Monthly Archive: May 2006

Editorial for May 2006

by Audiophile Audition | May 1, 2006 | Editorial

THIS MONTH’S DRAWING is for two hi-res discs from the audiophile label First Impression Music. 12 AUDIOPHILE AUDITION readers who register HERE (or have registered in the past) will be notified to make their choice of the above first three discs. Each one will also receive the bonus HDCD (playable on any CD or DVD player) “Passion,” which FIM produced for Mercedes-Benz and which is not for sale. Its 14 tracks include sax with pipe organ, Flamenco guitar, female vocalists, piano, cello and violin solos, and a jazz trio. Your choice of: 1) VIVALDI: The Four Seasons – Sonatori De La Gioiosa Marca.  Our Max Dudious said of this disc: I already have six or eight versions of this music that I’ve come to consider boring. But this recording on SACD technology makes it fresh again. 2) Super Sounds II – A leather-bound FIM xrcd24 sampler! (playable on any CD or DVD player) 11 tracks include two Mozart selections – one with David and Igor Oistrakh, Amanda McBroom’s The Rose, Theme from The Magnificent Seven, Take Five from Jazz at the Pawnshop, and The All Star Percussion Ensemble in the Intermezzo from Carmen. 3) Autumn in Seattle – A brand […]