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With the great demand for the LP version of our internationally successful Furtwängler 12 CD boxed set (aud. 21.403), audite now presents a selection of recordings in LP format for audiophile vinyl enthusiasts. Containing compositions by Beethoven, Bruckner, Schubert, Brahms and Wagner, the LP boxed set (comprising 14 LPs on 180g vinyl) presents principal works of the CD boxed set.

These RIAS recordings are documents of historical value: The majority of the concerts given by Wilhelm Furtwängler and the Berlin Philharmonic between 1947 and 1954 were recorded by the RIAS Berlin. The original tapes from the RIAS archives have been made available for the first time for this edition so these recordings also offer unsurpassed technical quality. The recordings document a major part of Furtwängler’s late oeuvre as a conductor.

Release date in Germany is November 18.

This CD boxed set, containing both live and studio recordings, documents the artistic cooperation between Otto Klemperer and the RIAS-Symphony-Orchestra (later known as the Radio-Symphony-Orchestra Berlin) from 1950 until 1958. These recordings illuminate Klemperer’s late performing style, his repertoire and his interpretational ideals. He explored the repertoire of the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries by creating three-dimensional sound, concise rhythms, clearly contoured forms and precise characterisations.

For this edition, the original tapes from the RIAS archives were made available for the first time, ensuring the best possible technical quality.

We present extensive additional material for this production which is also available as download. More information about the production here.

* F. Liszt: Organ Works CD aud. 97.477

Helmut Deutsch at the Walcker/Schuke Organ of the Ev. Versöhnungskirche Völkli

Prelude and Fugue on B-A-C-H, Consolation No. 4 D-flat major, "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen", Consolation No. 5 E major, Fantasy and Fugue on "Ad nos, ad salutarem undam"

“Impeccable technique, coherence, and sweep, propelled by crisp rhythm and tempos, bring excitement to these Liszt organ works played by Helmut Deutsch.” (American Record Guide)

* F. Liszt: Symphonic Poems in Organ Transcriptions CD aud. 97.461

Helmut Deutsch at the Oberthür Organ in the cathedral of Auxerre

Les Préludes (transcr. H. Deutsch), Orpheus (transcr. F. Liszt), Czardás obstiné (transcr. G. Berger), Sposalizio (transcr. F. Liszt), Prometheus (transcr. F. Liszt)

* Edition Géza Anda (II) – Beethoven, Brahms, Liszt 2CD aud. 23.408

 WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

Géza Anda, piano, conductor

F. Liszt: Sonata in B minor, S. 187

"This is a collection of essential recordings of one of the most outstanding pianists in the fifty and sixty decades of the last century." (critic-service.de)

* Edition Ferenc Fricsay (IV) – P. I. Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 2 & F. Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 CD aud. 95.499 

RIAS Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Ferenc Fricsay, conductor

Shura Cherkassky, piano "Cherkassky is all lightning fingers, double octaves, brilliant runs, fluttering arpeggios, and grandly punctuated, sweeping melodies." (audaud.com)

* F. Liszt: Sonata in B minor & L. v. Beethoven: Sonata No. 32 in C minor CD aud. 95.447  Romuald Noll, piano

* F. Liszt: Rêves d'amour CD aud. 30.004 

Peter Schmalfuss, piano

All titles are available on the market and on www.audite.de. We are looking forward to your order!

You can read the full review here.

The recordings of the Bach cantatas presented in this boxed set formed part of a project initiated by the conductor Karl Ristenpart at the RIAS Berlin in 1946. Although he was not able to record the complete cantatas as planned, the existing recordings nonetheless document a Bach ideal which was pioneering in its day: small-scale choral and orchestral forces, the professionalisation of interpretation in the choir, text-oriented articulation also for the soloists, and a fine balance between rhetorical succinctness and expressive performance.

For this edition, the original tapes from the RIAS archives were made available, ensuring the best possible technical quality.

More information about the production here.

After a Supersonic from Pizzicato and the nomination for the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) the production receives yet another important prize!

The quarterly and annual awards of the German Record Critics’ Award are sought-after prices in the German music scene. The winners of the quarterly awards are included in the Quarterly Critics' Choice ("Bestenliste") of the German Record Critics’ Award. The lists recommend new releases which merit special attention for the quality of interpretation and for their value to the repertoire. These lists provide a candid picture of new releases which, in the jury's opinion, are of outstanding importance when judged on purely artistic and audiophile grounds.

We are very happy about this distinguished award!

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Nach zahlreichen anderen Auszeichnungen wie dem „Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik“, Diapason d’Or, Supersonic, Choc etc. gewinnt die Edition mit dem International Classical Music Award (ICMA) nun eine der wichtigsten Auszeichnungen der internationalen Musikszene.

Die ICMA sind die Nachfolge-Preise der MIDEM Classical Awards bzw. der Cannes Classical Awards. Anders als z.T. bei anderen Musikpreisen üblich besteht die Jury der ICMA ausschließlich aus professionellen Musikkritikern für klassische Musik. Redakteure von internationalen Print Medien, Radiosendern und Online Services stellen ihre Fachexpertise zur Verfügung und bewerten die eingereichten Aufnahmen. Derzeit besteht die Jury aus Redakteuren von Andante (Türkei), Crescendo (Belgien), Fono Forum (Deutschland), Gramofon (Ungarn), IMZ (Österreich), MDR-Figaro (Deutschland), Musica (Italien), Musik & Theater (Schweiz), Orpheus Radio (Russland), Pizzicato (Luxemburg), Resmusica.com (Frankreich), Scherzo (Spanien) und Viva Classica (Finnland).

Wir freuen uns über diese Auszeichnung daher ganz besonders, spiegelt sie doch die kenntnisreiche Wertschätzung unserer Produktion durch die Jurymitglieder!

Insgesamt wurden sieben audite-Produktionen für die ICMA nominiert, darunter die Neuproduktion mit Hideyo Harada, zwei Neuerscheinungen des Mandelring Quartetts und die historischen Veröffentlichungen mit Solomon, Fricsay, Ferras und Klemperer.

Die Preisverleihung erfolgt am 15. Mai in Nantes, Frankreich. John Axelrod dirigiert das Galakonzert, das live von France Musique übertragen wird.

Mehr Informationen zu den ICMA finden Sie hier.

Here more details about the hotlist and the productions:

Click here for critic's hotlist 2011 of the nmz

aud. 21.407 Ferenc Fricsay conducts Béla Bartok – The early RIAS recordings

aud. 21.406 Edition Sergiu Celibidache – The complete RIAS recordings

aud. 23.416 Kirsten Flagstad sings Wagner & Strauss

Besides news from the current music scene (premieres of contemporary music, jazz, pop) and reports on music education, the nmz presents reviews, reports and commentaries on new releases, cultural policy, music industry, staff appointments and general news from the German world of music. The nmz is considered an important voice of the German music scene. As an independent publication the neue musikzeitung (nmz) is issued ten times a year and has a print run of 23.000 copies per issue.

We are very happy about the awards from this noted music journal and the recognition of its knowledgeable critics!