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2020 New Year's Concert (CD review)
Andris Nelsons, Vienna Philharmonic. Sony Classical 19439702402 (2-disc set).As I've said many times before, I dislike albums recorded live. In the old days of live-audience recording, there was too much noise, shuffling of feet, rustling of programs, coughing and wheezing, and too much breathing, to say nothing of too much applause. But more recently we've gotten close-up recordings that mitigate many of these issues but then create problems of their own. Still, with these yearly New Year's Concerts from the Vienna Philharmonic, the whole business of its being live is, in fact, the point. These discs are mementos, souvenirs, of an event, and they are the exception to the rule. As you probably know, in 1941 the Vienna Philharmonic began its custom of offering New Year's Concerts, and it hasn't changed much since. EMI, RCA, DG, Decca, and now Sony are among the companies that have recorded the VPO's concerts […]
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Faces of classical music
2019-01-10 07:15:00
New Year's Concert 2019 – Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann (Download 96kHz/24bit & 44.1kHz/16bit)
[…] borne remarkable fruit in the symphonic repertory as well".Source: sonyclassical.com New Year's Concert 2019Carl Michael Ziehrer (1843-1922)1. Schönfeld-Marsch, Op.422*Josef Strauss (1827-1870)2. Transactionen, Op.184WalzerJosef Hellmesberger II (1855-1907)3. ElfenreigenCharakterstückJohann Strauss II (1825-1899)4. Express, Op.311*Polka schnell5. Nordseebilder, Op.390WalzerEduard Strauss (1835-1916)6. Mit Extrapost, Op.259Polka schnellJohann Strauss II7. Der Zigeunerbaron: OuvertüreJosef Strauss8. Die Tänzerin Op.227*Polka françaiseJohann Strauss II9. Künstlerleben, Op.316Walzer10. Die Bajadere, Op.351Polka schnellEduard Strauss11. Opern-Soirée, Op.162*Polka françaiseJohann Strauss II12. Ritter Pásmán13. Eva-Walzer*14. Csárdás15. Egyptischer Marsch, Op.335Josef Hellmesberger II16. Entr'acte-Valse*Johann Strauss II17. Lob der Frauen, Op.315Polka-MazurkaJosef Strauss18. Sphärenklänge, Op.235WalzerEncores:Johann Strauss II19. Im Sturmschritt, Op.348Polka schnell20. Neujahrsgruss21. An der schönen blauen Donau, Op.314WalzerJohann Strauss I (1804-1849)22. Radetzky Marsch, Op.228(Arrangement: Leopold Weninger)Wiener PhilharmonikerConductor: Christian ThielemannLive Recording: Goldener Saal of the Wiener Musikverein, January 1, 2019* First performance at a New Year's Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Download the CD using torrentLink 1(96kHz/24bit (+booklet), Size: 1.91 GB)Link 2(44.1kHz/16bit, Size: 507.2 MB)For converting FLAC files to WAV (recommended), Apple Lossless, M4A, AAC, WMA, MP3, use the […]
2017-07-20 01:39:40
Seductive Brazilian Sounds
Brazilian Landscapes Alegre: Sonhos Bellinati: Pingue-Pongue Jongo Gismonti: Karate A Fala de Paixao A Fala de Paixao Jobim: Olha Maria (Amparo) Murray, D: Canção e Dança Cauteloso Nazareth: Fon-Fon! Pascoal: Sao Jorge Ribeiro: Miniaturas (VIII) Villa-Lobos: Chôros No. 2 for flute & clarinet Chôros No. 5 ‘Alma Brasileira’ for piano Performed by Michala Petri (recorder), Marilyn Mazur (percussion), and Daniel Murray (guitar) Who can resist the casual, seductive, ingenious and multilayered music of Brazil? A country of continental dimensions where all of Europe could fit within her borders. From the lithesome, musical elegance of the choro to the hypnotic sensuality of the Bossa nova, and a kaleidoscope of subtle rhythms wrapped in sophisticated jazz harmonies, the sound of Brazilian music is unforgettable unmistakable, and best summed up by the Portuguese word “saudade,” which mingles yearning, […]
Norman Lebrecht - Slipped disc
2017-06-04 18:12:20
Chicago mourns a Reiner violinist, 92
Fred Spector was hired by Fritz Reiner in 1956 and played on in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra until 2003. Chicago born, Fred studied as a boy with his uncle J.B. Mazur, former concertmaster of the Czar’s Imperial Orchestra in Saint Petersburg He died on Saturday at the age of 92.
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