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ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS FROM THE GRAMOPHONE CLASSICAL MUSIC GUIDE - ROMANTIC ERA II Classical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 8CDs | RS.com ABOUT THIS COLLECTION The Gramophone Guide also features another premium collection of essential recordings. This collection is divided into the five main eras of classical music which are thoroughly described on the first pages of the book. Each section features a list of recordings that has been carefully chosen to represent that specific era. With a total of 97 recordings, this cross-labelled collection could be said to represent the entire history of classical music and is certainly an obvious next step of downloads once you've completed the other collections on this page. FILES, SCANS AND FOLDERS I have collected these recordings through quite a long time. As far as it has been humanly possible I have provided the exact publication mentioned in The Gramophone Classical Music Guide. A few albums however have proved so difficult to get my hands on that I've had to settle for another publication from the same label, featuring the very same recording with the same performers, recorded on the same date etc. Most CD's have been ripped by myself, but some have been downloaded from other sources and were, of course, been ripped by someone else. I haven't had time to listen through every single CD, so should you find a flaw, a jitter or any other kind of error that EAC did somehow not detect, then please don't hesitate to let me know. The available scans have been collected from various sources but the majority were scanned by myself in 300 dpi. If you have scans of better quality than the ones included please send them to me in a private message so that I can integrate them into the project. As the foldernames inside the rar-files are a bit long I recommend you to extract them somewhere in the root of your system like C:\ or simular. YOUR HELP IS NEEDED As I have so far only been able to find 77 out of the 97 recordings, we have to count on the generosity of you and all other good people of the AvaxHome community to help complete this magnificent collection. Therefore you are hereby all urged to check if you are able to get one or more of the missing albums in a similar quality (EAC lossless rip in Secure mode incl. cue- and log-file and some scans). Any help is most welcome and besides much thanks, gratitude and full credits, I will offer a reward of a free Rapidshare Premium Account valid for one month for each missing recording provided to this collection. And now to the fun part... Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream [EMI CD-EMX 9518] Litton, London Philharmonic Orchestra Classical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 1CD/174MB | RS.com Download Links

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ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS FROM THE GRAMOPHONE CLASSICAL MUSIC GUIDE - ROMANTIC ERA II

Classical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 8CDs | RS.com

ABOUT THIS COLLECTIONThe Gramophone Guide also features another premium collection of essential recordings. This collection is divided into the five main eras of classical music which are thoroughly described on the first pages of the book. Each section features a list of recordings that has been carefully chosen to represent that specific era. With a total of 97 recordings, this cross-labelled collection could be said to represent the entire history of classical music and is certainly an obvious next step of downloads once you've completed the other collections on this page.

FILES, SCANS AND FOLDERSI have collected these recordings through quite a long time. As far as it has been humanly possible I have provided the exact publication mentioned in The Gramophone Classical Music Guide. A few albums however have proved so difficult to get my hands on that I've had to settle for another publication from the same label, featuring the very same recording with the same performers, recorded on the same date etc. Most CD's have been ripped by myself, but some have been downloaded from other sources and were, of course, been ripped by someone else. I haven't had time to listen through every single CD, so should you find a flaw, a jitter or any other kind of error that EAC did somehow not detect, then please don't hesitate to let me know. The available scans have been collected from various sources but the majority were scanned by myself in 300 dpi. If you have scans of better quality than the ones included please send them to me in a private message so that I can integrate them into the project. As the foldernames inside the rar-files are a bit long I recommend you to extract them somewhere in the root of your system like C:\ or simular.

YOUR HELP IS NEEDEDAs I have so far only been able to find 77 out of the 97 recordings, we have to count on the generosity of you and all other good people of the AvaxHome community to help complete this magnificent collection. Therefore you are hereby all urged to check if you are able to get one or more of the missing albums in a similar quality (EAC lossless rip in Secure mode incl. cue- and log-file and some scans). Any help is most welcome and besides much thanks, gratitude and full credits, I will offer a reward of a free Rapidshare Premium Account valid for one month for each missing recording provided to this collection.

And now to the fun part...

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream [EMI CD-EMX 9518] Litton, London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov [Philips 462 230-2] Valery Gergiev, Kirov Chorus & OrchestraClassical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 5CD/1.32GB | RS.com

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Schubert: The Hyperion Schubert Edition, Vol. 24 [Hyperion CDJ33024] Schäfer, Ainsley, George, Johnson

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Schumann: Carnaval [Naxos 8.110604] HessClassical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | ?CD/???MB | RS.com

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Spohr: Octet Op.32 , Nonet Op.31 [Hyperion CDA66699] The Gaudier EnsembleClassical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 1CD/273MB | RS.com

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Verdi: La Traviata [EMI 556 330-2] Callas, Krauss, Serini, Ghione, Lisbon San Carlos National Theatre Orchestra

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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde [DG 449 772-2] Nilsson, Windgassen, Ludwig, Böhm, Bayreuth Festspiele 1966

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Weber: Der Freischütz [DG 457 736-2] Janowitch, Mathis, Schreier, Adam, Carlos Kleiber, Staatskapelle Dresden

Classical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | CD/462MB | RS.comESSENTIAL RECORDINGS FROM THE GRAMOPHONE CLASSICAL MUSIC GUIDE - ROMANTIC

ERA IClassical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 9CDs | RS.com

ABOUT THIS COLLECTIONThe Gramophone Guide also features another premium collection of essential recordings. This collection is divided into the five main eras of classical music which are thoroughly described on the first pages of the book. Each section features a list of recordings that has been carefully chosen to represent that specific era. With a total of 97 recordings, this cross-labelled collection could be said to represent the entire history of classical music and is certainly an obvious next step of downloads once you've completed the other collections on this page.

FILES, SCANS AND FOLDERSI have collected these recordings through quite a long time. As far as it has been humanly possible I have provided the exact publication mentioned in The Gramophone Classical Music Guide. A few albums however have proved so difficult to get my hands on that I've had to settle for another publication from the same label, featuring the very same recording with the same performers, recorded on the same date etc. Most CD's have been ripped by myself, but some have been downloaded from other sources and were, of course, been ripped by someone else. I haven't had time to listen through every single CD, so should you find a flaw, a jitter or any other kind of error that EAC did somehow not detect, then please don't hesitate to let me know. The available scans have been collected from various sources but the majority were scanned by myself in 300 dpi. If you have scans of better quality than the ones included please send them to me in a private message so that I can integrate them into the project. As the foldernames inside the rar-files are a bit long I recommend you to extract them somewhere in the root of your system like C:\ or simular.

YOUR HELP IS NEEDEDAs I have so far only been able to find 77 out of the 97 recordings, we have to count on the generosity of you and all other good people of the AvaxHome community to help complete this magnificent collection. Therefore you are hereby all urged to check if you are able to get one or more of the missing albums in a similar quality (EAC lossless rip in Secure mode incl. cue- and log-file and some scans). Any help is most welcome and besides much thanks, gratitude and full credits, I will offer a reward of a free Rapidshare Premium Account valid for one month for each missing recording provided to this collection.

And now to the fun part...

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Albéniz: Iberia, Navarra, Suite Espanola [Decca 417 887-2] Aligia de LarrochaClassical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 2CD/360MB | RS.com

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Alkan: Grande Sonata 'Les Quatre Ages', Sonatine, Le Festin d'Esope [Hyperion CDA66794] Marc-André Hamelin

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Beethoven: Symphony No.9 'Choral' [DG 415 832-2] Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker

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Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique [LSO 0007] Colin Davis, London Symphony OrchestraClassical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 1CD/236MB | RS.com

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Brüll: Piano Concertos Nos. 1&2 [Hyperion CDA67069] Roscoe, Brabbins, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

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Chopin: The Nocturnes [DG 447 096-2] Maria João PiresClassical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 2CD/323MB | RS.com

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Lalo: Namouna [Auvidis Valois V4677] David Robertson, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo

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Liszt: Début Recital [DG 447 430-2] Martha ArgerichClassical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 1CD/307MB | RS.com

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Litolff: Concerto Symphonique No.4 [Hyperion CDA66889] Donohoe, Litton, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Classical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 1CD/261MB | RS.comESSENTIAL RECORDINGS FROM THE GRAMOPHONE CLASSICAL MUSIC GUIDE - CLASSICAL

ERA IIClassical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 9CDs | RS.com

ABOUT THIS COLLECTIONThe Gramophone Guide also features another premium collection of essential recordings. This collection is divided into the five main eras of classical music which are thoroughly described on the first pages of the book. Each section features a list of recordings that has been carefully chosen to represent that specific era. With a total of 97 recordings, this cross-labelled collection could be said to represent the entire history of classical music and is certainly an obvious next step of downloads once you've completed the other collections on this page.

FILES, SCANS AND FOLDERSI have collected these recordings through quite a long time. As far as it has been humanly possible I have provided the exact publication mentioned in The Gramophone Classical Music Guide. A few albums however have proved so difficult to get my hands on that I've had to settle for another publication from the same label, featuring the very same recording with the same performers, recorded on the same date etc. Most CD's have been ripped by myself, but some have been downloaded from other sources and were, of course, been ripped by someone else. I haven't had time to listen through every single CD, so should you find a flaw, a jitter or any other kind of error that EAC did somehow not detect, then please don't hesitate to let me know. The available scans have been collected from various sources but the majority were scanned by myself in 300 dpi. If you have scans of better quality than the ones included please send them to me in a private message so that I can integrate them into the project. As the foldernames inside the rar-files are a bit long I recommend you to extract them somewhere in the root of your system like C:\ or simular.

YOUR HELP IS NEEDEDAs I have so far only been able to find 77 out of the 97 recordings, we have to count on the generosity of you and all other good people of the AvaxHome community to help complete this magnificent collection. Therefore you are hereby all urged to check if you are able to get one or more of the missing albums in a similar quality (EAC lossless rip in Secure mode incl. cue- and log-file and some scans). Any help is most welcome and besides much thanks, gratitude and full credits, I will offer a reward of a free Rapidshare Premium Account valid for one month for each missing recording provided to this collection.

And now to the fun part...

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Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice [Philips 434 093-2] John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi ChoirClassical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 2CD/393MB | RS.com

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Haydn: String Quartets Op.20 [Auvidis Astrée E8785] Quartour MosaïquesClassical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 1CD/291MB | RS.com

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Haydn: The Creation [Archiv 449 217-2] John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi ChoirClassical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 2CD/273MB | RS.com

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Hummel: Piano Concertos Nos 2 & 3 [Chandos 8507] Hough, Thomson, English Chamber Orchestra

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Mozart: Complete Mozart Edition - String Quintets [Philips 422 511-2] Grumiaux-Trio, Arpad Gérecz, Max Lesueur

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Mozart: Don Giovanni [EMI 556 232-2] Wächter, Sutherland, Schwarzkopf, Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra

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Mozart: Piano Concerto No.25 in C, K503 [Decca 425 791-2] András Schiff, Sándor Végh, Camerata Academica

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Traetta: Antigona [L'Oiseau Lyre 460 2042] Christophe Rousset, Accentus Chamber ChoirClassical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 2CD/623MB | RS.com

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Vanhal: Symphonies [Teldec 0630 13141-2] Concerto KölnClassical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 1CD/354MB | RS.com

ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS FROM THE GRAMOPHONE CLASSICAL MUSIC GUIDE - CLASSICAL ERA I

Classical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 9CDs | RS.com

ABOUT THIS COLLECTIONThe Gramophone Guide also features another premium collection of essential recordings. This collection is divided into the five main eras of classical music which are thoroughly described on the first pages of the book. Each section features a list of recordings that has been carefully chosen to represent that specific era. With a total of 97 recordings, this cross-labelled collection could be said to represent the entire history of classical music and is certainly an obvious next step of downloads once you've completed the other collections on this page.

FILES, SCANS AND FOLDERSI have collected these recordings through quite a long time. As far as it has been humanly possible I have provided the exact publication mentioned in The Gramophone Classical Music Guide. A few albums however have proved so difficult to get my hands on that I've had to settle for another publication from the same label, featuring the very same recording with the same performers, recorded on the same date etc. Most CD's have been ripped by myself, but some have been downloaded from other sources and were, of course, been ripped by someone else. I haven't had time to listen through every single CD, so should you find a flaw, a jitter or any other kind of error that EAC did somehow not detect, then please don't hesitate to let me know. The available scans have been collected from various sources but the majority were scanned by myself in 300 dpi. If you have scans of better quality than the ones included please send them to me in a private message so that I can integrate them into the project. As the foldernames inside the rar-files are a bit long I recommend you to extract them somewhere in the root of your system like C:\ or simular.

YOUR HELP IS NEEDEDAs I have so far only been able to find 77 out of the 97 recordings, we have to count on the generosity of you and all other good people of the AvaxHome community to help complete this magnificent collection. Therefore you are hereby all urged to check if you are able to get one or more of the missing albums in a similar quality (EAC lossless rip in Secure mode incl. cue- and log-file and some scans). Any help is most welcome and besides much thanks, gratitude and full credits, I will offer a reward of a free Rapidshare Premium Account valid for one month for each missing recording provided to this collection.

And now to the fun part...

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Credits and big thanks to blackdragon!

Beethoven: Complete String Quartets [Naïve 4871] Quartour VéghClassical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 8CD/2.40GB | RS.com

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Beethoven: Fidelio [Naxos 8.660070-71] Michael Halasz, Budapest Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia

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Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Op. 109, 110 & 111 [Philips 446 701-2] Alfred BrendelClassical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 1CD/208MB | RS.com

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Beethoven: Symphonie No.3, Leonore No. 2 & 3 [EMI 763855-2] Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra

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Boccherini: String Quintets [Virgin 5 45421 2] Fabio Biondi, Europa GalanteClassical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 1CD/289MB | RS.com

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Cherubini: Medea [Hungaroton 11904-5] Lamberto Gardelli, Budapest Symphony OrchestraClassical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | ?CD/???MB | RS.com

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Clementi: Keyboard Sonatas [Teldec 3984 26731-2] Andreas StaierClassical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 1CD/261MB | RS.com

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CPE Bach: Symphonies Nos. 1-4, Cello Concerto in A [HMU807403] McGillivray, Manze, English Concert

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Credits and big thanks to xsrossiter!

Dussek: Keyboard Sonatas [Dorian Discovery 80125] Frederick MarvinClassical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 1CD/291MB | RS.com

ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS FROM THE GRAMOPHONE CLASSICAL MUSIC GUIDE - BAROUQUE ERA I

Classical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 11CDs | RS.com

ABOUT THIS COLLECTIONThe Gramophone Guide also features another premium collection of essential recordings. This collection is divided into the five main eras of classical music which are thoroughly described on the first pages of the book. Each section features a list of recordings that has been carefully chosen to represent that specific era. With a total of 97 recordings, this cross-labelled collection could be said to represent the entire history of classical music and is certainly an obvious next step of downloads once you've completed the other collections on this page.

FILES, SCANS AND FOLDERSI have collected these recordings through quite a long time. As far as it has been humanly possible I have provided the exact publication mentioned in The Gramophone Classical Music Guide. A few albums however have proved so difficult to get my hands on that I've had to settle for another publication from the same label, featuring the very same recording with the same performers, recorded on the same date etc. Most CD's have been ripped by myself, but some have been downloaded from other sources and were, of course, been ripped by someone else. I haven't had time to listen through every single CD, so should you find a flaw, a jitter or any other kind of error that EAC did somehow not detect, then please don't hesitate to let me know. The available scans have been collected from various sources but the majority were scanned by myself in 300 dpi. If you have scans of better quality than the ones included please send them to me in a private message so that I can integrate them into the project. As the foldernames inside the rar-files are a bit long I recommend you to extract them somewhere in the root of your system like C:\ or simular.

YOUR HELP IS NEEDEDAs I have so far only been able to find 77 out of the 97 recordings, we have to count on the generosity of you and all other good people of the AvaxHome community to help complete this magnificent collection. Therefore you are hereby all urged to check if you are able to get one or more of the missing albums in a similar quality (EAC lossless rip in Secure mode incl. cue- and log-file and some scans). Any help is most welcome and besides much thanks, gratitude and full credits, I will offer a reward of a free Rapidshare Premium Account valid for one month for each missing recording provided to this collection.

And now to the fun part...

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Bach JS: Brandenburg Concertos [Teldec 0630 18944-2] Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Concentus Musicus Wien

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Bach JS: Magnificat, Vivaldi - Gloria [Chandos 0518] Emma Kirkby, Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90

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Cavalli: La Calisto [HMC901515] René Jacobs, Concerto VocaleClassical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 3CD/707MB | RS.com

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Charpentier: Te Deum, Missa Assumpta Maria [HMC9012989] William Chistie, Les Arts Florissants

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Corelli: Concierto Grossi [Archiv 459 451-2] Trevor Pinnock,The English ConcertClassical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 2CD/686MB | RS.com

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Couperin: Leçons de Ténèbres [Erato 0630 17067-2] Daneman, Petibon, Christie, Les Arts Florissants

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Händel: Concerto Grossi Vol.01 [Chandos 0600] Simon Standage, Collegium Musicum 90Classical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 1CD/326MB | RS.com

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Händel: Concerto Grossi Vol.02 [Chandos 0616] Simon Standage, Collegium Musicum 90Classical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 1CD/297MB | RS.com

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Händel: Concerto Grossi Vol.03 [Chandos 0622] Simon Standage, Collegium Musicum 90Classical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 1CD/291MB | RS.com

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Händel: Giulio Cesare [HMC901385.87] Larmore, Schlick, Fink, René Jacobs, Concerto KölnClassical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 4CD/1.04GB | RS.com

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Händel: Messiah [Archiv 453 464-2] Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort & PlayersClassical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 2CD/576MB | RS.com

ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS FROM THE GRAMOPHONE CLASSICAL MUSIC GUIDE - BAROUQUE ERA II

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ABOUT THIS COLLECTIONThe Gramophone Guide also features another premium collection of essential recordings. This collection is divided into the five main eras of classical music which are thoroughly described on the first pages of the book. Each section features a list of recordings that has been carefully chosen to represent that specific era. With a total of 97 recordings, this cross-labelled collection could be said to represent the entire history of classical music and is certainly an obvious next step of downloads once you've completed the other collections on this page.

FILES, SCANS AND FOLDERSI have collected these recordings through quite a long time. As far as it has been humanly possible I have provided the exact publication mentioned in The Gramophone Classical Music Guide. A few albums however have proved so difficult to get my hands on that I've had to settle for another publication from the same label, featuring the very same recording with the same performers, recorded on the same date etc. Most CD's have been ripped by myself, but some have been downloaded from other sources and were, of course, been ripped by someone else. I haven't had time to listen through every single CD, so should you find a flaw, a jitter or any other kind of error that EAC did somehow not detect, then please don't hesitate to let me know. The available scans have been collected from various sources but the majority were scanned by myself in 300 dpi. If you have scans of better quality than the ones included please send them to me in a private message so that I can integrate them into the project. As the foldernames inside the rar-files are a bit long I recommend you to extract them somewhere in the root of your system like C:\ or simular.

YOUR HELP IS NEEDEDAs I have so far only been able to find 77 out of the 97 recordings, we have to count on the generosity of you and all other good people of the AvaxHome community to help complete this magnificent collection. Therefore you are hereby all urged to check if you are able to get one or more of the missing albums in a similar quality (EAC lossless rip in Secure mode incl. cue- and log-file and some scans). Any help is most welcome and besides much thanks, gratitude and full credits, I will offer a reward of a free Rapidshare Premium Account valid for one month for each missing recording provided to this collection.

And now to the fun part...

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[Leclair] Violin Sonatas [Auvidis Astrée E8662] Fernandez, Hantaï, PierlotClassical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | ?CD/???MB | RS.com

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[Lully-Moliére] Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Campra; L'Europe Galante [DHM GD77059] Leonhardt, Le Petite Bande

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[Marais] Pièces de viole - livre 3 [Glossa GCD920406] Paolo Pandolfo, Mitzi Meyerson, Thomas Boysen

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[Monteverdi] Ottavo Libro dei Madrigali [Opus111 OPS30-187] Rinaldo Alessandrini, Concerto Italiano

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[Monteverdi] Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610 [Virgin 561662-2] Parrott, Taverner Consort, Choir & Players

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[Pergolesi] La Serva Padrona [Accent ACC96123D] Sigiswald Kuijken, La Petite BandeClassical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 1CD/361MB | RS.com

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[Purcell] Dido and Aenas [L'Oiseau-Lyre 436 992-2] Christopher Hogwood, The Academy of Ancient Music

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[Schütz] Musikalische Exequien [Archiv 423 405-2] John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi ChoirClassical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 1CD/200MB | RS.com

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Credits and big thanks to Scoredaddy!

[Telemann] Musique de Table vol.4 [Naxos 8.553732] Orchestra of the Golden AgeClassical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 1CD/313MB | RS.com

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[Vivaldi] L'estro Armonico [Archiv 477 5421] Trevor Pinnock, The English ConcertClassical | Exact Audio Copy (ape+cue+no log)+scans | 2CD/732MB | RS.com