96K. 24-bit Archives

PROKOFIEFF: Symphonies No. 1 “Classical” and No. 2; Dreams – Sao Paulo Sym. Orch./ Marin Alsop – Naxos audio-only Blu-ray

by John Sunier | Oct 24, 2014 | SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews

Another fine audio-only Blu-ray of Prokofieff symphonies with Marin Alsop.

Home Page for September 2014

by John Sunier | Sep 1, 2014 | Home Page

Our drawing/giveaway for September will be for a pair of special Erato CD collections by two great operatic voices for five AUDIOPHILE AUDITION readers. In the first, Stella di Napoli, Joyce DiDonato explores the birth of bel canto in Naples with a selection of rarities and world premiere recordings. The beloved American singer brings her flair, power, […]

Home Page for August 1, 2014

by John Sunier | Aug 1, 2014 | Home Page

Our drawing/giveaways for August will be for two very special Deutsche Grammophon collections of The Complete Analog Recordings of conductor Herbert Von Karajan in the music of Richard Strauss, remastered at 96K/24-bit. This limited edition numbered set consists of 11 standard CDs plus a Pure Audio Blu-ray. Each CD runs nearly an hour and the […]

Home Page for November 2013

by John Sunier | Nov 1, 2013 | Home Page

Our November drawing/giveaway again is unusual: It is for three copies of the new Decca hi-res remastering of Benjamin Britten’s original conducting of his own very moving War Requiem in 1963, with Vishnevskaya, Peter Pears and Fischer-Dieskau as soloists. Gramophone called it “one of the most magnetic performances of British music ever put on record.” […]