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Leonard Bernstein, Wiener Philarmoniker - Mahler: Symphonies Nos.4, 5, 6 (2005/1972)

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Leonard Bernstein, Wiener Philarmoniker - Mahler: Symphonies Nos.4, 5, 6 (2005/1972)

Leonard Bernstein, Wiener Philarmoniker - Mahler: Symphonies Nos.4, 5, 6 (2005/1972)
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | Deutsch (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 6 ch) | 7.42 Gb+6.43 Gb (2xDVD9) | 214 min
Classical | Deutsche Grammophon | Sub: Deutsch, English, Francais, Espanol, Chinese

"Bernstein stamps his outsize personality on every bar and regularly has you convinced it is Mahler's own" (Gramophone). Bernstein's youthful, urgent conducting of the Fourth takes a refreshing slant on the symphony's classical temper, while in the Fifth he coaxes from the Vienna Philharmonic a detailed response to the work's tragic beginning and triumphant conclusion. The reverie of the Adagietto is uniquely intense in this performance. Bernstein's thrilling traversal of the epic Sixth Symphony comes from the end of his Mahler cycle in Vienna, during which the conductor and his orchestra forged an unbreakable bond.

Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975) {2002, DVD-Audio}

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Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975) {2002, DVD-Audio}

Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975) {2002, DVD-Audio}
DVD-A/V | MPEG-2 Video, NTSC 720x480 (4:3), 29.970 fps, VBR
MLP 5.1, 96 kHz/24 bits, 9600 kb/s | DTS 5.1, 96 kHz/24 bits, 1510 kb/s
PCM 2.0, 48 kHz/24 bits, 1024 kb/s / 48 kHz/16 bits, 1536 kb/s
Full Scans | ~ 7,60 Gb | RAR 5% Recovery
DTS Entertainment / Hollywood Records #69286-01091-9-3
Art Rock / Glam Rock / Hard Rock / Classic Rock

A Night at the Opera is the fourth studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on 21 November 1975 by EMI Records in the United Kingdom and by Elektra Records in the United States. Produced by Roy Thomas Baker and Queen, it was reportedly the most expensive album ever recorded at the time of its release. Upon release, A Night at the Opera topped the UK Albums Chart for four non-consecutive weeks. It peaked at number four on the US Billboard 200 and became the band's first platinum-certified album in the US. At the 19th Grammy Awards, it received Grammy Award nominations for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus and Best Arrangement for Voices. Retrospective reviews have hailed it as Queen's best album, and one of the greatest albums in rock music history. In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked it at number 128 on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In 2018, it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. This is the second edition of A Night At The Opera on DVD-A with, released a few months after the first edition, with slightly different artwork and 5.1 mix, under the guidance of Brian May who wasn't happy with the original 5.1 mix by Elliot Scheiner.

Bernard Haitink, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy - Beethoven: The Piano Concertos (2005/1974)

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Bernard Haitink, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy - Beethoven: The Piano Concertos (2005/1974)

Bernard Haitink, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy - Beethoven: The Piano Concertos, Symphony No.8, Overtures (2007/1974)
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | English (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (Dolby AC3, 2 ch) | 7.63+7.74 Gb (2xDVD9) | 277 min
Classical | DECCA

Collection of all five Beethoven piano concertos, played by a young Vladimir Ashkenazy at the height of his piano-playing career. Accompanied by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by the great conductor Bernard Haitink, this was a first for television.

Leonard Bernstein, Wiener Philharmoniker, London Symphony Orchestra - Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3 (2005/1973)

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Leonard Bernstein, Wiener Philharmoniker, London Symphony Orchestra - Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3 (2005/1973)

Leonard Bernstein, Wiener Philharmoniker, London Symphony Orchestra, Sheila Armstrong, Janet Baker, Christa Ludwig - Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3 (2005/1973)
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | Deutsch (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 6 ch) | 7.34 Gb+7.03 Gb (2xDVD9) | 246 min
Classical | Deutsche Grammophon | Sub: Deutsch, English, Francais, Espanol, Chinese

"Bernstein stamps his outsize personality on every bar and regularly has you convinced it is Mahler's own" (Gramophone). Beginning with the First Symphony, Bernstein reveals Mahler's position at the hinge of modernism, while emphasizing his emotional extremism. The uplifting Second "Resurrection" Symphony, with which Bernstein had an especially long and close association, is recorded here in a historic performance from 1973, set in the Romanesque splendour of Ely Cathedral. In the Third, Bernstein encompasses the symphony's spiritual panorama like no other conductor - with the Vienna Philharmonic players alive to every nuance.

Joan Sutherland, Richard Bonynge, The Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra - Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur (2006)

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Joan Sutherland, Richard Bonynge, The Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra - Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur (2006)

Joan Sutherland, Richard Bonynge, The Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra - Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur (2006)
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | Italiano (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | 140 min | 5,47 Gb (DVD9)
Classical | Label: Opus Arte | Sub: English | Recorded: 1984

Francesco Cilea’s most popular work is based on the 1849 play by Eugene Scribe and Ernest Legouvé. Adriana Lecouvreur is a star of the stage who could seemingly have any man she desires, but when she falls hopelessly in love with the Count of Saxony, she discovers he's already been promised to the Princess of Bouillon, leading to a battle of wills between them. Filmed in 1984 at Sydney Opera House.

Daniel Barenboim, Andris Nelsons, Staatskapelle Berlin - Chopin: Piano Concertos (2010)

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Daniel Barenboim, Andris Nelsons, Staatskapelle Berlin - Chopin: Piano Concertos (2010)

Daniel Barenboim, Andris Nelsons, Staatskapelle Berlin - Chopin: Piano Concertos (2010)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (Dolby AC3, 6 ch) | 7.75 Gb (DVD9) | 110 min
Classical | Arthaus Musik

For the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frédéric Chopin, the renowned Ruhr Piano Festival in Essen invited the Staatskapelle Berlin to give a truly special program: the rare combination of Chopin‘s two piano concertos in one concert. For this purpose Daniel Barenboim, the orchestra‘s principal conductor, handed over the reins of „his“ ensemble to up-and-coming young conductor Andris Nelsons, assuming the role of piano soloist instead. The press raved: „Storms of applause for a dream couple: Daniel Barenboim and Andris Nelsons won over the audience […] with their rousing Chopin interpretations“.

ABBA - Number Ones (2006) 2CD Special Edition + DVD9 Release

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ABBA - Number Ones (2006) 2CD Special Edition + DVD9 Release

ABBA - Number Ones (2006) 2CD Special Edition + DVD9
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 928 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 286 Mb
Label: Polar | # 1713536 | Time: 01:01:47 | Scans included
DVD9 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC | 4:3 (720x480) VBR | LPCM, 2ch, 1536 kbps | ~ 7.67 Gb
Label: Polar/Universal | # B0008018-00 | 02:15:08
Genre: Dance Pop, AM Pop, Disco, Pop/Rock

Number Ones is a compilation album of recordings by Swedish pop group ABBA, released by Polar Music in 2006. Where as ABBA Gold pulls together 19 of the group's biggest hits and most familiar songs, Number Ones is a variation on this concept, collecting 18 tracks that were #1 hits in many of the countries where ABBA were successful. In the end, only three tracks from ABBA Gold do not make the cut: "Does Your Mother Know", "Lay All Your Love on Me", and "Thank You for the Music". A limited edition, also released in the UK, includes a bonus disc with 12 tracks from ABBA's #1 albums. Number Ones is a collection of all the international #1 hits on one DVD. Includes an interactive scrapbook with details of all the Abba #1's. Also includes footage from Live From Top Of The Pops, BBC 1974; from Hei Sveis!, Norway 1975 and from The Late Late Breakfast Show, BBC 1982.

Renato Palumbo, Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia - Rossini: Bianca e Falliero (2006)

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Renato Palumbo, Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia - Rossini: Bianca e Falliero (2006)

Renato Palumbo, Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia - Rossini: Bianca e Falliero (2006)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Italiano (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 6 ch) | 7.20+5.28 Gb (2xDVD9) | 183 min
Classical | Dynamic | Sub: Italiano, English, Francais, Deutsch, Espanol

Composed for La Scala in Milan in 1819, Bianca e Falliero is an opera of extraordinary dramatic originality, rich in highly spectacular stage solutions, and a fundamental work for our understanding of the full significance of the authentic revolution that the composer from Pesaro brought about in opera; a revolution that was destined to have a decisive influence on the development of Italian opera in the nineteenth century. The singing cast features Maria Bayo, Daniela Barcellona, Francesco Meli and Carlo Lepore, conducted by Renato Palumbo and directed by Jean-Louis Martinoty.

Jordi Savall, Le Concert des Nations - Haydn: Septem Verba Christi in Cruce (2009)

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Jordi Savall, Le Concert des Nations - Haydn: Septem Verba Christi in Cruce (2009)

Jordi Savall, Le Concert des Nations - Haydn: Septem Verba Christi in Cruce (2009)
PAL 16:9 (720x576) | Latin (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | 7.34 Gb (DVD9) | 68 min
Classical | AliaVox | Sub: Francais, Deutsch, English, Espanol, Catalan, Italiano, Portugues

“…this live 2006 performance… is given in its original orchestral form in the location for which it was intended - the chapel of Santa Cueva in Cádiz… Played on period instruments the performance… expertly motivated by Jordi Savall, achieving a fine blend of solemnity and austerity with intimacy of feeling. …this is the ultimate in authentic performance.” (BBC Music Magazine)

Ivor Bolton, Concerto Köln - Francesco Cavalli: Ercole Amante (2010)

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Ivor Bolton, Concerto Köln - Francesco Cavalli: Ercole Amante (2010)

Ivor Bolton, Concerto Köln - Francesco Cavalli: Ercole Amante (2010)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Italiano (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 5 ch) | 6.38+7.77 Gb (2xDVD9) | 198 min
Classical | Opus Arte | Sub: English, Francais, Deutsch, Espanol, Italiano, Nederlands

This hilarious contemporary version of Francesco Cavalli's baroque opera Hercules in Love was commissioned on occasion of the marriage of Louis XIV, the Sun King, to Maria Theresa of Spain. The original production took two years to complete and was at the time the greatest show ever performed in Europe. Directed by David Alden, this surreal production is a triumph of commedia buffa resplendent with decorative and symbolic elements, and complemented by Constance Hoffman's exceptional costumes. Led by Ivor Bolton, a master of baroque music, the chorus of De Nederlandse Opera and Concerto Köln give a sublime performance. With Luca Pisaroni's (Ercole) singing being heroic and melodious in turn, and Veronica Cangemi as a splendid Iole, this is an outstanding production by the DNO.

Reinbert de Leeuw, Marianne Kweksilber - Erik Satie: Piano Music & Melodies (2006) 3CD + Bonus DVD 'Satie & Suzanne'

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Reinbert de Leeuw, Marianne Kweksilber - Erik Satie: Piano Music & Melodies (2006) 3CD + Bonus DVD 'Satie & Suzanne'

Erik Satie - Piano Music & Melodies (2006) 3CD + Bonus DVD 'Satie & Suzanne'
Reinbert de Leeuw, piano; Marianne Kweksilber, soprano

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 509 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 432 Mb | Time: 03:08:39
DVD5 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC 16:9 (720x480), VBR | LPCM 2.0, 1536 kbps | 00:52:48 | ~ 3.6 Gb
Genre: Classical | Label: Philips | # 475 7706 | Scans ~ 44 Mb

This box collects several recordings of Satie's piano music by Dutch pianist Reinbert de Leeuw, going back as far as 1977, with an English-language DVD (not reviewed, but the idea is attractive) including a fictionalized presentation of Satie's relationship with artist Suzanne Valadon (after they broke up, he hung in his window cataloging her faults, but the film apparently doesn't get to the fun stuff). The provenance of the music on the third CD, consisting mostly of songs and featuring soprano Marjanne Kweksilber, is unclear from the booklet, and it's a poor choice for the non-Francophone – no song texts are provided at all. The piano music from de Leeuw is another matter, however. It is immediately distinctive in its slow tempos and dreamy, rather lugubrious tone.

Diana Krall - Glad Rag Doll (2012) {CD+DVD, Deluxe Edition, Japan}

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Diana Krall - Glad Rag Doll (2012) {CD+DVD, Deluxe Edition, Japan}

Diana Krall - Glad Rag Doll (2012) {CD+DVD, Deluxe Edition, Japan}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 417 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 215 Mb | 01:08:31 | Full Scans
DVD5 | MPEG-2 Video, NTSC 720x480 (16:9), 29.970 fps, VBR ~ 7810 kb/s
LPCM 2.0, 48.0 kHz/16 bits, 1536 kb/s | 00:11:01 | ~ 811 Mb | RAR 5% Recovery
Vocal Jazz, Standards, Contemporary Jazz | Verve Records #UCCV-9445

For only the second time in her career, jazz pianist and vocalist Diana Krall deviates from her tried, true m.o. of covering easily identifiable jazz standards. On Glad Rag Doll she teams with producer T-Bone Burnett and his stable of studio aces. Here the two-time Grammy winner covers mostly vaudeville and jazz tunes written in the 1920s and '30s, some relatively obscure. Most of the music here is from her father's collection of 78-rpm records. Krall picked 35 tunes from that music library and gave sheet music to Burnett.

Leonard Bernstein, Wiener Philarmoniker, Israel Philharmonic - Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 9&10; Das Lied von der Erde (2005/1972)

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Leonard Bernstein, Wiener Philarmoniker, Israel Philharmonic  - Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 9&10; Das Lied von der Erde (2005/1972)

Leonard Bernstein, Wiener Philarmoniker, Israel Philharmonic, Christa Ludwig, René Kollo - Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10; Das Lied von der Erde (2005/1972)
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | Deutsch (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 6 ch) | 7.49 Gb+6.50 Gb (2xDVD9) | 176 min
Classical | Deutsche Grammophon | Sub: Deutsch, English, Francais, Espanol, Chinese

"Bernstein stamps his outsize personality on every bar and regularly has you convinced it is Mahler's own" (Gramophone). Filmed on tour at Berlin's Philharmonie, this account of the valedictory Ninth Symphony is an intense interpretation, expressing Bernstein's conviction that modern man had at last caught up with the message encoded in Mahler's last completed work. Having made his famous 1966 studio recording of "Das Lied vin der Erde" in Vienna, Bernstein re-recorded this in Israel with the same searing subjectivity. René Kollo draws on the voice of a great Wagner tenor, while Christa Ludwig, the greatest exponent of the contralto songs at the time, is unbearably poignant in the final movement's fusion of elation and sadness.

Pet Shop Boys - Ultimate (2010) {CD/DVD, Deluxe Edition}

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Pet Shop Boys - Ultimate (2010) {CD/DVD, Deluxe Edition}

Pet Shop Boys - Ultimate (2010) {CD/DVD, Deluxe Edition}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + Log + m3u ~ 627 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 220 Mb | Scans | 01:19:02
DVD9 | MPEG 2, PAL 16:9 (720x576), VBR | DD 2.0, 48.0 Khz, 256 Kbps | 183 min | ~ 7,45 Gb | RAR 5% Recovery
Electronic, Synth-Pop | Parlophone #50999 919434 2 2

Ultimate is a greatest hits compilation album by UK electronic music band Pet Shop Boys. It is their third greatest hits album, released on 1 November 2010 by their long-time label Parlophone. The album contains 18 previously-released singles, in chronological order, and one new song ("Together"). Ultimate was released to celebrate 25 years since the band's first single release "West End Girls" in standard single-CD and expanded CD/DVD configurations. It charted at #27 on the UK Albums Chart on 7 November 2010 and at #50 on the European Hot 100 Albums on 20 November 2010. In addition to the hits, the deluxe package also includes a DVD with previously unreleased performances from the BBC as well as their 2010 headlining performance at Glastonbury.

Beastie Boys - Video Anthology (2000) [The Criterion Collection #100]

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Beastie Boys - Video Anthology (2000) [The Criterion Collection #100]

Beastie Boys - Video Anthology (2000) [The Criterion Collection #100]
2xDVD9 | NTSC | 4:3 (720x480) VBR | AC3 5.1 @ 448 Kbps or AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps
Label: Criterion/Capitol | Time: 01:04:52 | ~ 15 Gb
Old-School Hip Hop, Alternative Rap, Hardcore Punk, Alternative Rock

Beastie Boys fans should prepare for a feast with this two-DVD collection from the Criterion collection (Capitol Records had planned a regular collection, but seem to have abandoned it along the way.) The collection is not by any means completely comprehensive (there are 18 videos included), but it does manage to be exhaustive in terms of what it does cover (and offer.) Each disc includes nine videos, with each group presented twice – the first is a sequential presentation that offers a choice of Dolby 2.0, Dolby 5.1, band commentary track, or directors commentary track.