Archive for Review – Page 46
Gramophone Magazine Review
We are very excited and proud of the recent review of Britten’s Orchestra in Gramophone Magazine. Here is a great quote from that review: “In a brilliant display of orchestral power and poetry from the country’s heartland, Michael Stern leads the Kansas City Symphony in an all-Britten programme that speaks eloquently . . . As always with this great audiophile label, the skill and commitment of Reference’s recording team need to be accorded special recognition.…
Britten’s Orchestra Review – SF Classical Voice
Today we would like to share a review of Britten’s Orchestra from the San Francisco Classical Voice. The review is one of their suggested Christmas items: Britten’s Orchestra; Kansas City Symphony, Michael Stern (Reference Recordings RR-120) Britten’s OrchestraThe latest release from the Bay Area–based, audiophile label Reference Recordings is one of the finer introductions available to Benjamin Britten’s orchestral works. If there’s anything that the composer’s famous Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra demands, it’s…
Britten’s Orchestra Review – Audiophile Audition
Check out this review from Audiophile Audition Magazine! “Britten’s Orchestra” = BENJAMIN BRITTEN: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra; Sinfonia da requiem; Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia from “Peter Grimes” – Kansas City Symphony/Michael Stern – Reference Recordings HDCD RR-120, 60:46 [Distr. by Allegro] *****: There are quite a few competing versions of these important Britten works, especially of the first and last, but the Kansas City Symphony has grown to a stature that…
Britten’s Orchestra Review
Here is another rave review of Britten’s Orchestra by Puggingham Palace blogger Don Clark. Kansas City Symphony: Britten’s Orchestra OK I admit I was worried over nothing. The Kansas City Symphony and Music Director Michael Stern have been involved in 3 recordings since Stern’s arrival here in 2005. The first ones were for Naxos and compositions by the heretofore unknown (at least in the USA) Taiwanese composer Gordon Chin. The second was a recording of…
Britten’s Orchestra Review – Audiophilia
Today we would like to share a review of Britten’s Orchestra from Anthony Kershaw at Audiohilia: the Online Journal for the Serious Audiophile: Britten’s Orchestra — Stern/Kansas City Symphony/Reference Recordingsby Anthony Kershaw Its fourth music director, Michael Stern (son of violinist, Issac), has secured the recording services of Reference Recordings and the amazing recording engineer, Prof. Keith Johnson. Johnson’s recordings with Reference are legendary. Audiophiles know and love them, the mainstream should follow suit. The…
What People are Saying?
Want to know what people are saying about RR or Britten’s Orchestra? Well, we’ll share a little with you, but if you really want to know, you’ll follow us on Twitter! From @bengl3rt: hey @RefRecordings thanks for the #FF! If you’re interested in insanely good classical recordings, check these guys out 🙂 From @audiophilia: #Audiophilia @RefRecordings HRx DVD-R Data Discs http://tinyurl.com/yeffvma The new digital audio domain? #audiophile From @ClassicalReview: Exciting mail today. My Joep Franssens…
Britten’s Orchestra Review – Kansas City Star
Kansas City Symphony shines on ‘Britten’s Orchestra’ By STEVE PAULThe Kansas City Star Michael Stern (seated left) during the recording of the Kansas City Symphony’s new CD, “Britten’s Orchestra,” at the Community of Christ Auditorium in Independence. The CD will be released Tuesday. The Kansas City Symphony of the Michael Stern era made its recording debut in 2008 with an inventive pairing of two works inspired by Shakespeare’s “Tempest.” The disc, featuring music by Sir…
Headlines around the world
The Dallas Wind Symphony Sampler that was released in July has been getting praise around the world. The title got a great review of it’s sound quality, and how to use the CD to make sure your speakers are right by the most famous reviewer in Taiwan, Jack Liu, the founder of AudioArt Magazine. His review appeared within their Audio Forum. We are including the review here, but you will notice that it is in…
Dallas Wind Symphony Grainger Review
Here is another great review from Minnesota Public Radio that includes the audio. This time the review is of the Dallas Wind Symphony’s album Lincolnshire Posy: Music for Wind Band by Percy Grainger. We hope you enjoy. by Valerie Kahler, Minnesota Public Radio Percy Grainger’s compositions are mainstays of college and high school band concerts, but on this new release they’re given loving treatment by a professional group intent on restoring Grainger’s original sound and…
More Joel Fan Reviews
Once again, couldn’t help but share some of these reviews for this fantastic album! Here is a review from The Star and they give the album 4 Stars (though not sure out of how many): JOEL FAN West of the Sun (Reference): New Yorker Joel Fan will have managed to squeeze three decades of performance in by the time he turns 40 this summer. The frequent guest of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble won the…
Joel Fan West of the Sun Reviews
Greetings readers! We are pleased to bring you a couple more reviews from the recent Joel Fan release West of the Sun: Music of the Americas! From Classics Today, the album received a 10/10 rating, meaning 10s in both Sound and Artistic Quality! Here is that review: In contrast to Joel Fan’s previous mixed recital for the Reference label (World Keys), West of the Sun focuses on composers of the Americas, stopping short of Canada.…
Kansas City Symphony – New Release
Here on the blog we like to give exciting upcoming information. As many may know last February, Reference Recordings partnered with the Kansas City Symphony to create a number of albums. This fall (2009), the second of those albums will be released. We will not be giving away the title or contents of that album today, but in order to get you excited we want to turn back the pages to last summer’s debut, Tempest!…
Reviews of Lincolnshire Posy (Dallas Wind Symphony) – Day 3
In light of the new Dallas Wind Symphony Sampler being released next week, we thought it might be fun to share some reviews of the Lincolnshire Posy album by the Dallas Wind Symphony that was released in January. We will do one review per day as some of these are long! So here are some uncensored reviews: Arts Journal: About Last Night: http://www.artsjournal.com/aboutlastnight/2009/01/cd_38.htmlReview by Terry Teachout Jerry Junkin and the Dallas Wind Symphony, Lincolnshire Posy:…
Reviews of Lincolnshire Posy (Dallas Wind Symphony) – Day 2
In light of the new Dallas Wind Symphony Sampler being released next week, we thought it might be fun to share some reviews of the Lincolnshire Posy album by the Dallas Wind Symphony that was released in January. We will do one review per day as some of these are long! So here are some uncensored reviews: Classics Today: http://www.classicstoday.com/review.asp?ReviewNum=12149Review by David Hurwitz10/10 Review (10-Artistic Quality, 10-Sound Quality) There is no shortage of recordings dedicated…
Reviews of Lincolnshire Posy (Dallas Wind Symphony) – Day 1
In light of the new Dallas Wind Symphony Sampler being released next week, we thought it might be fun to share some reviews of the Lincolnshire Posy album by the Dallas Wind Symphony that was released in January. We will do one review per day as some of these are long! So here are some uncensored reviews: Allmusic.com: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=43:182678Review by Uncle Dave Lewis Percy Grainger was best known during his lifetime as a virtuoso concert…