Ha! Compagnons

Elodie Bouchard, Soprano

Anthony Harvey, Lute

Immersive Sound Art Pure Audio Blu-ray + CD is0120

An immersion in the intimate soundscape of voice and lute
Ha! compagnons takes the listener back to a time when the voice and the lute were the true companions in the quest for poetic and musical expression. In exploring this fruitful partnership, Canadian soprano Elodie Bouchard and American lutenist Anthony Harvey offer vivid and colourful interpretations of air de cour, ayres and monodies by 17th-century composers Giulio Caccini, Thomas Campion, Sigismondo d’India, Claudio Monteverdi and Etienne Moulinié. Thanks to the innovative work of Tonmeister Ephraim Hahn and his team, the album will be available in the immersive sound formats Auro-3D and Dolby Atmos together with a conventional stereo and an immersive binaural mix for headphones. This project introduces the listener to the pivotal period between Renaissance and Baroque when composers united in the desire for clarity of sung lyrics. Voice and lute then became an essential duo whose intimate character perfectly matched the needs at the different courts throughout Europe. This symbiosis can be heard in the air de cour and ayres of France and England, whereas in Italy it is rather the genre of accompanied monody which prevailed over the national soundscape and later lead to the development of the first operas. The pieces on the album share the timeless theme of love in all of its different shades, rounded up by the ultimate drinking song that lends its title to the project: "For us, Ha! compagnons illustrates not only the historical camaraderie of voice and lute, but also the collaborative aspect of many companions making this release possible" explains Elodie Bouchard. Passionate about early music, soprano Elodie Bouchard stands out for her musical expressivity and the diversity in colours of her voice. She performs regularly with the baroque ensemble Les Méandres and the Scholastica Ensemble with whom she participated in the recording Saints inouïs recently released on Atma Classique. She was featured at the opening concert of the Montreal Bach Festival in 2018, as well as at the Montréal Baroque Festival and the Young Performers Festival of Early Music America in 2019. Since 2018, she has partnered with the exceptional lutenist and continuo player Anthony Harvey who performs both, as a soloist and accompanist with many of North America's leading ensembles such as the National Philharmonic, the Wolf Trap Opera Company, the North Carolina Baroque Orchestra and the Washington Bach Consort. Together, Bouchard and Harvey aim to bring music for voice and lute to the forefront of the music world. In each performance, the young artists combine their vast expertise in historical performance practice with their evocative musical intuition.

Immersive sound technologies bring a strongly enhanced emotional experience to the listener. When
attending live music performances in concert halls, sound is not only coming from the stage in front of us. Acoustic reflections from floor, walls and ceiling form what we refer to as the unique personality of a certain venue and feed the human hearing with important cues contributing to our perception of timbres and even musical structures. The immersive recording approach of Ha! compagnons brings this natural character of sound in all spatial dimensions to the listener, allowing for an even more intimate engagement with the artists. The album was recorded in 2019 in Montreal using microphones by Schoeps and Neumann as well as the highest grade recording technology by Grace Design and Merging Technologies. Mastered at the renowned msm studios in Munich, the result can be heard on Pure Audio Blu-ray in Auro-3D or Dolby Atmos as well as on headphones through the discrete immersive binaural mix. The Pure Audio Blu-ray also is equipped with mShuttle technology providing the customer with binaural and stereo files of all songs for portable playback devices. Customers who are not yet equipped with a Blu-ray player also find a regular CD with standard resolution stereo as well as binaural tracks in the package. Enjoy listening!
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Hahn Trio Gesänge der Nacht

Songs by Jan Koetsier, Adolf Busch and Otto Jochum

Heidrun Maria Hahn

Martin Hahn

Wolfgang Heinz

Tacet Eigenart CD 1058-0

new, factory sealed

amazing production with world premiere recordings of songs for soprano, viola alta and piano on the them of "night"

stunning audiophile sound quality

Beethoven The 5 Piano Concertos

signed by Mitsuko Uchida

Original Berliner Philharmoniker Triple SACD BPHR 180243

Mitsuko Uchida, Piano

Sir Simon Rattle conducting the Berliner Philharmoniker

the edition is autographed by Mitusko Uchida

new, unplayed, unsealed

Cecilia Bartoli Unreleased

limited first edition hand-signed byCecilia Bartoli

Decca CD 4852093

strictly limited first edition from 2021

the factory sealed CD comes with an additional artprint which is hand-signed by Cecilia Bartoli

new, factory sealed

Beethoven Complete Piano Sonatas

strictly limited first edition handsigned by Rudolf Buchbinder

DGG 9CD Box 4860484

new, factory sealed

Rudolf Buchbinder is considered one of the greatest Beethoven interpreters of our time. His piano playing is an unprecedented combination of his long career, which has now spanned over 60 years, and his spontaneity. Few musicians have dealt with Beethoven as intensively and over such a long period of time as Rudolf Buchbinder. He has played the 32 sonatas in full more than 60 times around the world and has refined and developed his interpretation over the years. At the Salzburg Festival in 2014 he was the first pianist ever to play all of the sonatas in one festival season. This recording was previously only available on DVD. Now the concerts, which have been highly praised by the press, will be made available in this 9-CD edition. We have reserved for you a few copies of the strictly limited first edition, personally signed by Rudolf Buchbinder.

Chopin Piano Concerto No.2

hand-signed by Seong-Jin Cho

Gianandrea Noseda conducting the London Symphony Orchestra

DGG 4860435

For his sixth and latest Deutsche Grammophon album, pianist Seong-Jin Cho returns to the music of Frédéric Chopin. His third Chopin recording for Deutsche Grammophon is entitled "Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 - Scherzi". For this album, Cho is collaborating with the London Symphony Orchestra and its conductor Gianandrea Noseda, with whom he has had a productive and Seong-Jin Cho gained international attention and critical acclaim for his first prize at the 2015 Warsaw Chopin Competition, followed by a studio recording combining Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 and the 4 Ballads. Following this final Chopin release, Cho presents the logical continuation of the repertoire for him - a program consisting of Chopin's Romantic Piano Concerto No. 2 and the four Scherzi.Seong-Jin Cho's interpretations of the pieces, which are characterized by thoughtful poetry and youthful vigor, paired with his technical ability and artistic maturity , offer a unique and unforgettable sound experience

strictly limited first edition hand-sigend by Seong-Jin Cho

Tracklist:

FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN (1810–1849)

Scherzo No. 1 in B minor op. 20 - Presto with focus

Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor op. 31 - Presto

Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor op. 39 - Presto con fuoco

Scherzo No. 4 in E major op. 54 - Presto

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F minor op. 21

I. Maestoso

II. Larghetto

III. Allegro vivace

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

Beethoven Piano Sonatas Nos. 28 & 29

Maurizio Pollini, Piano

Esoteric ESSG-90128 Hybrid-SACD

new, factory sealed

audiophile deluxe edition, made in Japan

Elgar Cello Concerto, Enigma Variations & Pomp & Circumstances

Jacqueline du Pre, Violoncello

Sir John Barbirolli conducting the London Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonia Orchestra and the New Philharmonia Orchestra

audiophile Esoteric Hybrid-SACD ESSW-90254

made in Japan

new, factory sealed

Beethoven Symphonien Nr. 5 & 7

Carlos Kleiber conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Esoteric ESSG-90190 Hybrid-SACD

recorded and previously released by Deutsche Grammophon

made in Japan

new, factory sealed

This recording of Beethoven´s 5th and 7th Sympohnies conducted by Carlos Kleiber is exceptional. Kleiber conducts very passionately; when his energy is transferred to the Vienna Philharmonic - one of the world´s best orchestras - the result is pure magic.