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Editorial for December 2016
Our free drawing for December is for two of Naxos’ My First Classical Albums – each a 9-CD boxed set that will be an ideal springboard for a lifelong journey thru classical music. Famous selections by Mozart, Beethoven,Tchaikovsky and Bach feature violin, orchestra, ballet orchestra, piano and lullabies as well as unexpected gems. The accompanying booklet has information on each piece of music. You will also be getting another Naxos CD, My First Christmas Album. It features some of the most popular carols as well as some other surprises. All you need to do to enter the drawing is simply to check below on the Register To Win banner and fill out all the few fields we ask. The two winners of the 10 CDs will be listed below early next month. The winner of the 17 SACD/Binaural set – our November free drawing – titled The Max Reger Edition, is Brian Camp, of North Little Rock, AR. Congrats! 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 […]
Editorial for October 2016
The complete opera by Rameau on a Harmonia mundi Blu-ray is the free drawing for this month. It is performed by the Ensemble Pygmalion with a peerless list of soloists, conducted by Raphael Pichon and is full of colorful spectacle and entertainment. The production, by Michel Faubion, is noted for its delicious candy colors. Here is a link to the Amazon site where the opera is offered (you can even see a video), and we will soon have our review of it. All you need to do is click on the Register To Win banner on the Home Page and fill out our simple form. We will list below the winner of the September drawing soon. 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. October 2016 is our 211th issue! All disc reviews are added thru the month as written and received, often daily, amounting to nearly 100 a month. The Home Page lists the […]
Home Page for March 1, 2014
Our March drawing/giveaway is for five new three-CD albums from San Francisco’s Foghorn Classics label. They are of the complete six Bartók String Quartets plus the two by Kodály, played by the sensational Alexander String Quartet. Here is our rave review of the album. Steven Ritter said they may be the best ever of these important works. All you need to do is to register on our simple form this month; we will not share your email with anyone. The five lucky winners will be announced on our Editorial Page next month and you’ll find more details there this month. Our Best Discs of 2013 are published here.
Home Page for June 2013
Our June drawing/giveaway will be for ten AUDIOPHILE AUDITION readers: the 4-CD set of the complete Well-Tempered Clavier, Books I & II of J.S. Bach (2006), performed by acclaimed pianist Evelyne Crochet on the Music & Arts label. She is also noted for her performances of The Goldberg Variations, and has recorded works of Erik Satie, Faure’s complete piano works, and four-hand works of Schubert. To be eligible, you must register on our simple form this month, and please visit our June Editorial Page for more details. See our Guide to Hi-Res Downloading
Editorial for September 2012
Register Here to be considered as one of the seven AUDIOPHILE AUDITION readers who will be receiving one of the eight-CD box sets of the Complete Glazunov Symphonies and Concertos from Warner Classical, conducted by José Serebrier and featuring soloists such as Rachel Barton Pine. Marc Chisson and Alexander Romanovsky. Our review of this set without equal is here. Please register on our simple form page to be eligible. The seven lucky winners will be listed here in early October. The winners of the 8-CD set of the Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas performed by H.J. Lim on EMI Classics—our drawing last month—are: Scott Colebank, Prairie Village KS & Leonard Ray, Southgate MI. Congratulations to both! [audaud-hr] EDITORIAL AUDIOPHILE AUDITION began in 1985 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. In September 1998 its web site for programming information was expanded to the present Internet publication. September 2012 is our 162nd issue, and features improved navigation and enhanced appearance using Word Press. All disc reviews (151 for August!) are added thru the month as they are written and received, usually […]
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