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Aaron Pilsan - Schumann: Kreisleriana & Geistervariationen - Widmann: Elf Humoresken (2023)

Aaron Pilsan - Schumann: Kreisleriana & Geistervariationen - Widmann: Elf Humoresken (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 194 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 160 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:08:42
Classical | Label: Alpha Classics, Outhere Music

Schumann composed Kreisleriana in April 1838, at the age of 27: “The youthful thing that I can identify with in Kreisleriana is its spontaneity", writes pianist Aaron Pilsan. "If I had to describe the piece, I would use the German word for crazy, ‘verrückt’, which doesn’t just mean crazy, but also to be disconnected from reality. So, crazy, imaginative and intimate… There is a huge connection between these two German composers, as Jörg Widmann was inspired by Schumann’s music a lot and even his musical language is very similar, even though their styles are obviously very different. The starting point for Widmann’s music is from feelings, from the emotions and sentiments and that is where there is a similarity, but not only there. He even quotes Robert Schumann in his tenth Humoreske, taking a bar directly from Schumann’s Geistervariationen."

The Elves - And Before Elf... There Were Elves (1971)  Music

Posted by v3122 at Jan. 30, 2017
The Elves - And Before Elf... There Were Elves (1971)

The Elves - And Before Elf… There Were Elves (1971)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
2011 | Niji Records, NEG008 | ~ 357 or 124 Mb | Scans(jpg) -> 93 Mb
Hard Rock / Classic Rock

By and large, singer Ronnie James Dio is best known for singing about "circles and rings, dragons and kings" (to quote the Black Sabbath classic, "Neon Knights") and other related "medieval" subjects during his career…
Leila Pfister - First Performance III: Zimmerlin - Mehr als elf (2014)

Leila Pfister - First Performance III : Zimmerlin - Mehr als elf (2014)
EAC | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:17:16 | 379 MB
Genre: Classical, Vocal | Label: Bonitz Music Network | Catalog: 20144

Eine Frau steht auf dem Balkon und beobachtet das Geschehen auf einem Platz an einem See in städtischer Umgebung; sie fängt mit ihren Blicken die unterschiedlichen Facetten der Szenerie ein, kommentiert sie, macht sich mitunter Notizen und lässt dabei ein Bild der Ereignisse in unserem Kopf entstehen. So ließe sich stark verkürzt der Inhalt von Alfred Zimmerlins Kammeroper Mehr als elf (2013/14) umreißen: «Commedia» nennt der Komponist sein in die Abschnitte «Morgen», «Mittag» und «Abend» geteiltes Stück für Solostimme und verweist damit auf den Horizont, der hier textlich wie musikalisch abgesteckt wird.

Club d'Elf - So Below (Deluxe Edition) (2018)  Music

Posted by Domestos at April 15, 2018
Club d'Elf - So Below (Deluxe Edition) (2018)

Club d'Elf - So Below (Deluxe Edition) (2018)
WEB FLAC (tracks) ~ 621.52 Mb | 101:43 | Cover
World Fusion / Funk / Electronic Jazz | Country: USA | Label: Face Pelt Records

So Below offers an alternate journey to a lush, fused trip-hop and rock, psychedelic jungle, especially its eleven minute title track, a musical beehive with bass, electronics, and percussion buzzing in every direction. It also demonstrates blues and trance influences, but much differently from Moroccoland.

Dio - Master of the Moon (2004) [Japanese Edition]  Music

Posted by gribovar at April 20, 2019
Dio - Master of the Moon (2004) [Japanese Edition]

Dio - Master of the Moon (2004) [Japanese Edition]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 371 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 118 MB | Covers - 65 MB
Genre: Heavy Metal | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Victor (VICP-62982)

There's something about a post-millennium album cover that features a giant blue-horned minion of Satan in pre-pounce with an illuminated crystal ball in its leathery hand that simply warms the soul, and the fact that it adorns a record called Master of the Moon can mean only one thing: Dio. Unlike many in the aging metal community, Ronnie James Dio still possesses the same powerful voice that fueled the genre through its late-'70s and '80s heydays, and the reigning dark prince of Elfdom and two-time Black Sabbath frontman is still capable of writing a killer song or two. MOTM resembles earlier works like Last in Line and Sacred Heart in its ability to buffer those one or two great tracks with seven or eight forgettable ones…

Dio - Magica (2000) [Japanese Edition]  Music

Posted by gribovar at April 6, 2019
Dio - Magica (2000) [Japanese Edition]

Dio - Magica (2000) [Japanese Edition]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 463 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 175 MB | Covers - 179 MB
Genre: Heavy Metal | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Polydor K.K. (POCP-7465)

Dio's rock-solid 2000 concept album Magica would have better fit the musical climate 15-25 years beforehand, but a good album is a good album. Ronnie James Dio's band's previous studio effort, 1996's Angry Machines, admirably addressed modern, non-traditional heavy metal topics. But the musically superior Magica is rooted in the dark, mystical themes he perfected on Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and early Dio albums. One important factor is the solid lineup, particularly the return of Craig Goldy, the best guitarist Dio's had in his band besides Vivian Campbell. Bassist Jimmy Bain and drummer Simon Wright also return…

Markus Becker - Regarding Beethoven (2023)  Music

Posted by Fizzpop at May 18, 2023
Markus Becker - Regarding Beethoven (2023)

Markus Becker - Regarding Beethoven (2023)
WEB FLAC (Tracks) 152 MB | Cover | 46:06 | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 107 MB
Classical, Piano Jazz, Chamber Jazz | Label: BERTHOLD Records

The first question that comes to mind when listening to the new album by pianist Markus Becker is: “Can you do that?” Becker has taken Beethoven’s music on board, and not to perform it as close to the original as possible. In “Regarding Beethoven” the pianist improvises on the old master.
Yukio Yokoyama - Beethoven 12 Treffen Yukio Yokoyama Spielt Beethoven Samtliche Klavier Werke (2021)

Yukio Yokoyama - Beethoven 12 Treffen Yukio Yokoyama Spielt Beethoven Samtliche Klavier Werke (2021)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 2.4 GB | 12:35:26
Classical, Piano | Label: Sony

The Japanese pianist, Yukio Yokoyama, took up the piano in early childhood, showing an early talent for the instrument and for composition. He played already as a child pieces of his own composition and performed with orchestras both in Japan and abroad. He was introduced to Herbert von Karajan and Mstislav Rostropovich at a young age, who announced that the child should dedicate himself to music. At the age of 12 he started studying piano under Jun Date and composition under Masayuki Nagatomi. In 1984, he won the first prize in the piano division of the All Japan Student Music Concours sponsored by the newspaper Mainichi Shimbun. He entered the high school associated to the Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music in 1986, and in the following year went to study at Conservatoire national superieur de musique de Paris with a scholarship from the French Government. There, he studied under Jacques Rouvier, Vlado Perlemuter and others. In 1989 he won prizes at the Busconi International Concours and the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibeaud Concours. In 1990 he graduated from the Paris Conservatoire with grants of Premiere Prix in piano and chamber music. The same year, at the age of 19, he realized the impressive achievement of becoming the youngest-ever Japanese entrant to become the second finalist in the Chopin International Piano Competition, and winning 3rd prize (no first prize was allocated this year) from the Chopin International Piano Competition and also the Sonata prize.

Ensemble Avantgarde - Dessau: Chamber Music (2020)  Music

Posted by tirexiss at June 26, 2021
Ensemble Avantgarde - Dessau: Chamber Music (2020)

Ensemble Avantgarde - Dessau: Chamber Music (2020)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 271 MB | 01:18:22
Genre: Classical | Label: MDG Scene

Paul Dessau composed more than 450 works from all the genres, but scarcely a single one of them continues to meet with recognition and representation in today's concert world. The musicians of the Ensemble Avantgarde decided to change this with an impressive overview of the chamber oeuvre of this composer. The young Dessau celebrated great successes with his Concertino in the unusual instrumentation for solo violin with flute, clarinet, and horn already in 1925 and even won a composition prize for it. Dessau himself actually wanted to become a violinist, and Gewandhaus concertmaster Andreas Seidel masters with bravura what at times is a wildly virtuosic solo part.
The Cornell Lab Of Ornithology - Voices Of North American Owls (2CD) (2006)

The Cornell Lab Of Ornithology - Voices Of North American Owls (2CD) (2006)
MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 255 mb
Genre: natural sounds, field recordings

Voices Of North American Owls is the 2006 album by The Cornell Lab Of Ornithology. It is a non-musical release, consisting of 2CD's worth of different owl sounds, recorded out in mother nature. This was released by Macaulay Library.