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Karlheinz Stockhausen - Der Jahreslauf (1993) {Stockhausen-Verlag No. 29} (correct scans)
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 218 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 111 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (png) -> 43 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1977, 1993 Stockhausen-Verlag | Stockhausen 29
Classical / Avant-Garde / Experimental / 20th Century

Since 1991, a complete edition of all recordings in which Karlheinz Stockhausen has personally participated is being released on compact discs. Each CD in this series is identified by Stockhausen's signature followed by an encircled number. The numbers indicate the general historical order of the works. Stockhausen realised the electronic music and participated in these recordings as conductor, performer, sound projectionist, and musical director. He personally mixed down the recordings, mastered them for CDs, wrote the texts and drew the covers.

A solo concert from Keith Jarrett - recorded at Munich’s Philharmonic Hall on July 16, 2016, on the last night of a tour - finds the great improvising pianist at a peak of invention. Creating a spontaneous suite of forms in the moment with the intuitive assurance of a master builder interspersing touches of the blues and folksong lyricism between pieces of polyrhythmic and harmonic complexity - he delivers one of his very finest performances. An attentive and appreciative audience hangs on every note, every nuance, and is rewarded with some tender encores including a magical version of “It’s A Lonesome Old Town".

Deluxe box set including two CDs, two DVDs two seven inch singles and a 180gm vinyl LP pressing plus a 36 page book. Digitally remastered and expanded edition of Yes founder Chris Squire's legendary 1975 solo album Fish Out Of Water. Recorded in the late Spring and Summer of 1975 whilst Yes was on hiatus as members recorded their respective solo albums, Fish Out Of Water was a breath-taking work, and equal in standard to any Yes album in terms of sheer invention and creativity…

Johann Sebastian Bach - Musica Alta Ripa - Solo Concertos Vol. 2
Violin Concerto A minor BWV 1041, Harpsichord Concertos BWV 1053, 1054, 1063
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 397 MB | Full Artwork: 67 MB | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: MDG "Gold" # 309 0682-2 | Country/Year: Germany 1997
Genre: Classical | Style: Baroque

"…In this second volume of Bach's concertos the players breathe so naturally that they can really savor every gorgeous moment and give us the chance to do the same….Buy the disc for the stunning A-minor Concerto and marvelous, concert-like sonics."

Anthrax - Attack of the Killer B's
EAC+LOG+CUE | WV: 324 MB | Full Artwork: 227 MB | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Island Records # 422-848 804-2 | Country/Year: US 1989
Genre: Rock | Style: Thrash Metal

Not just for devoted fans, this collection of B-sides, covers, rarities, and obscurities actually presents a surprisingly solid overview of the range and diversity of Anthrax's material in an engaging, entertaining manner. (…) But the most important item here is the slamming (and highly influential) duet with Public Enemy on that group's classic "Bring the Noise," which paved the way for a host of other bands to mix the aggression and intensity of heavy metal with hip-hop.

Ernst Krenek - Karl V. - Stage Work with Music in two parts
Czech Philharmonic Chorus of Brno / Orchester der Beethovenhalle Bonn / Marc Soustrot
2xCD | EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 520 MB | Full Artwork (incl. Libretto): 460 MB | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: MDG "Gold" # 337 1082-2 | Country/Year: Germany 2001
Genre: Classical | Style: Opera, Early 20th Century

Krenek’s Karl V is the kind of opera that can be appreciated on several different levels. (…) Remarkably, it’s the earliest large-scale opera to use the 12-note system, though Krenek triumphantly refutes the notion that adherence to this technique inhibits creativity and emotional power. The composer’s widow has claimed that this performance, recorded in connection with the Beethoven Festival in Bonn last year, is by far the finest she has ever heard. With wonderful singing from David Pittman-Jennings as Karl and superb commitment from conductor Marc Soustrot and his fine orchestra, there is little reason to disagree with this verdict.

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) - Piano Concertos 1 & 2
Jean-Yves Thibaudet / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig / Herbert Blomstedt
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 191 MB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Decca # 468 600-2 | Country/Year: Europe 2001
Genre: Classical | Style: Romantic

…In short, a release that does all of its participants proud (including the recording team, of course). Bravo, Jean-Yves!

Ludwig van Beethoven - Trio Parnassus - Complete Piano Trios
5xCD | EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 1,07 GB | Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: MDG "Gold" # Various | Country/Year: Germany 2001
Genre: Classical | Style: Classicism, Piano Trio

There's beauty aplenty in Parnassus' playing… MDG's recording, by placing the piano (which sounds wonderful throughout) slightly back in the acoustic, achieves a believable and wholly satisfying instrumental balance.