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Dec 17, 2020 | Sabine Wiedemann | News Vivat, vivat: Birthday offers for the Beethoven anniversary

On December 17th, Ludwig van Beethoven's 250th birthday remains an outstanding event despite all Corona circumstances! We at audite also want to celebrate this special occasion, especially since our catalogue includes an astonishing number of Beethoven recordings. We are presenting two interesting offers at a special price in December:

* Beethoven Anniversary Series, especially compiled for the occasion, at the "bargain price" of 19.99 EUR (7 recordings, including 2 double CDs and a SACD)
* Complete Works for Piano Trio by Beethoven with the Swiss Piano Trio at the unbeatable price of 39.99 EUR (6 CDs including the recently published Vol. 6 and the Triple Concerto)
Take the offers while stocks last!

Dec 16, 2020 | Schweizer Klaviertrio – Swiss Piano Trio | Artists Beethoven Vol. VI: Interview with the pianist of the Swiss Piano Trio, Martin Lucas Staub (French)

On 18 December 2020, the pianist of the Swiss Piano Trio, Martin Lucas Staub, gave an interview in the programme "L'écho des pavanes" on RTS Espace 2 (Radio Suisse Romande) about the complete Beethoven recording on audite and the newly released Volume VI. Music samples from the new CD will be played. Language: French

Nov 18, 2020 | Wencke Wallbaum | News 6 audite productions nominated for ICMA 2021

A total of 6 audite productions was nominated for the International Classical Music Awards 2021. Among them new releases with Andrea Lucchesini, Franziska Pietsch & Josu De Solaun, the Jacques Thibaud String Trio and the Staatskapelle Weimar under the baton of Kirill Karabits. In the field of historical releases productions from the LUCERNE FESTIVAL series (Armin Jordan / Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Felicity Lott) and from the RIAS archive (Paul Tortelier) were nominated.

We are very happy about these nominations!

Nov 12, 2020 | Sabine Wiedemann | News 'Millésime'-Award for audite

For the first time, the Belgian magazine crescendo is presenting its newly created annual prizes - the 'Millésimes'. The audite-production Lucerne Festival: Armin Jordan conducts Debussy, Roussel & Chausson was awarded a Millésime today - we are very happy about this recognition!

Nov 6, 2020 | Sabine Wiedemann | News Special Beethoven offer:

On the occasion of the release of the sixth and last volume of the Beethoven Complete Edition of Works for Piano Trio with the Swiss Piano Trio, we are offering the complete series at a special package price for our direct customers. You save over 60% of the original price! The offer is valid for a limited time only...

Oct 16, 2020 | Wencke Wallbaum | News audite production on new longlist of German Record Critics' award (PdSK)

154 jurors from 32 specialist juries have chosen 232 productions (CDs, DVDs and audio books) from new releases of the last quarter and nominated them for the Quarterly Critics' Choice ("Bestenliste") 4/2020 of the German Record Critics' Award (PdSK), which will be issued on November 15th.

Among these is also an audite production: Mozart: Complete String Trios with the Jacques Thibaud String Trio was nominated in the category "Chamber Music I".

We are very happy about this appreciation!

Oct 5, 2020 | Wencke Wallbaum | News | Rezension Two awards for new release with the Jacques Thibaud String Trio

Our August release Mozart: Complete String Trios with the Jacques Thibaud String Trio was awarded by two renowned trade magazines in October. Both the magazine Audio and Stereoplay named the new release KLANG-TIPP of the month.

We are very happy about this appreciation!

Sep 25, 2020 | Wencke Wallbaum | News Longlist Annual Awards PdSK

The recordings Edith Mathis sings [...]: Selected Lieder and Dvořák & Tchaikovsky: Serenades were nominated for this year's PdSK Annual Awards and included in the longlist!
Once a year, the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik ('German Record Critics' Awards') awards annual prizes from various musical genres for the best productions of the past year, which are selected by a jury-spanning committee. The ten annual prizes are awarded to the winners in the context of public concert appearances or literature readings (in the field of audio books) in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
We are very happy that two audite productions made it onto the longlist!

Sep 9, 2020 | Wencke Wallbaum | News | Rezension | Release Award for our current September release

The recently released CD Armin Jordan conducts Debussy, Roussel & Chausson from the LUCERNE FESTIVAL series HISTORIC PERFORMANCES was awarded a JOKER PATRIMOINE by the Belgian online magazine Crescendo.

We are very happy about this appreciation of our production!

Aug 24, 2020 | Sabine Wiedemann | News Pietsch: Release Concert "Fantasque" with new pianist

Due to the worsening Corona situation, unfortunately Josu De Solaun will be unable to travel from Spain to Berlin - what a pity! But the release concert will take place, now with pianist Maki Hayashida who performs with Franziska Pietsch also in other concerts.

Due to this change, program has been slightly altered; instead of Poulenc's Violin Sonata the artists will present one of C. Franck's Violin Sonatas. Here the updated program overview:

Debussy: Sonate pour violon et piano - l Allegro vivo - ll Intermède - lll Finale
Ravel: Sonate pour violon et piano - l Allegretto - ll Blues - lll Perpetuum mobile
C. Franck: Sonate pour violon et piano - l Allegretto ben Moderato - ll Allegro -
lll Recitativo-Fantasia - lV Allegretto poco mosso

Event details:

Tuesday, Aug 25th 2020, 7:30 PM:

Release Concert "Fantasque" with Franziska Pietsch, violin, and Maki Hayashida, piano
Mendelssohn-Remise, Jägerstraße 51, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Registration neccessary: martina.vonbruening@forartists.de or tel. 030/ 644 752 - 43 (admission fee 10,00 €)

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