For our May drawing/giveaway we are awarding two 18-CD-each sets from Deutsche Grammophon & Decca Classics in celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Claude Debussy’s birth. The set highlights all aspects of Debussy’s creative output, featuring complete benchmark catalog albums. The composer’s orchestral, piano, opera, chamber and songs are included, plus a bonus CD of historical recordings. Please register right now to be considered as one of the winners at the end of this month. More details on our May Editorial Page. 

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* STRAVINSKY: Rite of Spring; Firebird Suite; Scherzo; Tango – Budapest Festival Orch./ Ivan Fischer – Channel Classics


RAFFAELE BELLAFRONTE: ‘Arakathalama’ = Nights in Broadway; Midnight plays; Desaccòrd; Blue; Passi; Cristalli di sale; Oasi alle mente; Arakathalama – var. performers – Stradivarius
Bill Evans – Live at Art D’Lugoff’s Top of the Gate (1968) – Resonance Records (2 CDs)
The Grey, Blu-Ray + DVD + Digital Copy (2012)
Leonard Cohen – Old Ideas – Columbia/Sony Music
Sony 64.5 inch XBR HX929 LCD TV
Harry Blech and the London Mozart Players: The Complete HMV Stereo Recordings, Vol. 2 = MOZART: Symphony No. 36; Piano Concerto No. 24; 12 Minuets – Louis Kentner, piano – First Hand Records
ALLAN PETTERSSON: Symphony No. 1; Symphony No. 2 – Norrköping Sym. Orch./  Christian Lindberg – BIS (CD + DVD)
EMI’s New SACD Remasters


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