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Kevin Bowyer - Philip Glass: Music for Organ; Christopher Bowers-Broadbent: Duets and Canons (2001) Music

Posted by Designol at Sept. 26, 2022

The organ music of Philip Glass presents some of his most significant and extended minimalist works. Dance 2 and Dance 4 are the two solo organ movements of a five-part work composed in the early 1970s. The arrangement of the Act III Finale to his opera Satyagraha dates from 1980 and is one of the most famous and familiar pieces in all Glass. The sheer accuracy and concentration of Kevin Bowyer's performances guarantee that this music is heard to its best effect on the splendid 1995 Marcussen organ at Tonbridge School.

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Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90 - Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Mass in E flat major; Te Deum; Quod in orbe (2004) Music

Posted by ArlegZ at Feb. 7, 2023

As with the previous disc in this series, Richard Hickox and his expert forces bring their usual mix of freshness, rhythmic élan and sensitivity to this attractive, often impressive work. Choir and orchestra respond eagerly to the conductor's enthusiastic direction. And the soloists, led by the ever-eloquent Susan Gritton, interact and blend with true chamber musical finesse.

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Monteverdi - The Sacred Music [King] Vol.2 Music

Posted by pro tempore at Feb. 7, 2010

'… there are joys here to melt icebergs … I want Volume 3 immediately' (The Times)

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Orfeón Pamplonés, Orquesta Sinfonica de Navarra & Antoni Wit - Dvořák: Mass in D Major, Op. 86, B. 153 & Te Deum, Op. 103, B. 1 Music

Posted by Pisulik at May 13, 2017

Orfeón Pamplonés, Orquesta Sinfonica de Navarra & Antoni Wit - Dvořák: Mass in D Major, Op. 86, B. 153 & Te Deum, Op. 103, B. 1
Classical, Choral | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 01:02:26 | 143 MB
Label: Naxos | Release Year: 2017

A native of Bohemia, Antonín Dvořák contributed much to the reestablishment of Czech national musical identity in the 19th century. It was the popularity of his choral music in England, however, that led to the development of the Mass in D from its smaller-scale original into a movingly dramatic and jubilant masterpiece with full orchestra. Dvořák’s celebratory Te Deum is comparable in form to a four-movement symphony. Antoni Wit is considered by ClassicsToday.com to be ‘the best conductor around these days for big choral works’. His acclaimed recording of Dvořák’s Requiem is available on Naxos 8.572874-75.

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Stile Antico - The Phoenix Rising (2013) [Official Digital Download 24/88] Vinyl & HR

Posted by SERTiL at Dec. 7, 2017

Stile Antico - The Phoenix Rising (2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88.2 kHz | Time - 74:24 minutes | 1.29 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital Booklet

Amongst the many endeavours funded by the Carnegie Trust (marking its centenary in 2013) was the publication and editing of 'Tudor Church Music' in ten large folio volumes of music, with 50 performing pieces published individually. This had a considerable impact on the revival of this important music: for the first time a significant body of the greatest Tudor compositions became accessible to scholars, performers and listeners having languished in cathedrals, museums and colleges. It also inspired a further generation of English composers after its resurrection including Howells, Britten and Vaughan Williams.

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Heinz Sauer - Don't Explain (Live in Concert) (2012) Music

Posted by aasana at Sept. 10, 2019

Heinz Sauer - Don't Explain (Live in Concert) (2012)
Jazz | 00:51:00 | WEB FLAC (tracks) | 229,26 MB
Label: ACT Music

'Don't Explain' is an impressive documentation of a vibrant musical partnership. And the best birthday present for Heinz Sauer's 80th.: A musical tightrope act without a net.

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Swing Out Sister - Albums Collection 1987-2012 (18CD) Music

Posted by Designol at April 9, 2022

Collection includes 9 studio albums, 2 live albums and 4 remixes & compilation albums by British sophisti-pop/jazz-pop group Swing Out Sister, best known worldwide for the 1986 song "Breakout". Other hits include "Surrender", "Twilight World", "Waiting Game" and a remake of the Eugene Record soul composition "Am I the Same Girl?"

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Masaaki Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan - W.A. Mozart: Great Mass in C minor (2016) MCH SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDAtall at June 24, 2024

As the mysterious opening bars of the Kyrie gradually emerge into the light, we know that this recording of Mozart’s glorious Great Mass in C minor is a special one: the tempi perfect, the unfolding drama of the choral writing so carefully judged, and, above it all, the crystalline beauty of soloist Carolyn Sampson’s soprano, floating like a ministering angel. Masaaki Suzuki’s meticulous attention to detail, so rewarding in his remarkable Bach recordings, shines throughout this disc, the playing alert, the choir responsive, the soloists thrilling. And there is the bonus of an exhilarating Exsultate, Jubilate with Sampson on top form.

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Charpentier: Te Deum, Messe de Minuit / Minkowski Music

Posted by Berthold_80 at Dec. 24, 2009

Minkowski gives a characteristically ebullient, highly charged performance.
Graham Sadler, BBC Music Magazine

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J.S.Bach - Mass in B minor, BWV 232 (John Butt & Dunedin Consor) Music

Posted by pmarkov at June 9, 2010

J.S.Bach -Mass in B minor BWV 232 (Breitkopf Edition, edited by Joshua Rifkin)
2CD | APE + CUE + LOG (ALAC m4a -> APE) | Cover | 518.4Mb | 50:08 + 52:01 | Linn Records CKD-354 | Sep 11-17, 2009
Cecilia Osmond, Susan Hamilton, Thomas Hobbs, Margot Oitzinger, Matthew Brook, Dunedin Consort, Dunedin Players - Conductor: John Butt

The ensemble is nigh perfect… the freshness with which they sing radiates joy throughout the entire score.
Classic FM Magazine

The Dunedin Consort's exemplary singers produce virtuoso choruses that are theatrically charged, splendidly poised and exquisitely blended.
Gramophone

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