The Tenor Scene

Alexander Vedernikov, The Bolshoi Theatre - Highlights from Russian Operas, Vol. 2 (2009) [DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC] Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDV at July 12, 2024

Alexander Vedernikov, The Bolshoi Theatre - Highlights from Russian Operas, Vol. 2 (2009)
DSD64 (.dsf) 1 bit/2,8 MHz | Time - 60:19 minutes | 1,37 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 60:19 minutes | 1,19 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

Alexander Vedernikov and soloists, chorus and orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow follow up their acclaimed first volume of highlights from Russian operas with this second volume, released in 2009. This album from PentaTone Classics is an excellent "highlight reel" of Russian opera hits of the Romantic era. This volume features the works of Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Tchaikovsky. Snippets of Mussorgsky's "Khovanschina" and "Borid Godunov", a portion of Rimsky-Korsakov's "Legend of the invisable city of Kitezh" and the second act of "Sadko", and a part of Tchaikovsky's opera derived from classic Russian literature "Eugene Onegin".

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VA - Havergal Brian: The Cenci - Opera in Eight Scenes (Live) (2024) [Official Digital Download] Vinyl & HR

Posted by delpotro at May 5, 2024

Helen Field, David Wilson-Johnson, Justin Lavender, Ingveldur Yr Jonsdottir, Stuart Kale, Jeffrey Carl, Nicholas Buxton, Serena Kay, Millenium Sinfonia & James Kelleher - Havergal Brian: The Cenci - Opera in Eight Scenes (Live) (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 101:27 minutes | 1,04 GB
Classical, Opera | Label: Toccata Classics, Official Digital Download

The Cenci (1951–52) is Havergal Brian’s operatic realisation of Shelley’s gruesome tale of incest and parricide in Renaissance Italy. The score calls it simply ‘Opera in Eight Scenes’, but it rarely goes in for grand tunes; instead, its dark colours reflect Shelley’s fascination with the struggle between good and evil. Stylistically, it is an unusual but highly effective hybrid: a music-drama focused on the intense delivery of Shelley’s text, with the declamatory style of the vocal lines echoing such recent oratorios as Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex and Honegger’s Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher, and the freewheeling orchestral writing producing something of a vocal symphony.

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London SCO, Richard Hickox, Soloists - Edward Elgar: The Kingdom; Sospiri; Sursum Corda (1989) 2CDs Re-release 2015 Music

Posted by Designol at July 1, 2023

Edward Elgar: The Kingdom; Sospiri; Sursum Corda (1989) 2CDs Re-release 2015
London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra; Richard Hickox, conductor
Margaret Marshall, soprano; Felicity Palmer, mezzo-soprano; Arthur Davies, tenor
David Wilson-Johnson, bass; Roderick Elms, organ
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 457 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 252 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical, Choral | Label: Chandos | # CHAN 241-54 | Time: 01:48:44

Following the success of The Dream of Gerontius in 1900 and The Apostles in 1903, the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival commissioned Elgar to produce another large oratorio for the 1906 festival. The Kingdom continues the narrative of the lives of Jesus’ disciples, depicting the community of the early church, Pentecost, and the events of the next few days. Although less frequently performed than The Dream of Gerontius, The Kingdom is considered one of Elgar’s greatest choral works, and deserves to rank alongside it. This re-release of the 1989 recording also features Sursum Corda and Sospiri, two short, reflective instrumental pieces, release honors the legacy of the late English conductor Sir Richard Hickox.

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Tucker Antell - Grime Scene (2018) Music

Posted by SERTiL at Aug. 29, 2018

Tucker Antell - Grime Scene (2018)
WEB FLAC (tracks) & front cover - 363 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 149 MB
Label: OA2 Records | Tracks: 08 | Time: 63:31 min
Jazz

For Boston saxophonist Tucker Antell's debut recording, he looks to the rich tradition of the tenor sax/B3 Organ groups and his many influences and experiences with Jazz, Blues and groove-infused music he's spent the last decade performing across New England. His virtuosity on the tenor saxophone is undeniable, while his passion for this particular fusion of Jazz & Blues comes across in a fun and honest way: singable melodies, danceable grooves, and stretched, creative improvisations, with a few twists and turns along the way. From the churning shuffle groove of "Grime Scene," to the Cubist re-working of Monk's "I Mean You," or the unfurling slippery funk of "Madness," Antell's music strikes a fine balance between the head and the soul.

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Johnny Griffin - Seven Classic Albums, Vol.2 (4CD) (2014) {Compilation} Music

Posted by Domestos at July 22, 2020

Johnny Griffin - Seven Classic Albums, Vol.2 (4CD) (2014) {Compilation}
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue, log) ~ 1,63 Gb | 4:35:22 | Scans included
Hard Bop | Label: Real Gone Jazz - RGJCD464

This second entry in Real Gone Jazz's Johnny Griffin classic albums series focuses on dates cut for Riverside and Prestige between 1956 and 1962. All of these titles have been issued either individually or in various compilation forms for decades. First up is the saxophonist's first date as a leader in 1956, in the company of pianist Junior Mance, bassist Wilbur Ware, and session drummer Buddy Smith.

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Harry Christophers, The Sixteen - George Frideric Handel: Jephtha (2014) Music

Posted by ArlegZ at Aug. 16, 2023

Jephtha (1751) was Handel's last oratorio. It does not have quite the dramatic sweep of Messiah or Israel in Egypt, but it contains many moments equal to anything in Handel. These include the choruses, several of which are among the most dramatically effective fugues ever composed. One attractive feature of this excellent recording of the oratorio under the directorship of Harry Christophers is that these choruses are crystal clear in texture, with all the words intelligible: hard enough for the soloists, who likewise won't have you turning to the booklet, and well-nigh remarkable for a chorus. Christophers' group the Sixteen consists of 18 members here, plus an orchestra of 30, so this is a fairly sizable performance by current standards.

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Dominik Schürmann Ensemble - The Seagull's Serenade (2023) [Official Digital Download 24/48] Vinyl & HR

Posted by delpotro at Nov. 29, 2023

Dominik Schürmann Ensemble - The Seagull's Serenade (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 49:13 minutes | 600 MB
Jazz, Bebop | Label: Dominik Schürmann, Official Digital Download

Dominik Schurmann has referenced a lot of jazz history. There’s swing, bebop, the cool school, jazz/funk, latin, and the jazz ballad. It’s all there in The Seagull's Serenade.

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Marcelo Alvarez - French Tenor Arias (2002) SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDAtall at April 26, 2024

Marcelo Raúl Álvarez is an Argentine lyric tenor who achieved international success starting in the mid-1990s, and at the end of the twentieth century, become an international opera star. This release from Sony Classical features the works of Massenet, Offenbach, Donizetti, Gounod, Verdi, Meyerbeer, and Rossini.

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Alexander Vedernikov, The Bolshoi Theatre - Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila (2004) [DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC] Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDV at July 30, 2024

Alexander Vedernikov, The Bolshoi Theatre - Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila (2004)
DSD64 (.dsf) 1 bit/2,8 MHz | Time - 203:31 minutes | 4,68 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 203:31 minutes | 4,09 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet
Fairy opera in 3 parts, 5 acts

Alexander Vedernikov and a large cast of musicians, soloists and chorus singers from the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow deliver Glinka's masterpiece Ruslan and Lyudmila in the original authorial version. This triple album was recorded live in Moscow over four nights in April 2003, the live performances and now this recording garnering international acclaim.

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Harold Ousley - Tenor Sax (1961) {2013 Japan Bethlehem Album Collection 1000 CDSOL-6048} Music

Posted by ruskaval at June 4, 2018

Harold Ousley - Tenor Sax (1961) {2013 Japan Bethlehem Album Collection 1000 CDSOL-6048}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 225 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 93 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 19 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1961, 2013 Solid Records Japan / Bethlehem | CDSOL-6048 | LP BCP-6059
Jazz / Hard Bop / Jazz Blues / Soul Jazz / Saxophone

Features the latest remastering. Includes a Japanese description, lyrics. Features original cover artwork. A legendary album from this tenor genius from Chicago – a hell of a player who emerged in the same generation as Clifford Jordan, John Gilmore, Eddie Harris, and Johnny Griffin – yet never fully got his due! The album's easily one of the most sharp-edged for the Bethlehem label – and has the power of a rare Blue Note or Prestige date from the same time – thanks partly to Harold's sharp bite in the tone of his tenor, and partly to an ultra-hip lineup that includes Charles Davis on baritone sax, Julian Priester on trombone, Phillip Wright on piano, Thomas Williams on bass, and Walter Perkins on drums.

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