Classical/Reissues/Jazz/Pop (incl. Hi-Res Formats) Back to Archives Index This is our 21st annual Best of the Year list (!) and as usual, we make no definitive claims for the list. It is predicated on the personal tastes of all our contributors and also on what was available to us, but with an equal emphasis on both the musical and sonic quality of each disc (except for some of the reissue material). All of these discs have been reviewed in AUDIOPHILE AUDITION during the past year and can be quickly located for their reviews using our handy site search engine at the upper left-hand column of every page. CLASSICAL Amadeus Quartet – A Tribute to Norbert Brainin – DGG 477 5739 J.S. BACH: Six Brandenburg Concertos BWV 1046-1051 – Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra – 2 Multichannel SACD, Tacet S101 J.S. BACH: The Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo, BWV 1001-1006 – Gidon Kremer – ECM New Series 1926/27 (2 CDs) J.S. BACH Cantatas – Thomas Quasthoff, Bass-baritone/Berlin Baroque Soloists/Rainer Kussmaul, Director / Members of the RIAS Chamber Choir/Daniel Reuss, Chorus Master – DGG 00289 474 5052 – Multichannel SACD J.S. BACH: Vols. 1 & 2 The Keyboard Concertos — Angela Hewitt, piano/Australian […]
THIS MONTH’S DRAWING is for the amazing music video DVD ANIMUSIC2. It’s a mind-blowing mix of fantasy musical instruments which are played in perfect sync by the music on the soundtrack! Even better than the original Animusic video! [Reviewed Here] Ten lucky AUDIOPHILE AUDITION readers will win one of these widescreen 5.1 surround DVDs in early February. All you need to do to be eligible for the drawing is to have either Registered on this site in the past or go HERE to register right now. The winner will be announced in our February issue. We won’t share your email address. The winner of the Aperion 632-LR Speakers in our December drawing is Wade Howe of Longview, WA! Welcome to the web publication for audio, music and home theater, emphasizing hi-res and surround sound for music! AUDIOPHILE AUDITION began as a weekly national radio series hosted by John Sunier, which aired for 13 1/2 years on up to 200 public radio and commercial stations coast to coast. This month is our 83rd issue, with AUDIOPHILE AUDITION having moved away from monthly editions to an ongoing publishing schedule. Instead of all reviews being published at the start of each month, […]
