Editorial for December 2015

by | Dec 1, 2015 | Editorial

OuBrilliantLogor December drawing is one of Brilliant Classic’s Handel Collection, a 65-CD set of works by one of the giants of the Baroque era, George Frideric Handel.  It’s the most comprehensive Handel Edition on the market, just released in September. Among the terrific performances are by Concerto Köln, English Chamber Orch., Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum, King’s College Choir, L’Ecole d’Orphée and leading soloists, including harpsichordist Robert Loreggian. [Made possible by Naxos distributors.] In order to be the winner of this $117 set, you need only to register using our simple form here. The lucky winner will be listed below next month. 

Here are the four winners of the 11-CD Complete Shostakovich Symphonies set on Naxos – our November drawing. Congrats to all.: Frank Segars, Garland TX; Michael Donovan, Rockford IL, Robert J. Gonzalez, Napa CA; Paul Dale, Minneapolis MN.



EDITORIAL

AUDIOPHILE AUDITION began as a local program in San Francisco and then in 1985 as a weekly national radio series hosted by John Sunier, and aired for 13½ years on up to 200 public radio and commercial stations. In September 1998 its web site for program listings was expanded to this free Internet publication. December 2015 is our 201st issue! All disc reviews are added thru the month as written and received, usually daily. The five most recent reviews appear at the top of each Section Index. The Home Page lists the five latest published reviews, the Section Index lists the past two months of reviews, and the Archive goes back to January 2001. Our Disc Index lists all past reviews.  Vinyls, Pure Audio Blu-rays and other hi-res formats are included in the SACD/Hi-Res Section, as well as exceptional xrcds. The site will soon be redesigned and improved.

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We welcome your feedback, and we have a Reader Feedback section. Please send us your comments, and we will review and possibly post them. Check with us frequently for more reviews and news, and be sure to register for our monthly giveaways! When you do, please give us all non-intrusive requested facts, and include your first and last name, Email and street address – otherwise we are unable to ship you your winning item to you!  We don’t ask financial details, and we never share your information with anyone else (except your address which we need for shipping to the drawing winners).

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