Hi-Res Highlights,
Hi-Res Highlights - October 2016
It's been two years since we launched our Hi-Res download offering - and our catalogue now includes over seven thousand albums, both old and new. You can browse through our full Hi-Res selection here.
However, seven thousand is quite a lot - so in July we started putting together a monthly roundup offering some of our thoughts on the best of the best!
Here's this month's selection…
Hi-Res New Releases
The pick of this month's newly-released Hi-Res recordings.
Murray Perahia's pedigree as a performer of Bach on the keyboard is second to none; here he explores the emotional diversity and dance-suite heritage of the French Suites.
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Ronald Brautigam and the Kölner Akademie perform some of Mozart's earliest works - expansions and amalgamations of existing sonata movements into 'pasticcio concertos', showing the 11-year-old Wolfgang's musical genius as it began to bud.
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Kyung Wha Chung brings fills in the final gap in her solo Bach discography, with a sensitive account of the unaccompanied Sonatas and Partitas.
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Three modern composers, three orchestras and three concertos - Renaud Capuçon doesn't shrink from the challenge of showcasing the writing of Dusapin, Mantovani and Rihm in a triple-bill of works written for him to perform.
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
These charming chamber arrangements of Mahler's orchestral Lieder are brought to vivid life by Roderick Williams, Susan Platts and Charles Reid, accompanied by the Attacca Quartet and Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Players.
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
The Jerusalem Quartet give committed performances of three string quartets by Bartók - three snapshots of his compositional style as it developed in parallel with the changing political landscape of his time.
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Recent Hi-Res Re-issues
The greatest performances of yesteryear, newly remastered and re-released in Hi-Res.
The delightful liveliness of Mendelssohn's Scottish and Italian symphonies is on display in these classic performances by the Berliner Philharmoniker under Herbert von Karajan.
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Karajan and the Berliners show their versatility - turbulent and dramatic Strauss acts as a perfect counterpart to the Mendelssohn double-bill.
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
The 'collaborative' concerti of Beethoven and Brahms combine soloistic and chamber elements - Géza Anda, Wolfgang Schneiderhan and Pierre Fournier present a thoughtful interpretation of the Beethoven Triple, while Schneiderhan teams up with Janos Starker for the ever-popular Brahms Double.
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
An all-star Tosca - Leontyne Price in the title role, Plácido Domingo as Cavaradossi and Sherrill Milnes as Scarpia, with Zubin Mehta and the New Philharmonia Orchestra.
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
David Smith - Head of Digital
