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GtrsRGr8 · 05-18-2018, 08:25 PM

The way that I understand this, Naxos is offering an extra, un-preannounced giveaway of an album. Naxos generally gives away one MP3 album shortly after the first of the month, and another album a little bit later in the month; with that second giveaway you have a choice of one of three albums, and each album is available in your choice of MP3 and FLAC.

This current album comes from SWR Classic, a German company affiliated with Naxos:
SWR Classic is the label of the Southwest German Broadcasting Company (SWR), on which recordings of the internationally renowned SWR orchestras and ensembles, including outstanding archive recordings, are released in cooperation with Naxos Germany.

The album is Ludwig von Beethoven's Missa solemnis in D Major, Op. 123. The recording is by Roger Norrington. Additional credits go to Halgrimson, Kallisch, Aler, Miles, Stuttgart, Southwest Radio Vocal Ensemble, and North German Radio Chorus and Orchestra.

Read this glowing review from BBC Music Magazine:
The combined NDR [North German Broadcasting, G] Chorus and SWR Vocal Ensemble make a virtuoso chorus: alert, beautifully balanced, vibrant and thrillingly precise – even in the most taxing high writing. Much the same could be said about the orchestra, and like the chorus, the musicians seem to have digested Norrington’s ideas thoroughly: the phrasing is immaculate and often very affecting; even the sound of the vibrato-less lower strings in the mysterious, veiled prelude to the Benedictus has depth of tone and focused intensity – it’s in these more inward-looking passages that Norrington scores over Gardiner, perhaps his closest rival.

With this giveaway, you get your choice of MP3 or FLAC.

As with prior giveaways at Naxos, you must be on their mailing list in order to get the freebies. I think that it may be too late to sign up now, in order to receive this giveaway, but if you sign up right away, you should be all set by the time that the next one rolls around. Naxos' homepage looks as good as any other place to do your signing up.

REMEMBER--in order to see information about it, and actually to get the free download, you must scroll all the way down the email message that you get from Naxos about the free download.

This free offer is available until June 14, 2018.

05-18-2018, 08:25 PM	#2068
GtrsRGr8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,334 Karma: 27815322 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Southeastern U.S., ya'll Device: Kindle; Kindle (10.1.1) for PC; Kindle Cloud Reader	Special Mid-Month Album Giveaway from Naxos--a Beethoven Work! The way that I understand this, Naxos is offering an extra, un-preannounced giveaway of an *album. Naxos generally gives away one MP3 album shortly after the first of the month, and another album a little bit later in the month; with that second giveaway you have a choice of one of three albums, and each album is available in your choice of MP3 and FLAC. This current album comes from SWR Classic, a German company affiliated with Naxos: SWR Classic is the label of the Southwest German Broadcasting Company (SWR), on which recordings of the internationally renowned SWR orchestras and ensembles, including outstanding archive recordings, are released in cooperation with Naxos Germany. The album is Ludwig von Beethoven's Missa solemnis* in D Major, Op. 123. The recording is by Roger Norrington. Additional credits go to Halgrimson, Kallisch, Aler, Miles, Stuttgart, Southwest Radio Vocal Ensemble, and North German Radio Chorus and Orchestra. Read this glowing review from BBC Music Magazine: The combined NDR [North German Broadcasting, G] Chorus and SWR Vocal Ensemble make a virtuoso chorus: alert, beautifully balanced, vibrant and thrillingly precise – even in the most taxing high writing. Much the same could be said about the orchestra, and like the chorus, the musicians seem to have digested Norrington’s ideas thoroughly: the phrasing is immaculate and often very affecting; even the sound of the vibrato-less lower strings in the mysterious, veiled prelude to the Benedictus has depth of tone and focused intensity – it’s in these more inward-looking passages that Norrington scores over Gardiner, perhaps his closest rival. With this giveaway, you get your choice of MP3 or FLAC. As with prior giveaways at Naxos, you must be on their mailing list in order to get the freebies. I think that it may be too late to sign up now, in order to receive this giveaway, but if you sign up right away, you should be all set by the time that the next one rolls around. Naxos' homepage looks as good as any other place to do your signing up. REMEMBER--in order to see information about it, and actually to get the free download, you must scroll all the way down the email message that you get from Naxos about the free download. This free offer is available until June 14, 2018. Last edited by GtrsRGr8; 05-18-2018 at 08:41 PM.