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Charles Dutoit – Saint-Saens: Organ Symphony & Bizet: Symphony in C (1983 & 1996)
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 67:16 minutes | Basic Scans included | 1,86 GB
or DSD64 2.0 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Basic Scans included | 1,7 GB
or FLAC Stereo (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Basic Scans included | 1,47 GB
Charles Dutoit conducts the Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal for this recording of Saint-Saëns’ Third Symphony with organist Peter Hurford as well as Bizet’s Symphony in C featuring Ted Baskin on oboe. Recorded in 1982 & 1995 at Église de Saint-Eustache in Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
This SACD was remastered with the 96kHz/24bit master, that was up-converted from the original 44.1kHz/16bit master with the high technology. The criterion of re-mastering is to faithfully capture the quality of the original master. ESOTERICs flag ship D/A converters, model D-01VU, Rubidium master clock generator model Grandioso G1 and ESOTERIC MEXCEL interconnect cables and power cords, were all used for this re-mastering session. This combination of highly advanced technology greatly contributed to capturing the high quality sound of the original master.
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Christoph Deluze – Dmitri Kabalevsky: Piano Sonatas Opp. 6, 45, 46 (2011)
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 57:07 minutes | Scans included | 833 MB
or DSD64 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Scans included | 1,3 GB
or FLAC (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Scans included | 1,07 GB
DSD Recording | Praga Digitals # PRD/DSD 250279
The Preludes and Sonatas of Dmitri Kabalevsky are amongst the best piano works of the forties, and deserve a place on concert programs alongside better-known works by composers such as Prokofiev and Shostakovich. Pianist Christoph Deluze has become well known for his interpretations of Kabalevsky, and here he performs the three Piano Sonatas. The first is reminiscent of Scriabin, and the second and the third are war pieces filled with highly virtuosic passages. Deluze’s performances confirm their impressive stature, intense lyricism and rhythmic vigor. Sonatas on the SACD disc are excellent, with a very natural ambiance, and Deluze‘s performance are exceptionally good.
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Carlo Maria Giulini, Wiener Philharmoniker – Bruckner: Symphonie No.9 (1989) [Japan 2019]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 68:37 minutes | Front, Scans NOT included | 1,83 GB
or DSD64 2.0 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Front, Scans NOT included | 1,66 GB
or FLAC Stereo (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Front, Scans NOT included | 1,44 GB
The Viena Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini performing Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor. The reissue of classical music masterpieces by Esoteric has attracted a lot of attention, both for its uncompromising commitment to recreating the original master sound. This series marks the first hybrid SACD release of historical recording selections. These new audio versions feature Esoteric’s proprietary re-mastering process to achieve the highest level of sound quality.
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Keith Jarrett Trio – Changes (1984) [Japan 2018]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 37:25 minutes | Scans included | 1,05 GB
or DSD64 2.0 (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Full Scans included | 953 MB
or FLAC (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Full Scans included | 897 MB
“Changes” is a jazz album released by Keith Jarrett, Jack DeJohnette and Gary Peacock in 1984. This group subsequently became known as the “Standards Trio”. The album features improvised compositions recorded at the same sessions as the two volumes released as “Standards”.
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The Police – Every Breath You Take: The Classics (1995) [Reissue 2003]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 59:15 minutes | Basic Scans included | 3,92 GB
or DSD64 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 59:20 min | Basic Scans | 1,58 GB
or FLAC 2.0 (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | 59:20 min | Basic Scans | 1,32 GB
Features Stereo and Multichannel Surround Sound
The Best-Selling Greatest Hits Album From The Police, Every Breath You Take: The Classics. Digitally Remastered From The Original Master Tapes. Features All Of Their Classics Including ‘Roxanne,”Message In A Bottle,’ ‘Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic,”Every Breath You Take,’ ‘King Of Pain’ and ‘Wrapped Around Your Finger’.
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Stefano Bollani Trio – Falando De Amor (2003) [Japan 2017]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 44:44 minutes | Front/Rear Covers | 1,46 GB
or DSD64 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Front/Rear Covers | 1,27 GB
or FLAC (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/48 kHz | Front/Rear Covers | 558 MB
Stefano Bollani began studying the piano at the age of six and started his professional career at the age of fifteen. After graduating from the Conservatory Luigi Cherubini in Florence in 1993 he began appearing in many of the world’s most important concert venues. Currently he has published 43 albums alone (29 studio) and has collaborated extensively with other artists. Japanese label Venus Records released four albums by the “Stefano Bollani Trio” formed with Ares Tavolazzi on contrabass and Walter Paoli on drums. On Falando De Amor he’s trio performed the music Of Antonio Carlos Jobim.
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Michael Tilson Thomas – Orff, Beethoven, Gershwin (1974-76) [Reissue 2019]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 145:18 minutes | Front/Rear Cover | 6,21 GB
or DSD64 2.0 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Front/Rear Cover | 3,29 GB
or FLAC 2.0 Stereo(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Front/Rear Cover | 2,99 GB
3LP on 2SACD | Features Stereo and Quardophonic Surround Sound | Label: Dutton Epoch/Vocalion # 2CDLX 7369
Eclectic, diverse or just plain odd – three descriptions to describe the coupling of Carl Orff, Ludwig van Beethoven and George Gershwin on a single release. Of course, in reality what we have are three different LP releases of modest length from the early/mid 70’s all conducted by the young Michael Tilson-Thomas with his presence on the podium the single unifying thread.
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Massimo Farao’ Trio – This Can’t Be Love (2020) [Venus Japan]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 62:48 minutes | Front/Rear Covers | 1,84 GB
or DSD64 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Front/Rear Covers | 1,67 GB
or FLAC (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Front/Rear Covers | 1,34 GB
Italian pianist Massimo Faraò is joined by Paolo Benedettini, Nicola Barbon and special guest, drummer Jimmy Cobb on this set which includes “The Things We Did Last Summer”, “Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me”, “This Can’t Be Love” and “Three Little Words”.
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Lyn Stanley – London Calling: A Toast To Julie London (2018)
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 65:37 minutes | F/R Covers + Digital Booklet | 1,87 GB
or DSD64 2.0 (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | F/R Covers + Digital Booklet | 1,62 GB
or FLAC (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | F/R Covers + Digital Booklet | 1,43 GB
Analogue Recording | Label: A.T. Music LLC # ATM 3107
Award-winning vocalist Lyn Stanley follows her top-selling Moonlight Sessions with an ultimate tribute to Julie London. In this stunning collection, London Calling : A Toast To Julie London, listeners will discover a side of singer Lyn Stanley that they havent heard before. This is gift for lovers and lovers of great music, created as it was in the 1960s.
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Jordi Savall, Hesperion XX – Dowland: Lachrimae Or Seaven Teare (1988) [Reissue 2013]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 70:29 min | Front/Rear Cover + Digital Booklet | 3,41 GB
or DSD64 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Front/Rear Cover + Digital Booklet | 1,61 GB
or FLAC 2.0 (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/44,1 kHz | Front/Rear Cover + Digital Booklet | 724 MB
Features Stereo and Multichannel Surround Sound | Label: Alia Vox # AVSA 9901
Published in 1604, Dowland’s Lachrimae was composed for an ensemble of five viols and a lute. The collection contains seven Pavans based on the air Flow My Tears (which explains the work’s subtitle, Seaven Teares Figured in Seaven Passionate Pavans). These variations are alternated with Galiards and Almands for contrast. Jordi Savall’s 1987 recording with Hesperion XX is still a cornerstone of any Dowland discography. This critically acclaimed album is now available for the first time in a vivid multichannel remastering.
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Stephen Hough, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton – Rachmaninov: Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra (2004)
PS3 Rip | 2x SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 144:42 minutes | Scans included (PDF) | 6,39 GB
or FLAC Stereo 2.0 (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Scans included (PDF) | 2,72 GB
The combination of Dallas and Litton offers a conductor who adores Sergei Rachmaninov (he has recorded all the symphonies) and understands the works from a pianist’s perspective, an orchestra with a glorious and old-fashioned string sound of the kind with which the composer would be familiar, a hall to record in which is one of the best in the world, and let’s not forget Stephen Hough who has already won two Gramophone ‘Record of the Year’ accolades for his concerto recordings. As the results here triumphantly show, all our hopes have been fulfilled, and more.
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Stefano Bollani Trio – Black And Tan Fantasy (2002) [Japan 2018]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 45:51 minutes | Front/Rear Covers | 1.84 GB
or FLAC 2.0 (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/48 kHz | Front/Rear Covers | 569 MB
Stefano Bollani began studying the piano at the age of six and started his professional career at the age of fifteen. After graduating from the Conservatory Luigi Cherubini in Florence in 1993 he began appearing in many of the world’s most important concert venues. Currently he has published 43 albums alone (29 studio) and has collaborated extensively with other artists. Japanese label Venus Records released four albums by the “Stefano Bollani Trio” formed with Ares Tavolazzi on contrabass and Walter Paoli on drums. First of them – Black and Tan Fantasy was released in 2002.
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Steely Dan – Pretzel Logic (1974) [Japanese Limited SHM-SACD 2014]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 33:52 minutes | Scans included | 1,39 GB
or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Full Scans included | 700 MB
Countdown to Ecstasy wasn’t half the hit that Can’t Buy a Thrill was, and Steely Dan responded by trimming the lengthy instrumental jams that were scattered across Countdown and concentrating on concise songs for Pretzel Logic. While the shorter songs usually indicate a tendency toward pop conventions, that’s not the case with Pretzel Logic. Instead of relying on easy hooks, Walter Becker and Donald Fagen assembled their most complex and cynical set of songs to date. Dense with harmonics, countermelodies, and bop phrasing, Pretzel Logic is vibrant with unpredictable musical juxtapositions and snide, but very funny, wordplay. Listen to how the album’s hit single, “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number,” opens with a syncopated piano line that evolves into a graceful pop melody, or how the title track winds from a blues to a jazzy chorus — Becker and Fagen’s craft has become seamless while remaining idiosyncratic and thrillingly accessible. Since the songs are now paramount, it makes sense that Pretzel Logic is less of a band-oriented album than Countdown to Ecstasy, yet it is the richest album in their catalog, one where the backhanded Dylan tribute “Barrytown” can sit comfortably next to the gorgeous “Any Major Dude Will Tell You.” Steely Dan made more accomplished albums than Pretzel Logic, but they never made a better one.
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Stealers Wheel – Stealers Wheel (1972/2016)
SACD ISO (2.0/MCH) ~ 1.39 GB | FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88.2 kHz ~ 630 MB | 34:37 min | Artwork
Label: A&M Records / Intervention Records | Tracks: 10 | Rls.date: 1972/2016
Genre: Classic Rock, Folk Rock, Oldies
Stealers Wheel is the debut 1972 album by the Scottish folk rock band Stealers Wheel. It never charted in the UK, as did neither of the first two singles, “Late Again”, or “You Put Something Better Inside Me”. “Stuck in the Middle with You” reached the Top 10 in the UK, US and Canada.
The cover painting was by John Patrick Byrne. The words “Stealers Wheel” are embedded eight times in the design, in addition to the large lettering in the bottom left-hand corner.
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Stanley Turrentine – Up At Minton’s, Volume 1 (1961) [APO Remaster 2011]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 44:54 minutes | Scans included | 1,8 GB
or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Scans included | 851 MB
Stanley Turrentine was just beginning to turn heads in jazz circles in the early ’60s when he made an appearance at Minton’s with guitarist Grant Green, pianist Horace Parlan, bassist George Tucker, and drummer Al Harewood. The group mixes hard bop with funk and soul jazz; Turrentine’s tone, sound, and pacing are good, although he wasn’t yet the master at ballads he would be later in his career. Standards and a couple of blues make up the repertoire, giving listeners a definitive look at the soulful Mr. T. near the beginning of his productive musical life.
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