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London Lives: Poverty, Crime and the Making of a Modern City, 1690–1800  eBooks & eLearning

Posted by roxul at Feb. 23, 2023
London Lives: Poverty, Crime and the Making of a Modern City, 1690–1800

Tim Hitchcock, "London Lives: Poverty, Crime and the Making of a Modern City, 1690–1800"
English | ISBN: 1107639948 | 2016 | 475 pages | PDF | 7 MB

Contesting Public Spaces: Social Lives of Urban Redevelopment in London  eBooks & eLearning

Posted by arundhati at April 29, 2022
Contesting Public Spaces: Social Lives of Urban Redevelopment in London

Ed Wall, "Contesting Public Spaces: Social Lives of Urban Redevelopment in London"
English | ISBN: 1032163577 | 2022 | 160 pages | PDF | 6 MB

Sinfonia of London & John Wilson - Hollywood Soundstage (2022)  Music

Posted by delpotro at Sept. 7, 2022
Sinfonia of London & John Wilson - Hollywood Soundstage (2022)

Sinfonia of London & John Wilson - Hollywood Soundstage (2022)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 261 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 141 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:00:49
Classical | Label: Chandos Records

Sinfonia of London and John Wilson present an album that celebrates the golden age of Hollywood. Sinfonia of London rose to fame in the 1950s as the leading recording orchestra of the day, appearing in the musical credits of more than 300 films, including the 1958 soundtrack by Bernard Herrmann for Hitchcock’s Vertigo. Reformed by John Wilson in 2018 as a recording orchestra, and made-up of some of London’s finest orchestral musicians, their first recording of Korngold’s Symphony in F# won the orchestral award from BBC music magazine, and drew critical acclaim worldwide. Korngold’s Overture from the private lives of Elizabeth and Essex which opens the programme is an excellent demonstration of his rich, chromatic sound-world that set a blue-print for the Hollywood sound and so many composers that followed. Although the songs were written by Harold Arlen, it was Herbert Stothart’s score for The Wizard of Oz that won the Oscar, and it is his suite from the movie that features here. There are also suites from Max Steiner’s Now, Voyager and Franz Waxman’s Rebecca (receiving here it’s premiere recording). Shorter pieces from David Raksin, Frederick Loewe, Johnny Mandel and Alfred Newman complete this rewarding programme.
Sinfonia of London & John Wilson - Hollywood Soundstage (2022) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Sinfonia of London & John Wilson - Hollywood Soundstage (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 60:49 minutes | 1,05 GB
Classical | Label: Chandos Records, Official Digital Download

Sinfonia of London and John Wilson present an album that celebrates the golden age of Hollywood. Sinfonia of London rose to fame in the 1950s as the leading recording orchestra of the day, appearing in the musical credits of more than 300 films, including the 1958 soundtrack by Bernard Herrmann for Hitchcock’s Vertigo.
London Symphony Orchestra - The Best of Classic Rock: The Ballads (1997)

London Symphony Orchestra - The Best of Classic Rock: The Ballads (1997)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 417 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 177 MB
1:17:03 | Pop, Ballad | Label: Columbia

Founded in 1904 and therefore the oldest of the city's symphony orchestras, the London Symphony Orchestra became world-renowned for recordings that date back to early gramophone records in 1912. Amid decades of diverse classical programming that followed, including performances for radio and TV, the orchestra also became known for its appearances in numerous film scores, including the Star Wars series. The LSO also tours and first visited North America in 1912 (narrowly avoiding passage on the Titanic).

The Battle of London 1939-45: Endurance, Heroism and Frailty Under Fire  eBooks & eLearning

Posted by Grev27 at Nov. 4, 2021
The Battle of London 1939-45: Endurance, Heroism and Frailty Under Fire

The Battle of London 1939-45: Endurance, Heroism and Frailty Under Fire by Jerry White
English | ISBN: 1847923011 | 448 pages | EPUB | November 4, 2021 | 17 Mb

The Lives of Lucian Freud: The Restless Years, 1922-1968  eBooks & eLearning

Posted by First1 at Nov. 1, 2019
The Lives of Lucian Freud: The Restless Years, 1922-1968

The Lives of Lucian Freud: The Restless Years, 1922-1968 by William Feaver
English | October 29th, 2019 | ISBN: 0525657525 | 704 pages | EPUB | 81.79 MB

The first biography of the epic life of one of the most important, enigmatic and private artists of the 20th century. Drawn from almost 40 years of conversations with the artist, letters and papers, it is a major work written by a well-known British art critic.
Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra - Benjamin Britten: Spring Symphony, Welcome Ode, Psalm 150 (1991)

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra - Benjamin Britten: Spring Symphony, Welcome Ode, Psalm 150 (1991)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 257 Mb | Total time: 56:26 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Chandos | # CHAN 8855 | Recorded: 1990

This excellent recording was originally issued by Chandos in 1991… The terrific London Symphony Chorus is a real show-stopper. They sing with absolute clarity of texture and with amazing vocal effects. The tenor part was written for the idiosyncratic tone and agility of Peter Pears. Martyn Hill more than lives up to the challenge; he is absolutely perfect… Hodgson’s mezzo is rich ripe and mellow… Hickox moves the music along with a light-hearted drive, stressing the happy bucolic qualities.
Miloš Karadaglić, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, London Philharmonic Orchestra - Miloš: Aranjuez (2014)

Miloš Karadaglić, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, London Philharmonic Orchestra - Miloš: Aranjuez (2014)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 227 Mb | Total time: 60:06 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | # 671 4441 | Recorded: 2013

For his third album on Mercury Classics/Deutsche Grammophon, international chart-topping classical guitarist Miloš Karadaglić takes the world-famous Concierto de Aranjuez as the starting point for a journey across the Spanish landscape, paying tribute to the great composers and musicians who placed the modern classical guitar firmly on the international stage.
Matthias Bamert, London Mozart Players - Adalbert Gyrowetz: Symphonies (2000)

Matthias Bamert, London Mozart Players - Adalbert Gyrowetz: Symphonies (2000)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 310 Mb | Total time: 64:13 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Chandos | CHAN 9791 | Recorded: 1998

I was only a talented man who can be happy if he conquers the present; only a genius lives beyond the grave, wrote Adalbert Gyrowetz in 1850, and history has borne him out. Gyrowetz (1763-1850) was yet another of the 18th century’s prolific (more than 30 operas, 40 symphonies, and a large body of chamber music, songs, and sacred works) and talented composers who earned their daily bread by turning out what were very interesting, pleasing, but ultimately time-bound works. The symphonies on the present disc are all believed to have been written around or before 1790. The first two, Op. 6 Nos. 2 & 3, are typical classical symphonies that follow the standard fast-slow-fast-fast pattern.