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Bob Dylan – Another Side Of Bob Dylan (1964) [Monoural – MFSL 2018] [SACD / Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab – UDSACD 2180]

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Title: Bob Dylan – Another Side Of Bob Dylan (1964) [Monoural – MFSL 2018]
Genre: Rock
Format: SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

This mono hybrid SACD reissue of Bob Dylan’s Another Side of Bob Dylan (1964), limited to 3,000 copies and mastered from original tapes by Mobile Fidelity, captures Dylan’s raw emotional state with stunning clarity. The mono mix, preferred during the 1964 recording, places Dylan’s vocals at the heart of the music, free of artificial panning, as originally intended. It reveals Dylan’s unpolished delivery—laughs, false starts, and occasional off-key moments—evoking a candid, pub-staggering vibe that prioritizes authenticity over perfection. Compared to the stereo version’s less distinct separation, this mono edition offers a direct, immersive soundscape, historically significant as the format most listeners first experienced. Another Side of Bob Dylan showcases a departure from the protest-heavy The Times They Are a-Changin’, embracing a romantic, whimsical, and absurdist style. The album is more varied and successful, with Dylan expanding his musical and poetic scope beyond strict folk. Classics like “All I Really Want to Do,” “Chimes of Freedom,” “My Back Pages,” “I Don’t Believe You,” and “It Ain’t Me Babe” anchor the record. Lesser-known tracks shine with graceful, layered poetry and deeper musical complexity. The SACD’s DSD mastering enhances the intimate, warm sound, ideal for audiophiles and Dylan fans. This reissue, cataloged as MOFI SACD 0023, is a definitive presentation of one of Dylan’s finest, most versatile albums.

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SACD

Bob Dylan – Another Side Of Bob Dylan (1964) [MFSL 2012] [SACD / Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab – UDSACD 2095]

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Title: Bob Dylan – Another Side Of Bob Dylan (1964) [MFSL 2012]
Genre: Rock
Format: SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

The other side of Bob Dylan referred to in the title is presumably his romantic, absurdist, and whimsical one — anything that wasn’t featured on the staunchly folky, protest-heavy Times They Are a-Changin’, really. Because of this, Another Side of Bob Dylan is a more varied record and it’s more successful, too, since it captures Dylan expanding his music, turning in imaginative, poetic performances on love songs and protest tunes alike. This has an equal number of classics to its predecessor, actually, with “All I Really Want to Do,” “Chimes of Freedom,” “My Back Pages,” “I Don’t’ Believe You,” and “It Ain’t Me Babe” standing among his standards, but the key to the record’s success is the album tracks, which are graceful, poetic, and layered. Both the lyrics and music have gotten deeper and Dylan’s trying more things — this, in its construction and attitude, is hardly strictly folk, as it encompasses far more than that. The result is one of his very best records, a lovely intimate affair.

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SACD

Andrea Castelfranato – Duende Live (2020) [SACD / Fonè – FoneSACD213]

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Title: Andrea Castelfranato – Duende Live (2020)
Genre: Jazz
Format: SACD ISO

Duende Live by Andrea Castelfranato, recorded at the 1st fonè Music Festival Piaggio 2019, captures a vibrant solo guitar performance at the Piaggio Auditorium in Pontedera’s historic Piaggio Museum, Italy, on April 6, 2019. Organized by Giulio Cesare Ricci of fonè Records, the festival showcased high-fidelity live recordings, with Ricci employing his signature “field effect” technique using Neumann U47, U48, and M49 valve microphones, Signoricci pre-amplifiers, and both analog (Ampex ATR 102, modified by David Manley) and digital (Pyramix Recorder, dCS converters) equipment for natural, unprocessed sound. Following his acclaimed Anxanum album, Castelfranato delivers a masterful set on acoustic and nylon-string guitars, blending original compositions like “Frammenti di Conchiglia,” “Acquamarina,” “Selam,” and “Solitude” with covers, including Nicola Di Bari’s “La Prima Cosa Bella” and a dynamic medley of “Africa” (Toto), “Billie Jean” (Michael Jackson), “Staying Alive” (Bee Gees), “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” (Gloria Gaynor), and “O’ Sole Mio” (Di Capua). The encore, Henry Mancini’s “The Pink Panther,” adds to Ricci’s ongoing collection of the theme. The 52-minute, 12-track SACD (fonè SACD 208), also available on 180g vinyl and tape, boasts vivid dynamics and realism, immersing listeners in the live experience. Castelfranato’s virtuosic fingerstyle, honed under Giovanni Unterberger and influenced by Biréli Lagrène and Franco Morone, shines with elegance and Mediterranean flair, earning praise for its pathos and technical brilliance. Notable tracks include the 7:10 “Frammenti di Conchiglia” and the 7:18 medley, though some find the pop covers less cohesive with his originals. The SACD’s DSD mastering ensures audiophile-grade clarity, making this a must-have for guitar and hi-fi enthusiasts.

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Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Karel Ančerl – Orchestral Favorites [2 SACDs] (2019) [SACD / Columbia x Tower Records TWSA-1056/7 ]

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Title: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Karel Ančerl – Orchestral Favorites [2 SACDs] (1958-1965/2019)
Genre: Classical
Format: SACD ISO

The 2-SACD hybrid set, Karel Ančerl Orchestral Favorites (Tower Records TWSA-1056/7, 2019), reissues thirteen stereo recordings by Karel Ančerl and the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, originally made between 1958 and 1965. Newly mastered from original analog tapes in the Czech Republic with direct DSD conversion in Japan, this release offers exceptional clarity and warmth, enhancing the orchestra’s lustrous strings, vibrant woodwinds, and rich brass. Disc 1 features five Russian works, including Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture and Glinka’s Ruslan and Ludmila Overture, alongside Smetana’s The Bartered Bride Overture, showcasing precise tempos and exuberant charm. Disc 2 includes Western European masterpieces like Mozart’s The Magic Flute Overture and Wagner’s Lohengrin Prelude Act I, highlighting profound string tones and delicate textures. Ančerl’s meticulous score-reading and the orchestra’s disciplined yet expressive playing shine throughout, with standout performances in Smetana’s overture and Wagner’s prelude. The SACD’s high-resolution audio reveals subtle overtones and realistic instrument timbres, surpassing earlier CD releases. The CD layer, also DSD-mastered, improves on prior digital versions. This collection, unifying previously separate discs, captures the Czech Philharmonic’s golden era under Ančerl, blending Russian vigor with European elegance. Critics praise the remastering’s fidelity, though some note minor shrillness in high frequencies compared to vinyl originals. A must-have for collectors, this release reaffirms Ančerl’s legacy as a master conductor.

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Blu-ray Audio

Torbjorn Dyrud – Out of Darkness: the passion and resurrection of Jesus Christ (2013) [Blu-ray Audio / BDMV / 9.79 GB / 2L-099]

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Composer: Torbjørn Dyrud (b.1974)
Album title: Out of Darkness – the passion and resurrection of Jesus Christ
Performer: Nidaros Cathedral Choir; Vivianne Sydnes, conductor; Geir Morten Øien, trumpet; Erlend Aagaard Nilsen, trumpet; Lars Sitter, percussion; Sarah Head, readings
Genre: Classical, Choral
Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd)
Location: Nidaros Cathedral, Norway
Release date: December 2013
Recording date: September and October 2012
Original Quality: Mastering in DXD (352.8kHz/24bit)
Quality: Blu-ray Audio
Duration: 00:55:30
Video: MPEG-4 AVC 942 kbps / 1080i / 29,970 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio#1: DTS-HD MA 5.1 / 192 kHz / 12374 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio#2: LPCM Audio / 2.0 / 192 kHz / 9216 kbps / 24-bit

Torbjørn Dyrud’s work OUT OF DARKNESS presents you with the most famous story of Christian culture – Christ’s passion, death and resurrection – in a form you have never heard before. Allow yourself to be moved by Nidaros Cathedral Choir, Sarah Head and the musicians in their presentation of Dyrud’s dramatic music. The work is not a passion in the traditional sense, since it does not end with Christ’s death. Out of Darkness continues through the kingdom of death and out of the grave, leaving us with the gospel of love that overcomes and endures everything, a gospel of grace and forgiveness. Life is the light of mankind, and we can rise out of the darkness.

Nidaros Cathedral Choir was started in 1946 and consists today of about 40 singers. The choir regularly contributes to church services at Nidaros Cathedral and has established itself as a major player in the musical life of the city of Trondheim. In the course of Vivianne Sydnes’s ten years as artistic director, the choir has commissioned and performed a number of works by both young and established composers, among them Ståle Kleiberg, Henning Sommerro, Torbjørn Dyrud and Wolfgang Plagge. In 2010 the choir released their album NIDAROS which included samples from these works. In 2010 Nidaros Cathedral Choir premiered Torbjørn Dyrud’s passion music “Out of Darkness” in a scenographic performance in the cathedral.

Conductor Vivianne Sydnes was educated as an organist and choirmaster at the Norwegian Academy of Music and has a diploma in conducting from the Royal College of Music in Stockholm. She was Director of Music at Nidaros Cathedral 2002-2012. Recording this work was one of the last projects under her leadership during her time in Trondheim. Since 2011 Sydnes has been associate professor of choral conducting at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, and she is the musical director of NOVA Chamber Choir.

Composer Torbjørn Dyrud was educated as an organist and choirmaster at the Norwegian Academy of Music, with a subsequent diploma in choral conducting from the Royal College of Music in Stockholm. He has also studied composition and improvisation.

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Blu-ray Audio

Uranienborg Vokalensemble, Elisabeth Holte – SONG (2013) [Blu-ray Audio / BDMV / 8.81 GB / 2L-096]

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Composer: Various
Album title: Song
Performer: Uranienborg Vokalensemble; Elisabeth Holte, conductor
Genre: Classical, Folk, Choral
Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd)
Location: Uranienborg Church, Norway
Release date: June 2013
Recording date: October and November 2011
Original Quality: Mastering in DXD (352.8kHz/24bit)
Quality: Blu-ray Audio
Duration: 00:49:00
Video: MPEG-4 AVC 940 kbps / 1080i / 29,970 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio#1: DTS-HD MA 5.1 / 192 kHz / 12812 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio#2: LPCM Audio / 2.0 / 192 kHz / 9216 kbps / 24-bit

Uranienborg Vokalensemble are renowned for their vigorous performances of music from different genres and periods. In their latest album SONG they embrace the whole spectrum, from the softly delicate to the massively unsettling. In words and music each track has a story to tell about man and his relationship with nature, his fellow man and to God. The listener is rewarded with an almost visceral experience of the unaccompanied human voice – breathing and pulsing, direct and unfiltered.

The compositions present nature in all its variation, sensitively evoking the different times of the day, both lyrically and musically: Marianne Reidarsdatter Eriksen, Geirr Tveitt, Håkon Berge, Sven Erik Bäck, Alfred Janson, Bo Holten, Torbjørn Dyrud, Harald Gullichsen, Jaakko Mäntyjärvi and Carl Nielsen.

Uranienborg Vocal Ensemble was founded in January 2002 and consists of 20-24 singers. Elisabeth Holte has been the ensemble’s artistic director and conductor since its inception. Over the years the ensemble has performed numerous concerts of sacred and secular music from different periods. Variation in style and a strong emphasis on communication is a hallmark of their performances. In the words of a review in Norwegian Church Music after the choir’s performance during Nordic Church Music Symposium in Reykjavik in September 2012: “Rarely have we experienced music that moves so many at one concert”.

Elisabeth Holte, the conductor and artistic director of Uranienborg Vocal Ensemble, graduated from the Norwegian Academy of Music as an organist and choirmaster, completing her Master’s degree in conducting in 2000. She has also studied under the legendary Prof. Eric Ericson in Stockholm.

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Blu-ray Audio

Schola Cantorum, Tone Bianca Sparre Dahl – Hymn to the Virgin (2013) [Blu-ray Audio / BDMV / 12.3 GB / 2L-095]

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Album title: Hymn to the Virgin
Performer: Schola Cantorum, Tone Bianca Sparre Dahl
Genre: Classical
Label: 2L, Lindberg Lyd
Location: Gamle Aker Church, Norway
Release date: June 2013
Recording date: January, March and October 2011
Original source: DXD (352.8kHz/24bit)
Quality: Blu-ray Audio
Duration: 01:02:20
Video: MPEG-4 AVC 17991 kbps 1920*1080i / 29,970 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio#1: DTS-HD MA 5.1 / 192 kHz / 12160 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio#2: LPCM 2.0 / 192 kHz / 9216 kbps / 24-bit

Thomas Aquinas writes in the Summa Theologica: “Music is the exaltation of the mind derived from things eternal, bursting forth in sound.” The quotation most aptly describes the repertoire on the Norwegian chamber choir Schola Cantorum’s recording of hymns to Mary, the Mother of God, in which tranquillity, eternity and ‘bursting forth into sound’ are encountered in many different guises.

The composers represented here have often chosen to allow their music to evolve in stable structures and remain within static harmonic spaces even when the music becomes expressive and dramatic: Benjamin Britten, Francis Poulenc, Maurice Duruflé, Eric Whitacre, Morten Lauridsen, Martin Ødegaard, Kjell Mørk Karlsen, Anton Bruckner, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Arvo Pärt, Ola Gjeilo, Andrew Smith and Trond Kverno.

Throughout its existence the chamber choir Schola Cantorum has had high ambitions. The choir has built up an international reputation and has made it a trademark to include newly written music in its programmes. This is thanks to the work of Knut Nystedt (1915–), organist, composer and conductor, who returned to Norway in 1964 after studying in the USA and started a choir at the music department of the University of Oslo. The choir continues to recruit members from the department of music, as well as from the Norwegian Academy of Music in more recent years.

Tone Bianca Sparre Dahl trained as a singer and pianist and specialized in the Kodaly method in Hungary before taking her diploma exam in choral conducting at the Norwegian Academy of Music. She has directed Schola Cantorum since 2002.

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Blu-ray Audio

Dena Piano Duo – Hommage a Grieg: Vol. III (2013) [Blu-ray Audio / BDMV / 9.69 GB / 2L-094]

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Album title: Hommage à Grieg
Performer: Dena Piano Duo
Genre: Classical
Label: 2L, Lindberg Lyd
Location: Sofienberg Church, Norway
Release date: March 2013
Recording date: September 2011
Original source: DXD (352.8kHz/24bit)
Quality: Blu-ray Audio
Duration: 00:55:26
Video: MPEG-4 AVC 950 kbps 1920*1080i / 29,970 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio#1: DTS-HD MA 5.1 / 192 kHz / 12153 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio#2: LPCM Audio / 2.0 / 192 kHz / 9216 kbps / 24-bit

There is a recurrent theme running through the program presented by the Dena Piano Duo in this production; all four composers and works have a particular relationship to Edvard Grieg. Both Johannes Brahms and Camille Saint-Saëns were friends of Grieg, and in several of his works the inspiration Grieg gained from his colleagues in Vienna and Paris is easy to hear. In between the works of Brahms and Saint-Saëns the Dena Piano Duo play two Norwegian works they have commissioned from the composers Wolfgang Plagge and Terje Bjørklund with this recording in mind.

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Blu-ray Audio

Oslo String Quartet – The Schubert Connection (2003) [Blu-ray Audio / BDMV / 12.7 GB / 2L-093]

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Composer: Franz Schubert (1797-1828), Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Artist: Oslo String Quartet
Title: The Schubert Connection
Genre: Art Music, Classical, 20th & 21th Century
Label: ? 2L, Lindberg Lyd
Release date: January 2013
Recording date: June 2012
Location: Sofienberg Church, Norway
Quality: Blu-ray Audio
Original source: DXD (352.8kHz/24bit)
Duration: 01’09’47
Video: MPEG-4 AVC 950 kbps 1080i / 29,970 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio#1: DTS-HD MA 5.1 / 192 kHz / 13111 kbps / 24-bit
Audio#2: LPCM 2.0 / 192 kHz / 9216 kbps / 24-bit

The Schubert Connection
– Grieg’s String Quartet meets Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden”

The String Quartet in G minor by Edvard Grieg is quite unlike other string quartets. Indeed, its originality is so marked that it is easy to imagine it has no predecessor in the string quartet repertoire. However, since no quartet is written in isolation from what has gone before, it must be assumed that some work, or works, in the string quartet tradition served as a model for Grieg. It is strange that no effort has been made by musicologists or others to enquire into this. Until now, that is. By placing side by side two works that at first sight seem fairly different, this recording aims to bring into the open, for the first time, the fascinating details that link them.

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 27

Oslo String Quartet is widely recognized as one of the most versatile string quartets of our day. Since it was founded in 1991 it has established a reputation as an ensemble that unites high artistic standards with a degree of playfulness and an absolute integrity. The quartet’s concerts and recordings have consistently received acclaim, both by the public and by critics. The Oslo String Quartet plays on instruments loaned by Dextra Musica and the ensemble is supported by Arts Council Norway. The current members of the quartet are Geir Inge Lotsberg and Liv Hilde Klokk (violins), Are Sandbakken (viola) and Øystein Sonstad (cello).

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Blu-ray Audio

Jan Gunnar Hoff – LIVING (2013) [Blu-ray Audio / BDMV / 12.4 GB / 2L-092]

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Album title: Living
Performer: Jan Gunnar Hoff, piano
Genre: Jazz, Piano
Label: 2L, Lindberg Lyd
Location: Sofienberg Church, Norway
Release date: April 2013
Recording date: August 2012
Original source: DXD (352.8kHz/24bit)
Quality: Blu-ray Audio
Duration: 0:59:58 + 0:06:09 (bonus music video)
Video: MPEG-4 AVC 942 kbps 1920*1080i / 29,970 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio#1: DTS-HD MA 5.1 / 192 kHz / 12178 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio#2: LPCM 2.0 / 192 kHz / 9216 kbps / 24-bit

LIVING is Jan Gunnar Hoff’s first solo piano album. His personal blend of different styles and influences is presented in its purest form – simply music. Some of Hoff’s pieces are meditative and expressive, while others have a strong rhythmic nerve, creating contrast and variation in the programme.

Jan Gunnar Hoff has worked extensively as a bandleader and jazz artist since 1992, developing a distinctive musical style. His band with a.o. Audun Kleive and Bjørn Kjellemyr had its breakthrough at Vossa Jazz 1995 and later played at the London Jazzfestival, Molde Int. Jazzfestival and several major festivals and venues in Scandinavia.

Hoff’s jazzcompositions have been performed in collaborations with Mike Stern, Pat Metheny, Alex Acuña, Maria João, Mathias Eick and many others. He has made a number of albums in his own name and has composed 180 works for different ensembles. Hoff is also teaching as a professor at the Universities of Tromsø and Kristiansand.

As a sideman Hoff has contributed to numerous recordings in different genres. He was the arranger and ensemble leader of Quiet Winter Night, Grammy-nominated for Best Surround Sound in 2013, an album where he successfully merges elements of jazz, folk and popular music.

Hoff’s collaboration with 2L and Morten Lindberg is continued on LIVING. This is a solo piano journey that carries Hoff’s artistic identity further into his own musical terrain, enhanced by the crystal clear recording from Sofienberg Church in Oslo.

“Hoff’s writing and playing possesses an almost pop-like clarity and concision, but with a far richer vernacular.” John Kelman, AllAboutJazz.com (more…)

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