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Master saxophonist David Sanborn makes an astounding label debut with Time Again, and once again reminds his fans that he is firmly established as one of jazz's best alto saxophonists. Joined by an all-star ensemble of master musicians that includes Russell Malone on guitar, Steve Gadd on drums, Christian McBride on bass, Mike Mainieri on vibraphone, and Randy Brecker on trumpet and flugelhorn, among others, David Sanborn delves deep into his seemingly never-ending repertoire to bring his distinctive sound to a variety of pop and jazz standards. Opening with a super-funky rendition of "Comin' Home," Sanborn reveals the culmination of hard work and staying power with a powerful statement of the melody which seamlessly segues into awesome solos taken by Mainieri and McBride.

William Youn - Chopin / Schumann / Wolf
SACD ISO (2.0/5.1): 3,28 GB | 24B/88,2kHz FLAC (2.0): 1,06 GB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: ARS # 38 074 | Country/Year: Germany 2010 | Genre: Classical

William Youn (b.1982) has been recognized as one of the most promising and unique pianists of his generation. Born is Seoul, South Korea, Youn began playing piano at age six, studied in Korea & at the Walnut Hill School in Boston and finished his studies in Hannover Germany…

Ludwig van Beethoven - Kurfürsten Sonatas WoO 47, 50 & 51
Complete Works For Solo Piano Vol. 9 - Ronald Brautigam, fortepiano
SACD ISO: 2,8 GB (Stereo + MCH DSD) | FLAC @ 24bit/88.2kHz: 950 MB | Full Artwork | 5% Rec. Info
Label/Cat#: BIS # BIS-SACD-1672 | Country/Year: Sweden 2010
Genre: Classical | Style: Classical

…Brautigam's interpretations have a directness and urgency to them that far surpasses such considerations - as summed in a review in Classic FM Magazine of a recent instalment: 'Brautigam has more to say about the music than any recent cycle recorded on modern instruments. An outstanding disc of an outstanding series.'

Robert Schumann - Piano Quartets
Trio Parnassus / Hariolf Schlichtig
SACD ISO (2.0/MCH): 3,12 GB | 24B/88,2kHz FLAC (2.0): 950 MB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: MDG "Gold" # 903 1414-6 | Country/Year: Germany 2006
Genre: Classical | Style: Romantic

This Super Audio compact disc from the independent German label Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm label (MDG) features the prolific Trio Parnassus in their thirtieth release for the label. Augmented by violist Hariolf Schlichtig, Parnassus perform not only Robert Schumann’s renowned Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op. 47 from 1842, but also his youthful C minor Piano Quartet, a hidden gem composed thirteen years earlier. Until recently the C minor score was thought to be unplayable, however, this is the first recording in Joachim Draheim’s new, and as yet unpublished, edition…

Robert Schumann - The Violin Sonatas
Ulf Wallin & Roland Pöntinen
SACD ISO: - | FLAC @ 24bit/88.2kHz: 1,2 GB | Full Artwork | 5% Rec. Info
Label/Cat#: BIS # BIS-SACD-1784 | Country/Year: Europe 2011
Genre: Classical | Style: Romantic

… Violinist Ulf Wallin and pianist Roland Pöntinen recorded the Sonata No. 1 in 2009 in Stockholm and the remaining sonatas in 2010 in Berlin, and there is a noticeable improvement in sound quality in the later recordings, possibly due to closer microphone placement and more resonant acoustics. Even so, Wallin and Pöntinen are consistent in their penetrating interpretations and they deliver handsome performances that hold the album together and make it a fine artistic achievement.

Christoph Prégardien / Ensemble Kontraste - Wanderer: Songs by Schumann, Killmayer & Mahler
SACD ISO: 3,39 GB (Stereo + MCH DSD) | FLAC @ 24bit/88.2kHz: 1,05 GB | Full Artwork | 5% Rec. Info
Label/Cat#: Challenge Classics # CC72518 | Country/Year: Europe 2011
Genre: Classical | Style: Vocal, Songs

All those concerned with this Wanderer project are to be heartily congratulated. I will listen to this splendidly performed release again and again. (…) There are twenty four works on this disc. The vast majority of these are established in the standard repertoire but are presented here in a different guise by tenor Christoph Prégardien and the Ensemble Kontraste. The impressive Prégardien has a distinct baritonal quality to his lower register. Across the scores the concept of the Wanderer from German Romantic literature is a constant theme that works superbly well.

Arvo Pärt - Cantique
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin & RIAS Kammerchor / Kristjan Järvi
SACD ISO: 3,15 GB (Stereo + MCH DSD) | FLAC @ 24bit/88.2kHz: 916 MB | Artwork | 5% Rec. Info
Label/Cat#: Sony Classical # 88697753912 | Country/Year: Europe 2010
Genre: Classical | Style: Contemporary

Sony Classical release Cantique, their first from the dynamic conductor Kristjan Järvi, featuring the music of iconic composer Arvo Pärt in celebration of his 75th birthday. Järvi leads the Rundfunk Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin and the RIAS Kammerchor in performance of Pärt’s 1971 masterpiece, Symphony No. 3, plus the world premiere recordings of the orchestral and choral version of his Stabat mater and Cantique des degrès for choir and orchestra…

Charles Ives - Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4 / Central Park in the Dark
Dallas Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Litton
SACD ISO (2.0/MCH): 3,90 GB | 24B/88,2kHz Stereo FLAC: 1,24 GB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Hyperion # SACDA67540 | Country/Year: UK 2006
Genre: Classical | Style: Modernism

…Both works get excellent readings from Andrew Litton and the Dallas Orchestra. A clear baton, which is essential for this complex music, guides the listener through this very complex works. The sound is top-notch. Very clear, spacious and captures ideally the tonal intricacies of these rewarding works.