William Skeen is one of the world’s premiere Baroque cellists. He serves as Principal Cellist with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Voices of Music, and was Principal Cellist of the American Bach Soloists for nearly two decades. He is a founding member of the New Esterházy Quartet, the Cantata Collective, and La Monica. Mr. Skeen taught baroque cello and viola da gamba at the University of Southern California for two decades. Mr. Skeen has received two Grammy nominations. He continues to perform regularly with major orchestras and Baroque groups around the world.

San Francisco-based album producer Lolly Lewis founded her recording production company Transparent Recordings in 1980. Notable projects include Anthony Davis’s opera Tania, a premiere recording of orchestral music by Harlem Renaissance composer Florence Price with the Women’s Philharmonic Orchestra, and a Berlioz series with San Diego Symphony. In recent years, Ms. Lewis has been particularly focused on period instrument performance and has produced six albums with the New Esterházy Quartet. This new release of the Six Cello Suites was beautifully recorded by famed multi-GRAMMY®-winning engineer Leslie Ann Jones at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, California. It was mastered by RR’s own multi-GRAMMY®-nominated engineer, Sean Royce Martin.

William Skeen, Cello and Violoncello Piccolo

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The Detroit Symphony Orchestra and its Music Director Jader Bignamini present Wynton Marsalis’ Blues Symphony.

The work is a triumphant ode to the power of the blues and the scope of America’s musical heritage. With a blend of influences from ragtime to habanera, the work takes listeners on a sonic journey through America’s revolutionary era, the early beginnings of jazz in New Orleans, and a big city soundscape that serves as a nod to the Great Migration.

Detroit being one of the most vibrant melting pots of musical cultures in the United States, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra seems the ideal advocate for this original contribution to the symphonic repertoire. The recording is also the first with Jader Bignamini, giving a new dimension to his music directorship.

Wynton Marsalis is a world-renowned trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and a leading advocate of American culture. Jader Bignamini has worked with the world’s leading orchestras and opera companies. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, America’s fourth-oldest, has a history as varied and exciting as that of its hometown.

Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Jader Bignamini, Conductor

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Järvi has of course conducted Mahler’s works many times in his career. But has waited for the right moment to record the complete cycle in the studio. The right moment not only in his life as a musician but also in his relationship with the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich. The maturity and power revealed in the orchestra’s recordings for Alpha Classics have been hailed by the music press since 2019.

“Mahler truly opened up a new universe with the Fifth, in which he initiated an incredibly personal style of music-making.” says Paavo Järvi. “It is the very nature of its opening — a military funeral — and of its tragedy, in conjunction with the very idea of beginning a symphony in this way, which signals that something completely different is in store for us”.

Ivo Gass, Horn Solo
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
Paavo Järvi, Music Director

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“Discovering Mahler’s music is akin to discovering life itself. Experiencing it, is to be drawn into his world and values. What emerges from his music, his letters and, the testimonies of those who knew him is the duality of this man. Being a creator and interpreter all at once, he invents the sounds which re-create the world of nature and humans.”- Semyon Bychkov

The Czech Philharmonic and its Chief Conductor and Music Director Semyon Bychkov continue their acclaimed Mahler cycle with a Double Album of Mahler: Symphony No. 3, the composer’s Third Symphony. Working together with mezzo-soprano Catriona Morison, the Prague Philharmonic Choir and Pueri Gaudentes.

In this monumental work, Mahler combines a text from Nietzsche’s Also Sprach Zarathustra with the folk song inspirations of Des Knaben Wunderhorn, culminating in eternal bliss in the closing Adagio. To Bychkov, this longest Mahler symphony offers his “least hysterical” music, and hearing it for the first time as a 10-year-old choirboy kindled his life-long fascination and love for this composer. With this recording, it comes full circle.

Catriona Morison, Mezzo-Soprano (tracks 4 & 5)
Prague Philharmonic Choir (track 5)
Lukáš Vasilek, Choirmaster
Pueri Gaudentes (track 5)
Libor Sládek & Jan Kyjovský, Choirmasters

Czech Philharmonic
Jan Mráček, Concertmaster
Jan Perný, Trombone Solo (track 1)
Walter Hofbauer, Post Horn Solo (track 3)
Conducted by Semyon Bychkov

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All the tracks on this album are heard as they were performed. The DSD Download was created by transferring the original analogue master recorded on an Ampex ATR-102 Tape Recorder at 2 tracks 1/2 inch 30ips tape that was modified by David Manley. The mastering for the DSD Download was done by Giulio Cesare Ricci using the analog and valve Signoricci system.

Anna Maria Castelli, Vocals (Track 1)
Gianni Coscia, Accordion (Track 1)
Renato Sellani, Piano (Track 1)
Raiz, Vocals (Track 2)
Radicanto (Track 2)
Gaby Cole, Vocals (Track 3)
Marco Pezzenati, Percussion (Track 3)
Salvatore Accardo, Violin (Track 4)
Laura Manzini, Piano (Track 4)
Eleonora Bianchini, Vocals (Track 5)
Enzo Pietropaoli, Double Bass (Tracks 5,14)
Scott Hamilton, Saxophone (Tracks 6,7)
Paolo Birro, Piano (Tracks 6,7)
Aldo Zunino, Bass (Track 6)
Alfred Kramer, Drums (Tracks 6,7)
Petra Magoni, Vocals (Tracks 8,9,12)
Ilaria Fantin Fantin, Archlute (Track 8)
Ferruccio Spinelli, Double Bass (Tracks 9,11,12)
Musica Nuda (Tracks 9,12)
Fausto Mesolella, Loop Pedal Guitar (Tracks 10,11)
Peo Alfonsi, Guitar (Track 13)
Salvatore Maiore, Double Bass (Track 13)
Enrico Rava, Trumpet and Flugelhorn (Track 14)
Paolo Fresu, Trumpet and Flugelhorn (Track 14)
Stefano Bollani, Piano (Track 14)
Roberto Gatto, Drums (Track 14)

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The album features classics like Elton John‘s Your Song, (They Long to Be) Close To You written by Burt Bacharach and performed by The Carpenters, How Deep Is Your Love? by the Bee Gees, Here, There and Everywhere by The Beatles, And I Love You So by Perry Como, Until It’s Time for You to Go by Elvis Presley and Both Sides Now by Judy Collins.

This is Panton’s 7th album on the 2xHD Mastering label at NativeDSD.  It is exclusively available at NativeDSD in Stereo DSD 512, DSD 128, DSD 64 and FLAC 96k along with Stereo DSD 256, FLAC DXD and FLAC 192k.

Diana Panton, Vocals 
Reg Schwager, Guitar 
Don Thompson, Bass, Piano & Vibes 

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On this album from Fone, small wonders, intimate interpretations of wonderful songs performed in the theater by a unique and evocative duo, voice and double bass. It is an album of covers, a kaleidoscope of atmospheres that bring the most disparate repertoires to life with the style of modern divertissement.

The album is an Analog Recording.  The Analog Master Tape has been transferred from an Ampex ATR 102, 2 track Analog Tape Recorder at 1/2 inch, 30ips, into the dCS A/D Converter for this Stereo DSD 64 release. Using the Signoricci’s analog and valve system.

Musica Nuda
Petra Magoni, Vocals
Ferruccio Spinetti, Double Bass

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The album features the ensemble performing music composed by Christopher Cerrone. This is a decade-long journey through sound, collaboration, and innovation. From the first sketches of Goldbeater’s Skin in 2015 to the final touches on Ode To Joy in 2023, these works reflect Cerrone’s deep connection and friendship with Sandbox Percussion.

Opening with Don’t Look Down (2020), a work born during the pandemic, the album blends traditional percussion with found objects and prepared piano. A Natural History of Vacant Lots (2017) explores space and sound, positioning ambient and beautiful colors against a haunting electronic backdrop. The centerpiece, Goldbeater’s Skin (2016), pairs percussion with the human voice in a stunning setting of GC Waldrep’s poetry.

The album closes with Ode to Joy (2023), a bittersweet celebration of New York City, filled with whistles, harmonicas, and stomping rhythms. Every unique sound on this album was meticulously crafted, shaped by Cerrone’s longtime collaborator and producer Mike Tierney.

In summary, Don’t Look Down is a bold exploration of the endless possibilities of percussion, this album is a testament to the evolving power of music and collaboration.

Sandbox Percussion
Jonathan Allen
Victor Caccese
Ian Rosenbaum
Terry Sweeney

Guest Musicians
Conor Hanick, Piano (“Don’t Look Down”)
Elspeth Davis, Mezzo-Soprano (“Goldbeater’s Skin”)

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The album has been created by transferring the Analog Master Tape recorded on the Ampex ATR 102, 2 Track Analog Recorder with 1/2 inch, 30ips tape, into the dCS Analog to Digital Converter to being the album into Stereo DSD 64.

Musica Nuda
Petra Magoni, Vocals
Ferruccio Spinetti, Double Bass

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Renowned Spanish guitarist Ricardo Gallén has embarked on a fascinating musical journey with Preludes and Dances from Brazil. His album is dedicated to the works of the legendary composer Heitor Villa-Lobos and to the Grammy-Award winner Sérgio Assad. Both Brazilian, this recording represents a homage and a celebration to the country’s folklore and rich cultural heritage. The album is Exclusively Available in the recorded format and bit rate of Stereo and 5 Channel Surround Sound Pure DSD 256 at NativeDSD!

Villa-lobos’ iconic Préludes and the Suite populaire brésilienne are preceded by the first recording of Assad’s captivating Colloquial Preludes, composed for Ricardo Gallén.

Recorded in the gorgeous acoustics of the 13th Century Convent of San Francisco, in Ávila, Spain, Gallén’s performance is a testament to his exceptional talent and profound musicality and to his love for this music.

Ricardo Gallén, Guitar

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