Archive for News – Page 11
Now Available: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5; Barber Adagio for Strings
Order Now Reference Recordings proudly presents Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 and Barber’s Adagio for Strings in definitive interpretations from Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, in superb audiophile sound. In his fascinating and scholarly music notes, Maestro Honeck gives us great insight into the history of both pieces, and describes how he conducts and interprets each. He reminds us that Joseph Stalin’s Soviet government was offended by Shostakovich’s previous works. Under threat of arrest…
Pittsburgh Symphony 2017 European Festival Tour
Saturday, August 19th, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Manfred Honeck will perform a sold-out European Tour Send-Off Concert (and feature their brand new Shostakovich & Barber recording). See the schedule for the tour below: 2017 European Festival Tour Concerts Wiesbaden, Germany – Mon, Aug 28 Rheingau Music Festival Salzburg, Austria – Tue, Aug 29 Salzburg Festival Grafenegg, Austria – Thu, Aug 31 Grafenegg Festival Grafenegg, Austria – Fri, Sep 1 Grafenegg Festival London, England –…
Dallas Winds Asphalt Cocktail Recording Sessions
A look back at the past weekend’s Asphalt Cocktail recording sessions with the Dallas Winds:
Free Pittsburgh Symphony Concert August 19!
Order Now The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Manfred Honeck invite the public to a free concert at Heinz Hall on August 19 at 8 p.m. The program will include highlights from the tour repertoire and their new Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5/Barber: Adagio for Strings recording will be available at the performance! The Pittsburgh Symphony’s 2017 European Festivals Tour will take the orchestra to Germany, Austria, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Romania. Highlights include…
2017 California Audio Show
The RR team had a great time meeting and talking with customers at the 2017 California Audio Show in the San Francisco Bay Area!
Pittsburgh Symphony’s Strauss Opera Suites wins Record of the Year!
For the second year in-a-row, The Pittsburgh Symphony and Manfred Honeck have won Opus Magazine‘s “Record of the Year” award! This year’s distinction goes to their recording of Strauss’s Elektra and Der Rosenkavalier Opera Suites: Order Now “In the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s sixth recording of the Pittsburgh live! series, conductor Manfred Honeck and Czech composer Tomáš Ille have once again joined forces (after their 2014 and 2016 collaborations on the Jenufa symphonic suite and the…
Break The Chain a Blues Broadcasters Album of the Month!
The UK’s Independent Blues Broadcaster’s Association has selected their August Album “Picks of the Month”, and Doug MacLeod’s Break The Chain is one of the four! It will be broadcast and featured across member stations throughout the month of August. Order Now Doug MacLeod: Break The Chain In this release, his third album for Reference Recordings, Doug MacLeod continues to explore the breadth and depth of the human condition. Recorded by Reference’s Grammy-winning engineer ‘Prof.’…
Happy Dick Hyman Day!
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has proclaimed today, July 18 to be “Dick Hyman Day” as part of the kick off of the 92nd Street Y’s 33rd annual Jazz in July Festival which opens this year with a “Dick Hyman Forever!” concert celebrating the legendary pianist Dick Hyman, who served as 92Y’s artistic director of jazz for 20 years and was a co-creator of the festival. Hyman celebrated his 90th birthday this March…
Break The Chain Release Party in Culver City!
Order Now Jesse MacLeod joins Doug MacLeod for a Break The Chain Release Celebration in Culver City, CA at Boulevard Music on July 29th! From Doug MacLeod: Folks, this is gonna’ be a vey special night. My son Jesse will open the show with a set of his music. Denny Croy and I will follow Jesse ( after the smoke clears! ) with our set. Then we’ll invite Jesse to join us on the album’s…
Break The Chain is a Beautiful Album
Order Now New review for Doug MacLeod’s Break The Chain recording in Making A Scene: “MacLeod has a rhythmic guitar style, a soulful voice and loves to tell a story usually via a narrative in which he builds rapport with his audience. His regular band mates Denny Croy, bass; and BMA award winner Jimi Bott, drums; are joined by percussionist Oliver Brown (who has worked with everyone from KC & The Sunshine Band to Nancy…
Doug MacLeod joins Music on the Couch
Doug MacLeod joins the Music on the Couch broadcast today at 8:30pm Pacific Time and will join artists Mikey Junior, Selwyn Birchwood, and Delta Moon on the show. You can listen live and even join the chat to ask live questions via BlogTalkRadio! Order Now Doug MacLeod: Break The Chain In this release, his third album for Reference Recordings, Doug MacLeod continues to explore the breadth and depth of the human condition. Recorded by Reference’s…
Now Available — Doug MacLeod: Break The Chain
Order Now Break The Chain Available now as 44.1/16bit and 176.4/24bit Downloads and HDCD In this release, his third album for Reference Recordings, Doug MacLeod continues to explore the breadth and depth of the human condition. Recorded by Reference’s Grammy-winning engineer ‘Prof.’ Keith O. Johnson at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, California, Break The Chain brings twelve new MacLeod originals. Each song is extremely personal and at the same time, universal; covering subjects topical, humorous,…
Vote for Professin’ The Blues
The polls are now open for the 2017 Blues Blast Music Awards! Make sure to cast your vote for Fiona Boyes’ Professin’ The Blues in the Acoustic Blues Album Category! Vote Now! Voting is free and open to anyone who is a Blues Blast Magazine subscriber. If you are not currently a subscriber you may vote anyway and your vote will count. You are automatically signed up as a subscriber to our free magazine as…
Doug MacLeod at KNKX On Demand!
Listen to performances from Doug MacLeod’s new Break The Chain recording on the new on-demand stream from his KNKX FM Live Studio Session in Seattle: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kplu/audio/2017/06/doug_macleod_01_0.mp3 Order Now Doug MacLeod: Break The Chain In this release, his third album for Reference Recordings, Doug MacLeod continues to explore the breadth and depth of the human condition. Recorded by Reference’s Grammy-winning engineer ‘Prof.’ Keith O. Johnson at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, California, Break The Chain brings…
Doug MacLeod Guitar Clinic
If you missed the live performance and in-store guitar clinic at Vinyl Renaissance & Audio of Columbia, you’re in luck as you can watch both below: Order Now Doug MacLeod: Break The Chain In this release, his third album for Reference Recordings, Doug MacLeod continues to explore the breadth and depth of the human condition. Recorded by Reference’s Grammy-winning engineer ‘Prof.’ Keith O. Johnson at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, California, Break The Chain brings…