Monthly Archive: January 2015

* WAGNER: Complete Mature Operas [Details below] –  PENTATONE multichannel (32 SACDs + 1 DVD)

************* MULTICHANNEL CDs OF THE MONTH ************* If you love Wagner, you have to have this magnificent set.

by John Sunier/ January 26, 2015/ SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews/

A horn and drum duo who take free-improvisation to subtle, superb heights.

by John Sunier/ January 26, 2015/ Jazz CD Reviews/

Audiophile label proves less is more on this recording!

by John Sunier/ January 26, 2015/ SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews/

World premier contemporary brass and organ.

by John Sunier/ January 26, 2015/ Classical CD Reviews/

The brilliant variety of Romantic and post-Romantic four-hand music has a colorful exposition here from Veit and Lucius.

by John Sunier/ January 26, 2015/ Classical Reissue Reviews/

Taiwanese drama about a would-be dancer and a blind pianist.

by John Sunier/ January 23, 2015/ DVD & Blu-ray Video Reviews/

DTS Competition to Dolby Atmos: DTS:X; Sony Hi-Res Digital Walkmen; Starz Adds DTS-HD Surround; CES - All About the Bling

by John Sunier/ January 23, 2015/ Audio News/

Hungarian maestro Swarowsky brings creditable energy and poise to two of Tchaikovsky’s less neurotic, early symphonies. 

by John Sunier/ January 23, 2015/ Classical Reissue Reviews/

A lovely disc of French chamber music written during World War I.

by John Sunier/ January 23, 2015/ Classical CD Reviews/

A triumph of will and technical audacity, Daniil Trifonov’s Carnegie Hall recital explores the Romantic ethos brilliantly.

by John Sunier/ January 23, 2015/ Classical CD Reviews/