Melancholy Death

“Élegiaque” includes a collection of compositions written with guitar and lute in mind. It features pieces whose leitmotif is melancholy, sadness and reverie. The album begins with a few fancies by English lutenist John Dowland; in his compositions, he would combine elaborate Renaissance polyphonies with melodies whose vocal features were clearly inspired by Italian influences. Fernando Sor’s Fantasia, written after the death of his student, is a monumental work. Although it was created in the Romantic era, it contains a number of references to the rhetoric of the Renaissance and Baroque. In turn, it is thematically connected with the last link of the album, a collection of several songs by Franz Schubert, including “Death and the Maiden” – these are free arrangements drawing more from Liszt’s transcription than from the original.

Victoria presents a unique 24 CD collection of the complete works of Norway’s most famous composer, Edvard Grieg. It features many works that are rarely performed.

“Élegiaque” includes a collection of compositions written with guitar and lute in mind. It features pieces whose leitmotif is melancholy, sadness and reverie. The album begins with a few fancies by English lutenist John Dowland; in his compositions, he would combine elaborate Renaissance polyphonies with melodies whose vocal features were clearly inspired by Italian influences. Fernando Sor’s Fantasia, written after the death of his student, is a monumental work. Although it was created in the Romantic era, it contains a number of references to the rhetoric of the Renaissance and Baroque. In turn, it is thematically connected with the last link of the album, a collection of several songs by Franz Schubert, including “Death and the Maiden” – these are free arrangements drawing more from Liszt’s transcription than from the original.

Duncan Browne - Give Me Take You (1968) {Immediate–Castle Music CMRCD057 rel 2000}
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© 1968, 2000 Immediate / Castle Music | CMRCD 057
Rock / Folk / Folk Rock / Baroque Pop / Prog Rock / British Folk Rock

Duncan Browne's melancholy first album, Give Me Take You – released on music impresario Andrew Loog Oldham's Immediate label in August of 1968 – is one wonderfully tender album. Many who only discovered it well after its original release compare its dulcet introspective tone to Nick Drake's albums. It does fall into a similar English folk vein, though Browne's arrangements are, on the whole, more Baroque, giving the album a semi-classical, regal feel. Browne charted his own classical arrangements and wrote out vocal charts for a choir, but turned to his art school friend David Bretton for song lyrics.

Queen - 40th Anniversary Series [35CD Japan SHM-CD] [Limited Edition, Remastered] (2011)
MP3 320 Kbps | Run Time: 21:20:22 | Size: 2.86 Gb
Genre: Hard Rock, Classic Rock | Label: Universal Music

For the band's 40th anniversary celebration, Queen’s entire 15-album studio catalog is reissued in a series of deluxe editions. Each studio album is released in a new two-CD edition.
The first CD containing the updated, new remastered original LP recording, the second CD with remastered rarities.
Queen's 40th anniversary celebration kicks off with deluxe reissue of first five studio albums, plus Greatest Hits 1 & 2, and Deep Cuts, vol. 1. Queen’s 40th anniversary is now upon us, and the band plans to pull out all the stops to celebrate this historic occasion. “2011 is an important year for Queen,” said Brian May “and there will be a lot of activity.” Adds Roger Taylor, I can’t believe it’s been that long and that we are still around in such a big way. I’m amazed and grateful!” This yearlong event will be marked by a series of releases, re-releases, special limited-edition items and events around the world.