Wallenstein

Wallenstein - Blitzkrieg (1972) EU 180g Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz Vinyl & HR

Posted by Fran Solo at Feb. 2, 2020

Essential: A masterpiece of progressive rock music.
One of Germany's longer lasting bands had first started as Blitzkrieg (until they found out a British band used the name as well) and changed their name to Wallenstein and kept their former name for the album, gracing it with a war-themed gatefold cover.

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Wallenstein ‎- Mother Universe (1972) DE 1st Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz Vinyl & HR

Posted by Fran Solo at Feb. 2, 2020

Essential: a masterpiece of prog rock music
Does Wallenstein's "Mother Universe", their second album, hold it's own with their astounding debut "Blitzkrieg"? My answer is yes.

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Wallenstein ‎- Mother Universe (1972) DE 180g Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz Vinyl & HR

Posted by Fran Solo at Feb. 2, 2020

Essential: a masterpiece of prog rock music
Does Wallenstein's "Mother Universe", their second album, hold it's own with their astounding debut "Blitzkrieg"? My answer is yes. There are some differences in this second effort, but also some continuity with it's predecessor, with the result being an album that holds it's own, but is still classic Wallenstein.

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BBC Philharmonic Orchestra - Smetana: Richard III, Wallenstein's Camp, Hakon Jarl & Prague Carnival (2007/2022) [24/96] Vinyl & HR

Posted by delpotro at May 12, 2022

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra & Gianandrea Noseda - Smetana: Richard III, Wallenstein's Camp, Hakon Jarl & Prague Carnival (2007/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 75:35 minutes | 1,29 GB
Classical | Label: Chandos Records, Official Digital Download

The cycle of symphonic poems known as Má vlast by Smetana is well known to most music lovers, but how many people know any of his other orchestral music? Well, this disc provides the opportunity to explore the symphonic poems which preceded Má vlast. There are three from his 'Swedish' period: Richard III, Wallenstein's Camp and Hakon Jarl. Written in his native Prague, Prague Carnival and the remaining works on this disc demonstrate a more nationalistic style. Gianandrea Noseda conducts the BBC Philharmonic in an important introduction to Smetana's orchestral output which confirms the composer's status as one of the greatest Czech composers of the nineteenth century.

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Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra & Leoš Svárovský - Smetana: Swedish Symphonic Poems (2019) [Official Digital Download 24/96] Vinyl & HR

Posted by SERTiL at Jan. 14, 2019

Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra & Leoš Svárovský - Smetana: Swedish Symphonic Poems (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 58:28 minutes | 996 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital Booklet

The symphonic poems Smetana wrote during his stay in Sweden were composed during a pivotal time in his life. Financial prospects at first seemed better in Gothenburg than in his native country, while the dual influences of Berlioz and Liszt were informing the direction of his music. Richard III is not a programmatic drama, but focuses instead on the haunting scene before the Battle of Bosworth in Shakespeare’s play. Wallenstein’s Camp is symphonically structured, while Hakon Jarl dramatises the life of the tyrannical Viking warrior with memorable flair.

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Pierre Fournier - Lalo / Saint-Saens: Cello Concertos (Remastered) (2018) [Official Digital Download 24/96] Vinyl & HR

Posted by SERTiL at Oct. 1, 2018

Pierre Fournier - Lalo / Saint-Saens: Cello Concertos (Remastered) (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 79:08 minutes | 1.47 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front Cover

Favorite cello concertos in classic interpretations by the great French cellist, his first recording for DG which as long been considered by international critics as "the standard recommendation."

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Staatskapelle Weimar & Kirill Karabits - Liszt: Dante Symphony, Tasso, Künstlerfestzug & Vor hundert Jahren (2020) [24/96] Vinyl & HR

Posted by SERTiL at Jan. 9, 2020

Staatskapelle Weimar & Kirill Karabits - Liszt: Dante Symphony, Tasso, Künstlerfestzug & Vor hundert Jahren (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 116:36 minutes | 2.18 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital Booklet

Continuing a much-acclaimed series of recordings: in the wake of Sardanapalo, Kirill Karabits and the Staatskapelle Weimar are devoting themselves for the first time to major works by Weimar's Kapellmeister-composer, Franz Liszt, with his Dante and Tasso. His Künstlerfestzug is a world-premiere recording.

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Arthur Rubinstein, The Philadelphia Orchestra - Rachmaninov, Saint-Saens, De Falla (1973+1970) [Reissue 2017] MCH PS3 ISO++ Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDAtall at March 4, 2021

Arthur Rubinstein, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy - Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor,
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor / De Falla: Nights In The Gardens Of Spain (1973+1970) [Reissue 2017]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 76:28 minutes | Scans included | 3,33 GB
or DSD64 2.0 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Full Scans included | 1,76 GB
or FLAC 2.0 Stereo(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Full Scans included | 1,57 GB
2LP on 1 SACD | Features Stereo and Quardophonic Surround Sound | Label: Vocalion # CDLX 7336

Here is another fascinating issue in their SACD series. Again Dutton Vocalion (Epoch) have been able to obtain original four-track surround recordings never before issued in multi-channel SACD. Artur Rubinsteun is soloist in Rachmaninoff, Saint-Saëns' Piano Concertos and De Falla's Nights In The Gardens Of Spain, with Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra.

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Novalis - Novalis (1975) DE Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz Vinyl & HR

Posted by Fran Solo at Oct. 8, 2019

Essential: A masterpiece of progressive rock music.
Without a room of doubt the best symphonic rock band from Germany, next come Wallenstein and Grobschnitt. This self title album presents a high musical level, simply equal to "Banished Bridge" and "Sommerabend".

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Alicia de Larrocha - Albéniz- Iberia, Cantos de España, Suite Española by Alicia de Larrocha (2023) [24/96] Vinyl & HR

Posted by pyatak at March 13, 2023

Alicia de Larrocha - Albéniz- Iberia, Cantos de España, Suite Española by Alicia de Larrocha (2023) [24/96]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44.1 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 02:59:24 minutes | 3.20 GB
Classical | Studio Master, Official Digital Download

A precocious pianist, she began her musical studies at the age of three: Discovered by Frank Marshall, a disciple of Enrique Granados, he incorporated her into the prestigious Marshall Academy, of which he was a continuator.

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