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Max Richter - Spaceman (2024) [Official Digital Download]

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Max Richter - Spaceman (2024) [Official Digital Download]

Max Richter - Spaceman (2024) [Official Digital Download]
FLAC (tracks), Lossless [24bit-48kHz] | 73 min | 668 Mb
Genre: Classical Soundtrack

The unique collaboration stemmed from a suggestion by the film’s director Johan Renck, with Richter creating the music for the track before Sparks contributed melody and lyrics to create the melancholic finale to the film’s soundtrack.

Waltteri Torikka & Marko Hilpo - Oskar Merikanto: Songs (2024) [Official Digital Download]

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Waltteri Torikka & Marko Hilpo - Oskar Merikanto: Songs (2024) [Official Digital Download]

Waltteri Torikka & Marko Hilpo - Oskar Merikanto: Songs (2024) [Official Digital Download]
FLAC (tracks), Lossless [24bit-96kHz] +Booklet | 1:09:10 | 1.18 Gb
Genre: Classical

During his lifetime, Oskar Merikanto (1868–1924) was the most popular composer in Finnish homes. Even today, especially at weddings and funerals, his pieces are widely heard and performed. Merikanto was an excellent pianist and organist and possessed a particular gift for writing memorable melodies. Enjoying great popularity, he wrote over 200 songs, a number of duets, several choral works and nearly 200 piano works. To mark the 100th anniversary of Merikanto's death in 2024, Waltteri Torikka has recorded 29 of his songs. Torikka topped the Finnish pop charts for 3 weeks in 2018, performs frequently in European opera festivals and is a frequent visitor on Finland’s top television programmes.

Edoardo Pieri - Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Appunti, Op. 210 (Preludes and Studies for Guitar) (2024) [Official Digital Download]

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Edoardo Pieri - Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Appunti, Op. 210 (Preludes and Studies for Guitar) (2024) [Official Digital Download]

Edoardo Pieri - Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Appunti, Op. 210 (Preludes and Studies for Guitar) (2024) [Official Digital Download]
FLAC (tracks), Lossless [24bit-96kHz] | 1:53:15 | 1.9 Gb
Genre: Classical

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco is one of the most fascinating figures of Italian twentieth-century music, but, unfortunately, his works are not as frequently performed as they would deserve and his figure lacks the worldwide recognition it merits. Notwithstanding this, it is safe to affirm that Castelnuovo-Tedesco stands out as one of the leading composers of the twentieth century and one who was able to develop a highly original language in fervent dialogue with all the major trends of his era, but also without being overwhelmingly influenced by them.

Maria Gabriella Mariani - Brahms, Mariani, Ravel: Il Mito e la Memoria (2024) [Official Digital Download]

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Maria Gabriella Mariani - Brahms, Mariani, Ravel: Il Mito e la Memoria (2024) [Official Digital Download]

Maria Gabriella Mariani - Brahms, Mariani, Ravel: Il Mito e la Memoria (2024) [Official Digital Download]
FLAC (tracks), Lossless [24bit-44kHz] | 1:12:50 | 598 Mb
Genre: Classical

Myth and Memory, intertwined like the two faces of a coin, at times are indistinguishable and at other times alternate in their appearance. This journey through epochs marks the progression from an era brimming with noble aspirations to one tinged with deterioration. At this passage’s extremes, the Waltzes of Brahms and Ravel emerge, with the epicenter being the intimate universe of my memories, encompassing my origins (Symphonic Pieces) and my lineage (Nené Waltz). Dance, especially the waltz, is a dominant theme here, symbolizing both the twilight of the 19th century and the closure of an entire period.

Ah Young Hong, Steve Davislim, Ensemble Phoenix Basel, Jurg Henneberger - Michael Hersch: Poppaea (2024)

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Ah Young Hong, Steve Davislim, Ensemble Phoenix Basel, Jurg Henneberger - Michael Hersch: Poppaea (2024)

Ah Young Hong, Steve Davislim, Ensemble Phoenix Basel, Jurg Henneberger - Michael Hersch: Poppaea (2024)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless [24bit-48kHz] +Booklet | 1:41:03 | 1.07 Gb
Genre: Classical

Soprano Ah Young Hong has a large repertory extending as far back in time as Monteverdi but has an especially strong commitment to contemporary music. In her adopted U.S., she is a significant educator. Hong grew up in Seoul, South Korea, where her mother was a classical pianist.

GewandhausChor, Camerata Lipsiensis, Gregor Meyer - Joachim Raff: Welt-Ende · Gericht · Neue Welt (2024) [Off Digital Download]

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GewandhausChor, Camerata Lipsiensis, Gregor Meyer - Joachim Raff: Welt-Ende · Gericht · Neue Welt (2024) [Off Digital Download]

GewandhausChor, Camerata Lipsiensis, Gregor Meyer - Joachim Raff: Welt-Ende · Gericht · Neue Welt (2024) [Off Digital Download]
FLAC (tracks), Lossless [24bit-96kHz] +Booklet | 1:46:49 | 1.89 Gb
Genre: Classical

The GewandhausChor is a semi-professional mixed-voice choir which, as the philharmonic choir of the Gewandhausorchester, is maintained by the Leipzig Gewandhaus and is one of the leading choirs of its kind. He takes part in vocal symphonic concerts with the Gewandhaus Orchestra, appears with his own a cappella programs and performs with other renowned ensembles. The Gewandhauschor is a member of the Association of German Concert Choirs.

Sophie Junker, Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal, Stéphane Fuget, Florie Valiquette - Couperin: Leçons de Ténèbres (2021)

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Sophie Junker, Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal, Stéphane Fuget, Florie Valiquette - Couperin: Leçons de Ténèbres (2021)

Sophie Junker, Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal, Stéphane Fuget, Florie Valiquette - Couperin: Leçons de Ténèbres (2021)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless [24bit-96kHz] +Booklet | 1:00:21 | 1.07 Gb
Genre: Classical

The most famous Lecons de Tenebres are those of Francois Couperin, dating from 1714. At the end of the rein of Louis XIV, the sacred emotions composed by Couperin for his female singers would appear to have originated in an opera In the Parisian convents, people made haste to listen to these divine voices singing the Lessons of Holy Week, the faceless voices of young convent recluses, voices form heaven but more often Opera singers! The candles were extinguished as the Tenebrae service progressed, concluding in the darkness of the night The Lecons by Francois Couperin, organist of La Chapelle Royale for 37 years, are the pinnacle of French sacred art in the Century of Louis Le Grand. The sublime and juvenile voices of Florie Valiquette and Sophie Junker intertwine in virtuosity and lamentations, giving this music a fascinating freshness. At the head of the soloists of the Royal Opera Orchestra, Stephane Fuget works on the ornamentation in the time-honored traditional manner, giving meaning to each phase, and bringing out the brilliance of this apotheosis of French baroque singing.

Les Epopees, Stephane Fuget - Lully: Miserere (2022) [Official Digital Download]

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Les Epopees, Stephane Fuget - Lully: Miserere (2022) [Official Digital Download]

Les Epopees, Stephane Fuget - Lully: Miserere (2022) [Official Digital Download]
FLAC (tracks), Lossless [24bit-88kHz] +Booklet | 1:06:17 | 1.2 Gb
Genre: Classical

Musicien de génie, Jean-Baptiste Lully a mis dans les grands motets toute sa science musicale au service d'une intense émotion oratoire. Ces vastes compositions religieuses, au puissant caractère dramatique, étaient représentatives du faste déployé à la cour de Louis XIV. Dies Irae et De Profundis, empreints d'une très grande solennité, furent donnés lors des funérailles royales de l'épouse de Louis XIV, la Reine Marie-Thérèse d'Autriche, en 1683, en la Basilique Saint-Denis. Cette Pompe Funèbre extraordinaire fut magnifiée par les œuvres de Lully, faisant dire à Madame de Sévigné qu´à leur exécution "tous les yeux étaient pleins de larmes". Stéphane Fuget et Les Epopées -une véritable armée de généraux- restituent une version grandiose et chatoyante, théâtrale et oratoire de cette musique, l'habillant d'une abondance ornementale aux scintillements éclatants, comme le soleil fait vibrer les vitraux, les miroirs et les ors de Versailles, jusqu’au vertige de la mort.

Jan Lehtola - Merikanto: Organ Works (2024) [Official Digital Download]

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Jan Lehtola - Merikanto: Organ Works (2024) [Official Digital Download]

Jan Lehtola - Merikanto: Organ Works (2024) [Official Digital Download]
FLAC (tracks), Lossless [24bit-44kHz] +Booklet | 1:19:06 | 657 Mb
Genre: Classical

Oskar Merikanto (1868–1924) made an enormous contribution to music-making in Finland, and to organ music in particular, as teacher, virtuoso performer and authority on performance practice, reforming the approach to the organ in both church and concert- hall. It was thought that all of his organ music was known and recorded, but recent discoveries have added a number of previously unsuspected works to his catalogue: a striking concert fantasia, an early funeral march, some pedal studies, a vast series of chorale preludes – some of them beautifully crafted miniatures, others only aphoristic ideas – and an organ transcription of a piano piece by Mendelssohn. This release is timed to mark the centenary of his death, on 17 February 1924.

Suzanne Taffot, Catherine Daniel, Paul Williamson, Brandon Coleman - La Flambeau (2024) [Official Digital Download]

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Suzanne Taffot, Catherine Daniel, Paul Williamson, Brandon Coleman - La Flambeau (2024) [Official Digital Download]

Suzanne Taffot, Catherine Daniel, Paul Williamson, Brandon Coleman - La Flambeau (2024) [Official Digital Download]
FLAC (tracks), Lossless [24bit-96kHz] +Booklet | 1:22:18 | 1.49 Gb
Genre: Classical

ATMA Classique is delighted to release the world premiere recording of David Bontemps’ 2020 chamber opera La Flambeau, based on the eponymous drama by Haitian playwright Faubert Bolivar. La Flambeau was premiered on February 7, 2023 at Montréal’s Salle Pierre-Mercure with Suzanne Taffot, Catherine Daniel, Paul Williamson and Brandon Coleman and the Orchestre classique de Montréal, conducted by Alain Trudel.Set in Haiti, the libretto for La Flambeau was adapted by Bontemps himself. La Flambeau tells the story of a dysfunctional couple, Monsieur (a narcissistic, ambitious intellectual obsessed with the ideals of the Republic) and Mademoiselle (who talks to her dead parents), who hire a working-class housewife. Through imposed dogma and deceptive behaviour, Monsieur abuses Mademoiselle. After a trial and a surreal confession, Monsieur is condemned through a kind of popular justice to become a zombie at the service of all.

L'arpa Festante - Antonio Rosetti: Der sterbende Jesus (2024) [Official Digital Download]

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L'arpa Festante - Antonio Rosetti: Der sterbende Jesus (2024) [Official Digital Download]

L'arpa Festante - Antonio Rosetti: Der sterbende Jesus (2024) [Official Digital Download]
FLAC (tracks), Lossless [24bit-48kHz] +Booklet | 55:29 | 562 Mb
Genre: Classical

L'arpa festante is a German chamber orchestra, specializing in the revival and performance of unknown works, especially from the Baroque era. It was established in Munich in 1983 by Michi Gaigg, who also led the ensemble as concertmaster until 1995. The ensemble takes its name from Giovanni Battista Maccioni's dramatic cantata L'arpa festante (The Festive Harp) which was first performed in 1653, inaugurating what was to become the Bavarian State Opera.

Gerhard Weinberger - Max Reger: Organ Works Volume 9 (2024) [Official Digital Download]

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Gerhard Weinberger - Max Reger: Organ Works Volume 9 (2024) [Official Digital Download]

Gerhard Weinberger - Max Reger: Organ Works Volume 9 (2024) [Official Digital Download]
FLAC (tracks), Lossless [24bit-44kHz] +Booklet | 2:24:39 | 1.07 Gb
Genre: Classical

Given Weinberger’s choice of instruments, this deserves to be considered a period-performance cycle of Reger’s music. The difference that makes is slight in most volumes, but in this, presumably.

Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Pietari Inkinen - Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 70, B. 141 & Symphony No. 8 in G Major

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Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Pietari Inkinen - Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 70, B. 141 & Symphony No. 8 in G Major

Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Pietari Inkinen - Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 70, B. 141 & Symphony No. 8 in G Major
FLAC (tracks), Lossless [24bit-48kHz] | 1:14:15 | 726 Mb
Genre: Classical

In 1884, Antonín Dvořák undertook his first concert tour to England. This was to become a highlight of his career to date and brought him international recognition and economic security. It was a time of private and professional bliss. It is interesting to note, however, that the Seventh Symphony by no means reflects a consistently pastoral, idyllic atmosphere. On the contrary, the music often has a dramatic and sombre effect. It is possible that Dvořák was coming to terms with the blows of fate he had suffered: he had lost his mother and three children. Four years after the premiere of the Seventh Symphony, Dvořák set to work on his Eighth, which differed substantially from it. In the Seventh, he still adhered to the form of the classical symphony according to Beethoven, but in the Eighth he gave preference to melody over form. It leads through the work, creating the impression of a “sequence of atmospheric poetic pictures”. Finnish conductor Pietari Inkinen has been chief conductor of the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie since 2017 and music director of the KBS Symphony Orchestra in Seoul since 2022. He has conducted many renowned orchestras, including the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.

Orfeon Donostiarra, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse - Bizet: L'arlesienne, Op. 23, WD 28 (2024) [Of Digital]

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Orfeon Donostiarra, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse - Bizet: L'arlesienne, Op. 23, WD 28 (2024) [Of Digital]

Orfeon Donostiarra, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse - Bizet: L'arlesienne, Op. 23, WD 28 (2024) [Of Digital]
FLAC (tracks), Lossless [24bit-44kHz] +Booklet | 1:13:57 | 652 Mb
Genre: Classical

SOMM RECORDINGS is delighted to announce a revelatory new perspective on Georges Bizet’s much-loved L’Arlésienne with the re-issue of his complete stage music for Alphonse Daudet’s play and a new dramatization of Daudet’s original short story by Jon Tolansky.First staged in 1872, L’Arlésienne is, as Tolansky remarks in his illuminating notes, an “evocative and poignant tale about broken love set in a small Provençal community”. One that inspired Bizet “to compose some of the most heartrendingly poignant tones he ever created”.

Sharon Carty, Benjamin Russell, Finghin Collins - Stanford: Cushendall, Op. 118 & Other Song Cycles (2024)

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Sharon Carty, Benjamin Russell, Finghin Collins - Stanford: Cushendall, Op. 118 & Other Song Cycles (2024)

Sharon Carty, Benjamin Russell, Finghin Collins - Stanford: Cushendall, Op. 118 & Other Song Cycles (2024)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless [24bit-192kHz] +Booklet | 1:21:29 | 2.98 Gb
Genre: Classical

SOMM Recordings continues its acclaimed championing of the music of Charles Villiers Stanford with Cushendall, a captivating collection of his Irish song cycles by mezzo-soprano Sharon Carty, baritone Benjamin Russell and pianist Finghin Collins.Twelve first recordings include the seven-part Cushendall, a trio of Blarney Ballads, and two songs from Stanford’s opera Shamus O’Brien.