The new Reference Mastercuts recording of Eiji Oue and the Minnesota Orchestra’s Copland receives high praise from Positive Feedback Online:
“The original release was on HDCD CD and has been a reference disk for my reviews since it was available…I am so very pleased that RR waited until QRP and its fully tweaked 200 gram LP presses could have a go with this. … Like all great LPs, they produce more pure definition than their CD counterparts regardless of the player. This goes for bass, too. Speaking of which, starting with the bass, the Copland will provide the most dynamic, visceral, floor rattling, detailed, layered, mellifluous bass provided by a 33.3 RPM LP yet devised and released! … This is quintessential Keith Johnson sound. I find the CD more compressed than I realized by comparison. The high-band with trumpets abounding and more is marvelous. … The Minnesota Orchestra does full justice to these ground breaking American works. Eiji Oue is the real deal. His style is both controlled and emotional. … My recommendation is get your copy before it is gone. It is the best of the best! Hats off once again to Keith Johnson and the gang at Reference Recordings. A great recording, and a brilliant mastering and pressing. Well done to Chad and the gang at Quality Record Pressings, too!” —Robert H. Levi, Positive Feedback
Read the full review on www.positive-feedback.com