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J.S. BACH: Sonatas for Viola da Gamba: G Major, BWV, 1027; D Major, BWV 1028; G Minor, BWV 1029; Jesu mein Freude; Von Himmel hoch da komm’ich her; Gottes Sohn ist kommen; In dir ist Freude; Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich; Herr Christ, der ein’ge Gottes Sohn; Von Himmel kam der Engel Schar;...
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TELEMANN: Die Tageszeiten (The Times of the Day); Nun danket alle Gott (Now thank we all our God) – Monika Mauch, soprano/ Gerhild Romberger, alto/ Hans Jorg Mammel, tenor/ Gotthold Schwarz, bass/ Basel Madrigalists/ L’arpa festante/ Fritz Naf, conductor – Carus 83.439, 66:24 ****: Telemann wrote The Times of the Day...
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PALESTRINA: Missa Te Deum laudemus; Tu es Petrus; Missa Tu es Petrus; VICTORIA: Te Deum laudemus – Choir of Westminster Cathedral/ Martin Baker, conductor – Hyperion 67785, 77:49 ****: Palestrina was of course born in Palestrina, in the Sabine hills near Rome in 1548. We all know the story of...
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PHILIP GLASS: Itaipu; Three Songs – Los Angles Master Chorale/ Grant Gershon, conductor/ Crouch End Festival Chorus/ David Temple, conductor/ National Sinfonia – Orange Mountain Music 0063, 46:22 ****: Itaipu, Glass’s tribute to the building of a massive hydroelectric dam on the Paraná River that is located on the border between Brazil and Paraguay,...
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CHANDOS 96K/24bit Downloads New from Chandos is a selection of recordings for download in various qualities including 96 kHz/24-bit.  A few – already available on SACD – are available as multichannel files, the remainder not issued on SACD come in stereo only.  A sample selection of the latter sort is mentioned below. Chandos has...
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VILLA -LOBOS: Piano Trios 1, 2, and 3; FERNANDEZ: Trio Brasileiro – Damocles Trio – Claves 50-2916/17, 60:02, 54:17 ***: When one mentions the art music of Brazil, Heitor Villa-Lobos is the composer that most people would identify. He wrote over 2000 compositions, which makes him one of the most prolific...
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LISZT: Funérailles; Spanish Rhapsody; Transcendental Etude No.10; Chopin: 3 Waltzes, Op.14; Ballade No.4 Op.52; SCRIABIN: Mazurka (Op.25 No.3; Op.40 Nos. 1&2); 2 Poems, Op.32; 5 Preludes, Op.15; Vers la Flamme Op.72 – Oleg Marshev, piano / Danacord 677, 79:21 ****:
 In this recording from Danacord, Marshev takes full advantage of the...
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MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64; BRUCH: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26 – Ruggiero Ricci, violin/London Symphony Orchestra/Pierino Gamba Pristine Audio PASC 226, 50:50 ****:
 Performances inscribed 15-16 January 1957 feature virtuoso violinist Ruggiero Ricci (b. 1918), a musician trained–like Yehudi Menuhin–by Louis...
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CEntrance DACport USB 96/24 Headphone Amp SRP: $399.95Class A amp, adaptive isochronous USB input USB 1.1 or 2.0 compliant Works with Mac, PC or Linux OS No driver software Output: ¼” stereo phone jack (¼”-to-1/8” stereo adapter provided) Sample rates: 44.1, 48, 88.1, 96K Word lengths: 16 or 24 bits JitterGuard clock management system...
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HAYDN: 3 String Quartets Op. 55 (Volume 9) – Auryn Quartet – Tacet 184, 70:37 *****: The Auryn Quartet’s Haydn has been well-served in these pages by me and others, and anyone wanting a review need only do a search on this site (“Auryn Haydn”) to find that every single one of them has...
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