Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy – Elgar: Symphony No. 2 (2009) [Japan]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 55:06 minutes | Basic Scans included | 1,51 GB
or DSD64 2.0 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Basic Scans included | 1,37 GB
or FLAC Stereo (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Basic Scans included | 1,14 GB
Far less frequently performed and recorded than the darker First Symphony, Edward Elgar’s Second Symphony in E flat major is a work written on an exceptionally grand scale. Elgar scored the symphony for an extended triple woodwind section, extra percussion, and even two harps. The first movement is filled with quintessential English pomp. This may be in part responsible for the unfavorable reactions that some have on first listening to this symphony. Beyond the first movement, however, Elgar’s gifts shine through with a marvelously lyrical, somber slow movement; a nimble, rhythmically sophisticated third movement rondo; and a boisterous but not pompous finale. Vladimir Ashkenazy, who was appointed principal conductor of the Sydney Symphony in 2009, puts his orchestra through its paces in this vibrant Exton album. Presented on a hybrid SACD, listeners enjoying Ashkenazy’s performance, enveloping sound filled with subtle detail and nuance, broad dynamic scope, and clear balance within the massive orchestra. Ashkenazy plays down the symphony’s moments of stuffiness and accentuates the work’s lyricism, harmonic richness, and abundance of colors achieved. The Sydney Orchestra rises to the occasion both technically and musically, providing listeners with an ideal recorded choice for this often overlooked symphony.
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Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy – Elgar: Symphony No. 1 (2009) [Japan]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 52:20 minutes | Basic Scans included | 1,43 GB
or DSD64 2.0 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Basic Scans included | 1,3 GB
or FLAC 2.0 (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Basic Scans included | 1,08 GB
Vladimir Ashkenazy, who was appointed principal conductor of the Sydney Symphony in 2009, puts his orchestra through its paces in this vibrant Exton album. The first volume of Edward Elgar’s series features the Symphony No. 1, one of the composer’s two completed symphonies, which enjoyed enormous success after its premiere and has been beloved ever since.
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Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy – Elgar: Enigma Variations & In The South (2009) [Japan]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 51:33 minutes | Basic Scans included | 1,46 GB
or DSD64 2.0 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Basic Scans included | 1,34 GB
or FLAC 2.0 (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Basic Scans included | 1,08 GB
Vladimir Ashkenazy, who was appointed principal conductor of the Sydney Symphony in 2009, puts his orchestra through its paces in this vibrant Exton album. This third volume of Edward Elgar’s series features Enigma Variations & In The South overture. The people at Exton, a Japanese audiophile label, have once again produced an impressive recording with plenty of headroom. The imaging is so natural that you can almost visualize the space between the instruments, but yet the orchestral sound is rich and full of impact. The strings shimmer in the high notes, and the bass drums, rather than being heard, are felt like distant thunder. Highly recommended.
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Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn – Rachmaninov: The Four Piano Concertos (1970-1971) (2023
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 02:38:15 minutes | Full Scans included | 6,36 GB
Genre: Classical | Publisher (label): Decca / Esoteric – ESSD-90274/75
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Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Esther Yoo – Tchaikovsky (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:07:17 minutes | 1,11 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Universal Music Ltd.
Esther Yoo reunites with conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Philharmonia Orchestra for her latest release on Deutsche Grammophon.
“This album is special to me not only because of the musical vibrancy and depth in all of the works, but also because of what Tchaikovsky and his music symbolize,” says Esther. “His compositions represent how a person who endures hardships in life can create music that gives voice to feelings which cannot easily be expressed. Every young adult experiences challenging periods of searching for identity, encountering love and facing new obstacles. During such times, I often turned to Tchaikovsky’s music because I felt that he expresses the most tangible of human emotions.”
The release features Tchaikovsky’s beloved Violin Concerto alongside five shorter works, including Pas de Deux and Danse Russe from Swan Lake, Sérénade Mélancolique, Valse-Scherzo, and Mélodie from Souvenir d’un lieu cher.
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Vladimir Ashkenazy, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti – Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5, Piano Sonata No. 29 Op. 106 (2020) [3x SACD]
SACD Rip | 3xSACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 03:40:15 min | Scans incl. | 8,83 GB
Genre: Classical | Publisher (label): Decca – UCGD-9079/81
【シングルレイヤーSA-CD～SHM仕様】【生産限定】
昨年演奏活動からの引退を表明したアシュケナージによるベートーヴェンのピアノ協奏曲全集を初DSDマスタリング。
ショルティ指揮シカゴ交響楽団とのこの演奏は、1974年度のレコード・アカデミー賞協奏曲部門賞を受賞しました。英『グラモフォン』誌は「アシュケナージの音の幅には並外れたものがあり、サー・ゲオルグ・ショルティはそれにぴったりと寄り添い、シカゴ交響楽団の深く美しい音色で録音されている」と、この録音を評しました。3枚目の余白には、アシュケナージにとって初めてのベートーヴェン・ピアノ・ソナタ録音となった「ハンマークラヴィーア」ソナタを収録。30代前半のアシュケナージによる、ベートーヴェン演奏の原点ともいえる録音が、ベートーヴェン・イヤーに甦ります。オリジナル・マスターから英Classic Soundで2020年に制作したDSDマスターを使用しています。
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Vladimir Ashkenazy – Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20, Piano Concerto No. 6 (1968/2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 53:46 minutes | 535 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
The two stereo Beethoven cycles, those of the Symphonies (1965–70) and the Piano Concertos (with Wilhelm Backhaus, 1958–59), form the core of this edition of the complete Decca recordings of Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt (1900–1973). It is distinguished by the Wiener Philharmoniker’s unique transparency of sound allied to a firm pulse and rhythmic drive which characterized Schmidt-Isserstedt’s conducting. Several of the recordings were produced by Erik Smith, the conductor’s son.
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Ingolf Wunder, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra & Vladimir Ashkenazy – Tchaikovsky & Chopin (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:12:40 minutes | 1,33 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
Austrian pianist Ingolf Wunder won second prize at the 2010 Warsaw International Chopin Competition, demonstrating how skillfully he plays works by the great Polish composer. On this 2014 release, Wunder revisits his beloved Chopin and presents two of the greatest hits in the piano repertoire: Chopin’s and Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concertos, recorded live at St. Petersburg’s 2012 White Nights Festival. Wunder teams up with the supreme musicianship of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of legendary conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy.
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Sharon Bezaly and Vladimir Ashkenazy – Franck, Faure, Prokofiev: Flute Sonatas (2017)
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 75:06 minutes | F/B Covers+PDF Booklet | 3,41 GB
or DSD64 2.0 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | F/B Covers + PDF Booklet | 2,96 GB
or FLAC Stereo (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96kHz | F/B Covers + PDF Booklet | 1,40 GB
Features Stereo and Multichannel Surround Sound | Label: BIS Records AB # BIS-2259
The flautist Sharon Bezaly has released many discs on BIS, recordings which have contributed to the international recognition that she enjoys. On this disc, however, she turns to core repertoire, although not necessarily that of her own instrument. The two sonatas by César Franck and Gabriel Fauré were composed with the violin in mind, and even though Prokofiev’s sonata was originally intended for the flute it is often heard in the composer’s own version for violin and piano. But joined by the legendary pianist and conductor Vladimir Askenazy, Sharon Bezaly now claims the three works for her own instrument, in eloquent performances that make the best possible case for the flute.
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Vladimir Ashkenazy – Scriabin: Vers la Flamme (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:18:40 minutes | 1,28 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Decca Music Group Ltd.
Vladimir Ashkenazy turns to the fine art of the piano miniature in this album, unlocking the poetic expression and vibrant colours of forty exquisite pieces by Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915). Vers la flame, released in April 2015 to mark the centenary of Scriabin’s death, opens with the C sharp minor Étude Op.2 No.1, written during its composer’s mid-teens, and comprises such late masterworks as the album’s title track and the five Préludes Op.74.
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Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy – Respighi: Roman Trilogy (2005)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:02:56 minutes | 1,23 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Exton / Octavia Records Inc., Japan
19世紀後半ら20世紀半ばを生きたレスピーギ。この時代はちょうどオーケストラの規模が大きくなり様々な音楽表現が可能になった時期であり、レスピーギはこのローマ三部作「ローマの松」「ローマの噴水」「ローマの祭」でその才能を華麗なオーケストレーションで開花させた。世界のアシュケナージとオランダ放送フィルによる奇跡のコラボレーションシリーズ第1弾。名手ぞろいの管楽器群、とりわけ優れたブラス・セクションを有するオランダ放送フィルが、絢爛豪華、華麗勇壮なレスピーギを聴かせてくれる
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NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo, Vladimir Ashkenazy – Ravel: Orchestral Works (2003/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:33:31 minutes | 1,79 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Exton
This CD presents acclaimed conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy with the NHK Symphony Orchestra of Tokyo performing Maurice Ravel’s most famous orchestral works. The violinist Mayu Kishima joins the orchestra to perform the Tzigane. Ravel created this piece to suggest a Hungarian rhapsody, with a slow tempo in the first movement and a fast-paced second movement, Initially written for violin and piano, Ravel left this later arrangement for orchestra. Also included is the Bolero, Ravel’s last work for orchestra.
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Philharmonia Orchestra & Vladimir Ashkenazy – Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Symphony No. 3 (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:17:31 minutes | 1,17 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Signum Records
Marking their latest collaboration with their conductor laureate Vladimir Ashkenazy, the Philharmonia return to disc with a stellar live-performance of two late works by Rachmaninov – the Symphonic Dances and Symphony No. 3 in A Minor. This release is third and final in a new series of Rachmaninov’s symphonic works, conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy in live performances with the Philharmonia Orchestra.
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Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn – Rachmaninov: The Piano Concertos; Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:38:19 minutes | 2,70 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Decca Music Group Ltd.
The Rachmaninov Piano Concertos performed by Vladimir Ashkenazy and the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by André Previn are among the most iconic recordings in the Decca Classics catalogue. For the first time in over 40 years, the recordings have been remastered in ultra-high quality 96kHz 24-bit audio at Abbey Road Studios.
A note on the remastering: To celebrate these iconic recordings, DECCA has gone back to the original tapes and used the latest techniques and extensive comparison with the first LP pressings, to make a definitive transfer. For the first time ever, all audio processing has been achieved in the 96kHz 24-bit domain.
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NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo, Vladimir Ashkenazy – Ravel: Orchestral Works (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:33:31 minutes | 1,79 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Octavia Records Inc.
This album presents acclaimed conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy with the NHK Symphony Orchestra of Tokyo performing Maurice Ravel’s most famous orchestral works. The violinist Mayu Kishima joins the orchestra to perform the Tzigane. Ravel created this piece to suggest a Hungarian rhapsody, with a slow tempo in the first movement and a fast-paced second movement, Initially written for violin and piano, Ravel left this later arrangement for orchestra. Also included is the Bolero, Ravel’s last work for orchestra.
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