Jordi Savall - Esprit des Balkans / Balkan Spirit (2013) CD-Rip
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Artist: Jordi Savall
Title: Esprit des Balkans / Balkan Spirit
Year Of Release: 2013
Label: Alia Vox [AVSA9898]
Genre: Folk, World
Quality: FLAC (*image + .cue,log)
Total Time: 01:17:34
Total Size: 1,2 GB (+3%rec.)
The booklet for this release from Jordi Savall and his Hespèrion XXI ensemble, this time composed largely of Balkan musicians, weighs in at an awe-inspiring 396 pages. The size is not due to any special plenitude of information; indeed, two of the historical essays duplicate each other to a large extent, and one is actually left wanting to learn more about the various instruments one is hearing. Instead, the page count is inflated by the translation of the material into no fewer than 13 languages, including Greek, Croation, Turkish, and apparently Bulgarian. This is in line with Savall's generally idealistic aims, outlined in an essay of his own that stresses the rich cultural legacy generated by the unity of experience in the region. Some of his assertions are open to question, for example that the word "Balkan" is derived from the Turkish words for honey and blood. Savall plans a further album of music under this title, but the derivation is suspect. At any rate, the performances conform to Hespèrion XXI's usual high standards. As may occur with Savall's recordings of purely popular or folk material, there are times in the faster dances when you wish for the muddy intoxication that a barroom or club performance of the same tune would bring. However, again as usual, the variety and selection of the material give the listener a lot to chew on and in a grand, global way raise issues that others have attacked only piecemeal. Those fast dances, Savall seems to suggest, present a common fund of material, heavily Gypsy in origin, that has been filtered through a variety of local traditions from Turkish to Bulgarian, Greek, Serbian, Sephardic Jewish, and more. The most entrancing pieces are the slow ones, which indeed one would not hear in a bar and are suited to the more contemplative experience of listening to a CD or digital file. Hear the Gypsy mallet percussion piece Azt hittem hogy minden könnyem (track 8), which is absolutely hypnotic. Also of special interest is track 14, Ciocârlia/Seva, which was composed for the dedication of the Eiffel Tower in 1889; it is a fascinating fusion of Balkan melody and Western tonality, and it's worth the purchase price of the album all by itself. All the music is instrumental, but it may be that vocal music is planned for the follow-up volume. Despite a few questions about the execution of the project here, this is another in Savall's brilliant series of releases that resurrect the traditional music of southern Europe in an entirely original way.
Tracks:
01. Borin Cocek (Serbie) 3:50
02. Doina, Hora (Roumanie) 5:28
03. Ta Xyla & Çeçen Kızı (Grèce & Turquie) 2:59
04. Chichovata (Bulgarie) 3:35
05. Der Makām-ı Hüseynī Sakīl-i Ağa Rıżā (Turquie) 3:31
06. Zajdi, Zajdi (Serbie) 5:22
07. Sborenka (Dobrudzha, Nord-est Bulgarie) 2:29
08. Azt Hittem Hogy Minden Könnyem (Tsigane) 5:28
09. Kovni (Tradition Kurde) 3:05
10. Cuando El Rey Nimrod (Séfarade) 3:50
11. Sousta (Grèce) 3:20
12. Galabovska Ruchenitsa (Thrace, Sud-est Bulgarie) 4:27
13. Bilijana (Pirin, Sud-ouest Macédoine) 4:38
14. Ciocârlia / Seva. Bora Dugić D'après Angheluş Dinicu, Paris 1889 2:21
15. Suite - Doina, Purtata, Hora Ka la Kaval (Roumanie-Tsigane) 7:48
16. Sanie Cu Zurgălăi (Tsigane) 2:11
17. Suite - Hora de Ascultare, Hora Mare, Hora Lui Dragoi (Roumanie-Tsigane) 7:10
18. Vrcavo Kolo (Tradition de Serbie Centrale) 2:32
19. Pastirska Elegija (Serbie). Version Musicale Bora Dugić Et Jordi Savall 3:41
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André Rieu - André Rieu Celebrates ABBA / Music Of The Night (2013)
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Artist: André Rieu
Title: André Rieu Celebrates ABBA / Music Of The Night
Year Of Release: 2013
Label: Polydor
Genre: Easy Listening, Classical Crossover, Instrumental
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / MP3 320 Kbps
Total Time: 01:52:55
Total Size: 813 Mb / 294 Mb
Tracklist:
CD 1: André Rieu Celebrates ABBA
1. Chiquitita 4:37
2. Mamma Mia 2:42
3. Fernando 4:59
4. Money, Money, Money 2:59
5. The Winner Takes It All 4:05
6. Waterloo 2:53
7. I Have A Dream 3:46
8. Arrival 2:57
9. Dancing Queen 3:46
10. The Way Old Friends Do 4:06
11. Thank You For The Music 3:29
12. Thank You ABBA 4:25
CD 2: Music Of The Night
1. Yesterday (Instrumental) 3:24
2. One Hand, One Heart 3:29
3. I Don't Know How To Love Him 4:16
4. On My Own (From "Les Misérables") 3:14
5. Music Of The Night 4:51
6. Dark Roses 2:53
7. Love Live Forever 4:36
8. La Vie En Rose 3:08
9. Arrivederci Roma 3:12
10. When Winter Comes 4:11
11. My Homeland (Finlandia) 3:31
12. Non Ti Scordar Di Me 3:46
13. Return To Me 4:44
14. Vienna Mine 3:31
15. A Bar In Santa Monica 3:03
16. Hymne A L'Amour 4:34
17. Endlessly 5:08
18. Ben (Live In Maastricht / 2009) 2:41
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Der niederländische Walzerkönig André Rieu ist wieder da. Nachdem er 2012 pausieren musste, veröffentlicht der derzeit erfolgreichste Tourneekünstler der Welt endlich sein lang erwartetes Doppelalbum André Rieu Celebrates ABBA & Music Of The Night. Während der Arbeit an Music Of The Night, einer wunderbaren Sammlung bisher nicht aufgenommener klassischer Songs aus der Welt der Musicals, Filme und Romanzen, entdeckte André Rieu das beeindruckende Repertoire der schwedischen Supergruppe ABBA und widmet sich nun zum ersten Mal dieser Musik. ABBA Fans weltweit können ihre Lieblingssongs jetzt endlich in noch nie gehörten, wunderschönen Orchesterarrangements erleben.
André Rieu Celebrates ABBA enthält zwölf Tracks, unter denen die Welthits Dancing Queen, Waterloo, Chiquitita, The Winner Takes it All oder Thank You For The Music natürlich nicht fehlen dürfen. Ihren Durchbruch hatten ABBA 1974 mit dem Gewinn des Eurovision Song Contest mit Waterloo. Die CD André Rieu Celebrates ABBA feiert das Jubiläum der Band auf ganz besondere Weise. Für alle Fans hält André Rieu eine weitere Überraschung bereit: Music of the Night, enthält seine ganz persönliche Auswahl der schönsten romantischen Melodien aller Zeiten: von Franz Lehár bis zu den Beatles, von Edith Piaf bis Andrew Lloyd Webber, von Leonard Bernstein bis Chris de Burgh. Yesterday, Arrivederci Roma, La vie en Rose, Ben, Dark Roses oder Liebe, du Himmel auf Erden garantieren unvergessliche romantische Stunden. Ein weiteres Highlight ist das Lied When Winter Comes. Zum Orchester-Arrangement von André Rieu werden die viermaligen Eiskunstlauf-Weltmeister Aljona Savchenko und Robin Szolkowy 2014 bei den Olympischen Spielen in Sotschi für Deutschland laufen.
André Rieu Celebrates ABBA & Music Of The Night: Beide Alben vereint in einer 2 CD Box mit insgesamt zwei Covern auf Vorder- und Rückseite.
André Rieu ist der derzeit erfolgreichste Tourneekünstler der Welt. Weltweit über 35 Millionen verkaufte DVDs und CDs, 411 Platin- und 171 Gold- Auszeichnungen sowie jährlich rund eine Million Zuschauer live sprechen für sich.
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Jonathan Plowright - Bach Piano Transcriptions, Vol. 6: Walter Rummel (2006)
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Artist: Jonathan Plowright
Title: Bach Piano Transcriptions, Vol. 6: Walter Rummel
Year Of Release: 2006
Label: Hyperion
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 02:13:24
Total Size: 445 Mb
Tracklist:
01. Cantata No. 22, "Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe," BWV 22 (BC A48): Chorale. Ertödt' uns durch dein' Güte [0:03:44.73]
02. Cantata No. 26, "Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig," BWV 26 (BC A162): Overture. Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig [0:03:13.71]
03. Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier (V), chorale prelude for organ, BWV 731 (BC K134) [0:05:01.41]
04. Vater unser im Himmelreich (VI), chorale prelude for organ (by Georg Böhm, not JSB), BWV 760 [0:04:46.24]
05. Cantata No. 99, "Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan," BWV 99 (BC A133): Chorus. Was Gott tut, das is wohlgetan [0:05:24.56]
06. Das alte Jahr vergangen ist (I), chorale prelude for organ (Orgel-Büchlein No. 16), BWV 614 (BC K43) [0:03:30.45]
07. Cantata No. 4, "Christ lag in Todes Banden," BWV 4 (BCA 54): Chorale. Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn [0:03:51.67]
08. Cantata No. 78, "Jesu, der du meine Seele," BWV 78 (BC A130): Duet. Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten [0:05:23.26]
09. Cantata No. 12 "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen", BWV 12 (BC A68): Sinfonia. Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen [0:04:36.31]
10. Cantata No. 68, "Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt," BWV 68 (BC A86): Aria. Mein gläubiges Herze, frohlocke, sing, scherze [0:02:20.36]
11. Cantata No. 122, "Das neugeborne Kindelein," BWV 122 (BC A19): Aria. O Menschen, die ihr täglich sündigt [0:05:39.07]
12. Cantata No. 92, "Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn," BWV 92 (BC A42): Aria. Das Brausen von den rauchen Winden [0:04:35.48]
13. Cantata No. 94, "Was frag ich nach der Welt," BWV 94 (BC A115): Aria. Die Welt ist wie ein Rauch und Schatten [0:04:39.63]
14. Cantata No. 201, "Geschwinde, geschwinde ihr wirbelnden Winde," BWV 201 (BC G46): Aria. Zu Tanze, zu Sprunge (Pan's dancing song) [0:07:40.12]
01. Cantata No. 146, -Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal,- BWV 146 (BC A70)- Overture. Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal [0:10:56.54]
02. Durchlauchtster Leopold, serenata for 2 voices, flute, bassoon, strings & continuo, BWV 173a (BC G9)- Leopold Serenata. Dein N [0:03:13.30]
03. Cantata No. 203, -Amore Traditore- (doubtful), BWV 203 (BC G51)- Cembalo Obbligato. Lass dich nimmer von der Liebe berücken [0:06:59.45]
04. Cantata No. 126, -Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort,- BWV 126 (BC A46)- Aria. Stürze zu Boden [0:05:29.55]
05. Cantata No. 49, -Ich geh und suche mit Verlangen,- BWV 49 (BC A150)- Aria. Dich hab' ich je und je geliebt [0:05:31.57]
06. Cantata No. 94, -Was frag ich nach der Welt,- BWV 94 (BC A115)- Choral Overture. O Gott, du frommer Gott! [0:05:06.22]
07. Magnificat, for 5 voices, 5-part chorus, orchestra & continuo in D major, BWV 243 (BC E14)- Aria. Esurientes implevit bonis [0:04:07.42]
08. Cantata No. 129, -Gelobet sei der Herr,- BWV 129 (BC A93)- Choral Finale. Gelobet sei mein Gott [0:04:18.58]
09. Cantata No. 127, -Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott,- BWV 127 (BC A49)- Aria. Die Seele ruht in Jesu Händen [0:12:00.35]
10. Cantata No. 130, -Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir,- BWV 130 (BC A179)- Michaelis - Overture. Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir [0:05:13.07]
11. Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio), in six parts, BWV 248 (BC D7)- Chorale Prelude. Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her [0:06:11.45]
Performers:
Jonathan Plowright - piano
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In an age when even big-name soloists are trying their hands at historical-performance techniques, it's worthwhile to splash water on one's face from time to time and revisit the era when Bach's music served many performers simply as a stimulus to further creative activity. The piano transcriptions of Bach's music on this two-disc set are by Walter Rummel, a British-American pianist and composer of the interwar era whose mother was the daughter of Samuel Morse, the inventor of the telegraph. In the words of the excellent booklet notes by Charles Timbrell, he was "the personification of romanticism, a free-spirited individualist drawn constantly to the past, a dreamer always in pursuit of lofty ideals" -- which did not stop him from embracing fascism during World War II. His outlook was an extreme version of the Romantic religious impulse, and in a piece of writing quoted in the booklet he compares Bach's "chorales and arias to the rose windows of cathedrals, in which reflections continually change from brilliant major to somber minor." Never mind that the Lutheran Bach wouldn't have been especially pleased by the comparison! Technically, his piano transcriptions of Bach's music are in the league of Busoni's, with Bach's harmonies serving as structural frameworks for big extensions of pianistic space. Octave doublings and transpositions are rampant (Rummel is fond of moving blocks of Bach's music to the very top of the keyboard), and the pedals get a good workout. But what sets Rummel's transcriptions apart is that most of them (there are 25) are based not on keyboard works but on vocal pieces, mostly chorales and arias from cantatas. In attempting this feat, Rummel seems to have been motivated by specifically religious impulses. Boiling down orchestral textures to the keyboard gives Rummel the opportunity to create thick chords and big, Lisztian sounds. But in a way his biggest departure from Bach's spirit comes in lyrical arias like the "Esurientes implevit bonis" from the Magnificat, where Bach's lyricism is turned into a thoroughly Romantic piece of debilitated longing. Pianist Jonathan Plowright has taken a large body of unfamiliar and technically challenging music and mastered it beautifully. For some, Rummel's music will be the equivalent of scrawling on the Mona Lisa (sample CD 1, track 9 to find out whether you can take Rummel's booming, over-the-top version of "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen," from the Cantata No. 12); for others it will be a revelation. Whichever position one may adopt, there's no denying that this disc (part of a series devoted to piano transcriptions of Bach) captures an important but almost forgotten chapter in the story of how Bach's music has come down to the present day.
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Jonathan Butler - The Worship Project (2004)
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Artist: Jonathan Butler
Title: The Worship Project
Year Of Release: 2004
Label: Marantha Music[MM2 971770]
Genre: Jazz, Soul, Smooth Jazz, Gospel
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 54:03
Total Size: 382 MB(+3%) | 128 MB(+3%)
Tracklist
1 You're Worthy Of My Praise
2 He Is The Lord
3 Falling In Love With Jesus
4 Lord, I Lift Your Name On High
5 That's Why We Praise Him
6 Don't You Worry
7 It's Already There
8 When We Pray
9 No Matter What
10 No Higher Calling
11 Lord, I'm Ready
12 You Are So Beautiful
A vocalist and guitarist that writes and produces most of his own music, Jonathan Butler has had successes over his twenty-five year recording career in pop, R&B, smooth jazz and adult formats. Self-produced, the songs on The Worship Project reflect the heart of a man who feels that he is in the best place he has been in personally in over a decade. The album is incredibly soulful and the messages are deeply spiritual. Butler's nylon guitar, smooth piano and jazzy vocals intertwine with shuffling percussion rhythms to create this 12-song gospel marvel.
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Johnny Reid - Dance With Me (2009)
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Artist: Johnny Reid
Title: Dance With Me
Year Of Release: 2009
Label: Open Road Recordings
Genre: Country
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue, log)
Total Time: 36:38
Total Size: 246.1 MB
Tracklist:
01. A Woman Like You (3:42)
02. Old Flame (3:45)
03. Dance with Me (4:16)
04. Let's Take It Outside (3:15)
05. Hey-O (2:59)
06. Brings Me Home (3:52)
07. Keep Working On Me (3:01)
08. A Moon to Remember (4:12)
09. Slow Down (3:19)
10. My Old Friend (4:17)
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2009 release from the Scottish-born Canadian Country artist, his fifth album overall. Reid was nominated for the 2008 Juno Award for Country Recording Of The Year and was named Male Artist Of The Year at the 2008 CCMA Awards. 10 tracks including the single 'A Woman Like You'. Universal.
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Johnny Frigo - Collected Works (2001)
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Artist: Johnny Frigo
Title: Collected Works
Year Of Release: 2001
Label: Luv N' Haight [LHCD036]
Genre: Jazz-Fusion, Jazz-Funk, Soul-Jazz
Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks+cue,log)
Total Time: 58:46
Total Size: 134 mb / 324 mb
:: TRACKLIST ::
1 Gazebo (2:10)
2 The Happening (2:53)
3 The Arabian (2:21)
4 Appollo (8:07)
5 Thank You (5:18)
6 Do Whatever Sets You Free (5:42)
7 Walk From Regios (2:13)
8 Dance of Love (1:57)
9 Garden Of The Moon (2:50)
10 Scorpio (3:28)
11 Lennox (5:09)
12 Funky 42 (2:09)
13 Eye Of The Needle (3:04)
14 Them Changes (11:16)
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Captain Hollywood Project - Love Is Not Sex (1993) LP
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Artist: Captain Hollywood Project
Title: Love Is Not Sex
Year Of Release: 1993
Label: Blow Up
Genre: Euro House, Downtempo
Quality: WavPack (image+.cue) 24-192
Total Time: 41:56
Total Size: 1,7 Gb
Tracklist
01 - More and More (Single Version) [4:01]
02 - All I Want [5:20]
03 - It's Raining [4:14]
04 - Impossible [5:08]
05 - Only with You (Video Mix) [3:51]
06 - Rhythm of Life [5:04]
07 - Love 4 You Love 4 Me [4:36]
08 - Rhythm Takes Control [4:39]
09 - Nothing's Gonna Stop Me [5:03]
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John Coltrane - At Birdland 1962 (2001) FLAC
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Artist: John Coltrane
Title: Live At Birdland 1962
Year Of Release: New York City, February 10 (# 1-3) and June 2 (# 4), 1962
Label: Charly Records
Genre: Jazz, Post Bop, Avant-garde Jazz
Quality: Flac lossless
Total Time: 50:24
Total Size: 145 MB
tracks
01. Mr. P. C.
02. Miles Mode
03. My Favourite Things
04. Body And Soul
Personnel
John Coltrane - ss, ts
Eric Dolphy (1-3) - as, fl
McCoy Tyner - p
Jimmy Garrison - b
Elvin Jones - d
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Shayne Ward - Breathless (2007)
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Artist: Shayne Ward
Title: Breathless
Year Of Release: 2007
Label: Sony Bmg Europe
Genre: Pop, R&B, Soul
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 50:47
Total Size: 367 MB
Tracklist:
1. "No U Hang Up"
2. "Breathless"
3. "If That's OK with You"
4. "Damaged"
5. "Stand by Your Side"
6. "Until You"
7. "Some Tears Never Dry"
8. "Melt the Snow"
9. "Tangled Up"
10. "Just Be Good To Me"
11. "U Got Me So"
12. "You Make Me Wish"
13. "Tell Him"
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Consortium Classicum - Beethoven: Chamber Music for Winds Vol. 4 (1997) CD-Rip
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Artist: Consortium Classicum
Title: Beethoven: Chamber Music for Winds Vol. 4
Year Of Release: 1997
Label: CPO
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 51:43
Total Size: 194 Mb
Tracklist:
01. Sextet for 2 Clarinets, 2 Horns, 2 Bassoons and Double Bass in E flat major, op.71 - I. Adagio - Allegro [0:09:48.50]
02. Sextet for 2 Clarinets, 2 Horns, 2 Bassoons and Double Bass in E flat major, op.71 - II. Adagio [0:04:13.13]
03. Sextet for 2 Clarinets, 2 Horns, 2 Bassoons and Double Bass in E flat major, op.71 - III. Menuetto: Quasi allegretto [0:02:50.50]
04. Sextet for 2 Clarinets, 2 Horns, 2 Bassoons and Double Bass in E flat major, op.71 - IV. Rondo: Allegro [0:03:46.00]
05. Grenadier March for 2 Clarinets, 2 Horns and 2 Bassoons in B flat major, WoO 29 [0:02:44.62]
06. Duo No.3 for Clarinet and Bassoon in B flat major, WoO 27 - I. Allegro sostenuto [0:06:05.63]
07. Duo No.3 for Clarinet and Bassoon in B flat major, WoO 27 - II. Aria con variazioni [0:06:30.12]
08. Quintet for Oboe, 3 Horns and Bassoon in E flat major - I. (Allegro) [0:09:31.00]
09. Quintet for Oboe, 3 Horns and Bassoon in E flat major - II. Adagio maestoso [0:03:07.38]
10. Quintet for Oboe, 3 Horns and Bassoon in E flat major - III. Minuetto: Allegro [0:03:09.40]
Performers:
Consortium Classicum
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