Sarajevo Philharmonic – Mendelssohn / Ravel / Borodin (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]
Sarajevo Philharmonic – Mendelssohn / Ravel / Borodin (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:00:50 minutes | 649 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © NEW WORLD CLASSIC (LC 95656)
Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra is the first professionally organized symphonic orchestra in Bosnia and Herzegovina and its foundation was already rooted in ensembles established during the Austro-Hungarian rule of our country. Since 1923, the existence of the Philharmonic Orchestra in Bosnia and Herzegovina represents one of the pillars of music culture and the music institution of the fundamental significance for Sarajevo and Bosnian region. Counting decades of work in the environment where social developments ruthlessly affect the cultural circumstances, the Philharmonic Orchestra has been repeatedly forced to start reprinting the pages of its history.
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Sandra Lied Haga, Katya Apekisheva – Rita Strohl: Great Dramatic Sonata
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:05:33 minutes | 2,31 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Simax Classics
Moving music from 19th century France with Sandra Lied Haga and Katya Apekisheva.
Norwegian cellist Sandra Lied Haga stands on the threshold of a major career, having won several international competitions as well as many major awards in Scandinavia-including the prestigious Equinor Classical Music Award.
Her rich, beautiful sound and prodigious talent have caught attention worldwide. After her debut album, which received fantastic international reviews and was nominated for the Norwegian Grammy Award, she is now releasing her second album. This time, she has chosen a completely French repertoire, consisting of compostitions by Rita Strohl and César Franck, together with award-winning pianist Katya Apekisheva.
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Sandór Waïss – Broken Blue (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 45:16 minutes | 493 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Columbia
Sandor Waïss, is a French author-composer henceforth director. Under the pseudonym BBP, he has composed over the last 8 years more than 250 works for more than 50 albums of the greatest French Rap artists: Damso, SCH, Ninho, VALD, Dinos, Maes… Nevertheless, it is especially for his participation in the elaboration of the musical universe of the group PNL that he is the most recognized: notably for the accompaniment and the musical arrangement of their music videos. Although recognized for his career as a songwriter in French Rap, he is also passionate about image and cinema. While writing the album Broken Blue, he decided to contact the director Ahllem, whom he has known since high school, to think with her about an original image that would fit the aesthetics and the content of the project as closely as possible. Carried by their common references, their complementary experiences and the confidence they have in each other, they wrote and directed together this short film between music and cinema. After joining the Equal Opportunity workshops of the french film school, “la Femis” in 2013, Ahllem directed her first short fiction film “Chemin de Traverse” in 2014, which won awards at the “Génération Court” and « CinéBanlieue” festivals. Thereafter, she joined the Varan workshops editing section in 2015 and participated in the editing of two documentaries: Caravane Rose by Clara Beaudoux and Sachets by Wabinlé Nabié. In 2018, she directed a second short film – documentary this time – entitled « Fumant”, which will get the special mention of the jury at the “Génération Court festival”. Interested in the art of film in all its forms, she joined the project “Broken Blue” seduced by its hybrid format between music video and cinematic narration, and the sensitivity of the project. She works in parallel writing and directing her first full length film.
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Samuel Blaser & Lee “Scratch” Perry – Routes (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 54:22 minutes | 613 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Yellowbird Records
Inspired by the legacy of Don Drummond, trombonist Samuel Blaser gathered a gang of greats to create the ultimate Jamaican repertoire. ROUTES is the result of their musical camaraderie, anchored in the musical tradition of the island and firmly rooted in jazz.
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Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour (Drowning Shadows Edition) (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:23:02 minutes | 908 MB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Capitol Records
If any vocalist could possibly claim to be the current pretender to Adele’s throne, then Sam Smith is surely the prize candidate. Their debut album, In The Lonely Hour, was released on May 26, 2014, and has transformed the softly spoken British singer-songwriter into a global megastar. Smith first came to our attention on Disclosure’s 2012 single “Latch,” but it was their performance on Naughty Boy’s “La La La,” which powered the song to the top of the UK charts in May 2013, that became their first signature track. It had followed Smith’s first solo single, “Lay Me Down,” but that effort failed to break the all-important UK Top 40 – even though, over time, it has become better appreciated as a highlight of Smith’s 10-track debut album.
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Sahan Arzruni – Toccatas, Vol. 1 (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 38:35 minutes | 594 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Musical Heritage Society
Sahan Arzruni was born on June 8, 1943 in Istanbul, Turkey, as the son of Stepan Jirayr Arzruni and Maryam Kalpak. The surname Arzruni comes from the ancient Artsruni dynasty, which belonged to the ancient Armenian nobility and lived around Lake Van. Her aunt, composer Sirvart Kalpakyan Karamanuk, encouraged Arzruni to play the piano at the age of four and she started playing in public at the age of five. He completed his primary and secondary education at the Esayan Armenian School and high school at the Getronagan Armenian High School in 1961. He graduated from Istanbul Municipal Conservatory, now Istanbul University State Conservatory, where he studied piano with Ferdi Shtatzer and harmony with Raşit Abed.
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Sahan Arzruni – Haydn: Sonatas for Piano with Violin (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:58:17 minutes | 1,61 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Musical Heritage Society
Pianist Sahan Arzruni is joined by violinist Anahid Ajemian on this collection of Haydn’s Sonatas for Piano with Violin, originally released in 1977 by the Musical Heritage Society. The album features a complete collection of Haydn’s Violin Sonatas 1-8, presented in fine form by the musicians, and in the stunning clarity of high-fidelity digital audio.
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Sabaton – Stories From The Western Front (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 27:48 minutes | 386 MB | Genre: Heavy Metal, Power Metal
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Nuclear Blast
The brand new Heroes Of The Great War EP focuses on some of the boldest, most courageous heroes of World War I. For SABATON, these are people whose stories need to be told and whose narratives truly resonate with the band on a personal level.
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Сomposer: Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Artist: Monteverdi Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Title: Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Genre: Classical
Label: © LSO Live
Release Date: 2017
Recorded live 16 February 2016 in DSD 128fs, at the Barbican, London
Quality: Blu-ray Audio
BD Audio:
Duration: 00:55:13
Video: MPEG-4 AVC 950 kbps / 1080i / 29.970 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio: English DTS-HD MA 5.1 / 192 kHz / 10478 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio: English LPCM 2.0 / 192 kHz / 9216 kbps / 24-bit
BD Video:
Bonus HD video footage of the full concert performance on 16 February 2016, at which this recording was made, additionally containing the concert’s first half (Mendelssohn Symphony No 1).
Duration: 01:37:26
Video: MPEG-4 AVC 22000 kbps / 1080i / 29.970 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio: English LPCM 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit
BD ROM:
Digital files: Stereo files in DSD / 24bit 96kHz FLAC / 16bit 44.1kHz WAV / 320kbps MP3
Continuing his award-winning cycle of works by Felix Mendelssohn, Sir John Eliot Gardiner leads the LSO, his Monteverdi Choir and three talented young actors from the Guildhall in a landmark performance of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, which was performed as part of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. To mark the celebrations, Gardiner produced a special version of the work featuring some cuts to the original movements that, in his words, “remove all of the music relating to the Mechanicals and thus focus on the world of the fairies and the human lovers”.
Mendelssohn, who adored Shakespeare’s writings, composed his concert overture based on ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ in 1827 aged 17, after having read a German translation of the play. The overture was immediately acclaimed as a masterpiece and quickly became a popular favourite throughout Europe. Years later in 1843 he was asked by the King of Prussia to provide a score for an entire production: 14 short works based on themes and moods from the original overture, with a broadly romantic sound although classical in style and structure.
The Pure Audio Blu-ray disc includes bonus footage of the concert performance of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ and Mendelssohn’s Symphony No 1, alongside high resolution master audio.
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Lionel Richie – Can’t Slow Down (1983/2013) [High Fidelity Pure Audio Blu-Ray Disc]
LPCM 2.0 and DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 & Dolby TrueHD 2.0 | 24bit / 96kHz | Time – 00:40:52 minutes | 4,56 GB
Propelled by his immensely productive songwriting skills along with his dynamic performing style, Lionel Richie has reached a series of dazzling artistic heights, setting new standards in his craft and in the industry. With the Commodores he wrote some of the most enduring songs of all-time including “Still,” “Sail On,” “Easy” and the group’s first #1 hit, “Three Times a Lady.” At the dawn of the ’80’s, Kenny Rogers scored a #1 hit with Richie’s “Lady” and Richie had the same results with the Oscar nominated film track “Endless Love,” a duet with Diana Ross.
In 1982, Richie embarked on a solo career with the #1 single, “Truly.” A year later, Richie’s career hit its apex with the phenomenal album, Can’t Slow Down, which sold in excess of 15 million copies worldwide, spawned five chart-topping singles, and became the biggest selling album in the history of Motown Records. Can’t Slow Down’s first single, “All Night Long” became one of Richie’s most memorable hits when, at the closing ceremonies of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Richie performed a marathon 20-minute version of the song before a television viewing audience estimated at 2.6 billion people worldwide. (more…)
Lenny Kravitz – Are You Gonna Go My Way (1993/2014) [High Fidelity Pure Audio Blu-Ray Disc] | 10.15 GB
#1: English / LPCM 2.0 / 192 kHz / 9216 kbps / 24-bit
#2: English / DTS-HD MA 2.0 / 192 kHz / 6339 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
#3: English / Dolby TrueHD 2.0 / 192 kHz / 5904 kbps / 24-bit (AC3 Embedded: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps)
Are You Gonna Go My Way is the third studio album by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, released on March 9, 1993 by Virgin Records America. It was recorded at Waterfront Studios, Hoboken, New Jersey by Henry Hirsch. It became Kravitz’s first Top 20 album on the United States Billboard 200, and his first number one album in both Australia and the United Kingdom, achieving massive worldwide success that helped to establish his popularity as a performer. The album was certified 2× Platinum in the United States, for shipments of over 2.2 million copies, making it his third most successful album there, totalling over 4 million copies in worldwide sales.
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Artist: Love And Rockets
Title: Seventh Dream Of Teenage Heaven
Genre: Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Goth Rock, Post Punk, New Wave
Label: © Beggars Banquet Music
Release Date: 2017
Quality: Blu-ray Audio
Duration: 00:55:44
Video: MPEG-4 AVC 3995 kbps / 1080p / 23,976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio: English LPCM 2.0 / 96 kHz / 4608 kbps / 24-bit
Audio: English DTS-HD MA 5.1 / 96 kHz / 8432 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio: English LPCM 5.1 / 96 kHz / 13824 kbps / 24-bit
Size: 13 GB
Seventh Dream Of Teenage Heaven was Love And Rockets darkly psychedelic debut album, and it was released by Beggars Banquet in 1985 and marked the beginning of a career that would span an impressive 14 years and 7 albums. This special release features a high definition 96 kHz / 24 bit surround mix created by Neil Wilkes from the analogue multi-tracks and also includes three additional bonus tracks from the original session including the single “Ball Of Confusion” and a cover of Pink Floyd’s “Lucifer Sam”.
The original stereo masters, as used on the CD and vinyl, were digitally mixed on to F1 masters in 1985 at 44.1 kHz / 16 bit, so no high resolution analogue copies were created. For the Blu-ray release, Neil Wilkes has created a new HD stereo mix. The release has been approved by original producer John A. Rivers.
Love And Rockets formed in 1985, almost 2 years after the demise of cult goth pioneers Bauhaus. The band re-united Daniel Ash (vocals and guitar), David J (vocals and bass) and Kevin Haskins (drums). Back in the mid-Eighties, when the US alternative scene was just that, Love And Rockets were one of the leading lights.
Love and Rockets provided a clean slate and an opportunity to plumb the depths of imagination and influences. Their first single, a radical reworking of The Temptations classic “Ball Of Confusion”, was a huge hit in underground dance clubs on both sides of the Atlantic. The release of their acclaimed debut album followed. Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven was an unashamedly psychedelic adventure, far removed from the dark soundscapes of Bauhaus. Yet they had to fight hard to avoid being branded ‘goth’, citing Syd Barrett, Marc Bolan and the Beatles as primary influences.
This release is on a Pure Audio Blu-ray disc, meaning it can be played on a Blu-ray player like a CD, without the need for a navigational screen (though this is included). The audio streams are allocated to the color buttons on the remote control.
Ned Ragget wrote about it’s recent 30th anniversary for The Quietus. “it’s its own thing, ruined elegance, sculpted beauty, sometimes sharp without being angry, often inspiring without being sappy, able to capture even slow dull moments in an attractive fashion. Every time I hear it, I’m glad it exists.”
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Lynyrd Skynyrd – Second Helping (1974/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 37:20 minutes | 1,61 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Geffen
Second Helping was originally released in 1974 and was Lynyrd Skynyrd’s second album. Feauring the hit single “Sweet Home Alabama” (which peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart), the album reached #12 on the Billboard album charts. It was certified Gold in 1974, followed by Platinum and 2x Platinum in 1987 by the RIAA.
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Lynyrd Skynyrd – Pronounced Leh-Nerd-Skin-Nerd (1973/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 43:09 minutes | 2,05 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Geffen
(Pronounced ‘lĕh-‘nérd ‘skin-‘nérd) was Lynrd Skynrd’s debut album, originally released in 1973. It contains a number of the band’s most popular songs, including “Gimme Three Steps”, “Simple Man”, “Tuesday’s Gone”, and “Free Bird”. The album is ranked at #401 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
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Lynyrd Skynyrd – Live in Atlantic City (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:06:54 minutes | 867 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © earMUSIC
There is no other true American rock band quite like Lynyrd Skynyrd. The iconic Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees are one of the most influential rock and roll legends of our time.
“Live In Atlantic City”, the band’s brand new live release, pays tribute to and celebrates the band’s legacy with the help of three incredible artists.
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