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New Titles Coming Soon!
TWO new LPs coming June 2! Doug MacLeod: Exactly Like This Two-LP 45rpm set on 200 gram pressings in a deluxe gatefold jacket! “In May, 2014, he was awarded not one but two Blues Music Awards in the categories of Acoustic Artist of the Year (after being nominated for this award for the past six years) and Acoustic Album of the Year for There’s A Time on Reference Records. His current Reference Record, Exactly Like…
Exciting News from Tucson
An exciting news release is out from Tucson which is of particular interest to RR fans wondering about what’s coming out in the near future: Composer Stephen PaulusPhoto by Sharolyn Hagen May 6, 2015 (Tucson, AZ)— Tucson Chamber Artists—soon to be True Concord Voices & Orchestra—announced it has received a major grant from the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) to support its upcoming concert debut at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in New York City this September…
January RR News
Catch up on the latest in Reference Recording News! New 33 1/3 rpm LP RESPIGHI — Belkis, Queen of Sheba-Suite; The Pines of Rome Eiji Oue / Minnesota Orchestrai RM-1509 Grammy® Nominated: Best Engineered Album, Classical — Keith O. Johnson, Engineer “Dazzling orchestral colors,” is one one way to describe the music of Ottorino Respighi. “Belkis, Queen of Sheba” was conceived as an evening-long ballet with singing whose lavishness has kept it from view since…
Some News Bits
A few fun news-bits for you today: First, you might want to keep checking in at ReferenceRecordings.com as we work to implement some changes on the site. We’ve already unveiled a new feel to the homepage. And feel free to leave feedback on the changes either here or via Facebook and Twitter! Second, we’re happy to let you know that all of our Fresh! From Reference Recordings releases are now available as hi-res downloads on…
Weekend Bytes
Here are just a few of quick things that came across our radar over the weekend that we felt were worth sharing. Yamaha Disklavier ‘Lends a Hand’ To Mike Garson’s Acclaimed Bowie Variations CD: In crafting his latest release, The Bowie Variations, celebrated composer, pianist and session musician, Mike Garson, relied on the Yamaha Disklavier performance reproducing piano not only to unleash his creativity, but to singlehandedly compose and create works in ways previously unimaginable.…
FRESH! From Reference Recordings
FRESH! from Reference Recordings is a new offshoot of our respected 34-year-old independent classical and jazz audiophile label. Offering productions from all music genres, FRESH! will showcase artists and unique recordings that we think our fans and the wider market will enjoy. Most releases on FRESH! will not be recorded by the RR team, but RR will have input in the recording, editing, post production and/or mastering phases of production. FRESH! is part of our…
Happy 34th Birthday To Us!
It’s our 34th Birthday! So to celebrate we’re sharing some past, present and future! STEREOPHILE magazine online has just reprinted an historic 1989 interview (by editor John Atkinson) with our founder and President J. Tamblyn Henderson Jr. (click link to read). Reference Recordings was only 13 years old at the time, and doing great things. 2010 is our 34th year, and we’ve released about 100 more titles since that interview. We’re continuing our history of…
Joel Fan Concert Response and News
Last weekend, Joel Fan performed in Oakland, California, and a few of the Reference Recordings staff were able to make it to the concert. We were (as always) wowed by his extremely fine playing. Joel played an extremely difficult program and pulled it off tremendously! We especially enjoyed hearing him play the ferociously difficult Scriabin #5 and Schoenberg Opus 11 — both of which we had not heard him play before. Also during Joel’s visit…
100th Posting! News and Announcements from Reference Recordings
So, for our 100th posting, we thought we would enlighten our readers with some plans for the new year and beyond, as well as let you know what we’re up to right now! 1. It is 2010, and RR is now 34 years old and still getting better. Of course we have exciting new recordings in progress- watch for news as the year goes on about NEW artists for RR and NEW musical styles (Blues,…
Britten’s Orchestra Progress
We wanted to let our readers/followers know where we are at with the Britten’s Orchestra album. It is finished and the master has been sent to pressing! This is a cause for extreme excitement. We were racing the clock in order to make our deadlines so that the album will be released in November! So, this is good news for you as there won’t be any prolonged waiting. “Prof” Johnson had to pull an all-nighter…
News and Announcements
Today’s News and Announcements! First and foremost the End of the Summer Sale ends tomorrow! So, if you still haven’t taken advantage of our 20% off EVERYTHING when you buy two or more items promotion, your time is limited so do it NOW! Just click HERE and start saving! We are a little over a week away from the Rocky Mountain Audiofest 2009, and we would love to see you there! Remember the Dates are…
Reference Recordings News
For those that don’t follow us on Twitter (@RefRecordings), we decided we would catch you up on some important happenings at Reference Recordings. The first and most exciting is that Reference Recordings is working on the equipment to make LP releases again. That is very good news for those analog lovers out there. And of course, the reason that this is such a major undertaking for us is that we make sure that the quality…
Reference Recordings News!
Today we would just like to give some news on what is going on at Reference Recordings. First and foremost, our End of Summer SALE is still going on! So, if you wanted to expand your libraries with some HRx recordings, or HDCD recordings, or check out our two new SACD releases, now is the time! Or if there have been some recordings you had been thinking about getting, now is when you should load…
End of Summer SALE and other News
End of Summer SALE!RR is having a SALE! Buy two or more items and SAVE 20%! EVERYTHING on our site is eligible (except sets that already have special pricing)! Sale ends September 22 at 9AM Pacific Daylight Time. Order Securely Online!www.ReferenceRecordings.com RR Has A New SACD Release!Eji Oue/Minnesota OrchestraEXOTIC DANCES FROM THE OPERARR-71SACDYou will enjoy amazing sound on this deluxe 2-channel hybrid SACD of favorites and rarities. This collection of exceptional performances from the Minnesota…