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From: "HDtracks Press" To: "jeevacation®gmail.com" <jeevacation®gmail.com> Subject: HDtracks Newsletter welcomes Paul McCartney Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:18:45 +0000 HDtracks Newsletter for 11.04.10 1IDtracks is proud to welcome Paul McCartney's legendary classic Band on the Run in stunning 96kHz/24bit! Paul McCartney personally supervised all aspects of the Band on the Run reissue. The work was done at Abbey Road studios using the same team that remastered the complete Beatles' catalog in 2009. "...with the newly remastered CD of Band on the Run: tape noise reduction has scarcely been used and the degree of limiting is subtle. In addition digital technology has advanced with the ability now to offer recordings in 24 bit/961cHz. The high resolution version is being made available via download and is being offered in two formats: limited, which is comparable in volume to the remastered CD, and un-limited, which in comparison with the limited version will sound quieter, but retain the dynamic range of the original master recording." —Allan Rouse, Abbey Road Studios Featured Album Special Edition / Paul McCartney & Wing? GRAMMY® award winning Band on the Run, in high-resolution 96-kHz/24-bit audio. The HDtracks download includes nine bonus tracks, with a total of 35 minutes of music not found on the original album. HDtracks give you two choices: 1) The original album mastered in 96/24 2) The newly remastered Band on the Run in 96/24 with NO dynamic range compression. Band on the Run (NEW 96kHz/24bit) Click here for Special Price! Paul McCartney • Most celebrated album of Paul McCartney's post-Beatles work. • Turned into a gold album after only twelve days EFTA00779829  • Made Rolling Stone's 2005 list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" • Album spent 116 weeks on the Billboard charts (reaching #1 in late 1973). • Won the 1973 Grammy® for "Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal." Now, for the first time ever, this seminal work by one of the greatest musicians in rock & roll history is available with stunning 96kHz/24bit mastering. Including nine bonus tracks, with a total of 35 minutes of music not found on the original album, the recording offers new clarity and depth to McCartney's masterwork. The album is available in two breathtaking versions: The original album mastered in 96/24, and a newly remastered version in 96/24 with no dynamic range compression, making it even truer to the dynamic nuances and clarity of the master tape. Both versions offer an entirely new listening experience to one of the greatest rock albums of all time. New Classical titles in 96kHz/24bit and 88.2kHz/24bit ;?. Mozart complete sonatas for Keyboard and Violin WAGNER: Preludes and Overtures (NEW volume 1 (NEW 96kHz/24bit) 88.2kHz/24bit) Gary Cooper I Rachel Podger Yakov Kreizberg I Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra "...full of fantasy and experiment—novel sounds, ingenious textures, exploratory melodic lines... "Superior acoustics and superior PentaTone the performances by Rachel Podger are crackling engineering are particularly flattering to the rich with vitality and executed with consistent and burnished string sound so essential to a brilliance..."—Gramophone convincing Wagnerian reading." - Harry Pearson, The Absolute Sound The first album in a series of duo recordings between acclaimed violinist Rachel Podger and Few composers have approached the magnitude award-winning pianist Gary Cooper takes on or influence of Richard Wagner. His some of the greatest works of the Classical era: compositions burgeon with unmatched orchestral Mozart's violin sonatas. Winner of Gramophone's color and power. This fantastic hi-resolution "Editor's Choice" award and "Best Baroque features the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Recording 2003" distinction, this fantastic performing Wagner's most famous preludes and audiophile album was given a 10/10 on Classics overtures, including the overture to The Flying Today. Stemoplzile declared it "Recording of the Dutchman and excerpts for Tristan und Isolde. Month" in their January 2010 issue, and the These fantastic, impassioned performances album earned rave reviews from the BBC and capture the essence of Wagner's work and make innumerable other publications. Listen to these for a wonderful introduction to one of the all-time fantastic performances, and you'll instantly hear greatest figures of the Romantic era. why. EFTA00779830 Brahms Sonatas Op.33,Dp.78,Dp.120 nr. 1 KIND (NEW 96kHz/24bit) (NEW 96kHz/24bit) Ensemble 96 Dejan Lazic I Pieter Wispelwey In keeping with Ensemble 96's main focus, KIND On this spectacular recording, two superstars of presents modern Norwegian and Nordic choral modern classical music—Pieter Wispelwey music. Per Norgird and Jaakko Mantyjarvi are (cello) and Dejan Lazic (piano)—perform sonatas already considered classic composers by a rapidly by one of the great composers of the late increasing audience, while Marcus Paus Romantic era: Brahms. Featured here is his first represents a younger generation of Norwegian cello sonata, as well as his Sonata for piano and composers with a growing interest in the choral cello in D-Major (originally composed for violin) medium. The more recent works on the disc set and his Sonata for piano and Cello in f-minor texts all of which have a certain melancholy, fear (originally a clarinet sonata). If you've never or unrest linked to childhood. The folk songs are experienced Brahms' sonata writing, then this is a brave attempt to offer consolation in a the album to get. An absolutely stunning remorseless world. Offered here in stunning performance by two luminaries of modern 96kHz/24bit, this heavenly choral recording is an classical performance. immensely enjoyable listen that will send shivers down your spine. Fantastic titles from premiere Classical label Naxos MESSIAEN: Quartet for the End of Time / BARTOK: Dance Suite, Sz. 77 / Romanian Folk Theme and Variations Dances Amici Ensemble Jeno Jando This week only: 20% oft o this title This week only: 20% ot?f this title "In the Quartet, Messiaen moves far beyond the "This is a fascinating release, filled with piano impressionism of Ravel, placing an even greater music that bears the stamp of Bartok's demand on the performers for evenness of touch engagement with Eastern European folk music... and sensitivity to the slightest nuance..." — Jeno Jando, Naxos's 'house pianist,' performs American Record Guide everything with an emphasis on lucidity and a EFTA00779831 Olivier Messiaen was one of the most original big, beautiful sound...[and] textural clarity... and profound composers of the twentieth century Highly recommended." —David Weininger, The and Quartet for the End of Time is perhaps his Boston Phoenix greatest masterpiece. Written while he was a German prisoner-of-war in 1940-42, the piece is A masterpiece by one of the greatest composers imbued with a remarkable sense of sadness, hope, of all time, Bartok's Romanian Folk Dances and religious ecstasy, making it one of the most comprise some of the most engaging piano music important and influential works of the twentieth ever written. Alternately intense and playful, the century. This masterfully recorded version, by the music marries the vocabulary of the Romanian world-renowned Amid Chamber Ensemble, countryside with advanced early twentieth easily stands among the best-ever modern century modernism. Jando's performance here is performances of the masterpiece, making for an astounding—delivering the perfect balance of ideal vehicle for experiencing Messiaen's emotion and nuance. Absolutely essential. compositional and orchestrational genius. More for Beatles lovers Gr Come Together - Guitar Tribute To The Beatles Ringo Rama Various Artists Ringo Starr This 2006 instrumental tribute to the most "...The arrangements and production often evoke celebrated rock band of all time features some of the multitextured funhouse pop of the post- the greatest guitarists of the last 50 years, among REVOLVER Beatles..."—Rolling Stone them Adrian Belew (King Crimson), jazz virtuosos John Abercrombie, Allan Holdsworth, On this rocking 2003 release, legendary Beatle and Larry Coryell, and many others. The Ringo Starr engaged the services of some of his "sidemen" are just as impressive: Peter Erskin famous musician friends: Willie Nelson, Charlie and Kenny Werner among them. Trying to tackle Haden, Van Dyke Parks, Pink Floyd's David some of the most memorable songs of the Gilmour, Shawn Colvin, Timothy B. Schmit and twentieth century is no easy task, but with Eric Clapton. "Never Without You" in tribute to musicians of this caliber, you can't go wrong. the late George Harrison, is particularly powerful, and features Clapton's searing, soulful guitar work. An immensely enjoyable listen that any Beatles fan will love. EFTA00779832 The Persuasions Sing The Beatles (96kHz/24bit) The String Quartet Tribute to Paul McCartney's The Persuasions Greatests Hits Various Artists "The venerable a cappella quartet The Persuasions [are] simply brilliant, applying their With this stellar string quartet compilation from incredible, octave skipping street corner 2006, Calvin Records pays tribute to the one and harmonies to a collection of classics."— only Paul McCartney. It's amazing how well Washington Post these timeless melodies translate to a purely instrumental medium. The emotional and tasteful One of the most popular and critically-acclaimed arrangements offer refreshing takes on vocal groups of the Rock & Roll era, The McCartney's songs, most of which are from post- Persuasions have led an incredible career Revolver Beatles albums. Included are such innovatively adapting songs into their own classics as "Eleanor Rigby," "For No One," "She's inimitable a cappella arrangements. The Leaving Home," and many more. Masterful Grammye-winning group has recorded or musicianship, fantastic recording quality, and performed with artists including Stevie Wonder, arrangements that surprise while maintaining the Lou Reed, Van Morrison, Paul Simon, Joni essence of each song makes for a compelling Mitchell, and B.B. King. Here they bring together listen sure to please any McCartney fan. The incredible arrangements and adaptations of tribute closes with a great interpretation of familiar Beatles songs, which take on an entirely Wings' "Band on the Run." new light in fresh, exciting ways. The Persuasions don't merely cover Lennon/McCartney tunes, but rather respectfully honor these vanguards of pop writing by creating renditions that cut to the very essence of the original songs. More Classic Rock EFTA00779833 Life Death Love and Freedom (96kHz/24bit) Frampton Comes Alive (96kHzJ24bit) John Mellencamp Peter Frampton Mellencamp has described Life, Death, Love and By 1976, British singer/guitarist Peter Frampton Freedom as a collection of "modem electric folk was already a rock & roll veteran, a former songs." With backing from his legendary touring member of the Herd (mid-'60s) and Humble Pie band, the acclaimed balladeer and Rock & Roll (early-'705). After a few critically-acclaimed solo Hall-of-Famer recorded the album's 14 tracks at albums of melodic pop/rock, Frampton Comes his studio in Bloomington, Indiana and mixed in Alive was his breakthrough, one of the biggest- Los Angeles with Burnett behind the boards for selling live albums in rock history, which all of the sessions. Mellencamp cites Burnett's spawned the huge radio hits "Show Me The Way" production as key to "finding the soul of each and "Baby, I Love Your Way." Accompanied by a song." As Glen Banos, president & CEO of tight, sympathetic band, and spurred on by an Concord Music declared of Mellencamp's writing enthusiastic audience, Frampton rode the wave and performance: "The songs on this record are produced by this album to stardom. perhaps his most intimate, honest and poignant of his career." Rearview Mirror One for the Road (Live) (96kHzJ24bit) Don McLean The Kinks Rearview Mirror serves as a one-of-a-kind Onefor the Road (Live) captures an era when The retrospective of Don McLean's timeless body of Kinks reclaimed their sleek muscularity, leaving work, comprised primarily of rare and never- behind the theatrics that had been a feature of before-released recordings from his own personal their act in the first half of the 70s. Mixing later archive. Included is the original No. 1 hit version classics ("Attitude," "Superman," "Misfits") with of "American Pie," a previously unreleased vintage chestnuts ("David Watts," Victoria," version of "Vincent," the classic songs "Empty "Stop your Sobbing"), the album presents a Chairs," "Crying" and "Love Me Tender," and a compelling portrait of the band across the new original, "Run Diana Run." A must have decades. This high resolution recording makes grab-bag of rarities for McLean fans, this album you hear this hugely successful, gold-selling also serves as an essential greatest hits collection, masterpiece with new ears. A fantastic live presenting a definitive career overview of one of EFTA00779834 American music's most distinguished and document of one of the most influential bands of celebrated artists. the last five decades. 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Add that to one of the world's premiere orchestras performing one of the most influential compositions of all time in a stunning high resolution audio recording, and you have an absolutely essential addition to your music collection. 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In this section we are offering 20% discounts on select titles from your favorite artists and labels. Click here to see new additions to Specials of the Week. EFTA00779837 This message was sent from HDtracks Press to Jeevacation@gmail.com. It was sent from: HDtracks, 355 West iContact - Try It Free! 52nd Street Sixth Floor, New York, New York 10019. You can modify/update your subscription via the link tl below. Manage your subscription ;.'.11 EFTA00779838