Art Blakey Jazz Messengers

audiophile Analogue Productions Impulse Hybrid SACD CIPJ 7 SA

new, factory sealed

Art Blakey discovered and championed young talented musicians such as Clifford Brown, Lou Donaldson, Keith Jarrett and Wynton Marsalis to name but a few. But he also delivered the "message" of hard bop through thousands of performances at festivals right down to the smallest club. Lively, joyous performances, the very highest technical standards and somnambulistic music-making characterize this recording. Right from the very start it is clear that these jazz ambassadors have a new message for us. The hard-beat recordings win in lyricism thanks to the gentle sound of Curtis Fuller's trombone, something that was often missing in the powerful Blue Note sound. Four jazz evergreens give the musicians the time and opportunity to display their soloistic talents. The real climax, however, is to be found in the harmonic layering of the three winds which lend the themes new appeal. The message was broadcasted many times until the death of Art Blakey, but the history of jazz would have been a great deal poorer without these milestone recordings on the Impulse label. Art Blakey certainly knew how to delight his audience with fire, originality, a wealth of ideas and great humor. 

Mastered by Kevin Gray.

Ray Charles & Betty Carter

audiophile Analogue Productions ABC Hybrid SACD CAPP 385 SA

an audiophile classic!

new, unplayed, unsealed

An audiophile classic - cut from the original three-track masters! Now playable in three-channel on SACD!

One track - "Baby, It's Cold Outside" - will make this one easily worth the price of admission!

Whoa! Now we're getting into the big leagues. And not just any Ray Charles title, mind you. Ray Charles and Betty Carter! Analogue Productions has reissued a whole lot of classics - a whole lot - but there aren't many of 'em that are a much bigger deal than this.

This is such a romantic album. Such a warm album. Such a rich album. And, ooh, the sound! Turn the lights down. Grab that special someone. And as our Acoustic Sounds/Analogue Productions owner would say, "If nothing happens, don't blame the SACD!"

Originally released in 1961 on ABC-Paramount, Ray Charles and Betty Carter features startling dynamics, with Marty Paich's arrangements showcasing both punchy brass and lush strings. The showstopper, "Baby, It's Cold Outside," topped the R&B charts upon its release. And jazz singer Betty Carter's vocal prowess shines on "Cocktails For Two" and "Alone Together." Ray Charles has never sounded more romantic.

Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto Getz / Gilberto

audiophile Analogue Productions Verve SACD CVRJ 8545 SA

new, factory sealed

Tracks:

1. The Girl from Ipanema

2. Doralice

3. P'ra Muchucar

4. Desafinado

5. Corcovado

6. So Danco Samba

7. O Grande Amor

8. Vivo Sonhando

Mahler Symphonies 2 & 4

Claudio Abbado conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Wiener Philharmoniker

Esoteric ESSG-90141/2 SACD

legendary reference recording in breathtaking audiophile sound qualiy

Double Hybrid SACD; plays on standard CD players

new, factory sealed

Bruckner 4 The 3 Versions

signed by Jakub Hrusa

Jakub Hrusa conducting the Bamberger Symphoniker

Accentus 4CD Box ACC 30533

The fourth Symphony occupies a special position in Anton Bruckner’s symphonic cycle. It heralds the cycle of his “mature” symphonies and with it the composer addressed his audience directly and wanted to be understood by them. He succeeded in this – today the “Romantic” is one of Bruckner’s most popular symphonies. Still, he revised it time and again and today there are three versions of it.

With the Bamberg Symphony, which can draw on many years of Bruckner interpretation, Jakub Hrusa has now recorded all versions of the Fourth Symphony. For a conductor, it is a unique opportunity to be able to record all versions of a symphony. In addition, as Hrusa says, the project enables the interested audience to form their own opinion of the quality and tailoring of the respective version. In this way, listeners can decide for themselves whether the composer was right in his doubts, and whether it makes any sense at all to “pit” one version against the other.

This release also includes a fourth CD with the alternate finale (“Volksfest”) to the second version as well as more excerpts from early drafts.

Recorded at Konzerthalle Bamberg, Joseph-Keilberth-Saal November 2020
A co-production with BR-KLASSIK.

Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major
“Romantic”
All three versions

Bamberger Symphoniker
Jakub Hrůša, conductor

autographed by Jakub Hrusa after a concert at Liederhalle Stuttgart

new, unplayed

Brahms Symphony No.3 Dvorak Symphony No.8

signed by Jakub Hrusa

Jakub Hrusa conducting the Bamberger Symphoniker

Tudor Double SACD 1743

»Curiously, Hrůša’s accounts of both Brahm’s Third and Fourth symphonies share a distinctly elegiac, restrained tone, yet in this new recording the restraint feels quintessentially – and quite touchingly – Brahmsian. (…) Indeed, the orchestra’s characterful, rhythmically vital playing is a consistent delight.«
Grammophone

Bamberger Symphoniker
Jakub Hrůša, conductor

autographed by Jakub Hrusa after a concert at Liederhalle Stuttgart

new, unplayed

Brahms Symphony No.4 Dvorak Symphony No.9

signed by Jakub Hrusa

Jakub Hrusa conducting the Bamberger Symphoniker

Tudor Double SACD 1744

»The spacious sound of the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra rolls towards the listener's ears in powerful waves, a Brahms experience of a special kind.«

»Jakub Hrůša is a tinkerer, an enthusiastic experimenter, a tireless ponderer when it comes to musical structure.« Rondo Magazin

»Symphonic works by Brahms and Dvorák, Fourth versus Ninth. Yes, that can be extremely exciting! Because the respectful gentlemen Johannes and Antonín not only had a lot in common musically. What you can hear in this brilliant, very stimulating juxtaposition. Because Jakub Hrůša can. The 36-year-old from Brno is already one of the conductors worth hearing. He has just made a great debut with the Berlin Philharmonic. The finely tuned Bamberg Symphony Orchestra can already look forward to guarding this treasure of sound until at least 2026.« Welt am Sonntag

»Curiously, Hrůša’s accounts of both Brahm’s Third and Fourth symphonies share a distinctly elegiac, restrained tone, yet in this new recording the restraint feels quintessentially – and quite touchingly – Brahmsian. (…) Indeed, the orchestra’s characterful, rhythmically vital playing is a consistent delight.« Grammophone

Bamberger Symphoniker
Jakub Hrůša, conductor

autographed by Jakub Hrusa after a concert at Liederhalle Stuttgart

new, unplayed

Rameau Une Symphonie imaginaire

signed by Marc Minkowski

Marc Minkowski conducting Les Musiciens du Louvre

Archiv Produktion SACD 4775578

original first audiophile Hybrid SACD

new, unplayed, unsealed

autographed by Marc Mínkowski after a concert at Liederhalle Stuttgart, Germany, on 11 March 2022

Handel Water Music

signed by Marc Minkowski

Marc Minkowski conducting Les Musiciens du Louvre, Grenoble

Naive V5234

original first CD edition from 2010

new, unplayed, unsealed

autographed by Marc Mínkowski after a concert at Liederhalle Stuttgart, Germany, on 11 March 2022

Rebel Les Elements

signed by Marc Minkowski

Marc Minkowski conducting Les Musiciens du Louvre

Erato CD

original first edition from 1993

made in Germany

Second Hand CD in like new condition

autographed by Marc Mínkowski after a concert at Liederhalle Stuttgart, Germany, on 11 March 2022