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Vivaldi The Four Seasons 180g LP (Vinyl)

& lt;font color= & quot;#FF0000 & quot; & gt; & lt;b & gt;180g Audiophile Vinyl LP! & lt;/b & gt; & lt;/font & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; Vivaldi’s Four Seasons is one of the world’s most popular and widely recorded collections of music, a set that instantly became an international hit after it was first published at part of the composer’s Op.8 in 1725. No doubt it was its imitative directness – extra musical occurrences/phenomena evoked in an extremely suggestive manner and even written into the score, such as ‘the barking dog’ or ‘the drunkards’ sleep’ etc. – that caused such a sensation in its time, effortlessly bridging the gap between the salons of the highborn and the alehouses of the lowly. Today nothing has changed: the concertos are performed both by great violin virtuosos and famous hard rockers; they are works that are constantly being presented in new guises through the re-imagining and re-working of the musical score. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; Such is the standpoint adopted on this recording by Erik Bosgraaf, who has chosen here to adapt the violin part for recorder, explaining how ‘the violin part can be played on the recorder with surprising ease, without many changes. In some ways it works even better than concertos Vivaldi wrote specifically for the recorder!’ Years ago Bosgraaf performed The Four Seasons with a symphony orchestra; for the present album, however, he wanted to approach his ideal as closely as possible using Cordevento, a small baroque ensemble he founded himself, knowing all the musicians through and through. Bosgraaf’s aim is to make the four legendary concertos sound as if they had been written for the recorder in the first place – and the results are laudable, with the contrasts between the wind instrument and the accompanying strings revealing previously unheard stratifications and details. As the soloist himself puts it, ‘Listen to Vivaldi with fresh ears and enjoy!’ & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Features: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; • 180g Audiophile Vinyl & lt;br & gt; • Made in the EU & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Musicians: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; Erik Bosgraaf, recorder, director & lt;br & gt; Ensemble Cordevento: & lt;br & gt; Zefira Valova, violin & lt;br & gt; Ivan Ilive, violin & lt;br & gt; Zdenka Prochazkova, viola & lt;br & gt; Linda Mantcheva, cello & lt;br & gt; Tomoki Sumiya, double bass & lt;br & gt; Alessandro Pianu, harpsichord, organ & lt;br & gt; Yavor Genov, chitarrone, baroque guitar & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Selections: & lt;br & gt; Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) & lt;br & gt; Le Quattro Stagioni Op. 8 Nos. 1-4 & lt;br & gt; The Four Seasons / Die vier Jahreszeiten & lt;br & gt; Side A: & lt;br & gt; Concerto No. 1 in E Major & quot;La primavera & quot; (Spring) & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; 1. I. Allegro & lt;br & gt; 2. II. Largo & lt;br & gt; 3. III. Allegro: Danza pastorale & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Concerto No. 2 in G minor & quot;L'estate & quot; (Summer) & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; 4. I. Allegro non molto & lt;br & gt; 5. II. Adagio & lt;br & gt; 6. III. Presto: Tempo impetuoso d'estate & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Side B: & lt;br & gt; Concerto No. 3 in F Major & quot;L'autunno & quot; (Autumn) & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; 1. I. Allegro & lt;br & gt; 2. II. Adagio & lt;br & gt; 3. III. Allegro: La caccia & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Concerto No. 4 in F minor & quot;L'inverno & quot; (Winter) & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; 4. I. Allegro non molto & lt;br & gt; 5. II. Largo & lt;br & gt; 6. III. Allegro & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; Recorded June 25-28, 2013 at Kruiskerk Burgum, The Netherlands

Philip Glass Mad Rush 180g 2LP (Vinyl)

& lt;font color= & quot;#FF0000 & quot; & gt; & lt;b & gt;180g Audiophile Vinyl Double LP! & lt;/b & gt; & lt;/font & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; Prolific recording artist with a growing discography of over 100 often groundbreaking CDs to his name, Brilliant Classics mainstay and promoter par excellence of Minimal Music Jeroen van Veen now finds himself and the music he champions so effectively the focus of six concurrent Brilliant Classic audiophile, 180g 33 1/3 rpm Double LP releases, amongst the label’s first forays into the reawakened vinyl market. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; This 180g Double LP presents a generous selection of the piano works by Philip Glass, probably the most iconic figure of Minimal Music. In Glass' music, the element of repetition creates a magical atmosphere, in which the little cells of musical motives shift constantly, seemingly by chance, like clouds in the sky. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; Jeroen van Veen recorded Glass' complete piano music on 3 CDs and this LP issue reaches out for a new audience, adventurous and open minded. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Features: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; • 180g Audiophile Vinyl & lt;br & gt; • Double LP & lt;br & gt; • Made in the EU & lt;br & gt; • Includes extensive notes on the composer & lt;br & gt; • Gatefold Jacket & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Musicians: & lt;br & gt; & lt;/b & gt;Jeroen van Veen, piano & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Selections: & lt;br & gt; Philip Glass (b.1937) & lt;br & gt; Mad Rush & lt;br & gt; LP 1 - Side A: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; 1. Metamorphosis I & lt;br & gt; 2. Metamorphosis II & lt;br & gt; 3. Metamorphosis III & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;LP 1 - Side B: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; 1. Metamorphosis IV & lt;br & gt; 2. Metamorphosis V & lt;br & gt; 3. Wichita Vortex Sutra & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;LP 2 - Side C: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; 1. Glassworks - Opening & lt;br & gt; 2. The Hours from & quot;The Hours & quot; & lt;br & gt; 3. Morning Passages from & quot;The Hours & quot; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;LP 2 - Side D: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; 1. Olympian & lt;br & gt; 2. Mad Rush & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; Recorded October 23-28, 2006 at Barbara Church, Culemborg, The Netherlands.

Tiersen Piano Music (Pour Amelie) 180g 2LP (Vinyl)

& lt;font color= & quot;#FF0000 & quot; & gt; & lt;b & gt;180g Audiophile Vinyl Double LP! & lt;/b & gt; & lt;/font & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; The maestro of Minimalist piano music has done it again, with an album of gentle melodies and soothing sounds from Yann Tiersen (b.1970) a composer best known outside his native France for the soundtrack to the movie Amélie (2001): the soundtrack sold over 200,000 copies in his homeland, and became Platinum in the US and Germany. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; Tiersen’s music helped to make the movie a hit, capturing its bittersweet mix of humour and sadness, and many of the best-known pieces from the soundtrack are included on this album, such as the Satie-tinged ‘Waltz of Amélie’. However there is much more recent music here which Tiersen wrote in the wake of the film’s success, including extracts from his soundtracks to Goodbye Lenin (2003) and Tabarly (2008), which tells the tragic story of the French sailor Eric Tabarly, who won the Single-Handed Transatlantic Yacht Race twice before drowning in the Irish Sea. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; Tiersen’s music is often melancholy and reflective, but there are many lighter and more uptempo numbers on this wide-ranging survey of his output, which is sure to share the popular success of Jeroen van Veen’s many other albums for Brilliant Classics. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Features: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; • 180g Audiophile Vinyl & lt;br & gt; • Double LP & lt;br & gt; • Made in the EU & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Musicians: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; Jeroen van Veen, piano & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Selections: & lt;br & gt; Yann Tiersen (1970) & lt;br & gt; Piano Music & lt;br & gt; LP 1 & lt;br & gt; Pour Amelie & lt;br & gt; Side A: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; 1. Comptine d'un autre ete: l'apres midi & lt;br & gt; 2. Comptine d'ete No. 2 & lt;br & gt; 3. Comptine d'ete No. 3 & lt;br & gt; 4. Le vieux en veut encore & lt;br & gt; 5. Toujours la & lt;br & gt; 6. Comptine d'ete No. 1 & lt;br & gt; 7. La piece vide & lt;br & gt; 8. Sur le fil & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Side B: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; 1. La dispute & lt;br & gt; 2. Les jours heureux & lt;br & gt; 3. La chute & lt;br & gt; 4. L'absente & lt;br & gt; 5. Le retour & lt;br & gt; 6. La valse d'Amelie & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;LP 2 & lt;br & gt; Goodbye Lenin & lt;br & gt; Side C: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; 1. Le Moulin & lt;br & gt; 2. Le matin & lt;br & gt; 3. La plage & lt;br & gt; 4. Les retrouvailles & lt;br & gt; 5. La jetee & lt;br & gt; 6. Tabarly & lt;br & gt; 7. 8 mmm & lt;br & gt; 8. Point Zero & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Side D: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; 1. Summer 78 & lt;br & gt; 2. Coma & lt;br & gt; 3. Childhood (1) & lt;br & gt; 4. Mother & lt;br & gt; 5. Watching Lara & lt;br & gt; 6. First Rendez-Vous & lt;br & gt; 7. I Saw Daddy Today & lt;br & gt; 8. Mother Will Die & lt;br & gt; 9. Father Is Late & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; Recorded November 4-5, 2014 at Van Veen Productions Studio 1, Culemborg, The Netherlands.