Nikolai Sokoloff and the Cleveland Orchestra: Complete Recordings, 1924-28 – The Cleveland Orchestra. Nikolai Sokoloff – Pristine Audio

Recording and audio restoration engineer Mark Obert-Thorn has a coup in the form of the complete recordings (for the Brunswick …

by Audiophile Audition/ March 11, 2018/ Classical Reissue Reviews/

John Sunier — 1937 – 2018

After a glorious career in Audio of over half a century, John Sunier passed away this week. John’s incredible energy …

by Audiophile Audition/ January 18, 2018/ Special Features/

The Music Treasury for 22 April – The Rare Václav Talich

The Rare Václav Talich: The Czech conductor Vaclav Talich had a highly respected career in the first half of the …

by Audiophile Audition/ April 20, 2018/ Streams and Podcasts/

Dave Zinno Unisphere – River of January – Whaling City Sound 

Dave Zinno Unisphere – River of January – Whaling City Sound Bassist Dave Zinno takes us on a musical journey …

by Audiophile Audition/ April 19, 2018/ Jazz CD Reviews/

BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 2; Piano Sonata No. 1 – Norman Krieger, piano/ London Symphony Orchestra/ Philip Ryan Mann – Decca 

Norman Krieger brings some old-world Brahms playing to his grand readings of the Second Concerto and the First Sonata. BRAHMS: …

by Audiophile Audition/ April 18, 2018/ Classical CD Reviews/

Steve Cardenas – Charlie and Paul – Newvelle Records 

Showing the love for Haden and Motian… Steve Cardenas – Charlie and Paul – Newvelle Records NV013LP – audiophile LP …

by Audiophile Audition/ April 16, 2018/ Jazz CD Reviews/

Monty Alexander – Here Comes the Sun – MPS/Edel 

Alexander takes listeners from Uruguay to England and other places, with touches of pop, calypso and lots of jazz. Monty …

by Audiophile Audition/ April 16, 2018/ Jazz CD Reviews/

SHOSTAKOVICH: Leningrad Symphony – NBC Symphony Orchestra/ Leopold Stokowski – Pristine 

Pristine well restores the historical context for the Stokowski 1942 broadcast of the Shostakovich 7th Symphony. SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 7 …

by Audiophile Audition/ April 15, 2018/ Classical Reissue Reviews/

HAYDN: Piano Sonata; RACHMANINOV: Variations on a Theme of Corelli; LISZT: Paganini Etudes – Jooyoung Kim, piano – MSR 

Jooyoung Kim delivers an audacious program of both Classical and Romantic repertory that exhibits polish and fiery bravura at once.  …

by Audiophile Audition/ April 15, 2018/ Classical CD Reviews/

Monika Herzig – Monika Herzig’s Sheroes – Whaling City Sound 

Support, confidence and empowerment from an all-woman band. Monika Herzig – Monika Herzig’s Sheroes – Whaling City Sound wcs106, 58:27 …

by Audiophile Audition/ April 15, 2018/ Jazz CD Reviews/

Copland Conducts Copland – Los Angeles Philharmonic and Benny Goodman – Naxos Blu-ray 

It’s a thrill to see Copland conducting his own works, even if the audio and video are not up to …

by Audiophile Audition/ April 14, 2018/ DVD & Blu-ray Video Reviews/

BERLIOZ: Les Troyens (complete opera) – Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra/John Nelson – Erato

A magnificent achievement, and one that doesn’t come along often. BERLIOZ: Les Troyens (complete opera) – Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Choeur …

by Audiophile Audition/ April 13, 2018/ Classical CD Reviews/