Jan Vogler, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra – Pop Songs (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:01:45 minutes | 1,15 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sony Classical – Sony Music
As a cellist, Jan Vogler is always looking for interesting repertoire extensions for his instrument. After the world premiere recording of the “Three Continents” cello Concerto written for him by three composers for his last album, Jan Vogler now lets his cello “sing” the “pop songs” of the past centuries. His partners are the BBC Philharmonic and conductor Omer Meir Wellber. The new arrangements span a range from Monteverdi to Michael Jackson, from Mozart to the Beatles.
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Jan Röck, Jakob Jäger – Umfassung (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:23:03 minutes | 1,27 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © TYXart
Blue sound. Deep focus. Encompassment. This is what awaits the listener on this recording. Not compression or complex harmonies, rather the sound characterizes this recording. The tone, the sound here is carried by the spirit of internalization. The silence between the notes connects. The album is a search for simplicity and the essential, which looks inward and decelerates the listener.
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Janne Tateno – Monologo via Corda (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:05:58 minutes | 1,77 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Waon Records
JANNE-YUKI TATENO (b.1975, Helsinki) started learning the violin at the age of five as a student of Géza Szilvay. In 1993, he began studies at the Helsinki Conservatory under Sirkka Kuula and Olga Parhomenko. Tateno transferred to Roosevelt University in Chicago to study with Yuko Mori in the fall of 1999 where he graduated with his BM in Violin Performance (’03).
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Jan Michiels – Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28 – Debussy: Préludes, Livres 1 & 2 – Ligeti: 6 Etudes – Kurtág: Játékok (4 Excerpts) (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:19:34 minutes | 2,03 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Passacaille
In this recording, Jan Michiels takes us back to the Parisian salons of the 19th century by means of preludes by Chopin and Debussy. However, he also opens his salon to various visitors from later times with works by György Ligeti and György Kurtág. A kind of communication of souls allows the listener new insights into the long-lasting influence of the two composers.
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Jan Krigovsky – Johann Matthias Sperger: Double Bass Concertos (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:09:20 minutes | 677 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Challenge Classics
The first question to ask must be: how could it possibly come about that certain essential works by a composer which display no flaw or failure in musical conception or compositional execution stayed dormant in libraries for well over two hundred years and had to wait so long for publication and audience attention?
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Jani Liimatainen – My Father’s Son (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 58:26 minutes | 684 MB | Genre: Metal
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Frontiers Records s.r.l.
Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to announce the upcoming release of a new solo album, “My Father’s Son”, from guitarist/songwriter Jani Liimatainen (The Dark Element, Insomnium) on May 6, 2022. The Finnish musician’s impeccable talents are on full display on this new album and he’s got a stellar cast of friends lending their talents to the proceedings.
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Janelle Monáe – The Age of Pleasure (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 32:07 minutes | 409 MB | Genre: R&B, Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Bad Boy Records
Certainly one of the most celebrated artists of the modern era, Janelle Monae’s latest album is sure to be highly anticipated. It is said to be her ‘queerest’ and ‘blackest’ album and has already yielded lead single ‘Float’ featuring Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 – a swaggering, brassy victory lap which bodes well for the remaining contents.
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Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, Mark Laycock – Michael Drapkin: Classics Rescored for Chamber Orchestra (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:27:54 minutes | 1,47 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Pro Organo
Michael Drapkin is encouraging the continued performance of masterworks which require the very largest, and most expensive, of symphonic orchestra ensembles, by masterfully rescoring the originals in a compelling and artful way for 31-piece chamber orchestra. These new versions of well-loved masterworks makes the continued performance of these works possible, in a time when economics of the large orchestra – normally between 80 and 105 players – would otherwise have prevented their performance. Brilliant performances of Michael Drapkin rescores are given by the Janáček Philharmonic of Ostrava, Czech Republic, under the baton of maestro Mark Laycock, with audio post-production and mastering by Frederick Hohman.
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Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, Dario Salvi – Suppé: Mozart – Incidental Music (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 57:38 minutes | 969 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Naxos
Universally famous for his glorious overtures Light Cavalry and Poet and Peasant (Naxos 8.553935), Franz von Suppé was one of the greatest exponents of the golden Age of Viennese Operetta. But he was also a master of incidental music for popular plays, one of which is Mozart – an example of Künstler-Lebensbild (‘life portrait of an artist’). Suppé’s music subtly accompanies the stage action as the story of the composition of Mozart’s music unfolds, offering a potpourri of Mozart’s works served up with Suppé’s trademark flair. Die Afrikareise presents a piquant and brilliant travelogue.
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Jane Ira Bloom – Picturing the Invisible: Focus 1 (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 37:04 minutes | 1,27 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Outline
Picturing The Invisible – focus 1 is a selection of compositions by saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom inspired by the science photography of legendary NYC photographer Berenice Abbott, arranged for duet during the pandemic and recorded remotely in high definition immersive sound by audio engineer Ulrike Schwarz. Award winning jazz soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom pairs with renowned improvisors drummer Allison Miller, koto artist Miya Misaoka, and bassist Mark Helias to play a series of eight compositions performed in real time connected remotely from their homes in NYC. Using the most up-to-date technology, Grammy nominated tonmeister Ulrike Schwarz has recorded and mastered the acoustic beauty of these extraordinary musicians’ creativity as they duet across the internet. Audio science and improvisational art collaborate to make this recording a one of a kind musical event. Funding for this project was made possible by the NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music, & Theatre by the City of New York’s Mayor’s Office of Media & Entertainment in association with the NY Foundation for the Arts. The digital premiere in high definition stereo and immersive takes place on Tuesday, July 12.
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Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava, Jan Kučera, Stanislav Vavřínek – Inviting Worlds: New Works for Large Ensemble, Vol. 2 (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 55:46 minutes | 1004 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Navona
Hot on the heels of its first edition, INVITING WORLDS VOL 2 follows in the footsteps of its predecessor with the rhythmic dexterity and textural nuance of today’s orchestras paired with a new roster of composers. New sounds and expressions burst with emotion and uplift us through dark days, navigating uncertainty and delivering us to tranquil resolution. From the frenetic energy and hair raising harmony of Chasse Noir to the soothing solemnity of When Quiet Comes, INVITING WORLDS VOL 2 delivers a colorful palette of orchestral virtuosity sure to please any listener who lends an ear.
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Jamie T. – The Theory Of Whatever (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 41:04 minutes | 865 MB | Genre: Indie Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Polydor Records
Whether it’s the reunion of Black Kids, My Chemical Romance filling the stadiums of Europe or Foals re-embracing the disco, the class of noughties indie have been having an awful lot of fun of late. Celebrating their coming of age while also marking out a vibrant future, it seems that being free of your twenties brings a certain removal of pressure, a chance to shake off expectations and follow your own bliss. The happiness of artists is not always as much of a priority as it should be, but in the eyes of true fandom, patience over a new project often pays off.
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Jamie Saft – Jamie Saft Plays Cage and Granelli (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 44:43 minutes | 689 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Veal Records
NYC virtuoso pianist, keyboardist, producer, and composer Jamie Saft releases a new record of music by John Cage and Jerry Granelli. Saft’s work has been featured with Iggy Pop, Beastie Boys, Bad Brains, The B-52’s, Roswell Rudd, John Zorn, John Adams, Laurie Anderson, Antony & the Johnsons, and more. He scored the Oscar-nominated Murderball and Sundance winner God Grew Tired Of Us.
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James W. Iman – Iman Album 1: James W. Iman Plays Schoenberg, Boulez, Webern & Amy (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:09:47 minutes | 585 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Metier
American pianist James W. Iman specializes in music written since 1900 – and mostly, post-1945. His meticulous study of the scores and also the aesthetic concepts behind them allows him to find fresh approaches to well known works as well as an ability to present new music in a relatable and clearly authentic way. As The Cross-Eyed Pianist wrote, his performances give ‘ a very clear sense of his total commitment to this music and also how comfortable he fees in this repertoire. This attention to the detail of the music and its conception is particularly important in relation to the 20th century music of serialist and modernist schools which can be seen as purely mechanical without real artistic ‘spirit’. This is the first of three recordings by Iman to be released by Metier and is a remastered re-issue of a disc from short-lived Belgian label ZeD (The other two albums are new, recorded in the summer of 2022) and focuses on two composers of the Second Viennese School (Schoenberg and Webern); one from the Darmstadt School (Boulez) and French composer Gilbert Amy, a contemporary follower of the serialist movement, and greatly inspired by Webern though writing on a larger scale. His Piano Sonata provides a fitting yet distinct counterpoint to the granitic Third Sonata of Boulez, and with strong contrast provided by the relatively early work by Schoenberg and the typically concise miniatures by Webern.
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James TW – Heartbeat Changes (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 40:12 minutes | 810 MB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Island Records (The Island Def Jam Music Group / Universal Music)
Platinum-selling British singer-songwriter James TW releases his new project Heartbeat Changes. The 12-track offering features lead singles “Butterflies” and “Hopeless Romantics”.
James TW is best known for his breakout debut single of 2018, “When You Love Someone,” which has amassed over one billion streams, has received platinum certification in the US and UK, double-platinum in Denmark and the Netherlands, and triple-platinum in Norway and Sweden. James has toured with Shawn Mendes and Andy Grammar and captivated millions of viewers on television shows, including Ellen and The Today Show.
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