John Lennon – Imagine (1971/2014)
FLAC (image+cue ) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 39:45 minutes | 857 MB
Blu-Ray Audio Rip | © Apple Records, Universal Music
Tracklist:
01 Imagine
02 Crippled Inside
03 Jealous Guy
04 It’s So Hard
05 I Don’t Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don’t Want To Die
06 Gimme Some Truth
07 Oh My Love
08 How Do You Sleep?
09 How?
10 Oh Yoko! (more…)
Title: Hommage à Grieg: Vol. III
Year: 2011
Genre: Classical
Artist: dena piano duo
Description:
There is a recurrent theme running through the program presented by the Dena Piano Duo in this production; all four composers and works have a particular relationship to Edvard Grieg. Both Johannes Brahms and Camille Saint-Saëns were friends of Grieg, and in several of his works the inspiration Grieg gained from his colleagues in Vienna and Paris is easy to hear. In between the works of Brahms and Saint-Saëns the Dena Piano Duo play two Norwegian works they have commissioned from the composers Wolfgang Plagge and Terje Bjørklund with this recording in mind.
Tracklist:
01. Brahms: Variationen über ein Thema von Joseph Haydn, op. 56 b
02. Plagge: Grieg metamorphosis, op. 160
03. Bjørklund: Hommage à Grieg
04. Saint-Saëns: Variations sur un Thème de Beethoven, op. 35
Technical Specs
Blu-ray
BD-25 Single-Layer Disc
Video Resolution/Codec
1080i/AVC MPEG-4
Aspect Ratio(s)
TBA
Audio Formats
DTS-HD MA 5.1 (192 kHz / 12153 kbps / 24-bit)
LPCM 2.0 (192 kHz / 9216 kbps / 24-bit)
Subtitles/Captions
None
Supplements
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Tears For Fears – The Hurting (1983/2014)
FLAC(tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 43:43 minutes | 958 MB
Blu-Ray Audio Rip | Sourced Track – LPCM 2.0 Stereo | Full Artwork
The Hurting would have been a daring debut for a pop-oriented band in any era, but it was an unexpected success in England in 1983, mostly by virtue of its makers’ ability to package an unpleasant subject — the psychologically wretched family histories of Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith — in an attractive and sellable musical format. Not that there weren’t a few predecessors, most obviously John Lennon’s Plastic Ono Band album — which was also, not coincidentally, inspired by the work of primal scream pioneer Arthur Janov. (But Lennon had the advantage of being an ex-Beatle when that meant the equivalent to having a box next to God’s in the great arena of life, where Tears for Fears were just starting out.) Decades later, “Pale Shelter,” “Ideas as Opiates,” “Memories Fade,” “Suffer the Children,” “Watch Me Bleed,” “Change,” and “Start of the Breakdown” are powerful pieces of music, beautifully executed in an almost minimalist style. “Memories Fade” offers emotional resonances reminiscent of “Working Class Hero,” while “Pale Shelter” functions on a wholly different level, an exquisite sonic painting sweeping the listener up in layers of pulsing synthesizers, acoustic guitar arpeggios, and sheets of electronic sound (and anticipating the sonic texture, if not the precise sound of their international breakthrough pop hit “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”). The work is sometimes uncomfortably personal, but musically compelling enough to bring it back across the decades. (more…)
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Stan Getz & João Gilberto featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim – Getz/Gilberto (1964/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 33:41 minutes | 753 MB
Blu-Ray Audio Rip | Sourced Track – LPCM 2.0 Stereo | No Art
One of the biggest-selling jazz albums of all time, not to mention bossa nova’s finest moment, Getz/Gilberto trumped Jazz Samba by bringing two of bossa nova’s greatest innovators — guitarist/singer João Gilberto and composer/pianist Antonio Carlos Jobim — to New York to record with Stan Getz. The results were magic. Ever since Jazz Samba, the jazz marketplace had been flooded with bossa nova albums, and the overexposure was beginning to make the music seem like a fad. Getz/Gilberto made bossa nova a permanent part of the jazz landscape not just with its unassailable beauty, but with one of the biggest smash hit singles in jazz history — “The Girl From Ipanema,” a Jobim classic sung by João’s wife, Astrud Gilberto, who had never performed outside of her own home prior to the recording session. Beyond that, most of the Jobim songs recorded here also became standards of the genre — “Corcovado” (which featured another vocal by Astrud), “So Danço Samba,” “O Grande Amor,” a new version of “Desafinado.” With such uniformly brilliant material, it’s no wonder the album was such a success but, even apart from that, the musicians all play with an effortless grace that’s arguably the fullest expression of bossa nova’s dreamy romanticism ever brought to American listeners. Getz himself has never been more lyrical, and Gilberto and Jobim pull off the harmonic and rhythmic sophistication of the songs with a warm, relaxed charm. This music has nearly universal appeal; it’s one of those rare jazz records about which the purist elite and the buying public are in total agreement. Beyond essential. (more…)
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Genesis – Selling England By The Pound (1973/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 53:37 minutes | 1,24 GB
Blu-Ray Audio Rip | Sourced Track – LPCM 2.0 Stereo | Artwork
Genesis proved that they could rock on Foxtrot but on its follow-up Selling England by the Pound they didn’t follow this route, they returned to the English eccentricity of their first records, which wasn’t so much a retreat as a consolidation of powers. For even if this eight-track album has no one song that hits as hard as “Watcher of the Skies,” Genesis hasn’t sacrificed the newfound immediacy of Foxtrot: they’ve married it to their eccentricity, finding ways to infuse it into the delicate whimsy that’s been their calling card since the beginning. This, combined with many overt literary allusions — the Tolkeinisms of the title of “The Battle of Epping Forest” only being the most apparent — gives this album a storybook quality. It plays as a collection of short stories, fables, and fairy tales, and it is also a rock record, which naturally makes it quite extraordinary as a collection, but also as a set of individual songs. Genesis has never been as direct as they’ve been on the fanciful yet hook-driven “I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)” — apart from the fluttering flutes in the fade-out, it could easily be mistaken for a glam single — or as achingly fragile as on “More Fool Me,” sung by Phil Collins. It’s this delicate balance and how the album showcases the band’s narrative force on a small scale as well as large that makes this their arguable high-water mark. (more…)
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Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos – Violin Sonata in F minor (2010-2011/2013) [High Fidelity Pure Audio Blu-Ray Disc] | 8.43 GB
Genre: Classical
Year of publication: 2013
Duration: 1:06:37
Quality: Blu-ray Disc
Container: BDMV
Video codec: MPEG-2
Audio Codec: DTS-HD Master Audio | LPCM
Tracklist:
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
[01] Allegro molto appassionato –
[02] Andante –
[03] Allegro molto vivace
Violin Concerto in D minor, MWV O 3
[04] Allegro
[05] Andante
[06] Allegro
Violin Sonata in F minor, Op. 4, MWV Q 12
[07] Adagio – Allegro moderato
[08] Poco adagio
[09] Allegro agitato
Sex Pistols – Never Mind The Bollocks (1977/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 110:11 minutes | 2,44 GB
Blu-Ray Audio Rip | Sourced Track – LPCM 2.0 Stereo
High Fidelity Pure Audio edition of the classic Sex Pistols album Never Mind The Bollocks…. Here’s The Sex Pistols. Expanded with four B-Sides & two live show from 1977. 30 tracks total.
While mostly accurate, dismissing Never Mind the Bollocks as merely a series of loud, ragged midtempo rockers with a harsh, grating vocalist and not much melody would be a terrible error. Already anthemic songs are rendered positively transcendent by Johnny Rotten’s rabid, foaming delivery. His bitterly sarcastic attacks on pretentious affectation and the very foundations of British society were all carried out in the most confrontational, impolite manner possible. Most imitators of the Pistols’ angry nihilism missed the point: underneath the shock tactics and theatrical negativity were social critiques carefully designed for maximum impact. Never Mind the Bollocks perfectly articulated the frustration, rage, and dissatisfaction of the British working class with the establishment, a spirit quick to translate itself to strictly rock & roll terms. the Pistols paved the way for countless other bands to make similarly rebellious statements, but arguably none were as daring or effective. It’s easy to see how the band’s roaring energy, overwhelmingly snotty attitude, and Rotten’s furious ranting sparked a musical revolution, and those qualities haven’t diminished one bit over time. Never Mind the Bollocks is simply one of the greatest, most inspiring rock records of all time. (more…)
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Lenny Kravitz – Are You Gonna Go My Way (1993/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 46:35 minutes | 1,95 GB
Blu-Ray Audio Rip | Sourced Track – LPCM 2.0 Stereo
The cover indicates that Are You Gonna Go My Way is Lenny Kravitz’s bid for rock stardom. Designed in the style of an early-’70s record, it features Kravitz in hippie clothing, apparently exposing himself to a photographer — in other words, he’s a dangerously sexy counterculture rebel. That may have been true in 1970, but in 1993, he simply sounds like a weird sideshow exhibit, the man who never lived past 1973. Of course, it’s easy to make such potshots, but Kravitz opens himself up to such attacks. No other artist, especially a successful one, has been quite so devoted to the past and ignorant of the present. Since he has considerable talent for songcraft and production, Kravitz isn’t nearly as bad as he could be, and Are You Gonna Go My Way is just as enjoyable and more accomplished than its predecessors. This time around, Hendrix is his chief influence, as evidenced by the roaring title track, and he does expand that with his traditional Lennon, Curtis Mayfield, and Prince obsessions. Song for song, it’s his most consistent album, although by the end of the record, his painstaking reproduction of classic rock sounds begins to appear a bit too studied, suggesting that Kravitz may have hit a creative wall. Nevertheless, that does nothing to diminish the enjoyment of this record. (more…)
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GRAMMY nominated Ronn McFarlane is joined by Mindy Rosenfeld to present Nine Notes that Shook the World. Explained by Rosenfeld, ‘This recording is a gathering of some of our favorites, a musical feast. A wide cross section of styles…these timeless tunes from past centuries still touch us in ways words cannot, stirring our life energy.’
TrackList:
01. Grays Inn – My Lord Willoughby’s Welcome Home, P. 66
02. Brando di Cales – Passo e mezzo
03. My Lady Carey’s Dompe [c. 1520] – Lady Wynkfield’s Rownde
04. Rondeau dans Zaide (arr. M. Blavet for baroque flute and lute)
05. Flute Sonata in G major, Op. 1, No. 5, HWV 363b: I. Adagio
06. Flute Sonata in G major, Op. 1, No. 5, HWV 363b: II. Allegro
07. Flute Sonata in G major, Op. 1, No. 5, HWV 363b: III. Adagio
08. Flute Sonata in G major, Op. 1, No. 5, HWV 363b: IV. Bourree anglaise
09. Flute Sonata in G major, Op. 1, No. 5, HWV 363b: V. Minuetto
10. Flute Sonata in E minor, BWV 1034: III. Andante
11. Airs for the Summer: The Thistle
12. Airs for the Winter: The Laurel
13. Dorrington Lads: Yeil, Yeil – A Wife of My Ain (Scotland)
14. Passemeze
15. Suite de piece No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11: I. Prelude: Lentement
16. Suite de piece No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11: II. Allemande: Moderement
17. Suite de piece No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11: III. Rondeau “”Les Charites””: Gracieusement
18. Suite de piece No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11: IV. “”L’Emerveillee””: Gaiment
19. Suite de piece No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11: V. Gavotte
20. Suite de piece No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11: VI. Menuet
21. Minuetto and Variations
22. Sitting in the Stern of a Boat
23. Branles de village
Symphonies of Wind Instruments
“A composer speaking about his own problems is also speaking about the problems of mankind,” asserted Schoenberg. “I was made a revolutionary in spite of myself,” said Stravinsky. Hindemith spoke of a forthcoming “big battle over new music”, and added, “the need will be to prove whether or not the music of our day, including my own, is capable of survival.” Today these composers are regarded as being three of the most seminal figures in music history in the first half of the 20th century. Meanwhile a composer at the end of the same century, Rolf Wallin, has written music that portrays “the dancing dynamics of the universe”, where nothing is stable and everything is volatile. The works featured on this album by these four composers reflect the universal and timeless balance between tradition and innovation, and the Royal Norwegian Navy Band under Ingar Bergby illuminate this balance in their recordings of these works, and breathe new life into this music.
Facebook Photo Album from the recording sessions.
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Tracklist:
01. Hindemith: Konzertmusik I. Konzertante Ouvertüre
02. Hindemith: Konzertmusik II. Sechs Variatione über das Lied “Prinz Eugen, der edle Ritter”
03. Hindemith: Konzertmusik III. Marsch
04. Schoenberg: Theme and Variations Op 43a
05. Hindemith: Symphony in B flat I. Moderately fast, with vigor
06. Hindemith: Symphony in B flat II. Andantino grazioso
07. Hindemith: Symphony in B flat III. Fugue
08. Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments
09. Wallin: Changes
REMOTE GALAXY by Flint Juventino Beppe
Can the dualism of life, nature and art be expressed in pure music? This is the question the multi-talented composer Flint Juventino Beppe – formerly known as Fred Jonny Berg – has set out to answer. The album Remote Galaxy is a journey in time and space, a journey given meaning by the album’s music and philosophy. The music is uncompromisingly honest, with a genuine power of its own. Using well-known acoustic technology, the composer takes us to some unusual and, for most of us, unknown places.
Remote Galaxy continues the journey of 2L’s Grammy nominated album Flute Mystery, and again the Philharmonia Orchestra is conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy to interpret these adventurous scores. The composer’s deep spiritual interest in nature, philosophy and space is as central in the universe of Remote Galaxy as it was in Flute Mystery. Beppe’s music leaves a unique fingerprint in the artistic world: there is quite simply nothing like it.
The individual and inventive nature of his orchestral works demands a rich palette of instruments and an extended use of woodwinds, brass and organ. As solo instruments, the intense but delicate sound of the clarinet, the scope of the flute’s range of expression and the special characteristics of the rarely used viola da gamba make for an inimitable atmosphere captured in 2L’s innovative surround sound technology. With the introduction of height channels, acoustic reflections create a natural sound presence originating from both around and above the listener. The Auro-3D format on this Pure Audio Blu-ray features sound reproduction that is more realistic than anything you’ve heard before. It delivers a new standard in immersion, fully enveloping the audience in a cocoon of life-like audio.
5.1 + 7.1 + 9.1 SURROUND + STEREO produced in DXD (Digital eXtreme Definition 352kHz/24bit) by Lindberg Lyd AS. Facebook Photo Album from the Recording Sessions at Watford Colosseum
The whole spectrum of Beppe’s musical philosophy is mirrored in his works: “It’s really as simple as it is complicated – I breathe in what life has to offer, and breathe out what I have to offer life. I have given up trying to grasp what actually happens in the process from impression to expression.” Beppe is diagnosed with Tourette’s and Asperger’s syndromes, and his approach to life is self-reflective and as uncompromising as his music: “When I take a look at the mountains or the sky, I realize I cannot spend my time on anything but grandness. It’s that or nothing.”
Flint Juventino Beppe’s sheet music is available online for evaluation and delivery. Download all scores for free at www.fjbfingerprint.com
TrackList:
01. Remote Galaxy Op.81
02. Distant Words Op.43b: I. Typhoon at Heart
03. Distant Words Op.43b: II. Healed by Red Wind
04. Lost in September Op.17
05. Tightrope walking beneath heaven Op.32 No.8
06. Flute Concerto No.2 Op.80: I. Alarm
07. Flute Concerto No.2 Op.80: II. Deepest Woods
08. Flute Concerto No.2 Op.80: III. Escaping Time Power
09. Flute Concerto No.2 Op.80: IV. Mrala
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Neil Young – Archives Volume I (1963-1972)
Genre: rock | Year: 2009 | Duration: 8:33:32 | Format: Blu-Ray mux format BD25
Audio Codec: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 – 24 bit 192 kHz | File Format: BDMV / AVCHD | Size: 21.49 GB
This is the first volume of the Neil Young Archives series of box sets, produced by Neil Young himself. This series is the definitive, comprehensive, chronological survey of his entire body of work. Volume I covers the period from his earliest recordings with the Squires in Winnipeg, 1963, through to his classic 1972 album, Harvest and beyond, including studio and live tracks with the legendary Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and Neil Young with Crazy Horse. This Blu Ray disc edition contains 10 discs, each in its own custom sleeve. 9 of these discs hold a total of 128 tracks (12 hidden), all presented in ultra high resolution 24-bit/192 Khz stereo PCM state-of-the-art master quality sound, and featuring nearly 60 previously unreleased songs, versions, mixes, or rare tracks. Also found on these 9 multimedia discs are 20 special feature videos, film clips, and film trailers, an additional 55 audio tracks of rare interviews, radio spots, and concert raps, and an array of interactive features, including image galleries of archival photos, press, lyric manuscripts, documents, biographies, tour dates, and complete lyrics, as well as an interactive timeline feature which presents an in-depth overview of Young’s life and career. Each of the 10 Blu Ray discs feature 1920X1080 high definition picture quality. In addition, a Blu Ray disc of Young’s acclaimed first film, ‘Journey Through The Past’, available for the first time since its original theatrical release in 1973, is included, featuring pristine picture transfer, audio presented in both DTS 5.1 surround and stereo 24-bit/96 Khz PCM, plus archival materials. Included in the durable custom display box are a digital download card to access MP3 files of all 128 audio tracks, a lavish 236 page fullcolor hardbound book that features additional archival materials, tapes database, and detailed descriptions of the music and artwork, a foldout Archives poster, a custom keeper for the 10 sleeved discs, and more.
Transfer audio:
FLACs -> foobar2000 + eac3to -> single mono wavs for each album + cue -> DTS-HD Encoder Suite ->
DTS-HD MA (dtshd) -> multiAVCHD + cue -> BDMV (one title for each album)
Stan Getz & João Gilberto featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim – Getz/Gilberto (1964/2013) [High Fidelity Pure Audio Blu-Ray Disc]
LPCM 2.0 and DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 & Dolby TrueHD 2.0 | 24bit / 96kHz | Time – 00:33:40 minutes | 3,66 GB
Originally released in March of 1964, this legendary collaboration between saxophonist Stan Getz and guitarist Joao Gilbertocame at the end of the bossa nova craze Getz had sparked in 1962 with Jazz Samba. In fact, Getz had to push for the release of Getz/Gilberto as his record company didn’t want to compete with their own hit. The album ended up spending 96 weeks on the charts and won four Grammy Awards. Getz/Gilberto remains one of those rare cases in popular music where commercial success matches the artistic merit.
Blu-ray Pure Audio Discs:
Audio is taken from the original master tapes and mastered in 24-bit/96kHz resolution with a choice of three sound formats: PCM, Dolby True HD, or DTS-HD Master Audio. You can finally enjoy the music in the fidelity originally experienced in the studio.
Stan Getz And Joao Gilberto Getz/Gilberto Track Listing:
1. The Girl from Ipanema
2. Doralice
3. P’ra Muchucar Meu Coracao
4. Desafinado
5. Corcovado
6. So Dance Samba
7. O Grande Amor
8. Vivio Sonhando