Georg Philipp Telemann - Overture in A minor · Concerto in C major · Concerto a 6 in F major
Frans Brüggen, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Concentus musicus Wien
Baroque | Easy CD-DA, FLAC, Cue | No Log | 1 CD, covers | 332 MB | RS
TELDEC 4509-97472-2 | 1995

Telemann was fully aware not only of the need to give each instrument its due but also of what each could achieve, tailoring his music to suit them all, including the recorder, which he used in his orchestral works in a whole series of cyclical forms from overture to solo and double concerto.

Tomaso Albinoni - Trio Sonatas op. 1 - Parnassi musici
Classical, Baroque | 1 CD | EAC | FLAC, CUE, LOG | Scans | 445 MB | RS
Recorded: 3-6/4 2000, Schlossbergsaal des SWR Studio Freiburg
Released: 2001 | Label: cpo 999 770-2 | TT: 78:13
Parnassi Musici (Margaret MacDuffie, Matthias Fischer - violin,
Stephan Schrader - cello, Martin Lutz - harpsichord/organ)

If one tends to associate Albinoni, the Venetian-born contemporary of Vivaldi with the infamous and spurious Adagio, or at least a handful of his authentic oboe concertos, it is worth noting that he also wrote some 55 operas and nine opuses worth of instrumental pieces. Among these are the twelve Trio Sonatas, op. 1 [1694] […] In all ways, these are splendid performances, beautifully articulated, sensitive as to dynamic contrasts, carefully guaged rhythmically […] The players catch the gravity of the slow movements especially well, often with a Corellian sweetness […] The reproduction of the instruments, fairly high in level, is bright but wonderfully clear in a natural acoustic. (Igor Kipnis, Goldberg)

Keith Jarrett - Birth (1972) {2001 Wounded Bird Remaster}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC+CUE+LOG -> 235 Mb| MP3 @320 -> 91 Mb | Artwork (web) ~ 2 Mb
© 2001 Atlantic / Wounded Bird | WOU 1612
Jazz / Post Bop / Modern Creative / Piano

BIRTH, the classic 1971 album from legendary pianist Keith Jarrett, features six tracks.

Pianist Keith Jarrett's sessions of July 1971 resulted in three LPs and the birth of his finest group: a quartet (and sometimes quintet) with tenor saxophonist Dewey Redman, bassist Charlie Haden, and drummer Paul Motian. This particular album has some eccentric moments, with Jarrett switching to soprano on the effective "Mortgage on My Soul" and making appearances on steel drum, recorder, and banjo (in addition to piano) on two adventurous pieces. Redman is featured on Chinese musette during "Spirit" (which has Haden on conga and steel drums) and also plays some clarinet in addition to his usual tenor. Not everything works, and there are some wandering moments, but the music always holds one's interest; one can easily see the potential that would soon be realized by this intriguing ensemble.