Artist: Nigel Kennedy and the Kroke Band
     Album: East Meets East
     Year of Release: July 22, 2003
     Label: EMI Classics
     Genre: Folk, Violin
     Quality, Bitrate: FLAC, MP3, 320 kbps
     Total Size: FLAC - 392.29 Mb, MP3 - 149.38 Мb
     Performer: Mo Foster, Kroke, Miles Bould, Aboud Abdel Ali, Aboud Abdul Aal, et al.
     Orchestra: Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra
     Composer: Goran Bregovic, Harry Kandel, Nigel / Bawol, Jerzy / Kukurba, Tomasz / Lato, T Kennedy, Traditional, Unspecified

     As a classical violinist, Nigel Kennedy has always cultivated a very careful reputation as a rebel (scruffy beard, spiky hair, no bow tie) while making a comfortable living playing a generally pretty safe repertoire; audiences who wouldn't cross the street to hear genuinely difficult music by Elliott Carter or Michael Tippett could go listen to the T-shirted Kennedy play The Four Seasons and feel like they were on the cutting edge. Outside the classical arena, his projects have been a bit more interesting, and none has been more affecting than this eerily lovely collection of new compositions and folk tunes drawing on Polish and other Eastern European traditions. Teamed up with the Krakow band Kroke (violist and flutist Tomasz Kukurba, accordionist Jerzy Bawol, and string bassist Tomasz Lato), Kennedy delivers a set of tunes that are, by turns, dramatic, soothing, emotionally tormented, and romantically yearning.....

     Artist: Yasushi Yoshida
     Album: Little Grace
     Year of Release: 2008
     Country: Japan
     Label: Noble
     Genre, Style: Classical, Neo-Classical, Experimental
     Quality, Bitrate: APE & CUE, lossless
     Total Size: 231.76 Mb, Covers - 14.94 MB

     After 1 year and 9 months of waiting, noble, the label that brings “music for everyday life” is delighted to announce the new album “Little Grace” by Yasushi Yoshida.
     Yoshida’s first album “Secret Figure” celebrated musical impressionism of the new generation by masterly portraying the delicate sensations roused in everyday life through infinite layers of melodic instruments such as the piano, guitar and violin, mixed with the electronic sounds of electronica. 1 year and 9 months since then, the artist, now soaring to new heights, has proudly completed his second album, “Little Grace”.

     Artist: Aldo Rodriguez
     Album: Guitarra
     Label: Areito
     Year: 1980
     Genre: Classical
     Format, bitrate: MP3@320 kBit/s
     Time: 34:48
     Size: 62 MB

     Aldo Rodriguez was born in 1955 and studied the guitar with Isaac Nicola and Martha Cuervo. He also attended master-classes with Alirio Díaz, María Luisa Anido and Frank Fernandez. He has given master-classes in Poland, France, Colombia, Bulgaria and Chile, and teaches at the National School of Music in Havana, Cuba. He has received various honours from the Cuban Government, including the Medalla por la Cultura Nacional, and the Medalla Alejo Carpentier, awarded by the government in 2003.

     Artist: Ray Conniff
     Album: Loughter In The Rain
     Label: Columbia/Sony BMG Music Entertainment
     Year: 1975/2005
     Format, bitrate: MP3@320 kbps
     Size: 76,2 mb
     Time: 33:10

     Artist: Les Paul
     Album: The Complete Decca Trios -- Plus (1936-1947)
     Label:MCA
     Year: , release November 18, 1997
     Genre: Jazz
     Format, bitrate: MP3@128kbps
     Time: 140:40
     Size:85000 KB + 43748 KB

The Complete Decca Trios -- Plus is a double-disc, 50-track collection containing all of the recordings Les Paul made for Decca between 1936 and 1947, including all of his released and unreleased masters, plus several tracks he cut with fellow Decca recording artists. These are the recordings that earned Paul's reputation as an excellent guitarist and they show his extraordinary range. He could play jazz and Hawaiian music, swing with big bands or subtly support singers like Bing Crosby, Helen Forrest and The Andrews Sisters. All of that is featured here, on a collection that is essential for anyone with an interest in Paul or the history of the electric guitar. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

     Artist: Various artists
     Album: Ragtime
     Label: Supraphon
     Year: 1977
     Genre: ragtime
     Format, bitrate: MP3@320 kbit/s (LP rip)
     Time: 33:02
     Size: 63 mB

Предлагаю Вам вернуться на 100 лет назад и окунуться в атмосферу столь популярной тогда музыки.
«…Потом Сью храбро вошла в комнату Джонси с чертежной доской, насвистывая рэгтайм» (О. Генри «Последний лист», 1907).

     Artist: Gotan Project
     Album: Live
     Label: Ya Basta!
     Genre: Electrotango, Lo-Fi
     Release date: 07/11/2008
     Quality:mp3;320 kb/s
     Size:187 mb
     Total time:134:30


     Double live CD ”Gotan Project live” (exclusive recordings from La Revancha del Tango & Lunбtico tours”) more info HERE


     Gotan Project is a musical group based in Paris, consisting of musicians Philippe Cohen Solal (French), Eduardo Makaroff (Argentine), and Christoph H. Mьller (Swiss, former member of Touch El Arab).
They formed in 1999. Their first release was Vuelvo Al Sur/El Capitalismo Foraneo in 2000, followed by the album La Revancha del Tango in 2001. Their music is clearly tango, but also uses electronic elements such as samples, beats, and breaks.

Gotan Project - французская группа, состоящая из 3 музыкантов: Philippe Cohen Solal (Франция), Eduardo Makaroff (Аргентина), и Christoph H. Mьller (Швейцария).
Группа создана в 1999. Первый релиз Vuelvo Al Sur/El Capitalismo Foraneo вышел в 2000 году, затем последовал альбом La Revancha del Tango (2001). Музыка отличается смесью стилей на основе танго с использованием электронных сэмплов.
Название группы происходит от испанского жаргона «vesre», меняющего слоги местами: слово Tango превращается в Gotan. (читать дальше...)

     Artist: Yo-Yo Ma & Friends
     Album, year: Songs of Joy & Peace (2008)
     Record Label: Sony Classical
     Genre: Classical, Jazz, Crossover, Instrumental
     Quality: APE & CUE, mp3 320 kbps
     Size: APE - 416,57 Мб; mp3 - 182,23 Мб


Imagine a party, a musical party inspired by the holiday season. A party that celebrates the universal hopes, dreams and joy animating seasonal festivals the world over - Christmas, Hanukkah, Eid al-Adha, Kwanzaa, Yule and New Year's Day. That is what brought Yo-Yo Ma together with a remarkable group of friends - some old, some new - to create SONGS OF JOY & PEACE. It is Yo-Yo's hope that everyone who listens to this album will hear a song familiar, comfortable and beloved to them as well as discover and fall in love with music that is brand new. ~ Amazon.com

     Artists - Barry Sisters
     Album - Fiddler On The Roof
     Label - ABC-Paramount
     Year - 1968
     Quality - MP3@256kbps (LP-rip)
     Size - 65,0mb
     Total time - app.42:00

     Artist:Andrea Bocelli
     Album:Incanto
     Label:Universal Classics
     Year:2008
     Quality: FLAC
     Size:76,2 x 3 + 69,9MB
     Total time:52:10

Andrea Bocelli has been called "the fourth tenor"; the blind, Tuscan-born, vocalist has emerged as one of the most exciting voices in the arena of light classical vocals and has made inroads into the world of opera as well. His participation in Pavarotti's 1992 hit Miserere album and Zucchero Fornaciari's 1993 world tour brought him international attention. Bocelli has been most successful as a pop ballad singer, having recorded duets with Celine Dion, Sarah Brightman, and Eros Ramazzotti. Al Jarreau, who sang with Bocelli during "The Night of Proms" in November 1995, praised Bocelli with these words: "I have had the honor to sing with the most beautiful voice in the world."

Bocelli grew up on farm in Lajatico, a rural village in Tuscany. Beginning piano lessons at the age of six, he later added flute and saxophone to his talents. Born with poor eyesight, he became totally blind at the age of 12 following a soccer accident. Despite his obvious musical talents, Bocelli did not consider a career in music until he had studied law at the University of Pisa and had earned a Doctor of Law degree. Inspired to pursue music, he studied with the famed tenor Franco Corelli, supporting himself by peforming in piano bars.

Bocelli's first break as a singer came in 1992 when Fornaciari auditioned tenors to record a demo tape of Miserere, which he had co-written with Bono of the Irish rock group U2. Successfully passing the audition, Bocelli recorded the tune as a duet with Pavarotti. After touring with Fornaciari in 1993, Bocelli performed as a guest star in the Pavarotti International festival held in Modena in September 1994. In addition to performing solo and in a duet with Pavarotti, Bocelli sang with Bryan Adams, Andreas Vollenweider, and Nancy Gustavsson. In November 1995, Bocelli toured Holland, Belgium, Germany, Spain, and France on the pop "Night of Proms" bill, which also featured Al Jarreau, Bryan Ferry, Roger Hodgson of Supertramp, and John Miles.

Bocelli's first two albums — 1994's Andrea Bocelli and 1996's Bocelli — showcased his operatic singing. His third effort, Viaggio Italiano (Italian Journey), featured famous arias and traditional songs from Naples. Although released only in Italy, the album sold more than 300,000 copies. With his fourth album, Romanza, released in 1997, Bocelli turned to pop music. The album included the hit "Time To Say Goodbye," recorded as a duet with Sarah Brightman. Bocelli continued to focus on pop balladry with his fifth album, Sogno, released in 1999, which featured a duet with Celine Dion on the David Foster and Carole Bayer Sager-penned tune, "The Prayer"; it sold more than ten million copies, received a Golden Globe award and led to Bocelli being nominated for a Grammy as best new artist.

The early 2000s saw Bocelli making an attempt to win credibility in the world of mainstream opera, touring in a series of operatic appearances and releasing the album Verdi and taking lead roles in recorded versions of Tosca, La bohиme, and Il trovatore. Some opera fans pointed to deficiencies in his partially microphone-formed technique, while others lauded his ability to bring new audiences to opera. Neither the admirers nor the detractors could ignore the sheer charisma that drew ordinary listeners to this genuine, unassuming vocal star.

     Artist - Muslim Magomaev
     Album - Opera. Canzoni. Musical
     Label - Melodiya
     Years: 1964 - 1988, release - 1996
     Quality - MP3@320 kbps
     Size - 121 mb
     Total time - 54:34

     Album: Essential Guitar - 33 Guitar Masterpieces
     Label: Decca
     Release: 2002
     Genre: Classical guitar
     Format, bitrate: MP3@320 kbit/s
     Time: 2.31:56
     Size: 348 MB

     Предлагаю к прослушиванию одну из любимых мною версий Аранхуэзского концерта в классическом исполнении.
     Весь этот сборник - великолепная коллекция классической гитарной музыки. Пьесы Rodrigo, Albeniz, Bach, Vivaldi, Villa-Lobos и многих других исполняют такие виртуозы гитары, как Pepe Romero, John Williams, Andres Segovia, Julian Bream, Paco Pena и другие.
     Самые положительные эмоции от прослушивания гарантирую...

     Artist:: Luciano Pavarotti
     Аlbum: The Pavarotti Edition: Italian Songs (CD 9/11)
     Year: 2001
     Label: Decca
     Quality: mp3, 224 kb/s
     Size: 128 mb

Сегодня день рождения Великого Музыканта!

Среди достоинств пения Паваротти - превосходная высокая постановка голоса; солнечный полетный тембр; на редкость совершенное вокальное мастерство и как следствие легкость звукоизвлечения. Сочетание подобных качеств с невероятно сильной индивидуальностью, излучающей тепло и жизнерадостность, сделали певца одной из 'суперзвезд' оперной сцены 20 столетия.

Luciano Pavarotti was born today - 12 October!

    Artist: Yo-Yo Ma
    Album: The Essential Yo-Yo Ma
    Year: 2003
    Label: Sony Classical
    Format, bitrate: MP3, 320 kbps
    Time: 1:16:56 (CD1) + 1:16:05 (CD2)
    Size: 209 MB (Part1) + 143 MB (Part2)
    All Music Guide Rating:


   A compilation of the most outstanding Yo-Yo Ma's melodies, gathered from different the most interesting Ma's albums. The best chance to get acquainted with Yo-Yo's musical genius and his splendiferous 270 years old Petunia, as well as to spend two and a half hours listening to his captivating music, wich ranges from classics to jazz and tango.
   Компиляция одних из наиболее выдаюшихся композиций Yo-Yo Ma, собранные из разных наиболее интересных альбомов Ма. Наилучший шанс для ознакомления с музыкальным гением Yo-Yo и его великолепнейшей 270 летней Petunia, а также для того, чтобы провести два с половиной часа прослушивая его пленительную музыку, ранжирующуюся от классики до джаза и танго.

   The many-faceted career of cellist Yo-Yo Ma is a testament to his search for new ways to communicate with audiences and to his own desire for artistic growth and renewal. Whether performing a new concerto, revisiting a familiar work from the cello repertoire, reaching out to young audiences and student musicians, or exploring cultures and musical forms outside the Western classical tradition. Ma strives to find connections that stimulate the imagination. Ma's discography of over fifty albums includes fifteen GRAMMY® Awards. From classical cello concertos, to bluegrass music to the sounds of Brazil, Yo-Yo Ma continues to reinvent himself as a musician and strives to bring Classical music to the mainstream.
   Now, for the first time, you can experience the musical journey of this master of his craft. Here are his most cherished performances on 2 CDs... an essential edition to any musical collection.
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    Artist: Yo-Yo Ma, Ennio Morricone
    Album: YO-YO MA Plays ENNIO MORRICONE
    Year: 2003
    Label: Sony Classical
    Format, bitrate: MP3, 320 kbps
    Time: 55:41
    Size: 129 MB
    All Music Guide Rating:

   Yo-Yo Ma's and Ennio Morricone's duet gives an opportunity to jump over any comments and descriptions of one of the most beautiful, mysterious and complicated albums I've ever heard. Understanding it at least partially will take plenty of time, but each listening second will add in your life indescribable pleasure and delight, especially during Yo-Yo Ma's solos, which several times made me shed tears...
   Дуэт Yo-Yo Ma и Ennio Morricone позволяет избежать каких-либо комментариев или описаний сего одного из наиболее красивых, загадочных и сложных альбомов когда-либо мною слышимых. Чтобы понять его хотя бы частично понадобится много времени, но каждая секунда прослушивания добавит в Вашу жизнь неописуемое удовольствие и наслаждение, особенно во время сольных партий Yo-Yo Ma, которые несколько раз заставили меня прослезиться...