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VA - Inspirations: MDG Classical References
SACD ISO (2.0/MCH): 3,78 GB | 24B/88,2kHz Stereo FLAC: 989 MB | Full Artwork
Label/Cat#: MDG # 906 1449-6 | Country/Year: Germany 2007 | 5% Recovery Info
Genre: Classical | Style: Various

Eine exklusive Sammlung herausragend klingender Aufnahmen aus dem Hause MDG - Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm von Heinrich Schütz bis Johannes Brahms - vom Solo-Klavier bis zum großen Sinfonieorchester.

Johannes Brahms - Hardy Rittner - Early Piano Works Vol.1
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 230 MB | Full Artwork: 55 MB | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: MDG "Scene" # 604 1494-2 | Country/Year: Germany 2008
Genre: Classical | Style: Romantic, Piano

"…thanks to the single instrument, there is less sonic confusion and the quality is of amongst the highest that the company has issued." ~SA-CD.net

This two-hour double-disc set of Joseph Rheinberger's complete piano trios is a hefty contribution to the rehabilitation of the composer's oeuvre, though it may be more than the average listener can appreciate in one sitting. Rheinberger's music is earnest and perhaps too heavy for some tastes, and it may even seem too stodgy and dryly theoretical. In his mature Romantic style, his reliance on Classical form, and his pensive expression, Rheinberger often resembles Brahms, though it must be said that he lacks Brahms' rhythmic ingenuity, contrapuntal dexterity, and emotional depth.

Federico Mompou's piano works are celebrated for their delicacy and initimate expressions, so any worthwhile recording should account for these qualities by presenting the music with the best possible sound. The pristine, unprocessed digital reproduction that is the hallmark of MDG is an excellent medium for Mompou's Música Callada, a collection in four books of some of the most rarefied and subdued keyboard music by this composer. In this transparent audiophile presentation, Steffen Schleiermacher plays with admirable control and a steady calmness that almost creates a meditative effect.

Carl Reinecke (1824-1910) - Complete Violoncello Sonatas
Manuel Fischer-Diskau, violoncello / Connie Shih, piano
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 204 MB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: MDG "Scene" # 603 1661-2 | Country/Year: Germany 2011
Genre: Classical | Style: Romantic

This CD is an exhilarating and important new contribution to the romantic cello literature. Manuel Fischer-Dieskau is the son of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and the cellist Irmgard Poppen and has made a genuine rediscovery here. These works were only found recently.

Scots-born composer Eugen d'Albert established his career in Germany, considered himself a German composer, and his 21 operas (written in German) are saturated with the musical language of Germanic post-Romanticism. Der Golem (1926) came from late in his career, and while its Frankfurt premiere was considered a success, it has not held the stage. This MDG recording comes from a first-rate production at Theater Bonn in 2010. The opera is skillfully written, but the recording confirms the judgment of history: Der Golem is just not an especially compelling piece, either musically or dramatically.

Berliner Vokalensemble "Carl Maria von Weber" - Kein schöner Land
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Label/Cat#: MDG # 616 0663-2 | Country/Year: Germany 1995
Genre: Classical, Folk | Style: Vocal, Songs, Romantic

All the singers of the Berlin Vocal Ensemble “Carl Maria von Weber” were members of the nationally and internationally renowned Berlin Male Chorus “Carl Maria von Weber”. After the compulsory dissolution of his professional male chorus in May 1995, choral director Andreas Wiedermann decided to risk a new start with these 14 experienced singers…

Franz Schreker - Irrelohe, Opera In 3 Acts
Beethoven Orchester Bonn / Stefan Blunier / Chor und Extrachor des Theater Bonn
SACD ISOs: 7,05 GB (Stereo + MCH DSD) | FLAC @ 24bit/88.2kHz: 2,09 GB | Full Artwork | 5% Rec. Info
Label/Cat#: MDG "Live" # 937 1687-6 | Country/Year: Germany 2011
Genre: Classical | Style: Opera, Late Romantic

…The vivid MDG recording is slightly distanced, so the volume needs to be increased considerably for its fine qualities to become evident. Balances between voices and orchestra are excellent, and for those listening in multi-channel the surround speakers have been used to great effect for the off-stage brass, distant bells and chorus in the Act 3 cataclysmic immolation of Irrelohe castle. There is no applause or audience noise but the movement of singers on the stage is clearly defined with very few extraneous sounds being captured by the microphones. This is the latest addition to the Schrecker discography and will be welcomed by all admirers of the composer and can be confidently recommended.

Franz Schreker - Irrelohe, Opera In 3 Acts
Beethoven Orchester Bonn / Stefan Blunier / Chor und Extrachor des Theater Bonn
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 500 MB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: MDG "Live" # 937 1687-6 | Country/Year: Germany 2011
Genre: Classical | Style: Opera, Late Romantic

…The vivid MDG recording is slightly distanced, so the volume needs to be increased considerably for its fine qualities to become evident. Balances between voices and orchestra are excellent, and for those listening in multi-channel the surround speakers have been used to great effect for the off-stage brass, distant bells and chorus in the Act 3 cataclysmic immolation of Irrelohe castle. There is no applause or audience noise but the movement of singers on the stage is clearly defined with very few extraneous sounds being captured by the microphones. This is the latest addition to the Schrecker discography and will be welcomed by all admirers of the composer and can be confidently recommended.