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Agnieszka Oszanca – Salvatore Lanzetti: Sonatas for Violoncello Solo and Basso Continuo, Op. 1, Vol. 1 (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:08:53 minutes | 1,28 GB | Genre: Classical
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The protagonist of this recording, Salvatore Lanzetti, an Italian cellist and composer, was born in Naples around 1710. He studied cello and composition in his hometown. There is evidence to suggest that between 1730 and 1754, Lanzetti spent a substantial amount of time in London, where, according to Charles Burney, he helped to popularize his instrument and establish its newly acquired solo status amongst the English music lovers. In 1736 in Amsterdam, our 12 Sonate a Violoncello Solo e Basso Continuo were published as his Opus 1, dedicated to Federico di Brunswick (Frederick, Prince of Wales). His fame as one of the first true cello virtuosi and that of a composer prone to the technical innovations of the instrument was recognized by M. Corrette in his Methode, théorique et pratique pour apprendre en peu de tems le violoncelle dans sa perfection (Paris 1741), where he refers precisely to the Sonatas op. 1. The beauty of the Opus 1, the subject of this recording, lays in their incredible versatility, not only in terms of technical complexity, but also character and the mixture of the French and Italian style which was popular at the time. The extensive use of double stops, shifting, explorations of the entire fingerboard, thumb position and employment of complex bowing techniques, that were until this time the reserve of violin technique, testify to Lanzetti’s extraordinary command of his instrument and fearless imagination.
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Agnieszka Niewiadomska – Szopski: Songs (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:08:58 minutes | 1,25 GB | Genre: Classical
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The undeniable traits of Felicjan Szopski’s output are the following: folk music and works by Fryderyk Chopin as his sources of inspiration; nurturing national elements while striving to discover new musical means, different musical narratives, and innovative harmonic solutions; attention to every detail of the composition; well-thought-out, consistently implemented ambitious musical thought remaining in a permanent and unbreakable contact with words. Szopski would select his texts with extraordinary reverence, very consistently, only by Polish writers he knew personally. Szopski’s musical thought conveys the message and the mood of the words, fully reflecting the character of the text. This selection of his songs are performed by soprano Agnieszka Niewiadomska and pianist Szymon Blaszynski.
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Agnes Pyka – Voyage avec un violon seul (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 54:07 minutes | 1,00 GB | Genre: Classical
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Following the thread of the violin, Agnes Pyka crosses four centuries of music. Versatile instrument, sometimes dancing, or virtuoso, the violin is also the link between different musical aesthetics.
In Bach’s Partita, which honors the popular chaconne of Hispanic origin, the violin symbolizes the peak of Baroque art, offering the musician a rich range of techniques of this period. At Khachaturian, he evokes Balkan folklore, while Thierry de Mey makes it the instrument of a surprising variation of the very “courteous” Passacaille.
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Agnes Obel – Myopia (Instrumentals) (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 23:51 minutes | 233 MB | Genre: A
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5 Instrumental tracks from Agnes Obel’s latest album Myopia, released on Februart 21, 2020 via DG.
Following the same principles as with her previous albums (Philharmonics, Aventine and Citizen Of Glass), which she completed as a one-woman project in her own Berlin home studio, Obel has been under self-imposed creative isolation with the removal of all outside influences and distraction in the writing, recording and mixing process. “The albums I’ve worked on have all required that I build a bubble of some kind in which everything becomes about the album.”
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Agnes Obel – Myopia (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 39:52 minutes | 406 MB | Genre: Indie
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Since the release of her debut album ‘Philharmonics’ in 2010, Agnes Obel has been one of the most independent and original artists in contemporary music. ‘Myopia’ is her fourth studio release. Following the same principles as with her previous albums, which she completed as a one-woman project in her own Berlin home studio, Obel has been under self-imposed creative isolation with the removal of all outside influences and distraction in the writing, recording and mixing process.
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Agnes Obel – Live from Brooklyn (EP) (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 19:50 minutes | 213 MB | Genre: Modern Classical, Chamber Jazz, Art Pop, Female Vocal
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Following the release of her forth studio studio album Myopia in 2020, Agnes Obel returns with a new four track digital EP Live from Brooklyn. The live performances, recorded during Agnes’ intimate National Sawdust shows in Brooklyn, New York in January 2020, include four tracks from Myopia: “Camera’s Rolling”, “Island Of Doom”, “Myopia” and “Won’t You Call Me”.
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Agnes Obel – Citizen Of Glass (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 40:56 minutes | 420 MB | Genre: Alternative, Indie
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Following the wonderful debut album, Philharmonics (2010), and the grandiose sophomore attempt, Aventine (2013), the latest album from Agnes Obel proves beyond a doubt that the Danish artist based in Berlin certainly isn’t resting on her laurels, determined to further evolve her unique musical style with Citizen of Glass. Obel has revisited a number of previous compositions and created some genuinely novel sounds with what is a clear (and successful) attempt to go deeper into the emotional heart of her music. On tracks like Familiar, for example, her haunting vocals are paired with none other than herself – and who’d have thought the result so beautiful. Bigger, and more nourishment than ever before for our musical hungers. Sound is like matter in this wonderfully orchestrated third album.
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Agnes Obel – Aventine (Deluxe Version) (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:29:23 minutes | 710 MB | Genre: Indie
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‘Aventine’ is the second album release from Berlin-based Danish phenomenon Agnes Obel, the follow up to her critically acclaimed debut ‘Philharmonics’ of 2010. Like ‘Philharmonics’, the new album was written, arranged, and produced by Agnes, who provides piano and vocals. The album features a small ensemble including cellist Anne Müller, who has also played with Nils Frahm, along with Mika Posen of Timber Timbre playing the violin and viola on ‘The Curse’, ‘Pass Them By’ and ‘Fivefold’. Robert Kondorossi of Budzillus plays guitar on ‘Pass Them By’. Building on the sonic template of her debut, ‘Aventine’ is a deeper and darker (though none the less elegantly sublime) affair, with songs of genuine heart stopping beauty in the likes of first single ‘The Curse’, ‘Dorian’ and ‘Fuel To Fire’ Originally from Copenhagen, Agnes has lived in Berlin since 2006, where ‘Aventine’ was recorded at her Chalk Wood Studios between January and May 2013.
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Agnes Obel – Aventine (2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 41:03 minutes | 416 MB | Genre: Indie
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4 stars out of 5 — “AVENTINE is a strikingly spare album of great, but frosty, beauty.”
Aventine is the second studio album by Danish singer-songwriter Agnes Obel, released on 30 September 2013 by PIAS Recordings. The album received positive reviews from music critics. It was also a commercial success, charting inside the top 40 of the charts in nine countries.
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Agnès Clément – Le rossignol en amour (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:08:16 minutes | 575 MB | Genre: Classical
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Isn’t it true that the sounds of the harp soar directly up to heaven? The program idea of the splendid young French harpist Agnès Clément, who won the ARD competition in 2016, is absolutely compelling: a production featuring music that renders homage to the birds. On her first Genuin album, she gazes at the nightingale, quarrels with the cuckoo, and flies with the swallow into the spring, as love truly takes wing in the exciting artist’s debut release. We hear Francis Poulenc alongside François Couperin, Franz Liszt together with Paul Hindemith – in the original and in arrangements. Perfectly balanced to the last detail …
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Ages and Ages – Something To Ruin (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 40:29 minutes | 825 MB | Genre: Alternative, Indie
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If Ages and Ages’ debut album Alright You Restless declared independence from the cynicism and self-consciousness plaguing a generation; and the follow-up Divisionary was an exercise in confronting change, conflict, and loss; Something to Ruin confronts the debris of our collective failures and asks whether we might be better off letting go and starting over. Recorded at Isaac Brock’s studio (Ice Cream Party), this album still has plenty of the infectious and joyful melodies the band is known for, but this time the stakes are higher. It raises questions about facing our society’s collective wreckage both environmentally and culturally.
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Agata Kielar-Długosz – Flute Essentials (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 53:48 minutes | 537 MB | Genre: Classical
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The Witold Lutosławski Chamber Philharmonic in Łomża was established in 1977 as the Łomża Chamber Orchestra. During its 40 years of existence, it has given almost two thousand concerts in Poland and abroad. It has received a number of awards for its activity and contribution to the development of musical culture, including the Podlasie Brand of the Year 2018 and Łomża Business Angel 2019.
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Afro Cuban All Stars – A Toda Cuba Le Gusta (Remastered) (1966/2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 56:03 minutes | 1,20 GB | Genre: World
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‘A Toda Cuba le Gusta’, the classic debut album by the Afro Cuban All Stars. The first in a trilogy of extraordinary albums recorded by World Circuit in a single two-week session at Havana’s EGREM studios, 1996. The other albums, which share many of the same personnel, were ‘Buena Vista Social Club’ and ‘Introducing Ruben Gonzalez’.
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African Imperial Wizard – Isandhlwana (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 44:37 minutes | 484 MB | Genre: Electronic, Tribal
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African Imperial Wizard was secretly founded in the northern districts of the old low town of Luanda, the day after the ceasefire between the government of the Popular Liberation Front of Angola and the rebels of the National Union for Independence was signed.
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AFI – AFI (The Blood Album) (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 46:38 minutes | 617 MB | Genre: Rock
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AFI (The Blood Album) from American alt-rockers AFI comes four years after the band’s last release and was preceded by two teaser tracks, White Offerings and Snow Cats, described respectively by Rolling Stone as “thunderous” and “dramatic”. Recorded in Los Angeles, the album was co-produced by Matt Hyde (Deftones, Slipknot) and the group’s guitarist Jade Puget.
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