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Handel - Rinaldo (Hogwood)

Posted By : ArlegZ | Date : 02 Apr 2011 06:03:25 | Comments : 2

Handel - Rinaldo (Hogwood)
Classical | EAC | Flac, Img+Cue, Logs, Scans | 770.28 MB
CD1:76’52; CD2:51’38; CD3:45’09 | October 10, 2000 | Decca

“ This is a magnificent recording with an absolute dream cast. Despite its historical context within the late 11th century battles between the Crusades and the Saracens, Handel's "Rinaldo", written in the early 18th century, is actually a fanciful tale of love, devotion and betrayal populated by kings and warriors, fair maidens and sorcerers. It has all the elements of a great period action movie produced by Jerry Bruckheimer… ”
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Handel - Agrippina (Gardiner)

Posted By : ArlegZ | Date : 31 Mar 2011 07:27:35 | Comments : 2

Handel - Agrippina (Gardiner)
Classical | EAC | Flac, Img+Cue, Logs, Scans | 943.55 MB
CD1:74’52; CD2:73’43; CD3:69’08 | April 10, 2007 | Decca

“ On 26 December 1709 'Agrippina', Handel's first dramatic masterpiece, was produced in Venice, the homeland of opera. It was a triumph. The theater echoed shouts of 'Viva il caro Sassone' and the opera received no less than twenty-seven performances... ”
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Handel - Ariodante (Minkowski)

Posted By : ArlegZ | Date : 31 Mar 2011 07:24:08 | Comments : 3

Handel - Ariodante (Minkowski)
Classical | EAC | Flac, Img+Cue, Logs, Scans | 784.73 MB
CD1: 61.15, CD2: 63.22, CD3: 53.49 | August 10, 1999 | Archiv Produktion

“ Ariodante is one of Handel's most consistently fine operas. Yes, yes, there are whole strings of da capo arias, but they are so dramatically apt and melodically interesting that things never get tiresome. Harmonia Mundi recently released a fine recording of this opera (conducted by Nicholas McGegan and starring "La Divina" Lorraine Hunt), yet this is even better. Anne Sofie Von Otter has, in recent years, sometimes oversung in Baroque music, but her tone here is ideal--heroic and powerful yet pure... There's not a weak link in the cast, and Mark Minkowski's conducting is consistently exciting. There is no better recording of a Handel opera out there. --Matthew Westphal ”
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Handel - Serse (William Christie)

Posted By : ArlegZ | Date : 30 Mar 2011 05:38:45 | Comments : 1

Handel - Serse (William Christie)
Classical | EAC | Flac, Img+Cue, Logs, Scans | 766.86 MB
CD1:66’11; CD2:59’08; CD3:39’47 | November 2, 2004 | Virgin vertias (EMI Classics)

“ Handel's Serse is mostly known today for (what is known as) its famous "Largo," (the aria "Ombra mai fu") which opens the opera and is a love song to a tree sung by our whimsical, bratty king Serse. The opera concerns Serse's falling in love with his brother Arsamene's fiancée Romilda immediately after hearing her sing--as well as the fact that Romilda's sister Atalanta loves Arsamene, and that Princess Amastre, who has been jilted by Serse, wanders through the opera dressed as a man wanting revenge against Serse... --Robert Levine ”
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Pergolesi - Adriano in Siria (Marcello Panni)

Posted By : ArlegZ | Date : 30 Mar 2011 05:18:46 | Comments : 2

Pergolesi - Adriano in Siria (Marcello Panni)
Classical | EAC | Flac, Img+Cue, Logs, Scans | 814.21 MB
CD1:69’21; CD2:57’47; CD3:34’09 | September 4, 1992 | Bongiovanni

“ Given that this CD was recorded in the 80s, I guess you can't really fault it for featuring the style of opera singing that was popular then, and it was worth buying anyway since it is the only recording of this beautiful opera available. If you're into obscure baroque operas, this would be a good one to add to your collection. And although the singers cast in the primo roles aren't the ones I would have chosen, Daniela Dessi as Sabina and Lucia Mazzaria as Aquilio perform very well in those roles. Susanna Anselmi is also good as Adriano. ”
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Jommelli Niccolo - Il Vologeso (Frieder Bernius)

Posted By : ArlegZ | Date : 26 Mar 2011 05:50:20 | Comments : 11

Jommelli Niccolo - Il Vologeso (Frieder Bernius)
Classical | EAC | Flac, Img+Cue, Logs, Scans | 741.36 MB
CD1:65’47; CD2:60’45; CD3:48’45 | November 1, 1998 | Orfeo

“ Niccolo Jommelli is one of those composers who was famous during his lifetime but then was forgotten. Today we are so consumed by the music of Mozart and Haydn, the two great composers of the latter half of the 18th century that we forget or overlook the superb music of the many other fine composers. We tend to include in our repetoire the music of Gluck and CPE Bach, but we tend to pass up the music of Jommelli ( who was born that same year 1714) as well as Traetta, Piccinni, Michael Hayden, Cimarosa, Paisiello and Johann Christian Bach, thereby depriving ourselves of some outstanding music. I think it would be a mistake to judge Jommelli by a couple of intermezzi he wrote. They are light and frothy and in my opinion don't amount to much.
(Bruce Bogin) 		”
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Jommelli Niccolo - Didone Abbandonata (Frieder Bernius, Dorothea Roschmann)

Posted By : ArlegZ | Date : 26 Mar 2011 05:44:59 | Comments : 7

Jommelli Niccolo - Didone Abbandonata (Frieder Bernius, Dorothea Roschmann)
Classical | EAC | Flac, Img+Cue, Logs, Scans | 711.53 MB
CD1:64’38; CD2:56’13; CD3:48’24 | December 19, 1995 | Orfeo

“ I am sooo glad I went ahead and bought this recording in my quest for all of Dorothea Röschman's recordings. I know Jomelli from the only two recordings out there (I believe): Gérard Lesne and Véronique Gens singing Le Lamentazaione del profeta Geremia, which I saw performed in France (snappy!), and Armida Abbandonata (jeez! talk about a fixation on abandoned women!) with Christophe Rousset conducting. Now, let's not confuse Jomelli's opera with "deep" music, yet the sheer amount of glorious coloratura baroque singing is thrilling here as it is elsewhere...
(Dr. Peter J. Glidden "KingFox") 		”
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Scarlatti Alessandro - Sinfonie di concerto grosso

Posted By : ArlegZ | Date : 25 Mar 2011 20:04:21 | Comments : 2

Scarlatti Alessandro - Sinfonie di concerto grosso
Classical | EAC | Flac, Img+Cue, Log, Scans | 265.31 MB
CD1: 53’37 | Jule 28, 1994 | Pierre Verany

“ D'origine toulonnaise, musicien autodidacte, Christian MENDOZE a créé l'Ensemble Musica Antiqua en 1981. Avec son orchestre ainsi qu'avec d'autres formations (Concerto Kôln, La Serenata), il a enregistré une douzaine de CD tout en se produisant dans de nombreux concerts dans toute l'Europe. Il a été accueilli dans les lieux les plus prestigieux (Salle Caveau, Midem International...) en récital avec les plus célèbres artistes tels que Davitt Moroney, Charles Brett, John Elwes, René Jacobs, Jean-Claude Malgoire, Eduard Melkus. Ses enregistrements sont toujours appréciés par la presse spécialisée internationale. ”
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Scarlatti Alessandro - Diana et Endimione, Ero et Leandro

Posted By : ArlegZ | Date : 25 Mar 2011 19:47:19 | Comments : 4

Scarlatti Alessandro - Diana et Endimione, Ero et Leandro
Classical | EAC | Flac, Img+Cue, Log, Scans | 266.3 MB
CD1: 68'18 | October 15, 1993 | Pierre Verany

“ Alessandro Pietro Gaspare Scarlatti (ur. 2 maja 1660 w Palermo, zm. 24 października 1725 w Neapolu) – włoski kompozytor okresu baroku. Komponował głównie opery (115) ale także oratoria, msze, motety, kantaty, madrygały i psalmy. Jego syn Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757) również był znanym kompozytorem. Interesował się kulturą polską, wyrażając to np. poprzez oratorium "San Casimiro rè di Polonia". ”
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Telemann - Six Concertos pour le Clavecin et la Traversiere, TWV 42

Posted By : ArlegZ | Date : 25 Mar 2011 19:26:00 | Comments : 2

Telemann - Six Concertos pour le Clavecin et la Traversiere, TWV 42
Classical | EAC | Flac, Img+Cue, Log, Scans | 365.12 MB
CD1: 71’42 | 26 february 2009 | EARLY MUSIC

“ La musique de chambre connaît en France un essor considérable durant la première moitié du XVIIIe siècle. Presque tous les compositeurs, des plus grands génies aux plus obscurs petits maîtres, livrent à une clientèle bourgeoise aisée, qui compte dans ses rangs de nombreux musiciens amateurs, un nombre incalculable de recueils comprenant suites, sonates et pièces diverses destinées au violon... ”
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Monsigny Pierre-Alexandre - Le Deserteur (Ryan Brown)

Posted By : ArlegZ | Date : 22 Mar 2011 07:25:57 | Comments : 4

Monsigny Pierre-Alexandre - Le Deserteur (Ryan Brown)
Classical | EAC | Flac, Img+Cue, Logs, Scans | 397.02 MB
CD1:59.49; CD2:37:00 | September 28, 2010 | Naxos

“ Monsigny and Sedaine's brilliant opera-cotnique Le Deserteur, was an immediate and lasting success for its melodic charms and musical variety, its blend of comedy with moments of great sentiment and pathos, and its intellectual radicalism prefiguring the humanitarian ideas of the 19th century Romantics. This recording features the musical items only from this forerunner of the 'rescue' opera, in which the heroine Louise extricates her fiance Alexis from prison and a death sentence. A written explanation of the action between the airs is provided in the booklet ”
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Scarlatti A. - Missa ad Usum Cappellae Pontificiae, 6 Motets (Michel Corboz)

Posted By : ArlegZ | Date : 22 Mar 2011 06:54:49 | Comments : 6

Scarlatti A. - Missa ad Usum Cappellae Pontificiae, 6 Motets (Michel Corboz)
Classical | EAC | Flac, Img+Cue, Log, Scans | 215.56 MB
CD1: 51’20 | June 2, 2006 | Wea Apex Classics

“ Michel Corboz directs Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne in a recording of Missa ad Usum Cappellae Pontificiae and motets by Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725). ”
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Marais Marin - Sémélé (Herve Niquet)

Posted By : ArlegZ | Date : 18 Mar 2011 11:25:52 | Comments : 3

Marais Marin - Semele (Herve Niquet)
Classical | EAC | Flac, Img+Cue, Logs, Scans | 695.69 MB
CD1:75'59; CD2:61'27 | April 29, 2008 | Glossa

“ For his latest recording directing Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet has revived Sémélé by Marin Marais – the final opera by one of the leading composers from the reign of Louis XIV. Known above all for his compositions for the viola da gamba, Marais the composer was at the same time the author of a number of tragédies lyriques which he wrote for the Académie royale de Musique. Even to this day it has only been Alcyone which has attracted the attention of music lovers and musicians. Yet Sémélé – first performed in 1709 – arrives now full of music to charm and seduce the listener: a sparkling prologue honouring Bacchus, a set of arias with a freshly-minted appeal, a marvellously inventive diabolical scene, divertissements rich in character; all this leading up to an earthquake scene memorably anticipating the later work of Rameau. For all lovers of glorious baroque music, here is now the opportunity to discover and enjoy a masterpiece which has lain in theshadows for the last three centuries. ”
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Mozart - Requiem K.626, Kyrie K.341 (Philippe Herreweghe)

Posted By : ArlegZ | Date : 18 Mar 2011 07:07:44 | Comments : 6

Mozart - Requiem K.626, Kyrie K.341 (Philippe Herreweghe)
Classical | EAC | Flac, Img+Cue, Log, Scans | 280.69 MB
CD1: 53’57 | 1 May 1997 | Harmonia Mundi

“ Mozart's Requeim is another masterpiece where he unleashes his overwhelming genius, which even his jealous contemporaries could not not find words for other than "divine". At the same time, it is also a subject of great controversy as to how the unfinished portions should have been completed (serious listeners should try to learn more about how Sussmayr completed the work and how his work is criticized). Whatever the case, this is unquestionably one of the greatest works of art ever created by man... ”
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Vivaldi - Salve Regina, Violin concerto RV581; Galuppi - Motets (Gérard Lesne)

Posted By : ArlegZ | Date : 18 Mar 2011 06:54:41 | Comments : 3

Vivaldi - Salve Regina, Violin concerto RV581; Galuppi - Motets (Gerard Lesne)
Classical | EAC | Flac, Img+Cue, Logs, Scans | 507.31 MB
CD1: 66’34; CD2: 56’29 | July 14, 2005 | Virgin

“ In his book Capitalism and Freedom, neo-liberal/conservative economist Milton Friedman wrote that all the great accomplishments in history "were the product of individual genius." He continued to say that " the specially talented are always few." Presumably, Friedman included himself among those few, but he of all people might have had the modesty to acknowledge his co-workers, particularly since most of his books are co-authored. But Friedman suffered from "Ayn Rand Syndrome," one of the leading causes of incurable egomania in the modern world. Friedman was dead wrong, and in this case Tolstoy was right. The 'great men' of history have not be so much self-made as made despite themselves... ”
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