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The Absolute Sound (often referred to as "TAS") is an American monthly magazine which reviews audiophile-oriented sound-reproduction and recording equipment and recordings, and comments on various music-related subjects. It was founded in 1973 by Harry Pearson, who remains the Chairman of its Editorial Advisory Board and regularly contributes a feature entitled HP's Workshop. The magazine is published by Absolute Multimedia, Inc., of Austin, Texas.

Tracklist:

2004
01. Depart In Peace / BT Scottish Ensemble (1:50)
02. Eriskay Love Lilt / Willard White (2:42)
03. Vincent-Starry, Starry Night / Chole (4:40)
04. The Beat Hotel / Allan Taylor (6:57)
05. La Vie En Rose / Cyntia M. (2:55)
06. Youkali Tango / Meav (5:11)
07. Wenn Ich Einmal Reich War / Ivan Rebroff (4:57)
08. What A Difference A Day Made / Eddie Higgins Trio (6:04)
09. Besame Mucho / Silvia Droste (6:12)
10. My Foolish heart / Eddie Hinggins Quartet (5:30)
11. Dubhdarra / Lisa Kelly (3:36)
12. John And Josie / David Roth (6:33)
13. The Promise / Robin Spielberg (3:23)
14. I Dreamt I Dwelt In Marble Halls / Meav (3:53)
15. Sonata No.2 In C Major / Luigi Alberto Bianchi (2:43)
16. Casta Diva / Maria Callas (7:07)

2005
01. Major Brack / Major Brack (0:17)
02. Infanzia E Maturita / Infanzia E Maturita (2:15)
03. I Lost My Faith / I Lost My Faith (4:17)
04. Have I Told You Lately / Have I Told You Lately (2:45)
05. Little Ark / Little Ark (1:26)
06. Mon Coeur Est Un Violin / Mon Coeur Est Un Violin (2:52)
07. Everlasting No / Everlasting No (3:04)
08. Brighton Beach / Brighton Beach (4:25)
09. Jalousie / Jalousie (5:10)
10. Stars / Stars (4:13)
11. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To / You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (7:00)
12. Du Fat Avfarda Mig Som Tokig / Du Fat Avfarda Mig Som Tokig (4:04)
13. Dream Collector / Dream Collector (5:00)
14. Danny Boy / Danny Boy (4:45)
15. G64 / Concerto No.12 in B Flat Major W12 (7:38)
16. Shostakovich: Three Duets For 2 Violins & Piano / Shostakovich: Three Duets For 2 Violins & Piano (2:49)
17. What Have They Done To My Song, Ma / What Have They Done To My Song, Ma (5:23)

2006
01. Barangrill / lan Shaw (4:28)
02. Ma Solitude / Duo Balance (3:38)
03. Rubenstein Remembers / Ewen Carruthers (4:08)
04. Sunlight In Beijing / Eddie Higgins Trio (4:48)
05. The Midlight Sun Will Never Set / Eric Alexander Quartet (6:01)
06. Love Potion No.9 / Mike Silver (3:01)
07. Beautiful Day / Tiny Harvest (2:48)
08. I Will / David Roth (3:10)
09. Beautiful Life / Barb Jungr (4:11)
10. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel / Efddie Higgins Trio & Scott Hamilton (4:02)
11. Wooden Heart / Barb Jungr (3:08)
12. Lassie Wi' The Lintwhile Locks / lan Bruce (3:06)
13. Partez-Moi D' amour / Yvette Giraud (2:29)
14. Paganini: Sonatas For Violin And Guitar Opera I / Lugi Alberta Bianchi, Maurizio Preda Dynamic (4:37)
15. Hallelujah / RUA (5:24)
16. Lalo: Fantaisie Originale Op.1 / Luigi Bianchi, Dubra Kovacevich (4:38)

2007
01. Conway Bay - Judith Owen
02. Paris - Ewen Carruthers
03. Kentucky Rain - Barb Jungr
04. Moon Was Yellow - Eddie Higgins Trio
05. These Foolish Things - Maucha Adnet
06. Homestate - Allan Taylor
07. An Large Du Gueveur - Louis Capart & Duo Balance
08. Where Have All The Flowers Gone - David Roth
09. Judy Garland Medley - Carol Kidd
10. Paganini: Terzetto In D Major M.S. 69 For Violin Cello And Guitar: Rondo (Allegretto)
11. Ye Banks And Braes O' Bonie Doon - Mick West
12. Vocalise - Eddie Higgins
13. How Do You Keep The Music Playing - Simone
14. Beethoven: Two Romances For Violin And Orchestra: OP. 50 In F Major - Uto Ughi

2008
01. Paganini: Violin Concerto No.4 In D Minor M.S. 60 (03:38) - Massimo Quarta
02. Melody Of Life (03:51) - Lynn Hilary
03. Purple Rain (07:30) - David Munyon
04. Desperado (04:18) - Malene Mortensen
05. The White Hotel (04:07) - Paul Banks
06. My Foolish Heart (05:07) - Renato Sellani & Danilo Rea
07. In My Life (03:07) - Veronica Mortensen
08. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise (05:27) - Eddie Higgins Quintet
09. All I Want (04:00) - Malene Mortensen
10. Rossini: Un Mot A Paganini (08:14) - Salvatore Accardo
11. A Sad Little Waltz (02:50) - Ab Und Zu
12. The Tennessee Waltz (05:07) - Allan Taylor & Chris Jones
13. Don't I Know You From Somewhere (04:01) - Sara K.
14. 500 Miles (02:39) - David Munyon

2009
01. Hjarpestel (04:12) - Majorstuen
02. Summertime (04:39) - Duo Balance
03. Dedicated To... (04:52) - Allan Taylor
04. Loveless Café (04:34) - Siri Gjære
05. Rotos En El Raval (04:00) - Otros Aires
06. Miami Beach Rumba (05:08) - John Di Martino & Romantic Jazz Trio
07. Time (04:18) - Solveig Slettahjell
08. Berlin At 5 (04:36) - Paul O'Brien
09. Another January (03:32) - Vonda Shepard
10. You Never Told Me (03:30) - Renato Sellani & Danilo Rea
11. Shanagolden (03:58) - Liz Madden
12. Chopin: Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2 Eb Major (04:42) - Gergely Bogányi
13. Paganini: Sonata For Violin And Guitar - Sei Sonate Op.3 (Op.10) M.S. 27 (03:48) - Luigi Alberta Bianchi & Maurizio Preda
14. Puccini: Gianni Schicchi "O Mio Babbino Caro" (02:18) - Amarilli Nizza

2010
01. Not Dark Yet (04:36) - Barb Jungr
02. Midnight Call (04:19) - Allan Taylor
03. He Won’t Send Roses (03:11) - Carol Kidd
04. Quien Sera (04:41) - John Di Martino & Romantic Jazz Trio
05. Everywhere (03:36) - Jimmy Jørgensen
06. Comment Te Dire Adieu (03:15) - Alice Carreri & String Swing
07. Pray It Never Happens (02:52) - Maeve O'Boyle
08. Two Of Us (03:47) - Steve Dobrogosz
09. Grace (05:38) - Paul Banks
10. Way Down In The Mines (03:56) - Carl Cleves & Parissa Bouas
11. Ô Traîneau Dans Le Ciel (03:52) - Maryse Letarte
12. True Colors (04:19) - Josefine Cronholm & IBIS
13. Isaac Albéniz: Iberia Book1-3 Fête-Dieu à Seville (09:23) - Artur Pizarro
14. Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto In E Minor Allegro Molto Appassionato-Presto (13:31) - Joseph Swensen & Scottish Chamber Orchestra

2011
01. Respighi:Antiche Arie E Danze-Suite N.3 - III.Siciliana (03:33) - Budapest Strings
02. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress (03:11) - Radka Toneff & Steve Dobrogosz
03. When The Sunny Sky Has Gone (02:35) - Fiona Mackenzie
04. Funny How Times Slips Away (03:57) - Hanne Boel & Mario Biondi
05. Tchaikovsky: 6 Morceaux Op. 19 - Capriccioso (03:38) - Franco Trabucco
06. Scotty (03:24) - Allan Taylor
07. I Go (04:49) - Inger Marie Gundersen
08. Factory Girl (03:18) - Beoga
09. Baby It's Cold Outside (03:30) - Eugene Ruffolo & Margaret Fiellin
10. I'll Be There (04:23) - The Piano
11. God Bless The Child (06:03) - Kira
12. Sara (05:02) - Barb Jungr
13. Paganini: Three Duets For Violin And Bassoon M.S.130 (05:48) - Salvatore Accardo, Claudio Gonella & Bruno Canino
14. Mado Kara Mieru (03:30) - Christopher Tin

2012
01. Njaalkeme (04:54) - Garmana
02. Sakura Sakura (03:24) - Nicki Parrott
03. Down The Years I Travelled (04:02) - Allan Taylor
04. There You Are (05:44) - Brooke Miller
05. Love Is An Ugly Dog (03:14) - Jimmy Jørgensen
06. Chelsea Hotel (04:00) - Liz Madden
07. Aus Dem Beton (04:15) - мKatja Maria Werker
08. All My Sins (03:41) - Maeve O'Boyle
09. Downtown (03:09) - Nicki Parrott
10. Too Late Now (03:48) - Derek Smith
11. Crazy Love (03:37) - Paul Banks
12. Love Go Round (01:51) - Sarah Moule
13. Bleu (03:33) - Majorstuen
14. Respighi: Antiche Arie E Danze - Suite N. 3 - I. Italiana (03:14) - Budapest Strings

2013
01. Propinan De Melyor (02:00) - New London Consort
02. The Blackwood (02:42) - Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo
03. Looking For You (04:26) - Allan Taylor
04. Ancient Air ~ Chopin: Krakowiak, Op. 14 In F Major (02:12) - John Di Martino's Romantic Jazz Trio
05. For No One (02:30) - Nicki Parrott & Ken Peplowski
06. Poema (02:54) - Otros Aires
07. Man In The Station (03:44) - Claire Martin & John Martyn
08. When We Were Gentle (02:44) - Kira Skov
09. Prayers Of Elvis Presley (05:22) - David Munyon
10. If I Die Young (03:39) - Liz Madden
11. Kalkbrenner: Piano Sonata 3 In G Major (04:53) - Luigi Gerosa
12. Sonny's Dream (04:11) - Paul O'Brien
13. Away In A Manger (05:29) - Bin Huang
14. Noël Nouvelet (02:38) - Liz Madden

2014
01. Paganini: Sonata With Variations M.S. 132 - Variation No. 2 (01:25) - Stefano Delle Donne, Marco Scicli, Adriano Sebastiani, Damiano Puliti
02. Aheyla - I Rejoice (05:09) - Carl Cleves & Parissa Bouas
03. Caledonia (04:47) - Dougie Maclean & Royal Scottish National Orchestra
04. Can’t Believe You Just Did It Again (04:47) - Ned Ferm & Kira Skov
05. The Man Who Sold The World (04:16) - Claire Martin
06. L'Eau À La Bouche (02:29) - Serge Gainsbourg
07. Buttons And Bows (02:06) - Dinah Shore
08. Schumann: Symphony No. 3 In E Flat Major Op. 97 "Rhenish" II. Scherzo: Sehr Mäßig (06:02) - Robin Ticciati & Scottish Chamber Orchestra
09. Sleeping Horses (03:05) - Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo
10. Caruso (06:05) - Christian Willisohn
11. Always On My Mind (05:17) - Inger Marie Gundersen
12. Respighi: Sonata In B Minor For Violin And Piano II. Andante Espressivo (09:22) - Franco Gulli, Enrica Cavallo
13. Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 In F Minor Op. 21 III. Allegro Vivace (08:52) - Ingrid Fliter & Scottish Chamber Orchestra
14. Dvořák: Serenade For Strings In E Major Op. 22 I. Moderato (04:11) - Boris Monoszon & Solisti Di Praga

2015
01. A Red Dragonfly (01:55) - Gary Karr
02. Silver Dagger (04:21) - Shannon Lambert-Ryan
03. Here Comes The Sun (03:12) - Nicki Parrott
04. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times (04:43) - Joe Stilgoe & Liane Carroll
05. Begin The Beguine (05:03) - New York Trio
06. The Rest of Mine (04:37) - Malene Mortensen
07. Into The Light (04:01) - Carl Cleves & Parissa Bouas
08. Spooky International (04:05) - Ranagri
09. Lies Of Handsome Men (05:05) - Veronica Mortensen
10. Simple Man (02:29) - Jimmy Jørgensen
11. Just Like A Woman (04:29) - Dave's True Story
12. Schubert: Impromptu As-Dur D935,2 (06:35) - Peter Rösel
13. Berlioz: Les Nuits D’été, Op. 7 - I. Villanelle (02:16) - Karen Cargill, Robin Ticciati & Scottish Chamber Orchestra
14. My Old Kentucky Home. Good Night (05:00) - Gary Karr

2016
01. She Walks In Beauty (03:45) - Saby O'
02. The Last Rose Of Summer (03:31) - Gary Karr
03. Black River (03:54) - RUNA
04. Single Girl (03:46) - Mari Wilson, Barb Jungr, Claire Martin
05. Fadinho (03:25) - Diego Figueiredo
06. Ticket To Ride (03:47) - Nicki Parrott
07. Buenas Noches Mi Amor (02:49) - Dalida
08. For What It's Worth (04:41) - Allan Taylor
09. Rainbow's Gold (03:52) - The Greater Good
10. Your Very Soul (03:41) - Amy Duncan
11. Barcarolle (04:59) - Vladimir Shafranov Trio
12. Autumn In A Small Village (03:23) - Gary Karr
13. Tchaikovsky: Serenade For String - II. Valse (03:47)
Jonathan Morton, Scottish Ensemble - 14. Pablo De Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 (08:14) - Katherine Bryan

2017
01. Por Una Cabeza (03:27) - Semmy Stahlhammer
02. Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro - Voi Che Sapete (02:57) - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
03. Feet Of A Dancer (04:22) - Charlie McGettigan
04. Amico Mio (04:27) - Sara Indrio
05. Quicksilver Daydreams Of Maria (04:40) - Paal Flaata
06. Que Sera, Sera (02:58) - Nicki Parrott
07. Canadian Sunset (08:55) - Massimo Farao' Afro Cuban Piano Quartet
08. Take It Easy Boy, Boy (02:20) - Trio Neumann
09. Anything 'Bout June Again (04:18) - Hanne Sørvaag
10. Hotel Victoria (03:57) - Tango For 3
11. Skjærgårdsø (03:55) - Tove Karoline Knutsen
12. Golden Slumbers - Carry That Weight - The End (03:34) - Barb Jungr
13. Shimmering (04:48) - Ketil Bjørnstad
14. Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana - Intermezzo (03:58) - Andrea Licata, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

2018
01. Enrico Toselli: Serenata (03:45) - Arve Tellefsen
02. You Brought Me Up (04:29) - Méav Ní Mhaolchatha
03. God Morgen, Min Kjære (03:59) - Benny Borg
04. When All Is Said And Done (03:49) - Inger Marie Gundersen
05. One Last Look (03:33) - Amber Rubarth
06. The Band Played ‘Sweet Marie’ (04:49) - Reg Meuross
07. Tango Jalousie (04:35) - Arve Tellefsen
08. Come Tomorrow (03:07) - Paal Flaata & Maia Flaata
09. Englishman In New York (03:45) - Barb Jungr & John McDaniel
10. Changes (03:51) - Niclas Lundin & Kristin Amparo
11. The Miller Boy's Walking Tune (04:22) - Sigmund Groven
12. Sea Of Glass (05:11) - Saby O’
13. If Only (03:06) - Ketil Bjørnstad
14. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio In A Minor, Op.50 ‘In Memory Of A Great Artist’ (18:08) - The Rembrandt Trio