The Last Lyon

John Eliot Gardiner, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Monteverdi Choir - Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice (1989)

John Eliot Gardiner, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Monteverdi Choir - Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice (1989)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 508 Mb | Total time: 41:45+46:51 | Scans included
Classical | Label: EMI | # 7 49834 2 | Recorded: 1989

In spite of the French title, and the conductor known for his interest in period performance, this is not the French Orphee et Eurydice of 1774; it is a different 'period version', the period in question being not Gluck's but that of Berlioz (or, as we shall see, nearly so). In 1859, Berlioz, always a passionate admirer of Gluck, prepared a version of the opera for the contralto Pauline Viardot. The alto version of the opera was of course the original Italian one, of 1762, for a castrato, but Berlioz wanted to incorporate some of the changes Gluck had made in 1774 and to use a French text. His compromise version has served as the basis for most revivals of the opera, in whatever language, from then until relatively recent times, though its four-act structure has rarely been followed.
Leonard Slatkin, Orchestre National de Lyon - Ravel: L'Heure espagnole, Don Quichotte a Dulcinee (2016)

Leonard Slatkin, Orchestre National de Lyon - Ravel: L'Heure espagnole, Don Quichotte a Dulcinee (2016)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers + Digital Booklet | 55:42 | 247 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Naxos | Catalog: 8.660337

Leonard Slatkin is an exceptionally versatile conductor, but it is perhaps in French repertoire of the 19th and 20th centuries that he feels most comfortable. The singers in Ravel's exquisitely formed little comic opera L'Heure espagnole, complete with cheating lovers hidden inside grandfather's clocks carried up and down stairs, are all entirely appropriate and admirably clear, but it is really Slatkin who's the star here, right from the "Introduction" that's so artfully linked to what follows. Ravel here cultivates a kind of updated accompanied recitative, well matched to his stated goal of reviving the old tradition of Italian opera buffa.
Orchestre National de Lyon, International Choir Academy Lübeck & Tan Dun - Tan Dun: Buddha Passion (2023)

Orchestre National de Lyon, International Choir Academy Lübeck & Tan Dun - Tan Dun: Buddha Passion (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 416 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 230 Mb | 01:40:07
Classical, Choral | Label: Decca Classics

Decca releases the world-premiere recording of this epic choral work, composed and conducted by the OSCAR, Grammy and BAFTA award-winning and UNESCO Global Goodwill Ambassador Tan Dun. The monumental work, involving massed choirs, large orchestra, six percussionists and an array of soloists including indigenous singers, traditional Chinese instruments and a dancing pipa player, is the first such ‘Passion’ on a Buddhist rather than Christian narrative. Set at the foot of the Himalayas and inspired by Chinese and Sanskrit texts, the captivating and life-affirming score fuses the ancient wisdom of Buddhism with the musical tradition of JS Bach’s Passions, featuring hypnotic orchestral textures and Eastern vocal techniques. Recorded at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center Concert Hall in 2029 with Orchestre National de Lyon and International Choir Academy Lübeck, conducted by Tan Dun with eminent Chinese soloists.
Kent Nagano & Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon - Busoni: Arlecchino & Turandot (2024)

Kent Nagano & Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon - Busoni: Arlecchino & Turandot (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 557 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 320 Mb | 02:16:52
Classical, Opera | Label: Warner Classics, Erato Records

Erato brings you an album now available for digital formats featuring Busoni's 'Arlecchino' and Puccini's 'Turandot'. Despite Busoni's short opera being overshadowed by Puccini's masterpiece, Kent Nagano give a splendid rendition of the two works and showcases their musical qualities with a stellar opera vocal cast; Susanne Mentzer, Philippe Huttenlocher and more!
Kent Nagano & Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon - Busoni: Arlecchino & Turandot (2024)

Kent Nagano & Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon - Busoni: Arlecchino & Turandot (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 557 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 320 Mb | 02:16:52
Classical, Opera | Label: Warner Classics, Erato Records

Erato brings you an album now available for digital formats featuring Busoni's 'Arlecchino' and Puccini's 'Turandot'. Despite Busoni's short opera being overshadowed by Puccini's masterpiece, Kent Nagano give a splendid rendition of the two works and showcases their musical qualities with a stellar opera vocal cast; Susanne Mentzer, Philippe Huttenlocher and more!
Pink Floyd - The Endless River {Deluxe Edition} (2014) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/96kHz]

Pink Floyd - The Endless River (2014) [Deluxe Edition]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 65:06 minutes | 1,32 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

"The Endless River" has as its starting point the music that came from the 1993 "Division Bell" sessions, when David Gilmour, Rick Wright and Nick Mason played freely together at Britannia Row and Astoria studios. This was the first time they had done so since the "Wish You Were Here" sessions in the seventies. Those sessions resulted in "The Division Bell", the band’s last studio album.
VA - Some Of The Interesting Things You'll See On A Long-Distance Flight (Remastered) (1982/2006)

VA - Some Of The Interesting Things You'll See On A Long-Distance Flight (Remastered) (1982/2006)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 418 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 177 MB
1:16:48 | New Wave, Art Rock, Synth-pop | Label: LTM

Deluxe CD and download souvenir (TWI 082) of Les Disques du Crépuscule's ambitious multimediaDialogue North-South package tour in February 1982, featuring exclusive live tracks by Antena, The Durutti Column, Rhythm of Life (Paul Haig), Richard Jobson, The Names and absurdist emcee Wally Van Middendorp (of Minny Pops). Available on CD and digital (MP3 or FLAC). To order CD please first select correct shipping option (UK, Europe, Rest of World) and then click on Add To Cart button below cover image. Digital copies are delivered to customers via link sent by email.
Inspiral Carpets - The Complete Singles (2023) [Official Digital Download]

Inspiral Carpets - The Complete Singles (2023) [Official Digital Download]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44.1 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 02:45:17 minutes | 2,08 GB
Rock | Studio Master, Official Digital Download

'The Complete Singles (1988-2015)' features all of the Inspiral Carpets' 24 singles remastered and on one album for the first time. From 'Keep the Circle Around', through the chart hits 'This is How it Feels', 'Two Worlds Collide', 'Saturn 5', 'I Want You', featuring Mark E Smith, to the last single 'Let You Down', featuring John Cooper Clarke.
Resistance and Betrayal: The Death and Life of the Greatest Hero of the French Resistance

Patrick Marnham, "Resistance and Betrayal: The Death and Life of the Greatest Hero of the French Resistance"
English | 2002 | pages: 320 | ISBN: 037550608X | EPUB | 2,3 mb
Pink Floyd - The Endless River {Deluxe Edition} (2014) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/96kHz]

Pink Floyd - The Endless River (2014) [Deluxe Edition]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 65:06 minutes | 1,32 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

"The Endless River" has as its starting point the music that came from the 1993 "Division Bell" sessions, when David Gilmour, Rick Wright and Nick Mason played freely together at Britannia Row and Astoria studios. This was the first time they had done so since the "Wish You Were Here" sessions in the seventies. Those sessions resulted in "The Division Bell", the band’s last studio album.