VA - 100 Best Chopin (2010)

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VA - 100 Best Chopin (2010)

VA - 100 Best Chopin (2010)
Classical | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 06:23:34 | 880 MB
Label: EMI Classics

EMI's Best Chopin 100 is a six-disc anthology that covers the essential keyboard works of Frédéric Chopin with considerable depth and coherence, making it one of the best imaginable introductions for the budget-conscious beginner.

RCO & Mariss Jansons - Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2, Op. 27 (2016)

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RCO & Mariss Jansons - Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2, Op. 27 (2016)

RCO & Mariss Jansons - Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2, Op. 27 (2016)
Classical | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 00:55:48 | 128 MB
Label: RCO Live

The RCO's performance history of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Second Symphony is strangely uneven. Already three years after its completion the symphony was performed by Willem Mengelberg in a programme that also boasted the composer as soloist in his own Piano Concerto No. 3. After that the symphony was performed again in 1921 and then there's a gap of 59 years. From 1980 on no less than conductors (including Vladimir Ashkenazy, Kirill Kondrashin and Kurt Sanderling) put it on the RCO's music stands. Its latest RCO incarnation proved to be an ideal performance. ith Mariss Jansons at the helm, heart and mind of this piece were totally balanced and the opulence of the RCO's sound at the Concertgebouw was perfectly suited to Rachmaninoff's most beloved symphony.

Zuill Bailey - Prokofiev: Sinfonia concertante & Cello Sonata (2016)

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Zuill Bailey - Prokofiev: Sinfonia concertante & Cello Sonata (2016)

Zuill Bailey - Prokofiev: Sinfonia concertante & Cello Sonata (2016)
Classical | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 01:01:54 | 141 MB
Label: Steinway and Sons

World-renowned cellist Zuill Bailey has been called One of the finest cellists alive today. (Classical Net) This is Baileys third release on the Steinway label. For this programme, he has chosen two of Sergei Prokofievs mature and majestic works. The Sinfonia Concertante is one of the most difficult and exciting works for cello and orchestra. The piece premiered on February 18, 1952, and was dedicated to Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich.

Emmanuelle Bertrand - Le violoncelle au XXe siècle (2016)

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Emmanuelle Bertrand - Le violoncelle au XXe siècle (2016)

Emmanuelle Bertrand - Le violoncelle au XXe siècle (2016)
Classical | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 02:21:38 | 325 MB
Label: Harmonia Mundi

À travers quelques chefs-d'oeuvre de la littérature pour violoncelle seul, Emmanuelle Bertrand nous convie à voyager au coeur des langages d'inspiration populaire. Lorsque la musique s'approprie les idiomes propres à chaque culture, repoussant les limites instrumentales, modelant et déstructurant les règles au profit d'une expression identitaire, le violoncelle "parle" et nous emmène au-delà des frontières, là où l'âme des peuples prend racine. Ce titre est paru pour la première fois en 2000/11.

Pascal Bournet - Turlough O'Carolan 1670-1738 (2016)

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Pascal Bournet - Turlough O'Carolan 1670-1738 (2016)

Pascal Bournet - Turlough O'Carolan 1670-1738 (2016)
Classical | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 00:53:06 | 122 MB
Label: Guitaroscope

Durant une époque sombre de l’histoire de l’Irlande, Turlough O’Carolan apporta un renouveau à la musique de son pays, une sorte de joie malicieuse qui semblait faire défaut auparavant, et de ci de là un petit rayon de soleil italien. Avec lui, les noms de belles dames et d’hommes valeureux revivent dans le charme et la grâce de ses mélodies.

VA - 100 Best American Classics (2012)

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VA - 100 Best American Classics (2012)

VA - 100 Best American Classics (2012)
Classical | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 07:50:05 | 1.04 GB
Label: Warner Classics

At a spectacular value and an amazingly low price, the 100 Best Series offers an impressive assortment of well-known and beloved classical repertoire ranging from symphonies, concertos, and solo instrumental works to chamber music, songs, and operas.

Paavali Jumppanen - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Opp. 7, 13, 109, 110 & 111 (2016)

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Paavali Jumppanen - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Opp. 7, 13, 109, 110 & 111 (2016)

Paavali Jumppanen - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Opp. 7, 13, 109, 110 & 111 (2016)
Classical | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 01:58:34 | 273 MB
Label: Ondine

The final volume of pianist Paavali Jumppanen’s acclaimed cycle of Beethoven piano sonatas.

Sven Helbig - I Eat the Sun and Drink the Rain (2016)

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Sven Helbig - I Eat the Sun and Drink the Rain (2016)

Sven Helbig - I Eat the Sun and Drink the Rain (2016)
Classical | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 00:42:37 | 101 MB
Label: Neue Meister

I EAT THE SUN AND DRINK THE RAIN is a work for choir and live electronics. Sven Helbig has created a concept album in which he appears both as composer and as author of almost all the song texts. Over the course of ten pieces he weaves a loose narrative that addresses pressing questions of the present day. The powerfully resonant work suspends delicate choral passages above pulsating synthesizers. Sublime a cappella chords spread out above digitally created sounds, in perfect balance between choir and electronics.

Orchestre d'Auvergne & Craig Leon - Celebration: 10 Centuries of Christmas Music (2016)

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Orchestre d'Auvergne & Craig Leon - Celebration: 10 Centuries of Christmas Music (2016)

Orchestre d'Auvergne & Craig Leon - Celebration: 10 Centuries of Christmas Music (2016)
Classical | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 00:50:39 | 117 MB
Label: Aparté

Enfin un beau programme musical méditatif autour de Noël ! Tous ces arrangements pour orchestre de chambre, mis en couleur de façon remarquable par l'Orchestre d'Auvergne, s'appuient sur des mélodies écrites ou jouées à l'occasion de Noël. Avec des compositions s'étalant sur près de 10 siècles, nous découvrons comment certaines se sont ancrées au plus profond de notre culture. Inutile de décrire Craig Léon, musicien éclectique et producteur légendaire (Blondie, Les Ramones..), qui signe cet album inspiré, dont l'ambiance moderne et feutrée ravira un public très large. Un véritable disque de Noël Zen et la fameuse prise de Son "Full Dynamic Audio" du Label Aparté.

Nigel Kennedy - My World (2016)

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Nigel Kennedy - My World (2016)

Nigel Kennedy - My World (2016)
Classical | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 01:02:52 | 145 MB
Label: Neue Meister

My World Facts: His first album of his own compositions - just in time for his 60th birthday gives the most intimate insight into Nigel`s fascinatingly diverse musical life. In the cycle Dedications he pays tribute to his musical role models: to his teachers and mentors Yehudi Menuhin and Isaac Stern, the multi-genre violinist Stéphane Grappelli and Mark O Connor, whom Kennedy rates as one of the most important violinists alive today. He also mentions jazz guitarist Jaros aw mietana, whom Kennedy is close to as a result of his frequent visits to Cracow.

Isabelle Faust - Mozart: Violin Concertos (2016)

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Isabelle Faust - Mozart: Violin Concertos (2016)

Isabelle Faust - Mozart: Violin Concertos (2016)
Classical | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 02:09:06 | 297 MB
Label: Harmonia Mundi

The five most brilliant concertos for violin, all penned before the age of 19! Mozart was not even 15 years old when he began composing violin concertos that would serve as a backdrop at Salzburg receptions. An insatiable drive for independence would however lead the young Konzertmeister to overtly challenge musical forms, innovate with genres, humour and frivolity, all of which can be heard in this delightful first collaboration between Isabelle Faust and the musicians of Il Giardino Armonico.

Alejandro Casal - Albero: Six Recercatas, Fugas and Sonatas (2016)

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Alejandro Casal - Albero: Six Recercatas, Fugas and Sonatas (2016)

Alejandro Casal - Albero: Six Recercatas, Fugas and Sonatas (2016)
Classical | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 01:48:50 | 150 MB
Label: Brilliant Classics

Sebastian de Albero (1722-1756) was a highly talented Spanish composer, who eventually attained a prestigious position at the Royal Court of Ferdinand VI in Madrid, alongside with Domenico Scarlatti and Carlos Seixas. With his early death at age 34 a brilliant career came to a sudden end.

Giovanni Sollima - Costanzi: Sonate Per Violoncello (2016)

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Giovanni Sollima - Costanzi: Sonate Per Violoncello (2016)

Giovanni Sollima - Costanzi: Sonate Per Violoncello (2016)
Classical | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 01:12:48 | 167 MB
Label: Glossa

The inspired decision by cellist and composer Giovanni Sollima to investigate the instrumental music of his eighteenth-century counterpart, Giovanni Battista Costanzi, is yielding its first recording with a new Glossa release of cello sonatas.

VA - 100 Best Chamber Music (2012)

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VA - 100 Best Chamber Music (2012)

VA - 100 Best Chamber Music (2012)
Classical | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 07:36:22 | 1.02 GB
Label: Warner Classics

At a spectacular value and an amazingly low price, the 100 Best Series offers an impressive assortment of well-known and beloved classical repertoire ranging from symphonies, concertos, and solo instrumental works to chamber music, songs, and operas. Five exhilarating new additions join the 100 Best series

VA - Best Tangos 100 (2011)

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VA - Best Tangos 100 (2011)

VA - Best Tangos 100 (2011)
Classical, Latin, Tango | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 06:21:52 | 877 MB
Label: Warner Classics

The first CD in this 6-disc set, Classic Tango, is a collection of authentic performances by the original tango orchestras of José Basso, Anibal Troilo, Francisco Canaro and others of the most popular tangos including `La cumparsita,' `Adiós muchachos' and `Mi Buenos Aires querido.'