Author Archive for Reference Recordings – Page 16
Professin’ The Blues Around The World
Order Now Spanish blues radio program, La Hora Blues, praises Fiona Boyes and her new Professin’ The Blues recording in their Quarterly CD Review roundup, and they will be featuring the recording on their Friday, February 17th broadcast! “Fiona Boyes has gathered fourteen original blues and two covers “Baby Please Don’t Go” coming from Big Joe Williams and another song entitled “Face In The Mirror”. Fiona has recorded all songs in format of solo, duo…
Hi-Fi News Reviews Fiona Boyes
Order Now “Rural blues has always been a genre favoured by the audiophilie labels because a voice, a guitar and some foot stomping can prove incredibly visceral… Boyes ups the ante by possessing a deeply-textured, raspy voice that contrasts with her fingerpicking and she applies them to originals that made me think of the great Rory Block. … Boyes swings from gutbucket blueser to romantic with ease, and the sound is as deliciously natural and…
Adam Schoenberg Talks with BYU Radio
Composer Adam Schoenberg talks about his American Symphony, his new recording, and his relationship with the Kansas City Symphony on BYURadio’s Highway 89 show: Order Now Adam Schoenberg: American Symphony • Finding Rothko • Picture Studies We are proud to present these new works, two of them commissioned by the Kansas City Symphony: American Symphony and Picture Studies. The collaboration between Adam Schoenberg and Michael Stern is extraordinary. Schoenberg states: “He is the first conductor…
Announcing a New Reference Recordings Website Experience!
If you haven’t visited our site in awhile, you may notice there have been some exciting changes! New Site-wide Security If you had our old site bookmarked, or are a frequent user, you may need to delete your old site bookmark and even clear your browser and computer cache (instructions on how to do that just in case). The reason for that is we have a brand new SSL Certificate that secures your entire experience…
Is Adam Schoenberg the American Sibelius?
Order Now Classical-Modern Music Review‘s Grego Applegate Edwards asks, “Is Adam Schoenberg the American Sibelius?” in a new review for the Kansas City Symphony‘s latest recording: “Is Adam Schoenberg the American Sibelius? Maybe. I haven’t heard such ravishingly beautiful, unabashed orchestral lyricism since the Finnish master put notes to paper. That is, on Adam’s new album of works American Symphony – Finding Rothko – Picture Studies. The Kansas City Orchestra under Michael Stern gives us…
Adam Schoenberg’s Dream Becomes Reality
Order Now I have dreamt of having an orchestral disc of my music since first becoming a composer. This is an extraordinary gift, and I am thrilled to be sharing my music with all of you. The three pieces that you will soon experience embody my growth from student to professional composer. They each explore different styles, but my artistic voice remains consistent throughout. Finding Rothko was written during my second year as a doctoral…
2017 Blues Music Awards Nominations!
Cast Your Vote The Blues Foundation announced their 2017 Blues Music Awards Nominees, and RR artists Fiona Boyes, Doug MacLeod, and Jimi Bott, have all been nominated! Best Acoustic Album Eric Bibb – The Happiest Man in the World Fiona Boyes – Professin’ the Blues Jimmy “Duck” Holmes – Live at Briggs Farm John Long – Stand Your Ground Luther Dickinson – Blues and Ballads (A Folksinger’s Songbook) Vol I and II Best Acoustic Artist…
Pre-Order The new Adam Schoenberg Recording!
Now Available for Pre-Order! Adam Schoenberg: American Symphony • Finding Rothko • Picture Studies Michael Stern, music director; Kansas City Symphony Pre-Order Pre-OrderSays Schoenberg: “I have dreamt of having an orchestral disc of my music since first becoming a composer. This is an extraordinary gift, and I am thrilled to be sharing my music with all of you. The three pieces that you will soon experience embody my growth from student to professional composer. They…
Blues Music Magazine Reviews Professin’ The Blues
Order Now A fantastic new review for Fiona Boyes’ Professin’ The Blues recording in the January 2017 issue of Blues Music Magazine: “[Fiona Boyes] is simply a great player and gutsy singer who has released one of the finest acoustic blues albums in the past year. …Professin’ The Blues, is a 53-minute, 16-song collection where she plays National Reso-Phonic and Beeton resonator instruments, a standard six-string acoustic and an odd little four-string cigar box guitar…
Strauss Opera Suites a Showcase for Pittsburgh Symphony
Gramophone Magazine features the new Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Manfred Honeck Strauss: Elektra/Rosenkavaalier recording in the January 2017 issue: The recording packs a mighty punch from the initial Agamemnon motif, scything brass braying Elektra’s revenge theme. There is percussive glitter for Klytemnestra, whip cracks marking the arrival of her entourage. The full barbarism of Strauss’s score makes a searing impact, Orest’s murder of Klytemnestra especially brutal, yet there are moments of great tenderness too. Reference…
More Best of 2016 Honors for Fiona Boyes!
Order Now The Best of 2016 honors for Fiona Boyes’ new Professin’ The Blues release continue to roll in! The Professor’s Honor Roll of 2016 “I hereby dub Fiona Boyes, The Queen of Old School. She has a great sound and manages to pour more blues into her stripped-down approach than just about anybody else. Her guitar work is top notch, and her vocals are dead on. If you like that sound, you will love…
Pittsburgh Symphony on Forbes’ Best Recordings List!
Forbes has released their 10 Best Classical Recordings of 2016 list and the Pittsburgh Symphony and Manfred Honeck Strauss: Elektra/Rosenkavalier recording comes in at #8: “Manfred Honeck’s ‘Elektra Symphonic Drama’ (co-written by Manfred Honeck and Tomáš Ille) absolutely lifts the lid and shows you how much sensuous and sumptuous music there’s in this opera already, which otherwise looks and sounds, on experiencing in toto or in the opera house, so very, very – indeed totally…
2016 HDTracks Top Downloads
HDTracks.com is ending the year with collections of their best sellers and audiophile picks for 2016 and there are quite a few RR recordings in the mix! Top 25 Classical Bestsellers #12 – Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 & No. 7 – Featuring the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Manfred Honeck Top 100 Recommended Classical Ebony Concerto – Featuring John Bruce Yeh Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 “Organ” – Featuring the Kansas City Symphony and Michael Stern Audiophile Picks…
Pittsburgh Symphony Tchaikovsky an American Record Guide Best of 2016
American Record Guide critics have listed their “Critics Choice” recordings for 2016, and editor Donald Vroon has nominated the Pittsburgh Symphony and Manfred Honeck’s Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6. “Here is a symphony that has been recorded a great deal. Even conductors who don’t like Tchaikovsky have recorded it, probably because of the challenges it presents. So naturally there have been a great many routine performances under conductors who have no real feeling for it. Manfred…
Professin’ The Blues an Iowa Public Radio Best of 2016!
Order Now Host Bobb Dorr of Iowa Public Radio has released his “Best New Blues of 2016” list and includes Fiona Boyes’ “Devil You Know” track from Professin’ The Blues: “My pick for acoustic album of the year is also by a woman. Australian Fiona Boyes (who splits her time between Australia and Oregon) was the first woman to win the International Blues Challenge. She plays electric and acoustic guitar and is one of the…