Author Archive for Reference Recordings – Page 19
Now Available – Mason Bates: Children of Adam; Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem!
Groundbreaking New Music from Mason Bates and the Richmond Symphony! Reference Recordings is proud to present a World Première recording of MASON BATES: Children of Adam, songs of creation—commissioned by the Richmond Symphony—coupled with RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Dona nobis pacem. These pieces both draw inspiration from Walt Whitman’s poetry and this release celebrates his bicentennial (born 1819). Children of Adam is a collection of exuberant celebrations of creation, from American poets to sacred and Native American texts. The title…
Pizzicato Gives Four Stars To The Dallas Winds’ Asphalt Cocktail Recording
Remy Frank’s Pizzicato Magazine gives four stars to the Dallas Winds’ new Asphalt Cocktail: The Music of John Mackey recording! “The performances by the Dallas Winds under Jerry Junkin are absolutely great, energetic in the fast works, wonderfully lyrical and atmospheric in the quieter pieces. The recorded sound is crystal-clear and reinforces the positive impression of this production which should satisfy every lover of brass music.” —Remy Franck, Pizzicato See the full review on Pizzicato.lu
Boston Concert Reviews Features The Hermitage Trio and Concord Chamber Music Society!
Writer Nelson Brill has two new reviews of our recordings from The Hermitage Piano Trio and the Concord Chamber Music Society recorded at Mechanics Hall: “here we have the deep, soulful meditations of Rachmaninoff played with elemental and unflinching power by the Hermitage. For instance, the final movement to Rachmaninoff’s Trio Elegiaque no. 2 is a searing example of how violinist Misha Keylin, cellist Sergey Antonov and pianist Ilya Kazantsev combine into one intense vehicle to reveal…
HR Audio Gives Five-Stars to Pittsburgh Symphony’s Bruckner Symphony No. 9
HRAudio.net gives Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony a five-star rating for both performance and multi-channel sonics on their new Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 recording! “each new issue in [the] Fresh! series is an event worth its weight in gold. … Listening to such a wonderful orchestra, led by someone with a clear, albeit very personal vision, words fall indeed short to express the deeply emotional experience. What makes Honeck’s rendition so significant? His ‘special…
I Care If You Listen Reviews Nadia Shpachenko’s The Poetry Of Places
Anne Goldberg-Baldwin reviews Nadia Shpachenko‘s The Poetry of Places on I Care If You Listen: “An album of solo and duo piano, electronics, and percussion, The Poetry of Places is a superb assemblage of works by various composers. Each piece, inspired by a particular building, weaves together a collage of place and time, and Shpachenko’s evocative interpretations bring insight to the composers’ visions… One of the highlights of The Poetry of Places is Hannah Lash’s Give me your Songs, a multifaceted…
Textura Reviews Jan Kraybill’s The Orchestral Organ
Textura Magazine reviews Jan Kraybill’s The Orchestral Organ recording in their July 2019 issue: “On The Orchestral Organ, Dr. Jan Kraybill performs organ transcriptions of material by Sibelius, Holst, Wagner, Verdi, Barber, and others, and while many of the works are familiar, they assume vivid new life when presented in this organ-only context. … Representative of the album are the treatments of Barber’s Adagio for Strings and Sibelius’s Finlandia; being so well-known, they offer case studies for how effectively…
Fiona Boyes Nominated for 2019 Blues Blast Music Award
Blues Blast Magazine has announced their 12th Annual Blues Blast Music Awards nominees, and we’re pleased to share that Fiona Boyes has been nominated for Female Blues Artist of 2019! See the full list of nominees on the Blues Blast website. Fan voting begins July 1, and is open to anyone! Fiona Boyes Recordings on RR
Five Stars for Hermitage Piano Trio’s Rachmaninoff from HRAudio!
HRAudio gives a 5-star rating to the performances and a 4.5-star rating to the sonics on the Hermitage Piano Trio‘s new Rachmaninoff recording: “ I put this new release in my player with much anticipation. The first thing that struck me was that it produced a sound reminding me of my old LPs before they got scratched and grey. A natural, non-glaring…sound. … Of course, sound is one thing, musical content quite another. But both should go…
Now Available from the Dallas Winds – Asphalt Cocktail: The Music of John Mackey!
All John Mackey and All Spectacular! Brilliant performances by THE DALLAS WINDS have been captured in superb audiophile sound by Reference Recordings’ award-winning engineering team: Keith O. Johnson and Sean Martin. ASPHALT COCKTAIL was crowd-funded by fans of Mackey and of the Dallas Winds. Their support made this unique, all-John Mackey release possible. The recording was made in Dallas Texas, in the Morton H. Meyerson Concert Center, one of the world’s greatest concert halls. Mackey is one of…
Hermitage Piano Trio’s Rachmaninoff is “Truly Splendid”
MusicWeb International’s Jim Westhead offers a thorough review of the Hermitage Piano Trio’s Rachmaninoff recording: “The Hermitage trio plays…beautifully, aided by the mellifluous recording. … Reference Recordings have long been renowned for their recorded sound quality – I have several of their CDs and can testify to their fidelity. Here, on this SACD, which I have listened to in stereo via an SACD player, the recording is truly splendid, with all three members of the…
InfoDad Reviews the “Splendid” Hermitage Piano Trio Rachmaninoff Recording
The InfoDad blog gives a top-rating to the Hermitage Piano Trio’s new Rachmaninoff recording: “The two [piano] trios receive absolutely splendid readings, filled with warmth and passion and presented in exceptionally full and elegant sound, on a new Reference Recordings SACD featuring the Hermitage Piano Trio. … the group’s impassioned, deeply involving beauty of phrasing and cooperation is worthy of trios that have been around far longer. … [Trio élégiaque No. 2 ] is a brooding,…
MusicWeb Reviews Jan Kraybill’s Orchestral Organ
MusicWeb International‘s Dan Morgan, who found Jan Kraybill’s Organ Polychrome “pure magic”, jumped at the chance to hear the Julia Irene Kauffman Casavant Organ again in The Orchestral Organ: “The Orchestral Organ builds on…broad, well-established foundations. And, in the best tradition, this programme is clearly designed to intrigue, entertain and, quite possibly, educate. There are some familiar transcriptions among the first recordings and a world premiere. … Kraybill [is] as beguiling as one could wish. ……
Now Available – Hermitage Piano Trio Plays Rachmaninoff!
Electrifying Piano Trio Performances in the great Russian musical tradition! The Hermitage Piano Trio is distinguished by its exuberant musicality, interpretative range, and sumptuous sound—attributes that Reference Recordings expects to be highly appealing to music lovers and audiophiles worldwide. Following a recent performance, The Washington Post raved that “more striking even than the individual virtuosity was the profound level of integration among the players, who showed a rare degree of ensemble from beginning to end.” Based…
Jan Kraybill is a Treasure
The Kansas City Star hails organist Jan Kraybill as “a local treasure” while reviewing her new recording, The Orchestral Organ: “The Orchestral Organ is a stunner. Imagine some of classical music’s most powerful orchestral works performed on Helzberg Hall’s Casavant organ. If you think that sounds good on paper, wait until you actually hear the recording. Kraybill, who is also the conservator of the Casavant organ, is a one-woman orchestra whose renditions of Wagner, Tchaikovsky,…
Nadia Shpachenko Presents The Poetry of Places Release Concert on June 18, 2019
June 18, 2019 at San Francisco’s Center for new Music, pianist Nadia Shpachenko presents works from her recording The Poetry of Places and more. Details What: The Poetry of Places Album Release Concert When: June 18, 2019 at 7:30pm Where: Center for New Music, 55 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94102 How: Tickets at CenterForNewMusic.com Program Harold Meltzer: “In Full Sail” for solo piano San Francisco Premiere Jack Van Zandt: “Sí an Bhrú” for piano…