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Saturday, April 19, 2008

The Classic FM Gramophone Awards - often referred to as "the Oscars of the classical music world" - continue to grow in stature and significance, and

pThe Classic FM Gramophone Awards - often referred to as "the Oscars of the classical music world" - continue to grow in stature and significance, and for 2007 Gramophone has announced a change in the awards process.

From the hundreds of recordings released between June 1 and May 31 the music industry is asked to nominate the discs it wishes to be considered for each Award. This long list is then voted on by panels of specialist critics to produce a short list of six discs per category (these are: Early Music, Baroque Vocal, Baroque Instrumental, Chamber, Choral, Concerto, Contemporary, DVD, Historic reissue, Historic archive, Instrumental, Opera, Orchestral, Recital and Vocal).

At the round two stage, Gramophone critics are asked to reduce these six to one winner in each category. The resulting discs will each receive a Classic FM Gramophone Award (this returns to the original method of making the awards).

Another round which takes into account the voting in the First Round as well as soliciting votes from a smaller panel of critics produces the Record of the Year.

At the Awards ceremony the following awards are presented.

15 record awards: one of which will also be
The Record of the Year
Artist of the Year
Lifetime Achievement
Editor's Choice
Special Achievement
An Innovation Award (in association with Classic FM magazine)
Young Artist of the Year (for a musician aged under 30 on June 1)
Record Label of the Year

You can check out all of the award winners in the other categories and read their reviews by visiting Gramophone's website and browse through their extensive online database which you'll find here:

The Gramophone Award Winners 1977-2007

Collecting the Albums - During the proccess of collecting these recordings, I've noticed that a few of the original award winning records are no longer easily available. In such cases they have therefore been replaced with a newer release which of course features the very same recording as the original. Same same but different you know. All in all I have collected the albums and their scans from various sources. Most has been ripped and scanned by myself, some has been downloaded getting the music from somewhere and the scans from somewhere else. In other words, one big mix of material forming a great collection.

Available Scans - You'll find that you have the option to download the available scans separately. The links for the scans are found in the same text file as the links for the music itself. You will figure it out I'm sure. If you have better scans than the ones included here, you are strongly urged to upload those and share them with the AvaxHome community. This is particularly necessary with the 1978, 1982 and 1985 award winners.

Reporting Errors - Should you surprisingly find any kind of flaws, errors, typos or anything else about this project that is not amazingly accurate, sublimely beautiful or otherwise close to perfect, please let me know about it. Any kind of feedback is higly appreciated as long as it is kept in a friendly and patient tone of course.

Creating Mirrors - If any of you feel a strong need to create mirrors for the albums in this project I will have to ask you only to do so on filehosts other than Rapidshare and not to present the links to such mirrors in a comment but rather send them to me in a personal message. I will then build them into the main project info with proper credits to the uploader.

But enough said. Let's have a look at those albums shall we?!. And the winner is...

The Gramophone Awards - Record of the year 1986

Rossini: Il Viaggio A Reims [DG 415 498-2] Abbado & Prague Philharmonic Chorus, Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Classical, Opera | EAC APE+CUE | 2CD/541MB | Covers+Tracklist | ftp2share.com

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The Gramophone Awards - Record of the year 1990

Prokofiev: L'Amour des trois oranges [Virgin 0777 7595662 7] Nagano & Coeurs et Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Classical, Opera | EAC APE+CUE | 2CD/482MB | Covers+Booklet | ftp2share.com

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The Gramophone Awards - Record of the year 1998

Martin: Mass for double choir - Pizzetti: Requiem [Hyperion CDA67017] O'Donnell & Westminster Cathedral Choir
Classical, Vocal | EAC APE+CUE | xCD/272MB | Covers+Booklet | ftp2share.com

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The Gramophone Awards - Record of the year 2004

Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro [HMC901818.20][CD1] Gens, Ciofi, Kirchschlager, Regazzo, René Jacobs & Concerto Köln
Classical, Oprea | EAC APE+CUE | 3CD/722MB | Covers+Tracklist | ftp2share.com

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Angelo Branduardi - Studio collection (1998)

Angelo Branduardi - Studio collection (1998)
Genre: pop | MP3 @ 192 Kbps | Min: 01:36: 36 | 184 Mb

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Google Translation:

33 songs, drawn from 14 albums of the bard Cuggiono, split faithful of a career which now carries nearly thirty years with a success sometimes oscillating but still well rooted in attention of the public both Italian and European. Angelo Branduardi made simple sophistication - or sought simplicity - its strongest weapon, signing songs and immediate approach at the same time poetic structures and references, almost able to vagheggiare golden era of the past ( is the case of its first brumosi work) or more of a modern pregne strongly desired (as we have learned from its most recent songs). Who grew up with little gems like "Alla fiera dell'est", "La pulce d'acqua" and "Cogli la prima mela" will not however reluctant to recognize the same hand of the musician in the most recent "finger and the moon "," Sunday and Monday "or" holy ". A sign of a stable route music, held on board a vessel that with the passage of ports and Mari has been enhanced with other flavors and spices, without losing the identity of its origin. This is why Branduardi continues to be among the musicians followed? Perhaps yes, even if spending for all years, and not all 33 songs on this collection are as memorable. "Studio collection" is a beautiful portrait in music at a special low price: some 'process, perhaps, but certainly necessary.

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33 canzoni, tratte dai 14 album del bardo di Cuggiono, spaccato fedele di una carriera che procede ormai da quasi trent'anni con un successo a tratti oscillante ma comunque ben radicato nell'attenzione del pubblico tanto italiano e che europeo. Angelo Branduardi ha fatto della semplice ricercatezza - o della ricercata semplicità - la sua arma più forte, firmando canzoni immediate nell'approccio e al tempo stesso poetiche nelle strutture e nei rimandi, quasi capaci di vagheggiare un'epoca d'oro lontana nel tempo (è il caso dei suoi primi, brumosi lavori) o maggiormente pregne di una modernità fortemente voluta (come insegnano le sue canzoni più recenti). Chi è cresciuto con piccole gemme come "Alla fiera dell'est", "La pulce d'acqua" e "Cogli la prima mela", non avrà comunque stentato a riconoscere la stessa mano del musicista nelle più recenti "Il dito e la luna", "Domenica e lunedì" o "I santi". Segno di una rotta musicale stabile, tenuta a bordo di una nave che con il passare dei porti e dei mari si è arricchita di altri sapori e spezie, senza mai perdere l'identità della sua provenienza. È per questo che Branduardi continua ad essere tra i musicisti più seguiti? Forse sì, anche se gli anni trascorrono per tutti, e non tutte le 33 canzoni contenute in questa raccolta sono per così dire memorabili. "Studio collection" è comunque un bel ritratto in musica a prezzo speciale: un po' prolisso, forse, ma sicuramente doveroso.

CD 1
1. Il giocatore di biliardo
2. Il dito e la luna
3. L'uso dell'amore
4. Piccola canzone dei contrari
5. L'apprendista stregone
6. Domenica e lunedì
7. Fou de love
8. I santi
9. Le dodici lune
10.Si può fare
11. Forte
12. Indiani
13. Il violinista di Dooney
14. La canzone di Aengus il vagabondo
15. Alla fiera dell'est
16. La pulce d'acqua
17. Cogli la prima mela

CD 2
1. Confessioni di un malandrino
2. La luna
3. Gulliver
4. Donna mia
5. Il ladro
6. Madame
7. Il bambino dei topi
8. Re di speranza
9. Il tempo che verrà
10. Cercando l'oro
11. La volpe
12. Fame di sole
13. 1° aprile 1965
14. State buoni se potete
15. Vanità di Vanità
16. La canzone di Momo

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Thursday, April 17, 2008

Brian Kennedy - Interpretations (2008)

Brian Kennedy - Interpretations (2008)
Pop | MP3 | 320Kbps VBR | 77 MB | English

Track list:
01 - Brian Kennedy - Gaye.mp3 6 Mb
02 - Brian Kennedy - Get It Right Next Time.mp3 5 Mb
03 - Brian Kennedy - Answer Me, My Love.mp3 4 Mb
04 - Brian Kennedy - Let's Stay Together.mp3 7 Mb
05 - Brian Kennedy - Galileo.mp3 5 Mb
06 - Brian Kennedy - I Can Let Go Now.mp3 6 Mb
07 - Brian Kennedy - Stuck In A Moment.mp3 8 Mb
08 - Brian Kennedy - For The Good Times.mp3 6 Mb
09 - Brian Kennedy - Brown Eyed Girl.mp3 8 Mb
10 - Brian Kennedy - Missing You.mp3 6 Mb
11 - Brian Kennedy - Night & Day.mp3 5 Mb
12 - Brian Kennedy - You Are So Beautiful.mp3 5 Mb
13 - Brian Kennedy - Dreaming My Dreams.mp3 6 Mb
http://rapidshare.com/files/108030542/Brian_Kennedy_-_Interpretations__2008_.rar

VA - Sweet Hits ( 2008)

VA - Sweet Hits ( 2008)
Pop, Rock, R&B | MP3 | 256Kbps VBR | 78 MB | English

Track List:

01-avril_lavigne-when_youre_gone.mp3
02-britney_spears-gimme_more.mp3
03-sean_kingston-beautiful_girls.mp3
04-blu_cantrell-hitem_up_style_(oops).mp3
05-jay_z-hard_knock_life_(the_ghetto_anthem).mp3
06-pink-u_and_ur_hand.mp3
07-outkast-players_ball.mp3
08-run_dmc-walk_this_way.mp3
09-carl_kennedy_vs_m.y.n.c_project_feat._roachford-ride_the_storm_(radio_edit).mp3
10-samim-heater_(radio_edit).mp3
11-mary_mary-shackles_(praise_you).mp3
12-usher-u_remind_me.mp3
13-cherry_ghost-people_help_the_people.mp3
14-nelly_furtado-say_it_right.mp3
http://rapidshare.com/files/108027135/VA-Sweet_Hits-2008_CD-2.rar

The Chapin Sisters - Lake Bottom LP (2008)

"There's a sinister tenderness to this L.A. trio's sad, soft, gorgeous folk. Comprised of Abigail and Lily Chapin (daughters of children's music notable Tom Chapin, nieces of 70's legend, Harry Chapin) and Jessica Craven (daughter of horror director, Wes Craven, stepdaughter of Tom), the Chapin Sisters use eerie harmonies to great effect in their meditations on love lost and losing.

The Chapin Sisters, are three actual sisters who live and play music in Los Angeles. Though the band started officially only two years ago, the Chapin Sisters have been singing together forever. The Chapin Sisters harmonize with such lush and entrancingly beautiful three-part harmonies that it's easy to overlook their dark side.

Upon hearing the first notes of one of their shows or recordings, it becomes obvious that the Chapins have the sort of tight, celestial harmony that only sisters can achieve. Lake Bottom LP, the full length debut from The Chapin Sisters, was recorded in the Summer of 2007. On the recording and in person, they wed lilting voices, dynamically complex vocal harmonies, and folk-influenced melodies to dark, wryly sarcastic lyrical content. Their words express heartbreak, love lost and disillusionment from different and unique angles, while their singing expresses an exultant celebration of life. The arrangements are sparse yet rich, showcasing the sisters' sophisticated vocal harmonies supported by Abigail and Lily's subtle acoustic guitars and the occasional accent of bass, percussion, electric violin and singing saw.

Track List:

01 - Let Me Go
02 - Hey
03 - Kill Me Now
04 - Drop Me
05 - Wash Away
06 - Can't We Please
07 - Shady River
08 - Don't Love You
09 - Girlfriend
10 - Bird Song
11 - I Hate The Moon

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Helen Boulding - New Red Dress (2008)

Possessing a talent which has had music insiders excited for a couple of years now, like a best-kept-secret that’s about to be let out the bag, in ‘New Red Dress’ Helen has made a timeless debut album which could replace KT Tunstall’s ‘Eye To The Telescope’ as the album of choice for your 20-something music lover. Capturing the measured class of Dusty Springfield, the ethereality of Kate Bush or (Helen’s friend) Imogen Heap, with the rock balls of Stevie Nicks and the purity of Karen Carpenter, ‘New Red Dress’ is an inspired debut offering and the sum of many parts.

On debut album ‘New Red Dress’, Helen has written twelve songs, centrally themed around love and longing, of the all-thrill-no-fill variety, kicking off with the soundscape smash of a first single, ‘Breathe’. A b-side to the first single was penned by Helen with the help of Simon Tong, originally with The Verve, now accompanying Damon Albarn in The Good, The Bad & The Queen.

Proving the mandate that if you don’t ask, you won’t get, Helen has made her own breaks and fashioned a stunning debut album in the process. ‘New Red Dress’ will be released on Helen’s own label Maid In Sheffield in February 2008, with the single ‘Breathe’ preceding the album in November 2007. The net result, and Helen Boulding’s story so far, is all about an empowered, all-round artist, who’s set up her own label, done the artwork for the album and knows all about the mechanics of the music business. Just Helen, doing it her way… with a little help from her friends.

Track List:

01 - Way To Go
02 - Copenhagen
03 - Breathe
04 - I Always Look This Blue
05 - Sleep Walking
06 - What A Fool
07 - Housework
08 - More Than Missing You
09 - Walk Away
10 - IDKWIW
11 - I Can't Stop Myself From Loving You
12 - This I Swear

Download includes front cover

http://rapidshare.com/files/108070608/HB_NRD.rar

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Madness - Divine Madness [1992]

Madness - Divine Madness [1992]
Pop, British Ska | MP3 192 kbps | 100 MB | 75 min.
Track list:

1. Prince
2. One step beyond
3. My girl
4. Night boat to Cairo
5. Baggy trousers
6. Embarrassment
7. Return of the Los Palmas 7
8. Grey day
9. Shut up
10. It must be love
11. Cardiac arrest
12. House of fun
13. Driving in my car
14. Our house
15. Tomorrow's just another day
16. Wings of a dove
17. Sun and the rain
18. Michael Caine
19. One better day
20. Yesterday's men
21. Uncle Sam
22. Waiting for the ghost train

Superficially, Madness seemed to be a lightweight pop group who had a lot of fun, but some of their songs had a lot of depth. I've seen them compared to the Kinks - both groups having (in their different eras) offered interesting insights into London life. This is high praise indeed so although I wouldn't quite put Madness on the same level as the Kinks, their music has far more to offer than you might think. Between 1979 and 1983, Madness had fifteen UK top ten hits and two UK top twenty hits. Taking their group name from a Prince Buster song, their first hit (The Prince) was a tribute to him and their second hit (One step beyond) was a cover of one of Prince Buster's songs. They later had another cover hit with It must be love (Labi Siffre) but wrote most of their own material. Their biggest UK hits were House of fun (UK number one) and Wings of a dove (UK number two - an original song, not a cover of the old gospel standard), but they also made the UK top five with My girl, Baggy trousers, Embarrassment, Grey day, It must be love, Driving in my car, Our house and The sun and the rain. After one of their members quit in 1983, the hits generally became smaller although Madness continued to make great music. They disbanded in 1986 but have re-formed intermittently since then. One such reunion (with the original line-up) recorded a new album in 1999, which yielded the UK top ten hit Lovestruck and another great song, Johnny the horse, both featured here.

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Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus - Best Of Both Worlds Concert - 2008

Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus - Best Of Both Worlds Concert - 2008
Pop | MP3 | 320Kbps VBR | 85 MB | English

Track list:
Hannah Montana
1. Rock Star
2. Life's What You Make It
3. Just Like You
4. Nobody's Perfect
5. I Got Nerve
6. We Got the Party (feat. Jonas Brothers)
7. When You Look Me In The Eyes
8. Year 3000
9. Start All Over
10. See You Again
11. Let's Dance
12. I Miss You
13. G.N.O. (Girl's Night Out)
14. The Best of Both Worlds (feat. Hannah Montana)

http://rapidshare.com/files/104325035/Hannah_Montana_and_Miley_Cyrus_-_Best_Of_Both_Worlds_Concert_-_2008.rar

Annie Cordy - Les Trois Bandits De Napoli

Annie Cordy - Les Trois Bandits De Napoli
French Singer | MP3 | 320 Kbps | 144 MB
Marianne Mélodie 2004

01. Aye Ma Mamy, Aye Ma Mama
02. Il Jouait D'la Contrebasse
03. Il Aurait Bien Voulu
04. La Guitare À Chiquita
05. Papa, Mama, Samba
06. Cuanto Le Gusta
07. Les Pompiers Du Mexique
08. Une Fille Du Rodéo
09. C'est Magic (It's Magic)
10. La Petite Marie
11. A Compostelle
12. Les Trois Bandits De Napoli (Pi-Pom, Pi-Pom)
13. Je N'peux Pas !
14. La P'tite Sonnette
15. Y'en A, Y'en A Pas
16. Quand Le Bâtiment Va
17. Fleur De Papillon
18. Les Trois P'tites Pommes
19. Bon Papa Noé
20. Et Bailler Et Dormir
21. Bonbons, Caramels

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