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Michael Barenboim & Natalia Pegarkova-Barenboim - Felix Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte (2024)

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Michael Barenboim & Natalia Pegarkova-Barenboim - Felix Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte (2024)

Michael Barenboim & Natalia Pegarkova-Barenboim - Felix Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte (2024)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless +Booklet | 1:19:00 | 329 Mb
Genre: Classical

Violinist Michael Barenboim makes his second appearance on Linn, this time with pianist and partner Natalia Pegarkova-Barenboim. Together they have recorded some of Mendelssohn’s beloved Songs without Words. Beginning their life as a musical game between Mendelssohn and his older sister Fanny Hensel, these songs were arranged into piano pieces to pass the time during their childhood. The album showcases a selection arranged for violin by violinist and composer Ferdinand David. Hardly known today, David was to become a close friend of Felix and the dedicatee of his famous Violin Concerto Op. 64. These arrangements always remain true to Mendelssohn’s musical aesthetic, and their intimate character calls for a closely shared musicianship, undoubtedly a distinctive quality which the duo has aplenty.

Phantasm - Locke: Consorts Flat and Sharp (2024)

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Phantasm - Locke: Consorts Flat and Sharp (2024)

Phantasm - Locke: Consorts Flat and Sharp (2024)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless | 57:15 | 276 Mb
Genre: Classical

PHANTASM, whose founder Laurence Dreyfus likes to spell its name in upper-case, is a consort of viols that has been active on both sides of the Atlantic as it is half American and half European in membership. Dreyfus was born in Boston, MA, and grew up in Philadelphia. He studied cello with members of the orchestra and at the Juilliard School in New York under the great teacher Leonard Rose. In the course of musicology studies at Columbia, Dreyfus began to teach himself to play viola da gamba (the viol most closely corresponding to the cello) and later studied the instrument with Wieland Kuijken at the Brussels Conservatory, earning two diplomas there. He began performing as a gambist and recorded for Simax Records.

Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, Anna Szałucka and Tom Freeman-Attwood - Handel for Trumpet (2024)

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Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, Anna Szałucka and Tom Freeman-Attwood - Handel for Trumpet (2024)

Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, Anna Szałucka and Tom Freeman-Attwood - Handel for Trumpet (2024)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless +Booklet | 1:18:27 | 266 Mb
Genre: Classical

This is Jonathan Freeman-Attwood’s tenth solo project for Linn, ‘re-imagining’ repertoire for trumpet and piano as it might have been had history been different. Handel for Trumpet follows similar lines to the previous recordings, going against the grain by presenting a variety of musical genres from major figures before the existence of a modern chromatic trumpet and a grand piano. The programme here is divided, relatively straightforwardly, between concertos and arias and duets (from nine different operas and oratorios), with the brief excursion of an abridged keyboard work from one of the eight ‘Great Suites’. Once again, Jonathan teams up with arranger Timothy Jones to offer versions that bring a new lease to these works. A welcome addition to the trumpet repertoire!

Dunedin Consort & John Butt - Mozart: Mass in C Minor - C.P.E. Bach: Heilig ist Gott (2023)

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Dunedin Consort & John Butt - Mozart: Mass in C Minor - C.P.E. Bach: Heilig ist Gott (2023)

Dunedin Consort & John Butt - Mozart: Mass in C Minor - C.P.E. Bach: Heilig ist Gott (2023)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless | 60:09 | 274 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: Linn Records

Following a highly anticipated televised performance at the 2023 BBC Proms, Dunedin Consort and its director John Butt now release Mozart's 'Great' Mass in C minor and Carl Phillip Emmanuel Bach's Heilig ist Gott on Linn. Devised to celebrate his marriage to Constanze, but left unfinished at the composer's death, Mozart's Mass can clearly be traced back to the choral writing of Johann Sebastian Bach and his son, Carl Phillip Emmanuel.

Jacques Imbrailo, Alisdair Hogart - Sibelius & Rachmaninov: Songs (2018)

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Jacques Imbrailo, Alisdair Hogart - Sibelius & Rachmaninov: Songs (2018)

Jacques Imbrailo, Alisdair Hogart - Sibelius & Rachmaninov: Songs (2018)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 59:08 | 243 MB
Genre: Classical, Vocal | Label: Linn Records | Catalog: CKD482

Following critically acclaimed Glyndebourne performances in Michael Grandage’s Billy Budd and Brett Dean’s Hamlet, Jacques Imbrailo has established himself as one of the most exciting young baritones on the world stage. His debut solo recital for Linn sees him perform with fellow Prince Consort alumni, Alisdair Hogarth, in a mouth-watering programme of Sibelius and Rachmaninov songs.

Trevor Pinnock - Journey: 200 Years of Harpsichord Music (2016)

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Trevor Pinnock - Journey: 200 Years of Harpsichord Music (2016)

Trevor Pinnock - Journey: 200 Years of Harpsichord Music (2016)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers + Digital Booklet | 68:50 | 449 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Linn Records | Catalog: CKD 570

This unique harpsichord recital by Trevor Pinnock charts two incredible musical journeys four hundred years apart. Inspired by the travels of Antonio Cabezón, the sixteenth century organist and composer, Pinnock’s programme weaves a path not only through Cabezón’s life but also through his own enviable career. In celebration of his seventieth birthday, Pinnock has chosen a personal selection of works that evoke vivid memories from different stages of his life.

L'Apotheose - Stamitz: Six Trios, Op. 14 (2023)

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L'Apotheose - Stamitz: Six Trios, Op. 14 (2023)

L'Apotheose - Stamitz: Six Trios, Op. 14 (2023)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 69:52 | 161 / 346 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: Linn Records

Formed in 2016, the Spanish Baroque ensemble L’Apothéose has quickly established itself as a key player on the historically informed music scene. The multi awarded group (winner of the York Early Music International Young Artists Competition in 2019, Second Prize at the Internationaal Van Wassenaer Competition in 20 18, First Prize at the Göttingen Händel Competition in 2017, Second Prize at the Concours International de Musique Ancienne du Val de Loire in 2017) makes its debut for Linn with a programme of music by Carl Philipp Stamitz (1745 – 1801). The eldest son of t he celebrated Mannheim school founder Johann Stamitz, Carl Philipp was a well - travelled virtuoso and a composer in his own right. Published around 1780 during his stay in London, the rarely recorded Six Trios à une flute ou deux violons et violoncello obli gé, Op. 14, showcases the expertise of L’Apothéose’s musicians.

La Serenissima - Vivaldi: L'Amore per Elvira (2006)

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La Serenissima - Vivaldi: L'Amore per Elvira (2006)

La Serenissima - Vivaldi: L'Amore per Elvira (2006)
EAC | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:16:09 | 411 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Linn Records | Catalog: 281

Linn's Vivaldi: L'Amore per Elvira, featuring the English group La Serenissima under the direction of Adrian Chandler, has quite a bit to offer the Vivaldi fancier. First are Chandler's excellent reconstructions of two of the fragmentary "Graz" violin sonatas that have not come down with their continuo parts intact. Chandler has filled in the missing music with entirely satisfactory replacements that appear to be seamlessly Vivaldian, rendering these works into a listenable form for the first time.

Florian Boesch and Malcolm Martineau - Schumann: Dichterliebe & Kerner Lieder (2023)

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Florian Boesch and Malcolm Martineau - Schumann: Dichterliebe & Kerner Lieder (2023)

Florian Boesch and Malcolm Martineau - Schumann: Dichterliebe & Kerner Lieder (2023)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 63:10 | 195 / 145 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: Linn Records

The ultimate song cycle performed by two of today’s foremost lieder interpreters; this release is destined to become the reference recording for anyone interested in the great German song tradition. Baritone Florian Boesch’s eagerly - awaited second album on Linn presents Robert Schumann’s bestloved song cycle, Dichterliebe, Op. 48: sixteen poetic gems by Heinrich Heine which reflect on a poet’s idea of love and loss. Treated on equal terms, the piano plays a decisive role, adding extra layers whilst emphasiz ing and enhancing the text. The lesser - known Zwölf Gedichte von Justinus Kerner complete the programme. This recording reunites the exceptional partnership of Florian Boesch and leading song pianist Malcolm Martineau, whose previous Linn recording, Schuman n & Mahler: Lieder, won the 2019 BBC Music Magazine Vocal Award. Surely the lieder recording highlight of the year!

Peter Whelan, Irish Baroque Orchestra - Mr Charles the Hungarian. Handel's Rival in Dublin (2023)

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Peter Whelan, Irish Baroque Orchestra - Mr Charles the Hungarian. Handel's Rival in Dublin (2023)

Peter Whelan, Irish Baroque Orchestra - Mr Charles the Hungarian. Handel's Rival in Dublin (2023)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 64:39 | 271 / 148 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label:Linn Records

A famous French horn virtuoso in his days, the shadowy figure known only as 'Mr Charles the Hungarian' was an eccentric opportunist who travelled to Dublin in March 1742. A natural entrepreneur, he capitalized on the 'Handelmania' surrounding Handel's residence in the city at the time, and produced a concert at the Smock Alley Theatre which consisted mainly of Handel's music. This album recreates the programme and the bohemian atmosphere of the event, showcasing solos for various instruments, some of which had never been heard in Ireland before. The highly resourceful Irish Baroque Orchestra and Peter Whelan have a proven record of curating enticing programmes inspired by Ireland's musical heritage, and this is yet another fine example. Together with works by Hasse, Telemann and Bocchi, a performance of John Walsh's early edition of Handel's Water Music gives a perfect cross-section of this captivating moment in Dublin's musical history.

Various Artists - Linn 40th Anniversary Collection (2013)

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Various Artists - Linn 40th Anniversary Collection (2013)

Various Artists - Linn 40th Anniversary Collection (2013)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 2:32:43 | 719 / 350 Mb
Genre: Jazz / Label: Linn Records

Linn celebrates its 40th anniversary with a special double album bursting with stand-out music from across the decades. This compilation features specially designed artwork with an audiophile twist! Re-discover what makes this independent label great and enjoy the artistry for which it became famous.There is bestselling classical music from Sir Charles Mackerras and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra's Classical BRIT and double BBC award-winning album Mozart Symphonies 38-41, plus the Gramophone award-winning album from Dunedin Consort, the revelatory 1742 Dublin version of Handel's Messiah.

The English Concert and Harry Bicket - Handel: Serse (2023)

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The English Concert and Harry Bicket - Handel: Serse (2023)

The English Concert and Harry Bicket - Handel: Serse (2023)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 2:51:41 | 833 / 396 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: Linn Records

Each new Handel release by The English Concert and Harry Bicket is a milestone in the composer’s discography, and the latest, Serse – ‘a spectacular treat for Handel lovers’ (The Times) – is no different. Created to astonish London audiences in 1728, Handel’s romantic and at times comic opera Serse is a spectacular drama of love, war, power and civil engineering set in ancient Persia, whose opening aria ‘Ombra mai fu’ remains an enduring favourite. Serse rules a vast empire, but the human heart is more difficult to command, and sometimes the beauty of a plane tree is the only constant in a dangerous world. The work is complemented by a world - class cast including the ‘barnstorming’ (The Daily Telegraph) Emily D’Angelo as the lovestruck king and Lucy Crowe as Romilda.

Ingrid Fliter, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Jun Märkl - Chopin: Piano Concertos (2014)

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Ingrid Fliter, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Jun Märkl - Chopin: Piano Concertos (2014)

Ingrid Fliter, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Jun Märkl - Chopin: Piano Concertos (2014)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:13:16 | 282 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Linn Records | Catalog: CKD 455

For her first recording on the Linn label, Ingrid Fliter performs the two piano concertos of Frédéric Chopin with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Jun Märkl, and both performances are presented in the hybrid SACD format. The multichannel treatment might seem excessive for these works, since the piano part is always clear and prominent, and the orchestration isn't dense or complicated. Even so, the myriad subtleties of dynamics, attacks, and phrasing come across with exceptional clarity and effectiveness in the state-of-the-art recording, which does a great service to Fliter and the orchestra.

The Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, In Echo and Matthew Martin - Philips & Dering: Motets (2023)

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The Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, In Echo and Matthew Martin - Philips & Dering: Motets (2023)

The Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, In Echo and Matthew Martin - Philips & Dering: Motets (2023)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 60:58 | 259 / 140 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: Linn Records

One of the UK’s leading collegiate choirs, The Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, and its Precentor Matthew Martin make their debut on Linn. This new recording offers a fresh insight into the lives and works of two expatriate English Catholic composers exiled to Flanders at the time of the Reformation. Peter Philips and Richard Dering both travelled widely in Europe and their music displays a variety of religious and musical influences picked up along the way. The texts speak with a directness and intensity, deeply affected by this period of religious and artistic turbulence. As a celebrated choral composer in his own right, Matthew demonstrates a masterful grasp of these works, many of which receive their first recording here. The unique combination of instruments from the period instrument ensemble In Echo also serve to add intensity and colour to this most sophisticated music of the Late Renaissance.

Alexander Chance and Toby Carr - Drop not, Mine Eyes (2023)

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Alexander Chance and Toby Carr - Drop not, Mine Eyes (2023)

Alexander Chance and Toby Carr - Drop not, Mine Eyes (2023)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 1:00:55 | 151 / 228 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: Linn Records

Der britische Countertenor Alexander Chance (*1992) wurde 2022 zum Gewinner des Internationalen Händel-Gesangswettbewerbs (einschließlich des Publikumspreises!) gekürt. Drop not, mine eyes ist ein berührendes Programm mit englischen Lautenliedern voller melancholischer Wärme von Dowland, Campion, Danyel, Purcell u. a. Toby Carr sorgt für eine einfühlsame Begleitung auf Laute und Theorbe.