Johannes Schenck - "Les Fantaisies bisarres de la Goutte": Works for Viola da Gamba
Classical, Baroque | 1 CD | EAC | FLAC, CUE, LOG | Scans | 368 MB | Rapidshare
Recorded: Feb. 1999, Schlingen (Baden), Germany | Released: 2000 | Label: cpo 999 682-2 | TT: 67:18
Lorenz Duftschmid, Sophie Watillon - viola da gamba | Rolf Lislevand - theorbe & guitar |
Wolfgang Zerer - harpsichord & organ positive

Is it too early to start my "Recordings of the Year" list? The music and performances on this release are nothing short of a revelation. CPO is always willing to take a chance on a rare composer, and this gamble hits the jackpot. […] This is among the most brilliant, sophisticated music to come out of the Baroque, and Schenck's mastery of the possibilities of the viola da gamba surely rivals Saint-Colombe and Marais. His style shows all the usual French, German, and Italian influences, with a slight emphasis on the French but with a decidedly Germanic attitude toward the dance forms. (David Preiser, ClassicsToday.com)

Mahler: Lieder / Pierre Boulez
Deutsche Grammophon | Boulez 2005 | 02 Jan. 2005
Lossless: EAC | ape (img + cue) | log | 203 MB
Lossy : Easy CD-DA Extractor | mp3 | 320 kbps | 140 MB

Boulez's approach here allows the intelligence and artistry of three admirable soloists and the Vienna Philharmonic to emerge with compelling force.
Music Week (London)

Karnataka - The Storm (2000)
Progressive Rock| 1 CD | MP3 CBR 320Kbps | 126 Mb
Publisher: Immrama | Language: English

"Following the path taken by Mostly Autumn, Karnataka looks for the ultimate synthesis of traditional Celtic music with current melodic Progressive rock. To manage this, this British band includes Rachel Jones's splendid voice and her side members' evident talents to create romantic atmospheres. Elegant electric guitar solos can evoke Andy Latimer or David Gilmour in a state of grace, while the inclusion of the flute sounds brings a welcome touch of folklore." (Progarchives.com review)

František Ignác Antonín Tůma - Sinfonias, Partitas & Sonata
Classical, Baroque | 1 CD | EAC | FLAC, CUE, LOG | Scans | 440 MB | Rapidshare
Recorded: Nov. 1998, Český rozhlas, Plzeń | Released: 2006 [1999] | Label: arta F10093 | TT: 69:13
Antiquarius Consort Praga (Václav Návrat, Simona Pešková - violin | Petr Hejný - cello |
Přemysl Vacek - archlute, baroque guitar | Václav Luks - harpsichord)

It is surprising that Czech composer Frantisek Ignaz Antonin Tuma (1704-74) should be remembered today for his instrumental music, given that it forms such a small part of his catalog of 224 works. […] Tuma's music is in late baroque style, and like his countryman and older contemporary, Jan Dismas Zelenka, he employs bold chromaticism in both homophonic and polyphonic passages. Tuma was a composition student of Johann Joseph Fux, the supreme law giver of contrapuntal writing in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, and, naturally, his influence can be discerned in Tuma's fugal writing. (Michael Carter, American Record Guide, March 01, 2000.)