Lissie – Carving Canyons (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 42:35 minutes | 934 MB | Genre: Folk, Americana
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Lissie’s Carving Canyons shows the acclaimed singer-songwriter digging deep to survive life’s many uncertainties
The singer-songwriter’s fifth album is her most personal expression to date, with twelve songs that chart the ripples caused by heartbreak and loneliness, as well as what happens when the soul perseveres in the midst of pain. Carving Canyons is as soulful as Lissie’s music has ever been, with gorgeous production and indelible melodies that will surely stand the test of time.
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Lisette Oropesa, Dresdner Philharmonie, Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden & Corrado Rovaris – Rossini & Donizetti: French Bel Canto Arias (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:05:11 minutes | 2,38 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © PentaTone
On her second solo album Lisette Oropesa has combined two of her greatest loves, the French language and Italian bel canto. This recording with the Dresdner Philharmonie under the baton of Corrado Rovaris showcases the variety of lesser-known and more popular works by Rossini and Donizetti, featuring arias that contain coloratura, lyricism, drama, heightened emotion, and even comedy. Star soprano Lisette Oropesa made her Pentatone debut with Ombra Compagna, Mozart Concert Arias in 2021, and sung the title heroine in a complete recording of Verdi’s La Traviata, also released on the label in 2022. The Dresdner Philharmonie was involved in that same recording, and has also participated in several other recordings released by Pentatone, such as Weber’s Der Freischütz (2019), Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana, Puccini’s Il Tabarro (both 2020) and Beethoven’s Fidelio (2021). Conductor Corrado Rovaris particularly excels in bel canto and verismo repertoire, and makes his Pentatone debut.
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Lisette Oropesa – Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:58:48 minutes | 3,29 GB | Genre: Classical
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True cast of stars for this recording of Handel’s masterpiece Theodora: Lisette Oropesa in the title role; Joyce DiDonato as Irene; Michael Spyres as Septimius; John Chest as Valens; Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian as Didymus.
With Il Pomo d’Oro orchestra and choir and conducted by Maxim Emelyanychev.
This follows the acclaimed recording of Agrippina, also with the winning team of Joyce, Maxim, and Il Pomo d’Oro – Gramophone Editor’s Choice of March 2021.
A dramatic oratorio in three acts set to an English libretto by Thomas Morell, Theodora (HWV 68) concerns the Christian martyr Theodora and her Christian-converted Roman lover, Didymus.
“Great critical acclaim for the performances in Europe and at the Royal Opera House; German Opernglas called the cast a “Luxusbesetzung”.
“…the stage is dominated by the almost overwhelming presence of Joyce DiDonato. Physical presence, on the one hand, notably in the visual communication maintained with the choir … Vocal presence, on the other hand, so much the mezzo impresses by the depth of her commitment, the absolute mastery of her singing, the imagination and the audacity of her ornaments. Dramatic presence, one would have to add, by the incredible projection of the text … From a character of little theatrical interest, she ends up being the pillar of the work.” – Res Musica
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Lionel Pillay – Deeper in Black (Remastered) (1980/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 41:26 minutes | 445 MB | Genre: Jazz Fusion, Soul Jazz
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Great South-African Funk-Soul-Jazz album by keyboardist Lionel Pillay, aka Lionel Martin from Mankuku quartet- Featuring Barney Rachabane, Sipho Gumede, Gilbert Matthews, Duku Makasi.
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Lindsey Stirling – Snow Waltz (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 45:05 minutes | 535 MB | Genre: Christmas, Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Concord Records
For over a decade, Lindsey Stirling has enchanted audiences across the globe by performing a certain spellbinding magic with her electronic violin, dreaming up an exquisitely composed yet boldly inventive sound entirely her own. On her new album Snow Waltz, the classically trained musician/songwriter/dancer/author finds herself fully in her element, sharing a selection of holiday classics and original songs that evoke intense emotion through her immersive arrangements and mesmerizing melodies. The follow-up to her debut holiday album Warmer in the Winter-a 2017 release whose hit single “Carol of the Bells” made history as the only instrumental song ever to reach the Top 10 at AC Radio-Snow Waltz emerges as a singular new entry in the holiday-music canon, once again proving Stirling’s extraordinary gift as an instrumental storyteller.
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Lincoln Goines – The Art of the Bass Choir (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:00:36 minutes | 1,06 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Origin Records
Leaping genres with this kind of authority is a talent within itself, and the success he has had certainly acknowledges his obvious commitment to artistic integrity. – Bass Musician Magazine. At the top level of New York City’s jazz, Latin, and studio scenes for four decades, bassist Lincoln Goines has put together this highly ambitious recording for his debut as a leader. With elegant textures inspired by Bill Lee’s New York Bass Violin Choir & Steve Swallow’s upper register explorations, Goines created a collage of styles and moods, built on a collection of favorite tunes and textured within the parameters of clearly voiced low end instruments – indeed, an “exquisite jungle of bass!” Pulling in ten world-class bass friends including Ksenia Vasileva, Victor Wooten & John Patitucci, and drummers such as Robby Ameen & Dennis Chambers, Goines has created a one-of-a-kind listening experience, celebrating the musical range of the instrument and the fellowship of those devoted to anchoring ensembles through time.
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Lightnin’ Hopkins – Lightning Hopkins Sings the Blues (1961/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 27:20 minutes | 205 MB | Genre: Blues
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Lightning Hopkins Sings the Blues, also released as Original Folk Blues, is a 12-inch LP album by blues musician Lightnin’ Hopkins collecting tracks recorded between 1947 and 1951 that were originally released as 10-inch 78rpm records on the RPM label. The album was released on the Mainstream Records low budget, Crown subsidiary and was an early 12-inch LP collections of Lightnin’ Hopkins material recorded at Gold Star Studios to be released. In 1999 a double CD collection of Jake Head Boogie was released containing all of the Hopkins recordings released by the RPM label along with several previously unreleased recordings.
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Lightnin’ Hopkins – Lightnin’ and the Blues (1960/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 30:40 minutes | 220 MB | Genre: Blues
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Lightnin’ and the Blues is a 12-inch LP album by blues musician Lightnin’ Hopkins, collecting twelve tracks recorded in 1954 that were originally released in 1960 as 7-inch singles on the Herald Records label. From the late 1980s, other Herald tracks began appearing on collections like The Herald Recordings – 1954 and The Herald Recordings Vol. 2 before a 30-track CD edition was released in 2016.
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Levin Ben – Take Your Time (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 43:16 minutes | 350 MB | Genre: Blues
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Blues Music Award and Blues Blast Music Award nominations for “Debut Album of the Year”, “Sean Costello Rising Star Award”, and “Keyboard Player of the Year”. He has earned the deep respect of his musical peers across the generations, and worldwide recognition. As Patrick Dallongeville writes in Paris-Move, “Ben Levin no longer only embodies the next generation, he is the new boss. ”Ben’s new album, TAKE YOUR TIME, is coming out fresh after a European tour, including a spot on the Joe Bonamassa Keeping The Blues Alive At Sea cruise. Ever since starting piano lessons at age 7, Ben has looked to his musical elders for guidance, and for this album, he decided to shift the spotlight away from himself and highlight some living legends of blues: 92-year-old bassist/vocalist Bob Stroger, Chicago blues legend Lil’ Ed, and Louisiana bluesman Lil’ Jimmy Reed. Ben couldn’t be happier with the results and says, “with the help of the legendary guest artists, this album features the heaviest blues I’ve ever recorded in the studio. I’ve always had a lot of respect and revered the elders of blues, and these sessions are some of the highest honors I’ve had in my career so far.” Take Your Time Jazz Man Blues Why Do Things Happen to Me I’ve Been Drinking Muddy Water Hole In The Wall Out Of Your Own Way Bad Boy You Know You’re So Fine Longer Hours, Shorter Pay Lump Of Coal Love You Baby Mr. Stroger’s Strut
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Leticia Moreno – Piazzolla (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:11:49 minutes | 1,38 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Universal Music Spain S.L.
Leticia Moreno presents her new album Piazzolla, a journey through the musical universe of one of the most genuine and fascinating composers of the twentieth century.
With this album, Moreno explores Piazzolla’s endless sound possibilities and offers a vital and renewed vision of his most emblematic works. It was recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios (London) and Meistersaal (Berlin) with the London Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Andrés Orozco-Estrada and his quintet (Remy van Kesteren, Pablo Mainetti, José Gallardo and Janne Saksala),
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Les Baxter – Ports Of Pleasure (1957/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 33:39 minutes | 365 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Capitol Records
Capitol Records has lovingly transferred Les Baxter’s Ports Of Pleasure from it’s original analog sources to high fidelity digital formats for this 2022 re-release! The project features the original Mono mixes of this classic.
Leslie Thompson “Les” Baxter was an American musician and composer. After working as an arranger and composer for swing bands, he developed his own style of easy listening music, known as exotica.
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Leontyne Price – Puccini: Tosca by Leontyne Price (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:52:57 minutes | 2,33 GB | Genre: Classical, Opera
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Alexandre Bak – Classical Music Reference Recording
Mary Violet Leontyne Price (born February 10, 1927) is an American soprano who was the first African American soprano to receive international acclaim. From 1961 she began a long association with the Metropolitan Opera, where she was the first African American to be a leading performer. She regularly appeared at the world’s major opera houses, the Royal Opera House, San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and La Scala, the last at which she was also the first African American to sing a leading role. She was particularly renowned for her performances of the title role in Verdi’s Aida.
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Leonard Bernstein – Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue & An American in Paris by Leonard Bernstein (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 34:52 minutes | 656 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Alexandre Bak – Classical Music Reference Recording
Leonard Bernstein (August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was the first American conductor to receive international acclaim. According to music critic Donal Henahan, he was “one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history”. Bernstein was the recipient of many honors, including seven Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, sixteen Grammy Awards including the Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Kennedy Center Honor.
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Lennie Macdonald – Hard Road (1975/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 31:29 minutes | 331 MB | Genre: Blues
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Cherry Red Records
Lennie MacDonald is a renowned English singer songwriter released ‘Hard Road’ with support of a famed producer Chris Rainbow in 1975. Along with one non-LP track ‘Thunderstrike’ this stunning CD reissue is a must for British AOR & SSW fans.
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Leif Ove Andsnes – Dvorák: Poetic Tone Pictures, Op.85 (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 56:08 minutes | 1,50 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sony Classical
Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes presents this album ‘Dvorák: Poetic Tone Pictures, op. 85’. A rare jewel among the piano repertoire, Dvorák’s ‘Poetic Tone Pictures’, a cycle of piano solo works, is mostly unknown to the public. Dvorák’s piano compositions were largely overshadowed by his popular symphonies and chamber music works. With ‘Poetic Tone Pictures’, the composer offers a rich palette of various different moods, from romantic and dream-like, to wild and furious. Its poetic temperament and technically rewarding piano stylization make it a gem that not only Dvorák fans will find great pleasure in.
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