/1981)  Vinyl & HR

Posted by v3122 at Feb. 16, 2022
Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961/1981)

Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961/1981)
Vinyl Rip | 24-bit/192 kHz | Flac(Tracks) > 1.29 Gb | Artwork > 285 Mb
CBS/Sony 20AP-2191 | Japan | Country Blues, Delta Blues

~ 1981, Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono. Rock Maniax Collection ~
Marc-Andre Hamelin, Pacifica Quartet - Ornstein: Piano Quintet & String Quartet (2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Marc-André Hamelin, Pacifica Quartet - Ornstein: Piano Quintet & String Quartet No.2 (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 72:47 minutes | 1,32 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

The young pianist-composer Leo Ornstein went from wowing the ladies with his virtuosity to writing a Violin Sonata in 1915 of such atonal violence that it frightened even him. By the late 1920s his style had become more rounded. In the exhilarating hands of Marc-Andre Hamelin and the Pacifica Quartet these performances of his Piano Quintet Op.92 and String Quartet No.2 fizz with exuberance. A real treat.