The Invitations

NDR Radiophilharmonie, Andrew Manze, Edward Elgar - Elgar: Symphony No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 55 (Live, Neubrandenburg, 2022) Music

Posted by Fizzpop at April 11, 2025

The Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne is the orchestra of the Cologne Opera. The two institutions have enjoyed a successful partnership for many years. The orchestra's long history combines many lines of development in the city's musical life. Its roots go back to the city council music of the 15th century and the cathedral chapel. In 1827, the Cölner Concert-Gesellschaft took over its sponsorship. In 1840, it appointed Conradin Kreutzer as the first permanently paid municipal bandmaster. From 1857, the society concerts took place in a commercial and banqueting hall from the late Gothic period, the so-called Gürzenich.

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Simone Eckert, Hamburger Ratsmusik - Haydn & Friends (2020) Music

Posted by ciklon5 at June 22, 2020

Simone Eckert, Hamburger Ratsmusik - Haydn & Friends (2020)
FLAC tracks | 01:06:37 | 297 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: haenssler CLASSIC

Hamburger Ratsmusik: an ensemble with a 500-year-old history. This contrast prompts a creative dialogue between tradition and the present day, about Early Music and vivid interpretation. The origins of Hamburg‘s “municipal music” go back to the 16th century. Under the motto “in praise of God and for the pleasure, delight and edification of Hamburg”, the city created an elite ensemble of eight city musicians, which was to be the equal of the princely court ensembles (Hofkapellen) to be found elsewhere. The Ratsmusik attained early excellence in the 17th and 18th centuries under such eminent musicians as William Brade, Johann Schop, Georg Philipp Telemann and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. Revived in 1991 by gambist Simone Eckert, the ensemble now performs in Germany, many European countries, the USA and China. More than 30 albums (largely with world premiere recordings of Early Music) and recordings for all German public radio stations and Austrian broadcaster ORF document its rediscoveries of music from the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical eras. The ensemble received the Echo Klassik award in 2006 and 2010, and was awarded the 2016 RITTER Prize by the Oscar and Vera Ritter Foundation in Hamburg. The musicians will be responding to renewed invitations to China in 2021. Hamburger Ratsmusik is the Ensemble in Residence in the Komponisten-Quartier museum complex in Hamburg.

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Gabor Boldoczki - Bach (2010, Sony Classical # 88697724182) Music

Posted by luckburz at Nov. 18, 2016

Gabor Boldoczki - Bach
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra / Kristof Barati / Soma Dinyes
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 304 MB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Sony Classical # 88697724182 | Country/Year: Europe 2010
Genre: Classical | Style: Baroque, Trumpet

The Hungarian trumpeter, Gábor Boldoczki (…) received the coveted Prix Davidoff of the Reemtsma-Foundation for his "technical perfection and fully-developed artistic virtuosity", followed by the highly esteemed Prix Young Artist of the Year in 2002. After previously being awarded the Echo Klassik as Best Newcomer in October 2003, Gábor Boldoczki was again honoured by the German Phono Academy in 2008 as Instrumentalist of the Year.

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Hélène Grimaud & Friends - Fantasias (2025) Music

Posted by Rtax at May 15, 2025

Hélène Grimaud & Friends - Fantasias (2025)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 1.4 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 946 MB
6:49:31 | Classical | Label: Warner Classics

Hélène Grimaud is a French-born virtuoso pianist known for her fearlessly individual interpretations of standard and lesser-known piano repertoire. Also a devoted wildlife conservationist, in 1999 she founded the Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem, New York. Grimaud was born in Aix-en-Provence in 1969, and both of her parents worked as teachers. She began exploring the piano when she was seven years old, and she studied with Jacqueline Courtin. Later, she studied with Pierre Barbizet in Marseille, and when she was 13, she was accepted into the Paris Conservatory, where she studied with Jacques Rouvier. After three years at the conservatory, Grimaud won the premier prix in piano performance. She sought further refinement at the conservatory and enrolled in the cycle de perfectionnement under Rouvier; she also received instruction from György Sándor and Leon Fleisher.

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Hélène Grimaud & Friends - Fantasias (2025) Music

Posted by Rtax at May 15, 2025

Hélène Grimaud & Friends - Fantasias (2025)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 1.4 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 946 MB
6:49:31 | Classical | Label: Warner Classics

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[re:jazz] - Point Of View (2004) Music

Posted by JET 1 at Jan. 8, 2017

The [re:jazz] band has seven members plus a technician: Inga Luehning (voc), Oliver Leicht (sax), Jan Stuermer(git), Matthias Vogt (p), Heiko Himmighoffen (perc), Andreas Manns (b), Volker Schmidt (dr). The band is formed exclusively of young and extremely gifted musicians. Their music puts a smile on the face of their audience.

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Denis Kozhukhin - Brahms: Ballades & Fantasies (2017) Music

Posted by Pisulik at Jan. 25, 2017

Denis Kozhukhin - Brahms: Ballades & Fantasies (2017)
Classical, Piano | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 00:57:00 | 181 MB
Label: PentaTone | Release Year: 2017

Denis Kozhukhin catapulted to international celebrity when he captured first prize at the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Competition in May 2010. Appearances at major concert venues followed, including at Carnegie Hall and the Leipzig Gewandhaus. Invitations for other major debuts flooded in and Kozhukhin toured the globe, impressing critics and dazzling audiences. Kozhukhin is an imposing figure when he walks on-stage: tall and thin, with long blond hair tied in a ponytail, he sits down to play with an all-encompassing technique and sense of total confidence.

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Fischerspooner – Albums Collection 2001-2009 [4CD] Music

Posted by Designol at May 16, 2012

Collection includes 3 studio albums and 1 DJ Mix compilation by New York electroclash duo Fischerspooner.

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Johannes Brahms - Elisabeth Leonskaja - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (1997) Music

Posted by luckburz at March 11, 2014

Johannes Brahms - Elisabeth Leonskaja - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Philharmonia Orchestra, Eliahu Inbal / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur
EAC+LOG+CUE | 2xFLAC: 400 MB | Full Artwork: 40 MB | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Teldec # 0630-18948-2 | Country/Year: Germany 1997
Genre: Classical | Style: Romantic, Piano

Elisabeth Leonskaja is a highly respected (former Soviet) pianist whose career blossomed in the shadow of Sviatoslav Richter and Emil Gilels. Known for her modesty – not unlike older compatriot Maria Yudina – Leonskaja was mentored by Richter and often played duets with him. She would never reach the critical and artistic heights of her great teacher, but her reputation as an imaginative interpreter and formidable technician have lifted her to almost legendary status, with comparisons to Clara Haskil and other keyboard icons…

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Matthieu Saglio - Voices (2023) Music

Posted by delpotro at April 26, 2023

Matthieu Saglio - Voices (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 446 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 164 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:08:18
Ethnic Jazz, World Fusion, Vocal Jazz | Label: ACT Music

The music of the French native, Valencia-based cellist Matthieu Saglio combines influences from all around the Mediterranean, from North Africa to Southern Europe. He first gained international recognition as a member of the trio "NES" and the album "Ahlam" in 2018. Soon after Saglios' solo debut "El Camino de los Vientos" earned huge success, especially in the digital world, and has been played over seven million times on Spotify alone.

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