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John Eliot Gardiner - The Blossoming Conductor (2025)  Music

Posted by ciklon5 at Feb. 28, 2025
John Eliot Gardiner - The Blossoming Conductor (2025)

John Eliot Gardiner - The Blossoming Conductor (2025)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless | 2:47:46 | 745 Mb
Genre: Classical

John Eliot Gardiner C’est un des principaux acteurs du renouveau qui souffle si fort sur la musique des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles depuis une cinquantaine d’années dans le monde. Petits effectifs, instruments anciens ou recopiés, recherche des articulations et des modes de jeu en s’aidant des traités d’interprétation des époques concernées, telles sont les préoccupations des musiciens historiquement renseignés. C’est en 1964 déjà que John Eliot Gardiner crée le Monteverdi Choir. Il a tout juste 20 ans et sort de ses études d’histoire et d’arabe au King’s College de Cambridge. Il a travaillé en parallèle la musique avec Thurston Dart, un des pionniers de la musique ancienne en Angleterre, et est venu deux ans à Paris auprès de Nadia Boulanger ce qui a fait de lui un francophone, et un francophile, averti.
Eugene Ormandy - The Columbia Stereo Collection 1964-1983 [94CDs] Part 3 (2025)

Eugene Ormandy - The Columbia Stereo Collection 1964-1983 [94CDs] Part 3 (2025)
XLD | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 9,09 Gb | Total time: 86:07:35 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Sony Classical | # 19658770042 | Recorded: 1964-1983

This massive new reissue from Eugene Ormandy’s stereo discography collects all the Columbia Masterworks recordings he made in Philadelphia between the early 1960s and early 1980s. Sony Classical’s new 94-CD box set once again demonstrates what noted critic Jed Distler, reviewing the previous instalment of this ambitious project “The Columbia Stereo Collection 1958–1963” in Gramophone’s December 2023 issue, characterized as “the Philadelphia Orchestra’s brilliance and versatility as well as Ormandy’s unflappable consistency and habitually underestimated interpretative gifts”.
VA - A Garden After the Rain - Sounds & Fragrances (2025)

VA - A Garden After the Rain - Sounds & Fragrances (2025)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 1.2 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 761 MB
5:21:45 | Classical | Label: Warner Classics

Step into a realm of pure sensory delight with A Garden After the Rain. This exquisite collection of classical music invites you to immerse yourself in the tranquil beauty of blossoming gardens. Let delicate melodies evoke the vibrant colours of flowers, the gentle rustling of leaves, and the intoxicating scents carried on the breeze. Experience the refreshing peace and quietude of a garden reborn after a shower, where every note is a fragrant bloom and every harmony a whisper of nature's serene embrace. Let this album cultivate a sanctuary for your soul.

John Eliot Gardiner - The Blossoming Conductor (2025)  Music

Posted by ciklon5 at Feb. 28, 2025
John Eliot Gardiner - The Blossoming Conductor (2025)

John Eliot Gardiner - The Blossoming Conductor (2025)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless | 2:47:46 | 745 Mb
Genre: Classical

John Eliot Gardiner C’est un des principaux acteurs du renouveau qui souffle si fort sur la musique des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles depuis une cinquantaine d’années dans le monde. Petits effectifs, instruments anciens ou recopiés, recherche des articulations et des modes de jeu en s’aidant des traités d’interprétation des époques concernées, telles sont les préoccupations des musiciens historiquement renseignés. C’est en 1964 déjà que John Eliot Gardiner crée le Monteverdi Choir. Il a tout juste 20 ans et sort de ses études d’histoire et d’arabe au King’s College de Cambridge. Il a travaillé en parallèle la musique avec Thurston Dart, un des pionniers de la musique ancienne en Angleterre, et est venu deux ans à Paris auprès de Nadia Boulanger ce qui a fait de lui un francophone, et un francophile, averti.
Eva Zaïcik, Orchestre National de Lille, Pierre Dumoussaud - Rebelle (2025)

Eva Zaïcik, Orchestre National de Lille, Pierre Dumoussaud - Rebelle (2025)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless +Booklet | 1:01:46 | 276 Mb
Genre: Classical

To mark the 150th anniversary of Bizet's death and the premiere of his immensely popular Carmen, Alpha Classics and Le Palazzetto Bru Zane now pay tribute to Célestine Galli-Marié, the singer who created the title role. A remarkable actress and singer, she created sixteen roles in fifteen years at the Opéra-Comique, including Ambroise Thomas’ iconic Mignon and Jacques Offenbach’s Fantasio. Eva Zaïcik is delighted to take on the roles created by such a colourful artist: ‘Célestine embodied a certain idea of artistic and feminine rebellion. Her voice, charisma and unique theatrical approach brought to life characters who were free, complex and often struggled with the norms of their time.’ Supported superbly by Pierre Dumoussaud and the Orchestre National de Lille, the French mezzo not only brilliantly embodies characters created by Bizet, Massenet, Offenbach and Thomas but also breathes new life into arias by Paladilhe, Poise, Deffès, Massé, Guiraud, Cohen and Grisar.
Anita Hartig, Kang Wang, Boris Pinkhasovich - Puccini Le Villi (2025)

Anita Hartig, Kang Wang, Boris Pinkhasovich - Puccini Le Villi (2025)
WEB FLAC (Tracks +Booklet) 256 MB | Cover | 01:00:07 | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 143 MB
Classical | Label: BR-Klassik

With his first stage work ‘Le Villi’, the young Giacomo Puccini instantly struck a chord with his contemporaries. His unerring instinct for deeply moving melodies made him a beacon of hope for a new generation of Italian opera composers. In this ‘opera ballo’ he masterfully set to music the gruesomely beautiful legend of an unfaithful fiancé who is killed by the frenzied dance of the “Willis” – elemental spirits haunting the Black Forest.

John Nelson - An American in Paris (2025)  Music

Posted by ciklon5 at April 25, 2025
John Nelson - An American in Paris (2025)

John Nelson - An American in Paris (2025)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless| 6:00:20 | 1.53 Gb
Genre: Classical

John Nelson, who left us on April 3, was undoubtedly the greatest specialist of Berlioz’ vocal works. The monumental cycle he started at the baton of the Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, including Les Troyens, La Damnation de Faust and Roméo et Juliette (to which can be added the former Benvenuto Cellini, Béatrice et Bénédict, Requiem and Te Deum recorded for with other orchestras) is an absolute discographic landmark. We will unfortunately never hear the missing parts whose recording was scheduled for later this year.
Eugene Ormandy - The Columbia Stereo Collection 1964-1983 [94CDs] Part 3 (2025)

Eugene Ormandy - The Columbia Stereo Collection 1964-1983 [94CDs] Part 3 (2025)
XLD | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 9,09 Gb | Total time: 86:07:35 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Sony Classical | # 19658770042 | Recorded: 1964-1983

This massive new reissue from Eugene Ormandy’s stereo discography collects all the Columbia Masterworks recordings he made in Philadelphia between the early 1960s and early 1980s. Sony Classical’s new 94-CD box set once again demonstrates what noted critic Jed Distler, reviewing the previous instalment of this ambitious project “The Columbia Stereo Collection 1958–1963” in Gramophone’s December 2023 issue, characterized as “the Philadelphia Orchestra’s brilliance and versatility as well as Ormandy’s unflappable consistency and habitually underestimated interpretative gifts”.
Marija Jelic, Sofia Philharmonic Chorus, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Dario Salvi - Adam: Griseldis (2025)

Marija Jelić, Sofia Philharmonic Chorus, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Dario Salvi - Adam: Griseldis (2025)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless | 1:35:14 | 469 Mb
Genre: Classical

Adolphe Adam is famous for the popular ballets Giselle and Le Corsaire, with his stage works being highly influential in the development of 19th-century musical theatre, most especially in the evolution of the Romantic ballet. The colourful and innovative Griseldis, ou Les Cinq Sens narrates the adventures of Elfrid the Crown Prince of Bohemia, on a journey of discovery and growing self-awareness as he travels to meet his prospective bride, Griseldis, Princess of Moldova. Heard here in its world premiere recording, Griseldis is one of Adam’s most important ballets.
Berliner Philharmoniker - Barber: Adagio - Orchestral Favourites (2025)

Berliner Philharmoniker - Barber: Adagio - Orchestral Favourites (2025)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 1.1 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 658 MB
4:37:18 | Classical | Label: Warner Classics

It features various orchestral works, including Samuel Barber's famous Adagio for Strings. The pieces are performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker under the direction of Sir Simon Rattle.