Haydn / Solomons / L'Estro Armonico - Symphonies Collection / Solomon - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

On the 15th anniversary of it's original , Armagedda presents a proper reissue of their third and final album, Ond Spiritism.Pillars of the early 2000s black metal underground, Sweden's Armagedda exuded an authentically ancient air despite their youthful years. The black metal underground back then was a purer, more traditionalist iteration of what it is today, and within that staunchly ideological landscape did Armagedda prove their fiery intent with their 2001 debut album, The Final War Approaching, and more so with it's follow-up in 2003, Only True Believers - the title itself a statement of intent, naturally. Alas, as many passionate young men are won't to do, the duo of A. and Graav became restless with the shackles of supposedly InchtrueInch black metal and began plotting their next move, one that would drive deeper into the true heart of Inchblack metalInch whilst exhibiting the unorthodoxy of approach that once endeared the genre to sonic revolutionaries.That next move came in 2004, with the of Ond Spiritism. Even at first glance did Ond Spiritism look like a seismic shift here, presenting a stark and austere face to Armagedda, not inconspicuously suggesting their own revolution. A radical rethink in tone and texture, Ond Spiritism begins in confrontationally minimalist mono, reverberating the quasi-deathrock leanings of Graav's contemporaneous LIK project - and then it literally explodes into 3D focus, all shimmering grime and martial stridency. Armagedda previously proved they could extract every last purist thread of Darkthrone's landmark 1992-1994 period; with the largely mid-to-downtempo Ond Spiritism, the duo worked within a minimal-is-maximal template that only slightly suggested black metal, whereby they finessed forth huge, hanging chords that revealed deeper truths between those notes - literally, a wider canvas on which to roam by paradoxically

Haydn - Haydn [COMPACT DISCS] date 01/18/2005

The early 1780s saw the passion for Haydn across Europe reach it's first peak. Ten years later, the composer was considered the most important of his day. In places noted for their music, his latest works sold like hot cakes. And even out in the country, far from fashionable towns and cities, there was an insatiable demand for whatever he had just written. The small North Swabian principality of Oettingen-Wallerstein was no exception. Prince Kraft Ernst, who extravagantly maintained a court ensemble then regarded as one of the best in the German nation, was unstinting in his admiration of the composer and compiled an extensive collection of his works. At the beginning of 1788, Kraft Ernst commissioned his agent in Vienna, von Müller, to ascertain from Haydn himself his price for three new symphonies of which the Prince was to be the sole owner Inchas Joseph Haydn is demonstrably the greatest of Symphonists and I am thoroughly well disposed towards his Music, I should like to obtain three new Symphonies from him, which however nobody save myself should possess. My Court Agent shall tender this my Request to Joseph Haydn and advise me concerning what he will charge and when I shall receive these Symphonies.Inch The composer accepted the commission but explained that he could not deliver at once on account of other obligations. More than a year and a half were to pass before Haydn delivered the commissioned symphonies. The Bavarian Chamber Orchestra (BKO) based in the idyllic spa resort of Bad Brückenau has made a name for itself with innovative projects since it's foundation in 1979. The orchestra consists of first-rate professional musicians from the nations of central Europe, who regularly come together as chamber orchestras or in various chamber ensembles.