“The recording is once again absolutely stunning, brilliant and plushy at the same time, unequaled by another label in this piece.” –Peter Aczel, THE AUDIO CRITIC
“Overall,the sound is the best I’ve ever heard from Reference Recordings. That also means that overall there’s none better that you can currrently purchase. You don’t need any more details, just trust me and run out and buy it.” – Karl Lozier, www.enjoythemusic.com
Selected by SoundStage!.com as one of the “Best Recordings of 2001”
“Picked by THREE reviewers of The Absolute Sound magazine for a GOLDEN EAR AWARD (best releases of 2001):
“This may be some of the best sound Keith Johnson has ever gotten out of Symphony Hall in Minneapolis, and certainly Oue’s most convincing work with the Minnesota players, who sound for all the world more like the Philadelphia than that orchestra does these days . . . how Johnson got that huge climax at the end of the Dances cleanly onto tape transcends engineering and goes into the realm of magic.” — Harry Pearson, TAS
“No one can approach Reference Recordings’ unparalleled sound in this music. The sweet liquid presence of the high end, especially the critical massed strings, approaches perfection when it blends with RR’s characteristic ambient soundstage, fine inner detail and bass impact.” — Arthur B. Lintgen, TAS
RACHMANINOFF: SYMPHONIC DANCES; VOCALISE (RM-1504)
Eiji Oue/ Minnesota Orchestra
33 1/3 rpm, Half-Speed Mastered, 200 gram virgin vinyl from Quality Record Pressings in gatefold jacket
Release Date: Friday, January 6, 2012