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CARL ST.CLAIR
/ Pacific Symphony Orchestra / Pacific Chorale
RICHARD DANIELPOUR: AN AMERICAN REQUIEM
Stephanie Blythe (mezzo-soprano), Hugh Smith (tenor), Mark Oswald (baritone)
"The Absolute Sound Golden Ear Award 2002"
"Best Audiophile Recordings of 2002" -
soundstage.com
We were recently honored to be chosen to record and produce the premiere
recording of an exciting new work by American composer Richard Danielpour,
AN AMERICAN REQUIEM, which is dedicated to the lives lost on September
11. It was commissioned and premiered by the Pacific Symphony Orchestra
and the 150-voice Pacific Chorale. The “Prof.” Johnson
HDCD recording was made with the original cast in Segerstrom Hall
in Costa Mesa, California, home of the Pacific Symphony. Be among
the first to experience this compelling new work!
“This religious opus is both magnificent and eloquent. I consider
it a gift to have been asked to review it. . . This Requiem can be
classed among the great ones.” –Lessard, UHF Review !
"At the summit of his art, Richard Danielpour is one of the cream
of contemporary composers...This religious opus is both magnificent
and eloquent. I consider it a gift to have been asked to review it." --
Lessard, UHF Magazine 5/06
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RR-97 HDCD - $16.98
ROBERT FARNON
and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
CAPT. HORATIO HORNBLOWER SUITE
Widely known as "Arranger to the Stars," Robert Farnon
has also written an impressive array of film scores and concert
works. "....Definitively performed and lovingly
recorded...demonstrates how recordings ought to be and ought to
sound. Highly recommended." --Stevenson
Classical Guide
RR-47 CD - $16.98
KEITH CLARK and the Pacific Symphony Orchestra
COPLAND Appalachian Spring, etc.
with Marni Nixon, soprano
The premiere recording of Copland's orchestration of his eight Emily Dickinson
songs, exquisitely sung by renowned vocalist Marni Nixon, with the
original chamber version of Appalachian Spring Suite. CD also
includes An Outdoor Overture. 1987 GRAMMY® Award nominee
for Best Classical Vocal Soloist. "The Hi-Fi buff's dream."
--Classic CD
RR-22 CD $16.98
MENOTTI/ BARBER Violin Concertos
Soloist: Ruggiero Ricci
The only available recording of the delightful Menotti concerto, plus
Barber's beloved masterwork, with renowned violinist Ruggiero Ricci. "Classical
Hall of Fame" --Fanfare.
RR-45 CD $16.98
RESPIGHIChurch Windows
Soloist: RUGGIERO RICCI
This grandiose work, scored for full symphony orchestra, pipe organ and
tam-tam, has at last been given its due in this celebrated recording.
Features violinist Ruggiero Ricci in Poema Autunnale . "The
best symphonic recording I have heard, bar none...a stupendous recording
of a probably-definitive performance." --J. Gordon Holt, Stereophile
RR-15 CD $16.98
Reference Recordings is proud to present
Keith
Lockhart conducting the Utah Symphony
in Symphonic Dances. (RR-105)
This exciting new album contains Leonard Bernstein’s Symphonic
Dances from West Side Story, Sergei Rachmaninov’s Symphonic
Dances, and the
world premiere recording of Gabriela Lena Frank’s Three Latin American
Dances.
Music and dance are as old as mankind itself. This recording presents dance
modes from three cultures: music by an American of Peruvian-Jewish
descent (Frank, b.1972 Berkeley CA) living in California, an American
steeped in
the culture of New York City (Bernstein), and a Russian (Rachmaninov)
living in America.
More information
on Gabriela
Frank
"I heartily recommend this CD to you, for the performances,
the vitality of it, and for the wonderful sound that Reference has
captured . . ." --John
Clare, WITF Radio
Complete Review
"All three of the Latin American Dances are independently unique and
I found them to be almost instantly appealing and melodic. . . All
is aided greatly with RR's usual outstanding audio quality." --Karl Lozier, Positive
Feedback
"Brilliant music in brilliant sonics, plus a new composition
you'll want to actually hear again..." - John Sunier - Audiophile
Audition, May 3, 2006
Complete
Review
RR-105 HDCD - $16.98
TRACK LISTING: LEONARD BERNSTEIN - Symphonic
Dances from “West
Side Story”
GABRIELA LENA FRANK - Three Latin American Dances (Introduction:
Jungle Jaunt; Highland Harawi; The Mestizo Waltz); SERGEI RACHMANINOV
- Symphonic Dances, op. 45
(TT: 73.16) (Released 4/2006)
VARUJAN KOJIAN and the UTAH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
BERLIOZSymphonie fantastique
Widely considered to be THE recording of this magical work.
The CD contains two versions of the explosive finale, one with
real church bells!
"Musically and sonically, this is one of the very best recordings
you can buy." --Stereo Review
RR-11 CD $16.98
EUGENE ISTOMIN, piano
A legendary pianist! Two recordings by one of America's
greatest musicians.
with Gerard Schwarz and the SEATTLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
MOZARTConcertos Nos. 21 and 24
"The Absolute Sound Super Disc List"
Istominand Schwarz have performed these immortal concertos many times, and
insisted on recording them in long, complete takes in order to capture
the live experience. "Prof." Johnson's HDCD wizardry pays
large dividends in natural, high-resolution string textures and huge,
three-dimensional soundstage. "RECORDING OF THE MONTH" --Stereophile,
May 1996
RR-68 HDCD $16.98
RR-10 - "The Tempest,"
"The Tempest," a
ballet in two acts by Paul Chihara (after Purcell), was featured
on public radio and television. The music is a delight! RR-10 contains
the world-premiere recording of the score, performed by The Performing
Arts Orchestra, Jean-Louis LeRoux conducting.
RR-10
CD $16.98
MALCOLM ARNOLD and the LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
ARNOLD OVERTURES
1993 Grammy® Nominee
"BEST ENGINEERED, CLASSICAL"
Authoritative first recordings of important works by England's greatest living composer.
1993 GRAMMY® Nominee for Best Engineered Classical Recording. A
hi-fi favorite! "A stunning release, by any standard, and definitely
Want List material." --Fanfare
RR-48 CD $16.98
JOSE SEREBRIER
with the LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Serebrier's two great talents, conducting and composing, come together in this significant
pair of new releases:
 RIMSKY-KORSAKOV:
Scheherazade and Russian Easter Overture
A protege of Dorati and Stokowski, Serebrier is famous for his mastery of the
colorful, virtuoso scores of the Russian Romantics. This is his first
recording of the ultimate orchestral showpiece, Scheherazade. "...much of the playing here is possessed. The performances flow
with life and dramatic poetry. The big moments are spectacularly caught." --Rob
Barnett, Classical Music on the Web
RR-89 HDCD $16.98
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JOSE SEREBRIER
with the CZECH STATE PHILHARMONIC, BRNO
The internationally-acclaimed
conductor discovers the beauty and excitement of neglected turn-of-the-century
American scores, and gives blazingly authentic performances with Leos
Janacek's home-town orchestra!
 JANÁCEK
José Serebrier
Czech State Philharmonic, Brno
Janácek's
home-town orchestra gives brilliant, authentic performances of Janácek's
best-known orchestral works, including the Sinfonietta. Also,
the world premiere of a new suite from his opera The Makropulos Case,
prepared by Maestro Serebrier especially for this recording!
REVIEWS
RR-2103 HDCD -- $16.98
Two CDs for the price of one!
 CHADWICK
José Serebrier
Czech State Philharmonic, Brno
These
celebrated HDCD recordings were greeted with critical raves when first
released. American Romantic George Chadwick wrote music full of orchestral
color and wide dynamic range. The Symphonic Sketches have long been
an audiophile favorite, but have been sorely in need of a new, top-quality
recording. Aphrodite, Tam O‘Shanter, Melpomene and the other works
have equally appealing qualities.
RR-2104
HDCD -- $16.98
Two CDs for the price of one!
1999 Grammy Nomination -- "BEST ENGINEERED, CLASSICAL"
1998 Golden Note Award -- "BEST ORIGINAL RECORDING"
JAMES PAUL and the ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA & CHORUS
 PAUL
PARAY: Joan of Arc Mass / Symphony No. 1 (CD Premiere)
Lorna Haywood, soprano, Terry Patrick-Harris, alto, Joseph Harris, tenor,
Jozik Koc, bass.
Paul Paray was best-known as the long-time Music Director of the Detroit
Symphony, but he was also a multiple-prize-winning composer. Conductor
James Paul and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Chorus, with
an international roster of star soloists, have brought a renewed vigor
to these neglected masterpieces.
"An imaginative and inspired work." --Chicago Sun-Times
RR-78 HDCD $16.98
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