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Title: André Rieu: Wonderful World – Live In Maastricht
Genre: Classical
Duration: 2:27:32
Year: 2015
Live coverage of the Dutch violinist and composer André Rieu’s annual concert in his home town of Maastricht. He is joined on stage by the Johann Strauss Orchestra as well as some famous guest artists and soloists.
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Album title: Hymn to the Virgin
Performer: Schola Cantorum, Tone Bianca Sparre Dahl
Genre: Classical
Label: 2L, Lindberg Lyd
Location: Gamle Aker Church, Norway
Release date: June 2013
Recording date: January, March and October 2011
Original source: DXD (352.8kHz/24bit)
Quality: Blu-ray Audio
Duration: 01:02:20
Video: MPEG-4 AVC 17991 kbps 1920*1080i / 29,970 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio#1: DTS-HD MA 5.1 / 192 kHz / 12160 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio#2: LPCM 2.0 / 192 kHz / 9216 kbps / 24-bit
Thomas Aquinas writes in the Summa Theologica: “Music is the exaltation of the mind derived from things eternal, bursting forth in sound.” The quotation most aptly describes the repertoire on the Norwegian chamber choir Schola Cantorum’s recording of hymns to Mary, the Mother of God, in which tranquillity, eternity and ‘bursting forth into sound’ are encountered in many different guises.
The composers represented here have often chosen to allow their music to evolve in stable structures and remain within static harmonic spaces even when the music becomes expressive and dramatic: Benjamin Britten, Francis Poulenc, Maurice Duruflé, Eric Whitacre, Morten Lauridsen, Martin Ødegaard, Kjell Mørk Karlsen, Anton Bruckner, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Arvo Pärt, Ola Gjeilo, Andrew Smith and Trond Kverno.
Throughout its existence the chamber choir Schola Cantorum has had high ambitions. The choir has built up an international reputation and has made it a trademark to include newly written music in its programmes. This is thanks to the work of Knut Nystedt (1915–), organist, composer and conductor, who returned to Norway in 1964 after studying in the USA and started a choir at the music department of the University of Oslo. The choir continues to recruit members from the department of music, as well as from the Norwegian Academy of Music in more recent years.
Tone Bianca Sparre Dahl trained as a singer and pianist and specialized in the Kodaly method in Hungary before taking her diploma exam in choral conducting at the Norwegian Academy of Music. She has directed Schola Cantorum since 2002. (more…)
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Dvorak & Lalo – Cello Concertos – Johannes Moser, PKF-Prague Philharmonia, Jakub Hrusa (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:05:19 minutes | 1,1 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: highresaudio.com | @ Pentatone Music B.V.
Recorded: Forum Karlín in Prague, Czech Republic in January 2015
German-Canadian international soloist Johannes Moser recently signed an exclusive recording contract with PENTATONE. He regularly performs with the world’s leading orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, London Symphony, Royal Concertgebouw, NHK Symphony, Philadelphia and Cleveland Orchestras as well as the leading conductors of our time including Mariss Jansons, Valery Gergiev, Zubin Mehta and Gustavo Dudamel. He has received many accolades for his recordings including two ECHO Klassik awards as well as the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik.
For his debut album with PENTATONE Johannes chose to record the pinnacle of the repertoire for cello and orchestra, the concerto by Antonín Dvořák. In this monumental work Dvořák explores the entire spectrum of human emotion, very much inspired by his own experiences, ranging from exhilarating bursts of life in New York City to the devastating tragedy of his unfulfilled love.
In preparation for the recording, made with the PKF – Prague Philharmonia, Johannes Moser and conductor Jakub Hrůša had Dvořák’s own manuscript at hand in order to come closer to the composer’s intention rather than relying on unquestioned traditions and acquired habits, while paying tribute to the concerto’s nickname, “Dvořák’s 10th Symphony”.
Moser completes his debut album with the Cello Concerto by Édouard Lalo. It is a work of great verve which fully embodies Spanish flair combined with romantic spirit.
Besides being staples of the Romantic cello repertoire the two works have a lot in common. Johannes Moser says about the two concerti: “The unifying motif between these two Cello Concertos is a sense of yearning: From America, Dvořák yearned for his homeland and an unfulfilled love, whereas Lalo yearned for the typically Spanish flair and the Mediterranean temperament”.
Album title: Hommage à Grieg
Performer: Dena Piano Duo
Genre: Classical
Label: 2L, Lindberg Lyd
Location: Sofienberg Church, Norway
Release date: March 2013
Recording date: September 2011
Original source: DXD (352.8kHz/24bit)
Quality: Blu-ray Audio
Duration: 00:55:26
Video: MPEG-4 AVC 950 kbps 1920*1080i / 29,970 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio#1: DTS-HD MA 5.1 / 192 kHz / 12153 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio#2: LPCM Audio / 2.0 / 192 kHz / 9216 kbps / 24-bit
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. (more…)
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Composer: Franz Schubert (1797-1828), Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Artist: Oslo String Quartet
Title: The Schubert Connection
Genre: Art Music, Classical, 20th & 21th Century
Label: ? 2L, Lindberg Lyd
Release date: January 2013
Recording date: June 2012
Location: Sofienberg Church, Norway
Quality: Blu-ray Audio
Original source: DXD (352.8kHz/24bit)
Duration: 01’09’47
Video: MPEG-4 AVC 950 kbps 1080i / 29,970 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio#1: DTS-HD MA 5.1 / 192 kHz / 13111 kbps / 24-bit
Audio#2: LPCM 2.0 / 192 kHz / 9216 kbps / 24-bit
The Schubert Connection
– Grieg’s String Quartet meets Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden”
The String Quartet in G minor by Edvard Grieg is quite unlike other string quartets. Indeed, its originality is so marked that it is easy to imagine it has no predecessor in the string quartet repertoire. However, since no quartet is written in isolation from what has gone before, it must be assumed that some work, or works, in the string quartet tradition served as a model for Grieg. It is strange that no effort has been made by musicologists or others to enquire into this. Until now, that is. By placing side by side two works that at first sight seem fairly different, this recording aims to bring into the open, for the first time, the fascinating details that link them.
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 27
Oslo String Quartet is widely recognized as one of the most versatile string quartets of our day. Since it was founded in 1991 it has established a reputation as an ensemble that unites high artistic standards with a degree of playfulness and an absolute integrity. The quartet’s concerts and recordings have consistently received acclaim, both by the public and by critics. The Oslo String Quartet plays on instruments loaned by Dextra Musica and the ensemble is supported by Arts Council Norway. The current members of the quartet are Geir Inge Lotsberg and Liv Hilde Klokk (violins), Are Sandbakken (viola) and Øystein Sonstad (cello). (more…)
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Album title: Living
Performer: Jan Gunnar Hoff, piano
Genre: Jazz, Piano
Label: 2L, Lindberg Lyd
Location: Sofienberg Church, Norway
Release date: April 2013
Recording date: August 2012
Original source: DXD (352.8kHz/24bit)
Quality: Blu-ray Audio
Duration: 0:59:58 + 0:06:09 (bonus music video)
Video: MPEG-4 AVC 942 kbps 1920*1080i / 29,970 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio#1: DTS-HD MA 5.1 / 192 kHz / 12178 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio#2: LPCM 2.0 / 192 kHz / 9216 kbps / 24-bit
LIVING is Jan Gunnar Hoff’s first solo piano album. His personal blend of different styles and influences is presented in its purest form – simply music. Some of Hoff’s pieces are meditative and expressive, while others have a strong rhythmic nerve, creating contrast and variation in the programme.
Jan Gunnar Hoff has worked extensively as a bandleader and jazz artist since 1992, developing a distinctive musical style. His band with a.o. Audun Kleive and Bjørn Kjellemyr had its breakthrough at Vossa Jazz 1995 and later played at the London Jazzfestival, Molde Int. Jazzfestival and several major festivals and venues in Scandinavia.
Hoff’s jazzcompositions have been performed in collaborations with Mike Stern, Pat Metheny, Alex Acuña, Maria João, Mathias Eick and many others. He has made a number of albums in his own name and has composed 180 works for different ensembles. Hoff is also teaching as a professor at the Universities of Tromsø and Kristiansand.
As a sideman Hoff has contributed to numerous recordings in different genres. He was the arranger and ensemble leader of Quiet Winter Night, Grammy-nominated for Best Surround Sound in 2013, an album where he successfully merges elements of jazz, folk and popular music.
Hoff’s collaboration with 2L and Morten Lindberg is continued on LIVING. This is a solo piano journey that carries Hoff’s artistic identity further into his own musical terrain, enhanced by the crystal clear recording from Sofienberg Church in Oslo.
“Hoff’s writing and playing possesses an almost pop-like clarity and concision, but with a far richer vernacular.” John Kelman, AllAboutJazz.com (more…)
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Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2015 – Ellie Goulding, Selena Gomez and the Weekend perform as supermodels Candice Swanepoel, Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Lily Aldridge, Behati Prinsloo, Elsa Hosk and Rachel Hilbert take to the runway in New York City to showcase the company’s lingerie.
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Date………..: 2015-12-09
Size………..: 4.22 GiB
Archives…….: 91*50
CRF…………: 19
Duration…….: 00:42:17.376
Frame Rate…..: 29.970
Resolution…..: 1920×1080
Aspect Ratio…: 16:9
Video Codec….: H.264
Video Bitrate..: 13.6 Mbps
Audio Codec….: AC-3
Audio Bitrate..: 384 Kbps
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Title: Sinatra – All or Nothing at All
Release Date: 2015
Genre: Documentary, Jazz, Swing
Director: Alex Gibney
Artist: Frank Sinatra, Nancy Barbato, Harry Belafonte, Tony Bennett, Ruth Berle, Humphrey Bogart, Ernest Borgnine, Marlon Brando, Sammy Cahn, Al Capone, Montgomery Clift, Harry Cohn, Walter Cronkite, Bing Crosby, Sammy Davis Jr., Tommy Dorsey, The 5th Dimension, Lauren Bacall, Nancy Barbato, Joey Bishop, Vivian Blaine, May Britt, Judith Campbell Exner, Johnny Carson, William Conrad, Howard Cosell, Tony Curtis and more
Production/Label: Eagle Rock Entertainment
Duration: 01:58:18 + 02:06:38
Quality: Blu-ray
Container: BDMV
Video Codec: AVC
Audio codec: DTS, PCM
Video: MPEG-4 AVC standard 37995 kbps / 1920 * 1080p / 23,976 fps / 16: 9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio # 1: English DTS-HD MA 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3090 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio # 2: English LPCM 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit
Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
Size: 81.89 GB
SINATRA: ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL is an up-close and personal examination of the life, music and career of the legendary entertainer. Told in his own words from hours of archived interviews, along with commentary from those closest to him, the documentary weaves the music and images from Sinatra’s life together with rarely seen footage of Sinatra’s famous 1971 “Retirement Concert” in Los Angeles. The film’s narrative is shaped by Sinatra’s song choices for that concert, which Gibney interprets as the singer’s personal guide through his own life.
Focusing on Sinatra’s first 60 years – beginning with his birth in Hoboken, New Jersey and meteoric rise in his 20s – and drawing on comments from friends and family, as well as never-before-seen footage from home movies and concert performances, this unprecedented tribute to the beloved showman follows Sinatra’s growth from roadhouse performer to global singing sensation.
With the participation of the Frank Sinatra Estate, family members and archivists, SINATRA: ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL is an intimate portrait of the singer, actor, father, husband and philanthropist.
Villa-Lobos: Complete Choros & Bachianas Brasileiras – São Paulo Symphony Orch. [Official Digital Download 24bit/44.1kHz, 2009]
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44.1 kHz | 7 Discs | 08:33:01 minutes | 4,43 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Full PDF Booklet (in Disc 1 folder)
2009 BIS Release
The finest recordings of these works available! The Brazilian composer (we needn’t remind his most ardent supporters that he’s the most significant Latin American composer of all time) behind numerous orchestral, chamber, instrumental and vocal works lets his creative genius show on Choros (from the Portuguese verb chorar , “to weep”) Nos. 1-12 and Bachianas Brasileiras (“Brazilian Bach-pieces”) Nos. 1-9. Also includes a bonus disc of solo guitar music played by the distinguished Anders Miolin. Great notes in the booklet, too…highly recommended! – Gramophone Magazine
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Alexei Utkin, Hermitage Chamber Orchestra – Johann Sebastian Bach – Oboenwerke, vol.3 (2004)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 00:59:17 minutes | 1,03 GB | Genre: Classical
Source: SACD ISO | @ Caro MitisItem Number: CM 0012004
Recorded: 9-14.12.2003 5th Studio of The Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (RTR) Moscow, Russia
From the first note to the last, this album is fantastic. Bach’s music is inherently heavenly, but add in the inspiration and sheer joy in performance of these Hermitage Chamber Orchestra musicians.
This is the third volume of Bach oboe works released by Caro Mitis with the Alexei Utkin. This program begins with the Fourth Orchestral Suite, followed by the D-minor Oboe Concerto, S 1059, and ends with the Second Orchestral Suite.
The chamber orchestra’s performance of these suites, as well as their accompaniment to Utkin in the concerto, just delights me more each time I listen. They feel every phrase, understand how everything fits together, and bring out some of the most dazzling harmonies. One hour of their performance of this music passes all too quickly. This is a great performance.
Alexei Utkin, Hermitage Chamber Orchestra – Johann Sebastian Bach – Oboenwerke, vol.1 (2003)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:02:47 minutes | 1,22 GB | Genre: Classical
Source: SACD ISO | @ Caro MitisItem Number: CM 0012003
Recorded: 3-9.07.2003 5th Studio of The Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (RTR) Moscow, Russia
Certain works by J.S. Bach call to mind a fresco in an ancient cathedral where only the last layer of paint is visible. Or maybe a picture by an Old Master painted over an earlier image hidden from view because the artist ran out of canvas. The music of the great German composer contains many such enigmas: Bach frequently based new compositions on works written in previous years, many of which perished in their original form. But we now have the ability to recapture music that was apparently lost forever.
The four concertos by J.S. Bach (1685–1750) presented in this album were evidently written during the composer’s Köthen period (1717–1723). For many years we only knew them as lost originals of Bach’s ‘reworking’, the later keyboard concertos (end of the 1730s). Taking into account such features as the key, the range of solo melodies and the specific characteristics of melodic figures and phrases, music scholars have managed to establish which instruments the original versions of these concertos were written for. This has enabled scientifically verified ‘reconstructions’ of the originals to appear in the second half ofthe 20th century. To the delight of performers, several excellent of virtuoso compositions for oboe and orchestra appeared to be among them.
Title: The Rolling Stones – From The Vault – Live in Leeds 1982
Release Date: 2015
Genre: Rock
Artist: Mick Jagger – Vocals, Guitar; Keith Richards – Guitar, Vocals; Charlie Watts – Drums; Ronnie Wood – Guitar, Backing Vocals; Bill Wyman – Bass Guitar; Ian Stewart – Piano; Chuck Leavell – Keyboards, Backing Vocals; Gene Barge, Bobby Keys – Saxophone
Production/Label: Eagle Rock Entertainment
Duration: 02:11:21
Quality: Blu-ray
Container: BDMV
Video codec: AVC
Audio codec: DTS, PCM
Video: MPEG-4 AVC 29822 kbps / 1920*1080i / 29,970 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio#1: English DTS-HD MA 5.1 / 96 kHz / 8872 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio#2: English LPCM 2.0 / 96 kHz / 4608 kbps / 24-bit
Size: 43.4 GB
Continuing the very successful From The Vault series of classic, previously unreleased Rolling Stones live shows, Live In Leeds 1982 is taken from the band’s performance at Roundhay Park in Leeds, England on 25 July 1982. This show was the last concert on their 1982 European Tour, in support of 1981’s acclaimed Tattoo You album, which would be their last live tour for seven years. About half of the Tattoo You album is included in the set including the hit single ‘Start Me Up’. This would be the last Rolling Stones show to feature Ian Stewart on piano. The footage has now been carefully restored and the sound has been newly mixed by Bob Clearmountain for this first official release of the show. (more…)
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Composer: Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Carl Nielsen
Album title: SOUVENIR
Performer: TrondheimSolistene; Øyvind Gimse, artistic director; Geir Inge Lotsberg, leader
Genre: Classical
Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd)
Location: Selbu Church, Norway
Release date: February, May and August 2012
Recording date: May and October 2011
Original Quality: Mastering in DXD (352.8kHz/24bit)
Quality: Blu-ray Audio
Duration: 01:25:16
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 950 kbps / 1080i / 29,970 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio#1: Auro-3D 9.1 / 96 kHz / 24-bit (Track 01-05 Only)
Audio#2: DTS-HD MA 5.1 / 192 kHz / 13251 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio#3: DTS-HD MA 7.1 / 96 kHz / 9493 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio#4: LPCM Audio / 2.0 / 192 kHz / 9216 kbps / 24-bit
How do we listen to music? Indeed, how do we listen to anything? What we as listeners encounter here is sheer auditory bliss. TrondheimSolistene take a new step towards bridging the gap between themselves and their audience. It is not the gap between the live performance and the recording which they attempt to close. It is the gap between the recording and the living, ever open human ear. (more…)
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Shelby Lynne – Just A Little Lovin’ (2008/2012)
DSF Stereo DSD64/2.82MHz | Time – 00:39:03 minutes | 1,55 GB | Genre: Jazz, Pop
Official Digital Download – Source: AcousticSounds | © Lost Highway
Recorded: Capitol Studio A, Los Angeles, January 2007
Cover art not and liner notes included
One of the most incredible sounding albums we’ve ever heard. It’s exactly what audiophiles dream about. A mixture of great music, great performances and a great recording – all with air to breathe. Show-stopping sound!
“There’s nothing we’ve offered that I’m more excited about and that I’m more confident will just blow people away.” – Chad Kassem, Acoustic Sounds, Inc. CEO
Mastered by Doug Sax
“For those of you without a turntable, it’s arguable that the sound quality of the LP and this high-res edition are its main selling points. … it’s a sincere homage to one of the greatest vocalists of the 20th Century, and it works even for those who don’t know Dusty’s definitive versions. Exquisite stuff, including the lone original track, ‘Pretend.'” — Ken Kessler,Hi-Fi News, November 2012 (more…)
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Various Artists – Hommage a Eberhard Weber (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:18:45 minutes | 886 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: Q0buz | @ ECM Records GmbH
Recorded by SWR, January 2015, at Theaterhaus Stuttgart
In January 2015 musicians and listeners converged upon Stuttgart’s Theaterhaus for two consecutive nights to celebrate the 75th birthday of Eberhard Weber. The concerts centered around a specially commissioned 35-minute suite by Pat Metheny, with whom Weber had played and recorded back in the 1970s. Featuring Metheny, the SWR Big Band conducted by Helge Sunde, Gary Burton, bassist Scott Colley and Danny Gottlieb on drums, the composition was arranged around recordings of solos by Weber. Other performers during the two nights playing selections from Weber’s vast body of work were Weber’s longtime companions Jan Garbarek, Paul McCandless and arranger Michael Gibbs, all drawing ovations from the packed house. “A truly special event, this.” Michael Tucker, Jazz Journal.
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