Robert Howell

Howell Devine - 3 Albums (2013-2017)  Music

Posted by Domestos at Jan. 23, 2018
Howell Devine - 3 Albums (2013-2017)

Howell Devine - 3 Albums (2013-2017)
MP3 CBR 320kbps | 02:26:18 | 340 Mb | Covers
Delta Blues, Funky Blues | Country: USA (Oakland, CA) | Label: Arhoolie Records

Sexy, Shack-Shaking Music. HowellDevine, the massively talented NorCal trio became the first blues band Arhoolie Records (Fred McDowell, Lightnin' Hopkins, Big Mama Thornton) signed in 27 years. Triple threat talent Joshua Howell (slide guitars, harmonica, voice) and percussion savant Pete Devine (drums, washboard) plus snappy doghouse bassist Joe Kyle Jr. deftly mix sinuous Delta/country blues with wildly syncopated rhythms to create a rollicking present day sound from the past. HowellDevine breaks from the norm, providing rich and complex textures integral to the music rather than simple backing for a soloist. The result is a sound which stands in stark contrast to the typical blues heard in bars these days and would more likely be shaking the floors of a Southern juke joint some 70 years ago.
Georges Pretre, The Orcestra of the Royal Opera House - Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann (2003/1980)

Georges Prêtre, The Orcestra of the Royal Opera House, Plácido Domingo, Luciana Serra, Agnes Baltsa, Ileana Cotrubas - Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann (2003/1980)
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR | Français (Dolby AC3, 6 ch) | 7.52 Gb (DVD9) | 148 min
Classical | NVC ARTS | Sub: English, Francais, Deutsch, Italiano, Espanol, Japanese

By Jacques Offenbach. Seeking to exorcise the failure of his current love affair, the poet Hoffmann tells the story of his three past loves - the doll-like Olympia, the high-class courtesan Giulietta, and the ambitious but delicate Antonia - and recalls how each was thwarted by the evil influence of his rival. In this production by the distinguished film director, John Schlesinger, with spectacular designs by Maria Björnson and William Dudley, Offenbach's nightmare world is brought to life. The all-star cast is headed by Placido Domingo as Hoffmann: his three loves are Ileana Cotrubas, Agnes Baltsa and Luciana Serra and the manifestations of his rival are sung by Geraint Evans, Robert Lloyd, Siegmund Nimsgern and Nicola Ghiuselev. The score, which includes such favorites as the "Barcarolle" and the "Doll's Song", is conducted by Georges Prêtre.
Nello Santi, The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House - Puccini: La Fanciulla del West (2003/1982)

Nello Santi, The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House - Puccini: La Fanciulla del West (2003/1982)
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | Italiano (Dolby AC3, 2 ch) | 7.35 Gb (DVD9) | 140 min
Classical | NVS Arts | Sub: English, Deutsch, Espanol

Piero Faggioni’s highly acclaimed Royal Opera production of The Girl of the Golden West, filmed in 1983, stars the incomparable Placido Domingo and American soprano Carol Neblett. It is considered by many the definitive production of this work. Faggioni’s amazing production brings the opera vividly to life. The realistic timbered sets are by Oscar-winning designer Ken Adam, whose film work includes Dr Strangelove and a number of James Bond films. Domingo’s heroic portrayal of Don Johnson is one of his most popular and one of his favourite roles. The Bible-bashing, gun-toting Minnie is a very taxing role not tackled by many sopranos. Carol Neblett made it her own with her gloriously rich voice and brilliant performance.
Gioachino Rossini Edition 50 CDs [Part 11] - L'assedio di Corinto (2018)

Gioachino Rossini Edition 50 CDs [Part 11]: Thomas Schippers, London Symphony Orchestra, Beverly Sills, Shirley Verrett - L'assedio di Corinto (2018)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 720 Mb | Total time: 52:14+42:07+66:41 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Warner Classics | # 0190295611156 | Recorded: 1974

The most comprehensive edition devoted to Gioachino Rossini marking his 150th anniversary. Born in 1792, Rossini was the most popular opera composer of his time. Although he retired from the Opera scene in 1829, he continued to compose in other genres, including sacred music, piano and chamber works. He did gather his late works under the ironic title Péchés de vieillesse (Sins of Old Age), which veils a true collection of masterworks.

Sir Colin Davis - The Philips Years (15CD Box Set, 2013)  Music

Posted by Discograf_man at Nov. 12, 2018
Sir Colin Davis - The Philips Years (15CD Box Set, 2013)

Sir Colin Davis - The Philips Years (15CD Box Set, 2013)
EAC Rip | FLAC (*image+.cue+.log,scans) | Run Time: 19:07:22 | 4,74 Gb | Covers 54,56 Mb
Genre: Classical | Label: Decca (UMO)

This set documents over three decades of exceptional artistry by Sir Colin Davis, one of the musical pillars of the Philips label, who died on Sunday 14th April 2013. He was a musician of incomparable integrity and class.
After signing to Philips exclusively in the mid-1960s, Davis produced work for the label of the highest quality and range over the next three decades: the first Berlioz cycle , pioneering Tippett, superb Haydn and Mozart, top-rank Sibelius, Beethoven, Stravinsky, Dvorak and Britten, and much else.
VA - A Short Cut To The Grave: Gin, Justice, Jail & Judgement 1924-1942 (2014)

VA - A Short Cut To The Grave: Gin, Justice, Jail & Judgement 1924-1942 (2014)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) | Digital booklet | 04:58:44 | 518 Mb
Blues | Label: JSP Records

This wonderful set includes four discs, 100 tracks in all, of vintage blues 78s released between 1924 and 1942 compiled by collector and archivist Neil Slaven. Each of the four discs has a theme, with the first disc presenting songs about gambling (including Peg Leg Howell's harrowing and kinetic "Skin Game Blues"), the second covering alcohol and drugs (including Tommy Johnson's immortal "Canned Heat Blues"), the third playlisting songs about jail and prison (including Bukka White's powerful "Parchman Farm Blues"), and the fourth winds things up with songs about death (including Blind Lemon Jefferson's "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean"). Several of the sides here will be familiar to serious fans of prewar country blues, but there are enough rare sides here, too, to make this set an archival treasure, and the themed discs help sketch out the imagined (and sometimes very real) arc of many of these players' lives and times.
Consciousness and the Limits of Objectivity: The Case for Subjective Physicalism

Robert J. Howell, "Consciousness and the Limits of Objectivity: The Case for Subjective Physicalism"
English | ISBN: 0199654662 | 2013 | 208 pages | PDF | 835 KB
Sir Georg Solti - Solti: The Complete Chicago Recordings Part 3 (108CD Box Set, 2017)

Sir Georg Solti - Solti: The Complete Chicago Recordings Part 3 (108CD Box Set, 2017)
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | Run Time: 30:45:33 | 3,83 Gb | Covers 103.41 Mb
Genre: Classical, Opera, Baroque, Romantic | Label: Decca

Decca celebrates one of the world’s most prolific conductor-orchestra partnerships with a deluxe 108-CD box set marking both the 20th Anniversary of the passing of Sir Georg Solti and the 125th Anniversary of the founding of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. 108 CDs presenting Solti’s and the CSO’s complete recorded legacy together: from their very first recording at Medinah Temple in March 1970 of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony to their last at Orchestra Hall, Chicago in March 1997 of Shostakovich’ Symphony No.15.

The Monster Collection [Audiobook]  eBooks & eLearning

Posted by IrGens at Jan. 3, 2018
The Monster Collection [Audiobook]

The Monster Collection [Audiobook] by Mary Shelley,‎ Bram Stoker,‎ Robert Louis Stevenson,‎ Maria Mellins,‎ Peter Howell
English | October 24, 2017 | ASIN: B076DHCCRR | M4B@64 kbps | 30 hrs 24 mins | 835 MB
Narrator: Richard Armitage,‎ Dan Stevens,‎ Greg Wise, Rachel Atkins
Various Artists - Let Me Tell You About The Blues - Atlanta: The Evolution Of Atlanta Blues (2010) {3 CD Box Set}

Various Artists - Let Me Tell You About The Blues - Atlanta: The Evolution Of Atlanta Blues (2010) {3 CD Box Set}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 562 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 453 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (png) -> 146 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2010 Fantastic Voyage / Future Noise Music Ltd. | FVTD055
Blues / Regional Blues

Like Memphis, Tennessee, Atlanta was a staging post for itinerant musicians and like Memphis, it was home to an impressive number of guitarists who established a very distinctive style of playing that became synonymous with the city. It was also the location for the first country blues artist, Ed Andrews, to be recorded. Three years later, Julius Daniels was the first Carolina bluesman to record. Atlanta was also a recording centre for out-of-state artists such as Blind Lemon Jefferson, Bo Carter, the Memphis Jug Band, Blind Willie Johnson and Hambone Willie Newbern. A further school of blues gathered around Peg Leg Howell and Eddie Anthony.