Van Cliburn, Adlai Stevenson, Philadelphia Orchestra & Eugene Ormandy – Piston, Rachmaninoff & Others: Orchestral Works (Remastered 2024) (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:52:29 minutes | 1,18 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Archipel
Eugene Ormandy was a Hungarian-born American conductor and violinist, best known for his association with the Philadelphia Orchestra, as its music director. His 44-year association with the orchestra is one of the longest enjoyed by any conductor with any American orchestra. Ormandy made numerous recordings with the orchestra, and as guest conductor with European orchestras, and achieved three gold records and two Grammy Awards. His reputation was as a skilled technician and expert orchestral builder.
Read moreTony Hadley – The Mood I’m In (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 36:00 minutes | 425 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Revolver Records
Of all the chart-bothers who came to prominence in the early 1980s, Spandau Ballet’s vocalist Tony Hadley always seemed the coolest. It wasn’t just his silky voice and suave demeanour, there was an almost indefinable element that elevated him above his peers. When he released his solo album The State Of Play in 1992 things became crystal clear; it transpired Tony was a rocker at heart with a deep appreciation of Bon Jovi, Tom Petty, and John Cooper Mellencamp. Yet he always drew deep from the well of musical inspiration, taking influences from different sources, and his latest album, The Mood I’m In, finds Tony exploring big band/swing territory to prove himself a well-rounded musical scholar.
Read moreMichael Thomas, Obed Calvaire, Manuel Valera, Matt Brewer – The Illusion Of Choice (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 59:23 minutes | 1,28 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Criss Cross Jazz
“This was a dream band to write for and play with,” alto saxophonist Michael Thomas says of Manuel Valera, Matt Brewer and Obed Calvaire, his A-list rhythm section on Illusion of Choice, his Criss Cross debut, and fourth leader album. “These musicians can play any style and sound like it’s the only thing they play. I wanted to explore these different areas and cohere them into an album, not sound like tunes stuck together for a CD. Everything was on the table. I wasn’t afraid to develop whatever ideas I came up with, and see where they went.”
Read moreLiv Kristine – Deus ex Machina (Remastered) (1998/2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:58:52 minutes | 1,33 GB | Genre: Ethereal, Modern Classical, Synth-pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Metalville
Deus ex Machina”, the fantastic solo debut from 1998, will be released for the first time as a double DigiPak CD with unreleased bonus tracks!
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