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Beethoven - Early String Quartets [Melos Quartet] 3CD

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Beethoven - Early String Quartets [Melos Quartet] 3CD

Beethoven - Early String Quartets [Melos Quartet]
Classical | 3 CD | EAC | FLAC+CUE+LOG | Scans | 670 MB | RS | TT 150:05
Released: 1984 | Label: DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON
Melos Quartett

Clementi - Piano Sonatas Vol.2 [Shelley] 2CD

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Clementi - Piano Sonatas Vol.2 [Shelley] 2CD

Clementi - Piano Sonatas Vol.2 [Shelley]
Classical | 2 CD | EAC | APE+CUE, no LOG | Covers + Booklet PDF | 398 MB | RS | TT 136:12
Recorded: February 2008, All Saints, Durham Road, East Finchley, London | Released: September 2008 | Label: HYPERION
Howard Shelley (piano)

'As in Vol 1 of his Clementi cycle, Howard Shelley's crystalline touch, poised elegance at speed and (in the slow movements) gentle flexibility are well nigh ideal' (Gramophone)

Mozart - Fortepiano Sonatas [Bilson] 6CD

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Mozart - Fortepiano Sonatas [Bilson] 6CD

Mozart - Fortepiano Sonatas [Bilson]
Classical | 6 CD | EAC | APE+CUE, no LOG | Scans | 1,28 GB | RS | TT 360:04
Recorded: 1987, Budapest | Released: 1994 | Label: HUNGAROTON
Malcolm Bilson (fortepiano)

Schumann - Piano Works [Arrau] 7CD

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Schumann - Piano Works [Arrau] 7CD

Schumann - Piano Works [Arrau]
Classical | 7 CD | EAC | APE+CUE, no LOG | Scans | 2,04 GB | RS | TT 525:11
Released: 2003 | Label: PHILIPS
Claudio Arrau (piano)

Monteverdi - The Sacred Music [King] Vol.2

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Monteverdi - The Sacred Music [King] Vol.2

Monteverdi - The Sacred Music [King] Vol.2
Classical, Baroque | 1 CD | EAC | APE tracks, no CUE, no LOG | Covers + Booklet PDF | 265 MB | RS | TT 66:09
Recorded: February 2004, St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London | Released: April 2004 | Label: HYPERION
The King's Consort, Robert King (conductor)

Monteverdi - The Sacred Music [King] Vol.2

'… there are joys here to melt icebergs … I want Volume 3 immediately' (The Times)

Schubert - Piano Works [Arrau] 6CD

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Schubert - Piano Works [Arrau] 6CD

Schubert - Piano Works [Arrau]
Classical | 6 CD | EAC | APE tracks, no CUE, no LOG | Scans | 1,18 GB | RS | TT 310:18
Released: 2003 | Label: PHILIPS
Claudio Arrau (piano)

Handel - Italian Cantatas [Kozena, Minkowski]

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Handel - Italian Cantatas [Kozena, Minkowski]

Handel - Italian Cantatas [Kozena, Minkowski]
Classical, Baroque | 1 CD | EAC | APE+CUE, no LOG | Covers + Booklet PDF | 292 MB | RS | TT 67:37
Recorded: December 1999, Maison de Radio France, Salle Olivier Messiaen, Paris | Released: 2000 | Label: DG Archiv
Magdalena Kožená, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski (conductor)

"Kožená is terrific, her slightly quivering but eminently expressive voice supported by captivating theatrical technique. She nails the often difficult vocal passages while really giving us a sense of who is singing and what she is singing about... Other citations for outstanding performances must go to violinist Anton Steck (give this guy a recording contract!) and to Marc Minkowski and his Les Musiciens du Louvre for their ideal accompaniment in some very difficult and tricky music." (David Vernier, ClassicsToday.com)

Handel - Tolomeo [Curtis] 3CD

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Handel - Tolomeo [Curtis] 3CD

Handel - Tolomeo [Curtis]
Classical, Baroque | 3 CD | EAC | APE+CUE, no LOG | Covers + Booklet | 685 MB | RS | TT 148:23
Recorded: September 2006, Chiesa di Santa Maria della Rosa, Tuscania, Italy | Released: 2008 | Label: DG Archiv
Ann Hallenberg, Karina Gauvin, Anna Bonitatibus, Romina Basso, Pietro Spagnoli,
Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis (conductor)

Handel - Tolomeo [Curtis] 3CD

“There is not a weak link in this superb cast, with all the singers perfect for the vocal and dramatic properties of their roles. The overture oozes with charisma and the orchestral playing is beautifully paced and articulated. All in all, this is a perfect Handel opera recording” (Gramophone Magazine, July 2008)

Handel - Rodelinda [Curtis] 3CD

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Handel - Rodelinda [Curtis] 3CD

Handel - Rodelinda [Curtis]
Classical, Baroque | 3 CD | EAC | FLAC tracks + LOG + CUE | Covers + Booklet PDF | 945 MB | RS | TT 192:26
Recorded: September 2004, Palazzo Doria Pamphilj, San Martino al Camino, Italy | Released: 2005 | Label: DG Archiv
Kermes, Mijanovic, Davislim, Lemieux, Prina, Priante, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis (conductor)

Handel - Rodelinda [Curtis] 3CD

". . . a cast that outclasses all others . . . Simone Kermes brings . . . passion and tragic grandeur to Rodelinda's music . . . this new set is the one to go for." (Richard Wigmore, BBC Music Magazine)

Handel - Floridante [Curtis] 3CD

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Handel - Floridante [Curtis] 3CD

Handel - Floridante [Curtis] 3CD
Classical, Baroque | 3 CD | EAC | APE+CUE, no LOG | Covers + Booklet | 746 MB | RS | TT 163:42
Recorded: September 2005, Chiesa di San Silvestro, Tuscania, Italy | Released: 2007 | Label: DG Archiv
Marijana Mijanovic, Joyce DiDonato, Roberta Invernizzi, Vito Priante, Sharon Rostorf-Zamir,
Riccardo Novaro, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis (conductor)

". . . this is a highly successful traversal of the opera¿s score. Curtis is, as ever, a remarkably fine stylist who never loses track of the innate theatricality of the score. He is capable of great rhythmic verve and articulation . . . Curtis knows that the exhilaration a listener feels from hearing great singing derives not merely from agility at reckless tempos . . . but from expressiveness, tonal quality, and sustained length of line, as well." (Barry Brenesal, Fanfare)

Wagner - Parsifal [Domingo, Thielemann] 4CD

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Wagner - Parsifal [Domingo, Thielemann] 4CD

Wagner - Parsifal [Domingo, Thielemann]
Classical | 4 CD | EAC | APE, no CUE, no LOG | Scans + Booklet PDF | 928 MB | RS | TT 242:32
Released: 2006 | Label: DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON
Selig, Bankl, Meier, Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper,
Bühnenorchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Christian Thielemann (conductor)

Wagner - Parsifal [Domingo, Thielemann] 4CD

". . . here the VPO are attentive and flexible to every novel requirement, the winds a colourful and seductive joy. The 'live' recording does the dynamic range of the interpretation and the various unseen effects proud. This new set is . . . a major release . . ." (Mike Ashman, Gramophone)