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Julius Reubke - Sonata on the 94th Psalm in C minor & Piano Sonata in B minor
Martin Sander (Organ) / Claudius Tanski (Piano)
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 182 MB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: MDG # L 3344 | Country/Year: Germany 1988
Genre: Classical | Style: Romantic

Julius Reubke (March 23, 1834 – June 3, 1858) was a German composer, pianist and organist. In his short life — he died at the age of 24 — he composed the Sonata on the 94th Psalm, in C minor, which was and still is considered one of the greatest organ works in the repertoire…

Astor Piazzolla - Ma'alot Quintet - Chamber Music: Estaciones Portenas / Tango Ballet / Histoire Du Tango / Four for Tango
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 228 MB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: MDG # "Gold" 345 1392-2 | Country/Year: Germany 2006
Genre: Classical | Style: Chamber Music

…This disc is definitely not for the listener who turns to Piazzolla to find immersion in the dark mood of Buenos Aires at the zero hour, but it is recommended to those following the still-evolving understanding of this unique creative figure of the twentieth century.

Duo Sonare - Mozart, Guiliani & Carulli Played On Historical Guitars
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 236 MB | Full Artwork: 109 MB | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: MDG "Scene" # 630 0629-2 | Country/Year: Germany 1997
Genre: Classical | Style: Viennese School, Classical Guitar

“The Duo Sonare presents recording premieres of guitar music by Mauro Giuliano and Ferdinando Carulli on historical instruments: arrangements of compositions by Mozart and fascinating original works by these two contemporaries of his.”

Ensemble Lanterly - Lüneburg 1647: Das "Weckmann-Manuskript" der Lüneburger Ratsbücherei
Sacred Concertos by Ghizzolo / Weber / Werner / Merula / Monteverdi
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 219 MB | Full Artwork: 121 MB | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: MDG "Scene" # 605 0647-2 | Country/Year: Germany 1995
Genre: Classical, Sacred | Style: Baroque

“The repertoire chosen for the disc is a considerable addition to the Baroque discography… first appearance on disc… Ensemble Lanterly is first rate.“ (Fanfare)

Antonin Dvorak - "Komm, wir fahren nach Amerika": Dvoraks Reise nach Amerika anhand seiner 9. Sinfonie
Beethoven Orchester Bonn / Christian Firmbach, narrator / Thomas Honickel, cond.
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 229 MB | Full Artwork: 49 MB | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: MDG "Bobbys Klassik" # 337 1670-2 | Country/Year: Germany 2010
Genre: Classical, Spoken Word | Style: Romantic, Classic for Children

…Der Sinfonie voran geht eine ausführliche, traditionelle Instrumentenvorstellung. Das Booklet beinhaltet Biografien, Informationen zu Orchester und „Bobbys Klassik“ sowie die Erzähltexte. Ein „Begleitheft zur CD“ zeigt Partiturauschnitte und Bilder der Orchesterinstrumente. Ein Rätsel, quasi als „Lernkontrolle“, verlangt den routinierten Rätselkenner. Bleibt nachzutragen, dass das Beethoven Orchester Bonn unter Thomas Honickel die „unterbrochene“ Sinfonie selbstverständlich hochkompetent musiziert.

Morton Feldman - Steffen Schleiermacher - The Late Piano Works Vol. 1
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 166 MB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: MDG "Scene" # 613 1521-2 | Country/Year: Germany 2008
Genre: Classical | Style: Contemporary, Avant-Garde

…It's intriguing to imagine how a very slow performance would come off, but Schleiermacher's is a fully persuasive version of a piece that could have a number of very different but valid interpretations. MGD's natural, unprocessed sound is, as is typical for the label, immaculate and vivid.

Morton Feldman - Steffen Schleiermacher - The Late Piano Works Vol. 2
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Label/Cat#: MDG "Scene" # 613 1522-2 | Country/Year: Germany 2009
Genre: Classical | Style: Contemporary, Avant-Garde

…If you're unfamiliar with Feldman's nuanced, nondevelopmental music, this may not be the easiest point of entry, but . . . well, there probably isn't an easy point of entry after all, so why not just dive in?

Jean Francaix - Bläserquintette Nr. 1+2 & L'Heure du Berger (Sextett)
Kammervereinigung Berlin / Frank-Immo Zichner, Piano
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 139 MB | Full Artwork: 74 MB | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: MDG "Scene" # Sc64012 | Country/Year: Germany 1993
Genre: Classical | Style: Contemporary, Wind Music

"Herausragende Interpretation: Die geistsprühende und immer leicht ironisierende Musik von Jean Francaix ist den Fünf auf den Leib geschrieben. … Sinnfällige Artikulation, klangliche Delikatesse und insbesondere ein Sinn fürs Komödiantische zeichnet das Spiel der Berliner aus.” ~FonoForum

Frank Bungarten - Cancion y Danza
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 209 MB | Full Artwork: 82 MB | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: MDG "Gold" # 305 1246-2 | Country/Year: Germany 2004
Genre: Classical | Style: Classical Guitar, Spanish Guitar

Frank Bungarten holds a special position amongst concert guitarists of today. On the one hand, through his artistic stance, he belongs to the ‘Old School’, loyal to original works and uncompromising in his search for truth in music. On the other hand, wide and sustained success has brought him recognition far beyond the confines of the ‘guitar world’. (…)2005 Frank Bungarten was honoured with the “Echo Klassik” as “Instrumentalist of the Year” for his CD “Cancion y Danza”.

Alexander Glazunov - Utrecht String Quartet - String Quartets No. 3 & 5
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 258 MB | Full Artwork: 107 MB | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: MDG "Scene" # 603 1236-2 | Country/Year: Germany 2004
Genre: Classical | Style: Romantic, Early 20th Century

"…But in its elegant and precise way the Utrecht have made a fine start in their welcome cycle." ~musicweb-international