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The Stockholm Sinfonietta, Jan-Olaw Wedin - A Swedish Pastorale (1988)

The Stockholm Sinfonietta, Jan-Olaw Wedin - A Swedish Pastorale (1988)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:04:25 | 398 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: BIS | Catalog: 165

Gold buried deep in the BIS back-catalog since 1980 (but readily available), this CD adds a couple of apt fillers from 1981 to the program of the original analog LP. Larsson’s Pastoral Suite is the best-known music here, and makes a fine overture in its most sprightly recorded chamber performance. The Romance has live intensity, helped by the sound, a classic piece of minimalist work by Bis proprietor, Robert von Bar: just a small Revox half-track reel-to-reel machine, and a couple of mikes above and in front of the conductor. T

Jean-Joel Barbier - Erik Satie: Oeuvres Pour Piano (1985)  Music

Posted by tirexiss at May 22, 2023
Jean-Joel Barbier - Erik Satie: Oeuvres Pour Piano (1985)

Jean-Joel Barbier - Erik Satie: Oeuvres Pour Piano (1985)
EAC | APE (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 61:04 | 220 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Accord | Catalog: 200072

Comme l’ont dit nombre de musicologues, la musique de Satie se caractérise par un ésotérisme subtil teinté d’une pointe d’humour et de mysticisme. C’est une musique par ailleurs absolument novatrice et audacieuse, sans emphase, à la sensibilité discrète, naïve et raffinée. Une musique étrange et sans effets de virtuosité, venue d’ailleurs et suspendue au temps comme dans le Gymnopédies et les Gnossiennes. Satie, suivant son humilité naturelle, possède l’art de simplifier le trait mélodique. L’interprétation de J.N.Barbier est en tout point remarquable et fait de ce CD un petit joyau.

Jean-Louis Murat - Cheyenne Autumn (1989)  Music

Posted by tirexiss at July 18, 2023
Jean-Louis Murat - Cheyenne Autumn (1989)

Jean-Louis Murat - Cheyenne Autumn (1989)
EAC | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) - 317 MB | MP3 (CBR 320 kbps) - 134 MB | Covers Included | 48:34
Genre: Pop, Rock, Chanson | Label: Virgin | Catalog: 7869292

Tout Jean-Louis Murat est là, dans ce disque qui a marqué la fin d'une longue traversée du désert (ou dans son cas des volcans d'Auvergne). Après trois albums rapidement tombés dans l'oubli et un semi-succès avec le single "Suicidez- vous, le peuple est mort", Murat a disparu pendant plusieurs années pour peaufiner un grand retour. Et c'est bien de ça qu'il s'agit : un classique, l'inauguration d'un nouveau style, celui d'un chanteur de charme, à la voix chaude, qui a assimilé l'exigence littéraire de Manset, les innovations techniques de la new wave, l'élégance distante d'un Bryan Ferry, la langueur bizarre d'un Robert Wyatt et quelques influences latines.

Jean-Philippe Viret - In vivo (2022)  Music

Posted by delpotro at Oct. 25, 2022
Jean-Philippe Viret - In vivo (2022)

Jean-Philippe Viret - In vivo (2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 358 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 145 Mb | 01:03:04
Contemporary Jazz, Chamber Jazz | Label: Mélisse Music

Trio Viret, retour vers le futur Miracle de l’improvisation collective, ivresses des métamorphoses, le trio de Jean- Philippe Viret vient de fêter ses 20 ans et s’invente de nouveaux possibles. A l’image du trio de Bill Evans qui, au début des années 1960, a révolutionné l’esthétique du trio jazz en remettant en cause le principe du solo accompagné, Jean-Philippe Viret, Edouard Ferlet et Fabrice Moreau ont axé leur jeu sur l’écoute, l’échange, le dialogue, l’interplay. Profondeur du discours, équilibre des voix, cohésion d’ensemble, architectures, chaque musicien, affranchi de toute idée d’ordre et de hiérarchie, réinvente sa relation à l’autre à chaque instant dans un trilogue magnifique. Ainsi, simplement, naturellement, un chant s’invente et se déploie. Nouvel avatar, nouvelle métamorphose du trio Viret, l’adjonction d’un deuxième batteur qui n’est autre qu’Antoine Banville avec qui le trio a débuté. Deux batteries, la formule a un goût d’inédit. C’est un gage de nouveauté, de fraîcheur pour la musique pleine de grâce et de fluidité organique de ce groupe décidément pas comme les autres.
Sebastien d'Herin, Les Nouveaux Caracteres - Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Le Devin du Village (2018)

Sébastien d'Hérin, Les Nouveaux Caractères - Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Le Devin du Village (2018)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 400 Mb | Total time: 67:59 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Château de Versailles | # CVS004 | Recorded: 2017

Perhaps Jean-Jacques Rousseaus Devin du Village has been waiting just for you for two centuries at the Theatre de la Reine at the Petit Trianon. On September 19, 1780, Marie-Antoinette was on stage, in costume, and was acting with her troop of aristocrats in front of a public of close friends. That evening, she was singing the role of Colette, the heroine of this one act opera composed in 1753 by the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, perhaps the most celebrated work of its time. That exceptional evening, a veritable fantasy of the Queens who imagined that she was a shepherdess, has been resuscitated under the direction of Sebastien dHerin in a costumed reconstitution, staged in the original historic sets.
Jean-Marc Andrieu, Les Passions, Les Élémens - Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville: Daphnis et Alcimadure (2023)

Jean-Marc Andrieu, Les Passions, Les Élémens - Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville: Daphnis et Alcimadure (2023)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 742 Mb | Total time: 2h 06 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Ligia Digital | # LIDI 0302354-23 | Recorded: 2022

Quelle drôle d’idée a Mondonville ! D’après une fable de La Fontaine, aussi cruelle que tragique, il écrit un livret charmant, à la fin heureuse, et compose une aimable pastorale. Ici, contrairement à la fable, point de noblesse de cour mais celle du cœur : Daphnis, jeune berger se meurt d’amour pour Alcimadure, coquette villageoise éprise de liberté qui le dédaigne. Jeanet, frère de la belle, tente de la convaincre qu’il est le bienaimé idéal. Le loup qui terrorise le village s’en mêle. Tout va-t-il s’arranger à la fin ?
Jean-Guihen Queyras, Orchestre Philharmonique Du Luxembourg  - Dutilleux: Tout un monde lointain - Symphony No. 1 - Metaboles

Jean-Guihen Queyras, Orchestre Philharmonique Du Luxembourg - Dutilleux: Tout un monde lointain - Symphony No. 1 - Metaboles
FLAC (tracks), Lossless +Booklet | 1:18:28 | 296 Mb
Genre: Classical

The symphonic universe of Henri Dutilleux is a fascinating one. Mysterious and poetic, always remarkably expressive, his music explores the thousand and one colours of the orchestra with unique mastery.Gustavo Gimeno and the Luxembourg Philharmonic give us a flamboyant reading of three masterpieces from the composer’s first creative period, showcasing the superb cello playing of Jean-Guihen Queyras in Tout un monde lointain.
Jo-Ann Kelly - Key To The Highway: Rare & Unissued Recordings 1968-1974 (1999)

Jo-Ann Kelly - Key To The Highway: Rare & Unissued Recordings 1968-1974 (1999)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 254 MB
1:09:42 | Blues | Label: Mooncrest

People have begun to discover just how good a blueswoman the late Jo-Ann Kelly was. That's led to a trawling through the vaults, which have turned up albums like this, of obscure compilation and unreleased cuts. Key to the Highway covers what's arguably her most prolific period, as her star was ascending and was at its critical height (although it should be noted that the 1974 end date in the title is very elastic – there are six cuts from 1975, and two conversation pieces from 1988). While all too often material has remained unreleased for a good reason, everything here is prime. Kelly's definition of blues is definitely loose, including Hank Williams' "You Win Again," with some strong piano from Bob Hall, and even Marvin Gaye's "Can I Get a Witness" and Rufus Thomas' "Walking the Dog." However, in her hands, blues is exactly what they are. While generally accompanied, the stunning a cappella "Levee Camp Holler" shows the power she had, enough to put her up there with the top rank, and where her fretwork shows through, as on "I Can't Be Satisfied," she was a superb guitar player, with a slide technique to make Bonnie Raitt envious. The audio here might not be the best, somewhat crackly and aged, but in many ways that simply adds to the authentic patina of blues. She shows that you don't have to be male and African-American to have the blues. And a record like this simply increases her legacy.

Jo Stafford - It Had to Be You: Lost Radio Recordings (2017)  Music

Posted by delpotro at March 24, 2024
Jo Stafford - It Had to Be You: Lost Radio Recordings (2017)

Jo Stafford - It Had to Be You: Lost Radio Recordings (2017)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 229 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 139 Mb | 01:00:27
Vocal Jazz, Traditional Pop | Label: Real Gone Music

Possessing a tone as clear as a bell, perfect diction and phrasing, and no shortage of personality, Jo Stafford was one of the greatest and best- selling female singers of the pre-rock and roll era and beyond; whether it’s her early sides with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and The Pied Pipers or her classic solo recordings for the Capitol and Columbia labels with arranger/conductor husband Paul Weston, there is no mistaking the sound of that magnificent voice. Now, we at Real Gone Music have a very special treat for fans of this superb, yet to some degree overlooked, vocalist: a treasure trove of 24 radio performances taken from The Carnation Contented Hour, which Jo co- hosted on the Columbia Broadcasting System. These previously unreleased 1950-1951 recordings come to us from the Tony Martin estate courtesy of Michael Feinstein and with the blessing of Jo’s son Tim Weston, and are taken from original master tapes, not transcription discs; remastered by Mike Milchner at SonicVision, these are studio quality sessions and thus a major, major find in the Jo Stafford discography. It is such a treat to hear Jo interpret songs like “Dream a Little Dream of Me,” “Ain’t Misbehavin’” and “I’ve Got the World on a String” that became big hits for other artists.

Jo Berger Myhre - Unheimlich Manoeuvre (2021)  Music

Posted by delpotro at Dec. 3, 2022
Jo Berger Myhre - Unheimlich Manoeuvre (2021)

Jo Berger Myhre - Unheimlich Manoeuvre (2021)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 161 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 86 Mb | 00:37:07
Contemporary Jazz, Ambient | Label: RareNoise Records

Myhre makes his solo debut with the release of the captivating and mysterious Unheimlich Manoeuvre. The title is an obvious play on the life-saving technique, though whether the added negation makes the threatening or simply subverted remains ambiguous. More to the point, the English translation of unheimlich is “uncanny” or “eerie” – an apt descriptor for the sounds that Myhre creates. To borrow a phrase from David Lynch’s Twin Peaks, Myhre conjures aural landscapes that suggest “a place both wonderful and strange,” stunning in their beauty with something alluringly unsettling lurking just underneath.