Vides ut Alta

Musica Alta Ripa - Johann Sebastian Bach: Complete Solo Concertos vol. 1-5 (1996-2000)

Musica Alta Ripa - Johann Sebastian Bach: Complete Solo Concertos vol. 1-5 (1996-2000)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 1,84 Gb | Total time: 55:04+65:49+64:43+65:45+60:36 | Scans included
Classical | Label: MDG | # 309 0681/0685 | Recorded: 1995-1999

Musica Alta Ripa was founded in 1984. The recorder player Danya Segal, two violinists Anne Röhrig and Ursula Bundies, cellist Juris Teichmanis, and harpsichordist Bernward Lohr, all outstanding, sought-after musicians in their fields, joined forces to form an ensemble that owes its special aura to the commingling of their individual personalities.
Alta Bellezza - Dufay: L'alta bellezza (2021) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Alta Bellezza - Dufay: L'alta bellezza (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 45:54 minutes | 868 MB
Classical | Label: Arcana, Official Digital Download

In this debut release, the ensemble ALTA BELLEZZA traces the footsteps of 15th century composer Guillaume Dufay through Italy, Savoy and his Burgundian homeland. Considered the most illustrious composer of his generation, Dufay was employed by several popes, and by noble families including the Malatesta, the Este and the court of Savoy while maintaining close ties to the court of the Burgundian duke Philip the Good, renowned in its day as the finest court in Europe.
Musica Alta Ripa - Insane Harmony: English Music 1650-1700 (2016)

Musica Alta Ripa - Insane Harmony: English Music 1650-1700 (2016)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 402 MB | 01:07:18
Genre: Classical | Label: MDG Gold

While Italians and Frenchmen were competing for musical primacy everywhere on the European Continent, a very characteristically British tonal idiom reigned supreme during this short period of history before foreign influences increased in importance. Musica Alta Ripa’s espousal of an epoch that so far has not received much attention turns out to be a genuine instance of good fortune. With their special feel for the peculiar resonances of English music, these Hanoverian baroque specialists present a royal audio feast and with it genuine enrichment not only for early music enthusiasts.
Musica Alta Ripa - Georg Philipp Telemann: Overtures, Sonatas, Concertos vol. 1-5 (2003-2007)

Musica Alta Ripa - Georg Philipp Telemann: Overtures, Sonatas, Concertos vol. 1-5 (2003-2007)
XLD | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 1,62 Gb | Total time: 65:49+62:44+58:14+60:34+65:33 | Scans included
Classical | Label: MDG | # 309 1189/1250/1314/1384/1450 | Recorded: 2003, 2005, 2006

A true spate of recordings in recent years has illuminated the best qualities of Georg Philipp Telemann's chamber music, which is instrumentally colorful, adept in its combination of styles, and often possessed of sheer imagination and a delightfully cheeky sense of humor. For a great example of the kind of thing Telemann does all the time that Bach would rarely if ever do, hear the Entrée from the Ouverture for oboe d'amore, two violins, viola, and continuo in E major, TWV 55:E2 (track 6), where the music unexpectedly shifts into triple meter and back again.

Ut Gret - Ancestors' Tale (2014)  Music

Posted by gribovar at Oct. 14, 2021
Ut Gret - Ancestors' Tale (2014)

Ut Gret - Ancestors' Tale (2014)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 368 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 137 MB | Covers - 50 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock, Avant-Prog | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: AltrOck Records (ALT-041)

US band Ut Gret has been around in one form or another since the 80's, although their history as a recording unit didn't start until the second half of the 90's. From their base in Lousville, Kentucky, they have created four full-length studio albums so far. The most recent of these is "Ancestors' Tale", which was released through the Italian label Altrock Records in the spring of 2014. Ut Gret's self-description on social network reads as follows: "Embracing rock, jazz, world music, classical music and the spirit of adventure found in the avant-garde we forge ahead". Definitely something to try if you tire of the common distorted guitar often featured in modern progressive rock and if you want a greater classical influence in your fusion, Ancestor's Tale by Ut Gret is a pleasant surprise.
Musica Alta Ripa - Johann Gottlieb Goldberg: Chamber Music (1997)

Musica Alta Ripa - Johann Gottlieb Goldberg: Chamber Music (1997)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 426 Mb | Total time: 76:50 | Scans included
Classical | Label: MDG | # 309 0709-2 | Recorded: 1996

Even those who may be unfamiliar with his music will likely recognize Johann Goldberg's name in association with J.S. Bach's famous Goldberg Variations, the story behind which is so speculative as to not bear repeating here. Goldberg was in fact a student of the elder Bach's as well as W.F. Bach. So similar was Goldberg's early use of counterpoint, texture, and chromaticism to his teacher's that one of the trio sonatas heard on this album – the one in C major – was actually listed for many years in the BWV as being by Bach. Regrettably for listeners, Goldberg died before his 30th birthday; like Brahms, he was his own worst critic and destroyed copious amounts of his own compositions.

Musica Alta Ripa - Leclair: Trio Sonatas Op.4 (1993)  Music

Posted by tirexiss at Feb. 14, 2023
Musica Alta Ripa - Leclair: Trio Sonatas Op.4 (1993)

Musica Alta Ripa - Leclair: Trio Sonatas Op.4 (1993)
EAC | WavPack (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:10:20 | 435 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: MDG Gold | Catalog: 309 0428-2

Remastered from the original LP recording, this performance is now available on CD.
Leclair was one of the best violinists of his times. The story is told that he had to compete in a musical duel with Locatelli in Kassel - then a most highly popular form of musical entertainment. The chronicler describes his "devilish" playing, contrasting it with the "angelic" style of his Italian rival. His trio sonatas suggest familiarity with the Italian school but also draw on entirely independent French traditions and shine with ingenious inventions and harmonic refinements.
Musica Alta Ripa, Kai Wessel - La Famiglia Scarlatti: Cantatas and Sonatas (1995)

Musica Alta Ripa, Kai Wessel - La Famiglia Scarlatti: Cantatas and Sonatas (1995)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 372 Mb | Total time: 76:51 | Scans included
Classical | Label: MDG | # MDG 309 0632-2 | Recorded: 1995

Alessandro Scarlatti’s 600-plus cantatas make him one of the more prolific exponents of a form that flourished in Italy in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Though he’s generally credited with standardising cantata form, his early essays in the genre were often imaginatively varied, as is shown by the delectable Arcadian Academy disc. Rather than the usual two or three da capo arias alternating with recitatives, the four secular cantatas here boast opening sinfonias, closing ariosos, large numbers of movements and a range of aria-types. Bella madre dei fiori, for example, experiments with a mix of poetic strophes and instrumental ritornelli. Even so, this formal ingenuity would be of limited interest were it not for Scarlatti’s gifts for attractive melody and sensitive illustration of his texts.
Bernward Lohr, Musica Alta Ripa - Agostino Steffani: Orlando generoso (2009)

Bernward Lohr, Musica Alta Ripa - Agostino Steffani: Orlando generoso (2009)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 694 Mb | Total time: 65:31+55:42+41:41 | Scans included
Classical | Label: MDG | # 309 1566-2 | Recorded: 2008

Agostino Steffani (1654-1728) was the most important composer ever to be appointed by the Duchy of Hannover. At the end of the 17th century this noble family embarked on a cultural offensive with the objective of having Duke Ernst August become a prince elector. To this end, the Welph dynasty obtained the services of Steffani, a master choice in itself as his works are still performed to this day in the majestic gardens of Princess Caroline of Monaco and her husband, the current Ernst August of Hannover.

Alta Reign - Mother's Day (2021)  Music

Posted by cha77os at Jan. 13, 2021
Alta Reign - Mother's Day (2021)

Alta Reign - Mother's Day (2021)
U.S.A. | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 126 MB
Melodic Progressive Metal/Rock | Label : Rat Pak Records

Jeff Plate has joined forces with TSO keyboardist Jane Mangini and some amazing new talent to form his "years in the making" band Alta Reign. Plate and Mangini, along with Tommy Cook (guitars/lead vocals), Collin Holloway (guitars/lead vocals), Kevin McCarthy (bass, vocals) and Zach Hamilton (keyboards, guitars/vocals), will be releasing Alta Reign’s debut album "Mother’s Day" on January 8, 2021 via Rat Pak Records. The album is a reflection of dedication as the initial idea spawned 30 years ago and ended in 2020 with the album now being released in 2021. States drummer Jeff Plate, “Beginning in a rehearsal room in Rockland, Ma. 30 years ago and ending in this insane year of 2020, "Mother’s Day" is the end result of years of writing, listening, learning, planning and waiting for the right moment to put this all together. Everyone involved has been the perfect combination of effort and talent to complete the ideas and songs that have been kicking around in my head for years. I could not be prouder to share this album with the world, this is Alta Reign.”