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Reinhard Goebel, Musica Antiqua Koln - Bach: Bachianas - Music By The Bach Family [5CDs] (2012)

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Reinhard Goebel, Musica Antiqua Koln - Bach: Bachianas - Music By The Bach Family [5CDs] (2012)

Reinhard Goebel, Musica Antiqua Köln - Bach: Bachianas - Music By The Bach Family [5CDs] (2012)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 1,54 Gb | Total time: 05:19:56 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Archiv Produktion | # 00289 479 0377 | Recorded: 1986, 2000, 2002, 2003

Reinhard Goebel and Musica Antiqua Koln s recordings of J. S. Bach are classics of the Early Music movement. Equally revelatory is their championing of the music of the Bach family stretching from the mid-17th to the late 18th century: a treasure trove of vocal and instrumental works. Here they are complete in a single box for the first time, with Magdalena Kozená a stunning soloist.

Bergen Barokk - Georg Philipp Telemann: Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Vol. 4 (2012)

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Bergen Barokk - Georg Philipp Telemann: Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Vol. 4 (2012)

Bergen Barokk - Georg Philipp Telemann: Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Vol. 4 (2012)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 298 Mb | Total time: 67:20 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Toccata Classics | # TOCC0084 | Recorded: 2007

This is the fourth CD in the first complete recording of the 72 cantatas from Georg Philipp Telemann's collection Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, published in Hamburg in 1726 — the first complete set of cantatas for the liturgical year to appear in print. The cantatas are designated for voice, an obbligato instrument (recorder, violin, transverse flute or oboe) and basso continuo, and generally take the form of two da capo arias with an intervening recitative. Although intended for worship, both public and private, Telemann's cantatas are a masterly blend of tunefulness with skilled counterpoint and vocal and instrumental virtuosity.

VA - Wir Lieben Bacharach (2012)

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VA - Wir Lieben Bacharach (2012)

VA - Wir Lieben Bacharach (2012)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 320 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 126 MB
52:22 | Pop, Easy Listening, Schlager, Vocal | Label: Boutique

Wir Lieben Bacharach! – or We Love Bacharach! – is a particular treat. With 18 tracks recorded between 1965 and 1973, it contains the songs that are the crème of the crop of the Bacharach and David ouevre: “Close to You,” “I Say a Little Prayer,” “A House is Not a Home.” But listening to this compilation, you might know those tunes as “So wie ich,” “Ich wunsche mir so viel von dir” and “Ein Haus ist kein Zuhaus” as performed by Karel Gott, Bata Illic and Corry Brokken, respectively! But in addition to the familiar classics, there are rare German renditions of “The Green Grass Starts to Grow,” “Hasbrook Heights,” “Paper Mache” and “The Wine is Young,” too, all favorites of Bacharach diehards including yours truly. Some arrangements hew closely to the originals (Gus Backus’ “Hallo, Pussycat” – you can guess the English title!) while others offer unique re-interpretations (Die Caravelles’ “In Gedanken bin ich bei dir,” or “True Love Never Runs Smooth”). For those who understand German, the translations are often far from literal, so that adds another dimension to these recordings. The booklet has full-color reproductions of sixteen original LP and single sleeves, plus discographical information and liner notes – in German, of course! (review by Joe Marchese)

Ophélie Gaillard, Pulcinella - Johann Sebastian Bach: Arias with piccolo cello / Airs avec violoncelle piccolo (2012)

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Ophélie Gaillard, Pulcinella - Johann Sebastian Bach: Arias with piccolo cello / Airs avec violoncelle piccolo (2012)

Ophélie Gaillard, Pulcinella - Johann Sebastian Bach: Arias with piccolo cello / Airs avec violoncelle piccolo (2012)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 302 Mb | Total time: 67:10 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Aparté | # AP045 | Recorded: 2012

Ophelie Gaillard has made recently a deep impression with the Suites for cello solo by Jean-Sebastian Bach. On this new recording, dedicated to the Cantor of Leipzig, she gathered her close team from the Pulcinella Ensemble and invited some of the most talented soloists: Sandrine Piau, Emiliano Gonzalez Toro, Christophe Dumaux. This programme gives a vision of the most beautiful cantatas written by Jean-Sebastian Bach in Leipzig from 1723 to 1750, interspersed with some of the masterpieces from the 'Schübler' Chorales and Orgelbüchlein. With a passion for Baroque music played on period instruments, Pulcinella is a group of virtuoso soloists, gathered in a chamber spirit around cellist Ophélie Gaillard.

Laura Vinciguerra, Susanna Bertuccioli, Sophie Marilley, Claudio Brizi - Poenitz: Songs and Hymns with Harp (2012)

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Laura Vinciguerra, Susanna Bertuccioli, Sophie Marilley, Claudio Brizi - Poenitz: Songs and Hymns with Harp (2012)

Laura Vinciguerra, Susanna Bertuccioli, Sophie Marilley, Claudio Brizi - Franz Poenitz: Songs and Hymns with Harp (2012)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 54:17 | 208 MB
Genre: Classical, Vocal | Label: Brilliant Classics | Catalog: 94246

The second instalment of the Poenitz cycle on Brilliant Classics presents works for solo voice, accompanied by harp(s) and harmonium. The unique instrumental colours lend a special atmosphere to these intimate and deeply felt works, often on sacred texts. Franz Poenitz was not only a virtuoso on the harp (as is clearly evident in the rich and complex writing for his instrument in this music) but also an accomplished painter, one of his creations adorns the cover of the CD. New recording, with liner notes written by a descendant of Poenitz, Mr Andreas Fischer.

Bo Holten, Flemish Radio Choir - Bo Holten: Venus' Wheel (2012)

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Bo Holten, Flemish Radio Choir - Bo Holten: Venus' Wheel (2012)

Bo Holten, Flemish Radio Choir - Bo Holten: Venus' Wheel (2012)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 62:35 | 272 MB
Genre: Classical, Choral | Label: Dacapo Records | Catalog: 8.226062

The medieval concept of Venus’ Wheel is the symbolic framework for this collection of timeless choral works by the Danish composer Bo Holten (b. 1948). Himself a renowned conductor, Holten leads the Flemish Radio Choir on a passionate journey through the many facets of love, using the whole of musical history as a framework and sounding board for his own contemporary idiom.

Nathalie Stutzmann – Bach: Une cantate imaginaire (2012)

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Nathalie Stutzmann – Bach: Une cantate imaginaire (2012)

Nathalie Stutzmann – Bach: Une cantate imaginaire (2012)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 79:47 | 475 MB
Genre: Classical, Vocal | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | Catalog: 481 0062

Nathalie Stutzmann’s credentials as a Bach singer are well established, as genuine and unmistakable a contralto voice as we’ve heard in his music on record. Now she presents a programme of hand-picked movements (mainly) from the cantata depository as singer-director – a combination of tasks by which, on this evidence, she appears distinctly unfazed.

The United Jazz + Rock Ensemble (Wolfgang Dauner's United 2) - Second Generation (2012)

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The United Jazz + Rock Ensemble (Wolfgang Dauner's United 2) - Second Generation (2012)

The United Jazz + Rock Ensemble (Wolfgang Dauner's United 2) - Second Generation (2012)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 439 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 151 Mb
Full Scans ~ 110 Mb | 01:02:53 | RAR 5% Recovery
Jazz Fusion, Jazz Rock | Connector Records #59900-2

Wolfgang Dauner has now been highly active on the scene for more than fifty years. Dauner hired top young musicians to be around him for the current upgrade to United 2.0. The second United generation, like the first one, is eagerly researching the crossing points between jazz, rock, funk and world music. Featuring some of the finest avant-garde jazz players from Germany and beyond the Ensemble began life in 1975. Pianist Wolfgang Dauner, initially recruiting musicians from his home base of Stuttgart (then a hotbed of avant-garde jazz), put together a rotating cast of musicians, and shared writing and arranging duties with guitarist Volker Kriegel. They recorded the first album under the United Jazz+Rock Ensemble name, Live im Schützenhaus, in 1977, to be released on the group's then founded Mood Records label. The album was a hit, eventually becoming the best-selling German jazz record of all times, and the Ensemble was awarded the "Deutscher Schallplattenpreis 1978" for artist of the year, followed by another 14 albums plus a variety of international collaborations.

VA - Beat Fräuleins - Female Pop In Germany 1964-1968 (2012)

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VA - Beat Fräuleins - Female Pop In Germany 1964-1968 (2012)

VA - Beat Fräuleins - Female Pop In Germany 1964-1968 (2012)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 278 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 117 MB
50:03 | Pop Rock, Beat, Schlager | Label: Bureau B/Grosse Freiheit

From the minds behind the two volumes of Funky Fräuleins, Beat Fräuleins winds the clock back slightly further, focusing on the mid-'60s and a parade of solo German females with a variety of arrangements – most of them pretty sophisticated for the '60s. Whether the performers are pursuing the prevalent beat sound, indulging in a Motown pastiche or two, snarling like garage rockers, or covering Western hits (Sonny & Cher's "The Beat Goes On," the Hollies' "Bus Stop," and the Supremes' "Stop! In the Name of Love" receive the Germanic treatment), all of these tracks are worth the unearthing.

Andrew Litton, Lev Markiz - Felix Mendelssohn: The Complete Symphonies, String Symphonies and Concertos [11CDs] (2012)

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Andrew Litton, Lev Markiz - Felix Mendelssohn: The Complete Symphonies, String Symphonies and Concertos [11CDs] (2012)

Andrew Litton, Lev Markiz - Mendelssohn: The Complete Symphonies, String Symphonies and Concertos [11CDs] (2012)
dBpoweramp | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 2.83 Gb | Total time: 12:02:35 | Scans included
Classical | Label: BIS | # BIS-2002 CD | Recorded: 1993-2008

Gathered here, the three discs with Felix Mendelssohn’s symphonies recorded in 2007 and 2008 by Andrew Litton and his Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra were warmly received by the reviewers when they were first released.

Karine Deshayes, François Salque, Oswald Sallaberger - Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande, Élégie & Mélodies (2012)

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Karine Deshayes, François Salque, Oswald Sallaberger - Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande, Élégie & Mélodies (2012)

Karine Deshayes, François Salque, Oswald Sallaberger - Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande, Élégie & Mélodies / Wagner: Siegfried-Idyll (2012)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 237 MB | 58:41
Genre: Classical | Label: Zig-Zag Territoires

Works by Gabriel Fauré and Richard Wagner aren't usually mentioned in the same breath, though an astute listener will easily understand why they are brought together for this late Romantic program. The lush and atmospheric harmonies and languorous melodies of Fauré's Pelléas et Mélisande, the Élégie, and his songs sort well with the benign lyricism and yearning chromaticism of Wagner's Siegfried Idyll, a serenade based on themes from the music drama, Siegfried. Indeed, this album demonstrates how pervasive Wagner's influence was, that even the classically calm and composed Fauré could not resist its expressive possibilities.

Alessandro de Marchi, Academia Montis Regalis - Telemann: Flavius Bertaridus (2012)

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Alessandro de Marchi, Academia Montis Regalis - Telemann: Flavius Bertaridus (2012)

Alessandro de Marchi, Academia Montis Regalis - Telemann: Flavius Bertaridus (2012)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 1.0 Gb | Total time: 76:13+75:27+68:15 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Deutsche Harmonia Mundi | # 88691926052 | Recorded: 2011

This live recording of Georg Philipp Telemann's "Flavius 'Bertaridus" is a rarity: The performance at the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music has been hailed by critics and frenetic. The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung described this world premiere recording under the direction of Alessandro di Marchi - one of the leading specialists in historical performance practice. As "a milestone in German music history," "Not a single scene, no aria want to miss it," the Neue Zürcher Zeitung writes to di Marchis spectacular interpretation with orchestra and chorus of the Academia Montis Regalis. The opera is entirely filled with wonderful singers like Maite Beaumont, Ann-Beth Solvang and Nina Bernstein.

Pieter-Jan Belder, Musica Amphion, Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam - Bach In Context: Bach & Luther (2012)

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Pieter-Jan Belder, Musica Amphion, Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam - Bach In Context: Bach & Luther (2012)

Pieter-Jan Belder, Musica Amphion, Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam - Bach In Context: Bach & Luther (2012)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 418 Mb | Total time: 77:23 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Etcetera | # KTC 1442 | Recorded: 2012

This offering from the combined forces of Musica Amphion and the Gesualdo Consort is presented as a hardback book with a CD tucked into the back cover. It is the second in the Bach in Context series. The aim of the project is to present Bach’s works in a liturgical format. The book goes to considerable lengths to explain Lutheran liturgy and how Bach’s compositions would have fitted into a Sunday morning service, thus presenting a prelude, cantata, choral, motet, choral and postlude - in this case the fugue. The performers also give concerts using this format.

Gunar Letzbor, Ars Antiqua Austria - Gregor Werner: Pro Adventu (2012)

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Gunar Letzbor, Ars Antiqua Austria - Gregor Werner: Pro Adventu (2012)

Gunar Letzbor, Ars Antiqua Austria - Gregor Werner: Pro Adventu (2012)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 266 Mb | Total time: 58:09 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Challenge Classics | # CC72513 | Recorded: 2010

Gregor Werner (1695-1766) began directing the fortunes of the Esterházy court band, the Hofkapelle, on 10 May 1728. He was an industrious man. Forty Masses, three Requiems, three Te Deums, four Offertories, twelve Vespers, twelve Good Friday oratorios, approximately eighteen oratorios, a hundred and thirty-three antiphons and a multitude of instrumental pieces and minor works testify to his fertile creative spirit.

VA - Die Hit-Giganten: Best Of Party Hits (2012) {3CD Box Set}

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VA - Die Hit-Giganten: Best Of Party Hits (2012) {3CD Box Set}

VA - Die Hit-Giganten: Best Of Party Hits (2012) {3CD Box Set}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 1,68 Gb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 573 Mb
Full Scans | 03:48:52 | RAR 5% Recovery
Pop, Dance, Disco, R&B | Sony Music #88691934922

The best of party hits from the German pop compilation series. 63 tracks.