Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra – Peter Drew: Symphony No. 1 “Reminiscence” (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra – Peter Drew: Symphony No. 1 “Reminiscence” (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 31:07 minutes | 540 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Navona

Peter Drew’s SYMPHONY NO. 1 “REMINISCENCE” is a pastiche of sorts; it gathers up the musical moments that have touched the composer throughout his life. These musical reminiscences recall his excitement as a very young boy, listening to the works of the great western composers through the speaker of a portable radio, and musically encapsulate his discovery of jazz and popular music. The symphony eventually carries listeners well beyond the shores of America to Africa, Australia, Brazil, throughout Europe, India, and Mongolia. Those who follow Drew along this symphonic journey are sure to reap the rewards of the composer’s lifelong dedication to music in all its forms.

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Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra – Hrvoje Hegedušić: Hedgehog’s Home (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra – Hrvoje Hegedušić: Hedgehog’s Home (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 28:28 minutes | 333 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Navona

Navona Records presents HEDGEHOG’S HOME, a classic tale centered on the importance of caring for our natural habitat. Based on the original children’s story by Bosnian Serb author Branko Ćopić, this adaptation for the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra was originally premiered in September 2019 at Zagreb’s Vatroslav Lisinski Hall under the baton of then maestro David Danzmayr. A time-tested narrative in an all new form, this presentation of Hedgehog’s Home serves as a gentle and artistically driven reminder not to take our respective abodes for granted.

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Elena Moșuc, Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, Ivo Lipanović – Verdi Heroines: Elena Moșuc (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Elena Moșuc, Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, Ivo Lipanović – Verdi Heroines: Elena Moșuc (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:16:58 minutes | 739 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Solo Musica

This album features opera arias by Verdi recorded by the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Ivo Lipanovic, and Romanian-Swiss soprano Elena Mosu. Mosu studied at the Conservatory George Enescu in Iasi and won several international competitions before graduating, including the international music competition organised by the German Broadcasting Network ARD. In 2017 she was nominated for the international prestigious OSCAR DELLA LIRICA. Since the beginning of her career, Elena Mosuc maintained a strong connection to the Zurich Opera House, from where she launched her international career. Frequent guest appearances have led her to some of the most famous opera houses and festivals all over the world (e.g. the opera houses of Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Hamburg, Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Munich, Vienna, Salzburg, Paris, London, Helsinki, Rome, Venice, Verona, as well as the Metropolitan Opera in New York).

Over the course of her career, Elena Mosuc has established herself as one of the most versatile and expressive sopranos of our time. In addition to her opera performances, she also likes to lend her talent to other projects that spark her interest. In recent years she discovered among others Fado and Musical and has given various concerts (Operfado). She also feels passionate about film music, which led to her involvement in the new album L’amore è poesia (Solo Musica 2016).

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Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitri Kitayenko – Prokofiev & Khachaturian: Orchestral Works (2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitri Kitayenko – Prokofiev & Khachaturian: Orchestral Works (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:24:30 minutes | 810 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Oehms Classics

This recording brings together unique orchestral suites by the Soviet composer Sergei Prokofiev and the Soviet-Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian. Summer Night Suite is based on the music from Prokofievs opera Betrothal in a Monastery and Scythian Suite was derived from his ballet Ala and Lolly. Aram Khachaturian wrote his Masquerade Suite in 1941 to accompany Mikhail Lermontovs play of the same name. His ballet Spartacus (1954) portrays the defeat the Romans by the hero Spartacus who leads an uprising of slaves. The suites present a range of moods and variety of melodic invention that are completely engaging. This is the Zagreb Philharmonics third recording for the OehmsClassics label. Their recording of Glazunovs The Seasons, also under the direction of Dmitrij Kitajenko, received an ICMA nomination.

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