December Archive
Editorial for December 2015
Our December drawing is one of Brilliant Classic’s Handel Collection, a 65-CD set of works by one of the giants of the Baroque era, George Frideric Handel. It’s the most comprehensive Handel Edition on the market, just released in September. Among the terrific performances are by Concerto Köln, English Chamber Orch., Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum, King’s College Choir, L’Ecole d’Orphée and leading soloists, including harpsichordist Robert Loreggian. [Made possible by Naxos distributors.] In order to be the winner of this $117 set, you need only to register using our simple form here. The lucky winner will be listed below next month. Here are the four winners of the 11-CD Complete Shostakovich Symphonies set on Naxos – our November drawing. Congrats to all.: Frank Segars, Garland TX; Michael Donovan, Rockford IL, Robert J. Gonzalez, Napa CA; Paul Dale, Minneapolis MN. EDITORIAL AUDIOPHILE AUDITION began as a local program in San Francisco and then in 1985 as a weekly national radio series hosted by John Sunier, and aired for 13½ years on up to 200 public radio and commercial stations. In September 1998 its web site for program listings was expanded to this free Internet publication. December 2015 is our 201st issue! All disc reviews are […]
Home Page for December 2014
Our December drawing is only for a single AUDIOPHILE AUDITION reader who registers this month using our simple form. That’s because it is the massive 32 SACDs plus a DVD boxed set of ten of the top Wagner operas, including the Ring Cycle, with some of today’s best interpreters of Wagner and the Rundfunk Symphony and Chorus of Berlin conducted by Marek Janowski on PENTATONE. Never before had a record label recorded Wagner’s operas with the same orchestra, choir, conductor and producer; plus it’s the first time in SACD multichannel surround sound. Put “Wagner Janowski” in our site search to see our reviews of seven of these operas. (Those who fail to completely fill out the simple form will be ineligible.) The winner of the set will be listed on our Editorial Page next month, where this month you’ll find more details on this drawing. Our survey of 16 Christmas CDs & SACDs is here. And here is our Best Discs of 2014 List.
Editorial for December 2014
For this December’s drawing we have one set of the unique PentaTone collection of ten of the top operas by Wagner, with leading Wagnerian soloists and the Rundfunk Symphony and Chorus of Berlin conducted by Marek Janowski. This is the only all-SACD set, consisting of 32 multichannel discs plus a DVD with an interview with Janowski and video excerpts from Götterdämmerung. All the recordings were made live, utilizing the highest technical standards. Conductor Janowski avoided any staging, to allow the music to stay true to its nature. Critics were unanimous in praising the entire set of operas, and there are only 350 such boxes out there. The RSB is Germany’s oldest radio symphony orchestra and R. Strauss, Hindemith and Schönberg have conducted their own works with them. The winner will be chosen from AUDIOPHILE AUDITION readers who register this month using our simple form and will be listed below next month. Here are the two lucky winners of the 45-CD DGG set of the recorded performances by famed conductor Ferenc Fricsay—our November drawing: Steven Molnar, Hopkinton MA; David Hoehl, Silver Spring MD. EDITORIAL AUDIOPHILE AUDITION began as a local program in San Francisco and then in 1985 as a weekly […]
Home Page for December 2013
Our December drawing/giveaway is again an unusual one: It is for three 50-CD boxed sets from the Teldec, Erato and Das Alte Werke classical labels respectively, as pictured. One box will go at random to each of three AUDIOPHILE AUDITION readers who register on our simple form this month; we will not share your email address with anyone. The three lucky winners will be announced on our Editorial Page next month, and you’ll find more details on our December Editorial Page. The three sets bring together some of the best known, most high regarded and iconic recordings found on these three historic labels, strikingly packaged, with complete notes. Our 15 Christmas/holiday disc reviews are now up in the Features section!
Home Page for December 2012
Our December drawing/giveaway is for three 20-CD sets from EMI titled Imaginary Landscapes – Sounds of America. It’s a terrific collection of works by American composers: Bernstein, Adams, Barber, Copland, carter, Gershwin, Glass, Grofe, Reich, Ives, Joplin, Sousa and Kern. Three readers who register on our simple form this month (please fill out all options or you won’t qualify) will receive one of the sets. Visit our December Editorial Page for more details. See our Guide to Hi-Res Downloading
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
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