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Audiophile Audition Best of 2014
Two RR releases land on the Audiophile Audition Best of 2014 list: Dvořák & Janáček “Interpretatively and sonically, this is one of the best releases of the Dvorak 8th I have ever heard.” —Steven Ritter Read the full review Mephisto & Co. “A 45 rpm 200-gram vinyl version of the orchestral favorites album which has been on the TAS Super Disc List since its CD release in 1998.” —John Sunier Read the full review See…
Amazon Approves of Organ Polychrome
Amazon reviewers give Organ Polychrome five stars! “Jan…is a masterful performer who has the chops of the most seasoned organ artists. Her playing is passionate and her technical proficiency is impressive. Jan is a great gift to music and especially to the organ world. Kansas City, MO is fortunately to have her in the city and our cultural lexicon.” —Mario M. Pearson “Jan Kraybill does justice to the organ at the Kauffman. Excellent choice of…
Organ Polychrome Gets “Booming” Praise
In a recent CNET review for the Outlaw Audio Ultra X12 subwoofer, Steve Guttenberg praises Jan Kraybill and her recent Organ Polychrome recording: “My entire listening room was energized by Jan Kraybill’s “Organ Polychrome” album that features Ms. Kraybill playing an organ at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City, Missouri. Not only were the deepest notes shaking my room, the sense of the instrument’s pipes moving a lot of air was palpable.…
Preview Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 on RR Radio
Stream an excerpt from the newest Pittsburgh Symphony release, Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 via SoundCloud and Pre-Order on Amazon today!
Doug MacLeod on Blues Radio International
Yesterday (1/18/15), Blues Radio International broadcast Doug MacLeod’s performance at the 2014 Blues Music Awards! Doug MacLeod’s new recording Exactly Like This comes out March 10, 2015! Listen to the broadcast below:
See Nadia Shpachenko and Woman at the New Piano Live
Nadia Shpachenko will be performing compositions from her Woman at the New Piano recording in a series of upcoming solo concerts: Fresno State University, CA, Fresno, 1/21/15, 8 pm (Fresno New Music Series) Valley Christian High School, CA, San Jose, 1/23/15, 1 pm California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, 1/28/15, 8 pm California State University, Northridge, Northridge, CA, 2/2/15, 7:30 pm Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, 2/4/15, 4:15 pm Biola University, CA, La…
Amazon Reviewers Praise Nadia Shpachenko’s Woman at the New Piano
Nadia Shpachenko’s Woman at the New Piano American Music of 2013 gets Five Stars across the board from Amazon critics: “This is a beautiful and exciting album, with pieces that represent the wide range of contemporary classical piano repertoire. The pieces range from thoughtful to silly-grin-inducing to chaotic, thunderous, and dramatic. I can picture a number of these pieces becoming part of the standard repertoire. The performance is beautiful, and at times seemingly impossible –…
WQXR Reviews Dances for Piano and Orchestra
WQXR reviews the new Joel Fan and Northwest Sinfonietta Dances for Piano and Orchestra release and named it one of last week’s albums of the week! “American pianist Joel Fan is a veteran of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project whose tastes extent well beyond the standard repertoire. He has made several enjoyably eclectic recordings for San Francisco’s Reference Recordings label, the latest featuring an almost-forgotten genre, the single-movement dance piece for piano and orchestra. Hearing…
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 Available for Pre-Order
Now Available for Pre-Order on Amazon: Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Manfred Honeck, conductor Thrilling live performances from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, in brilliant audiophile sound! Anton Bruckner s Symphony No. 4 in E flat major ( Romantic ) is one of the composer s most popular works. Manfred Honeck and the PSO offer us a fresh and powerful new interpretation of this great music on third release in the Pittsburgh Live! series…
Gramophone Uses Miraculous Metamorphoses Recording as Reference
In the December Hi-Fi section of Gramophone magazine, critic Andrew Everard uses our Kansas City Symphony Miraculous Metamorphoses recording to test out a new pair of B&W Speakers: “Reference Recordings disc ‘Miraculous Metamorphoses’, with the Kansas City Symphony under Michael Stern captured in another of Keith O Johnson’s stunning engineering and mastering jobs, and the B&Ws really get their teeth into everything from the subtle detailing of the orchestra to the great, hall-filling sweeps of…
Dvořák & Janáček A Gramophone Critics’ Choice
The Gramophone Magazine 2014 Critics’ Choice Selections are out, and Manfred Honeck and Pittsburgh Symphony’s Dvořák & Janáček SACD has made the cut: “Manfred Honeck’s Pittsburgh Symphony Recording of Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony is among the most stylish, fastidiously prepared, excitingly interpreted and beautifully played orchestral performances I’ve heard in a long while, and the recording matches Honeck’s musical achievement…” —Rob Cowan, Gramophone Buy Now
Dvořák & Janáček a Best of 2014
Graham Rickson of The Arts Desk names Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s Dvořák/Janáček SACD a “Best of 2014”! “My favourite CD of the year, and one of the best recordings you’ll ever hear, is Manfred Honeck’s Pittsburgh Symphony performance of Dvořák’s 8th Symphony. …it’s rarely been dispatched with this much polish, or directed with such a winning combination of smartness and fun. … If this disc doesn’t make you dance around the room,…
Audiophile Audition Reviews Robert Moore “Outta My Soul”
Audiophile Audition gives a four-star review for Robert Moore’s Outta My Soul: “Reference Recordings has expanded their Fresh series to include singer Robert Moore. With Southern gospel roots, Moore has developed a soulful, passionate delivery. … With the release of Outta My Soul , Moore has crafted an accessible, well-rounded musical statement. Drawing on his skills as a composer, singer and instrumentalist, this twelve-track, polished album combines accomplished session players with a seasoned band leader.…
Merry Christmas from Reference Recordings!
Merry Christmas to you and yours! As part of your celebrations, stream tracks from our Star of Wonder and Horns for the Holidays recordings on the new RR Christmas Playlist via SoundCloud!
New Mike Garson Biography
The first-ever biography of RR artist Mike Garson, Bowie’s Piano Man has been announced! “He’s played with David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails and is an accomplished session musician, yet until now little has been written about him. Now a soon-to-be published biography uncovers the life story of Mike Garson and his musical career from New York jazz pianist to his collaboration with Bowie and beyond. Written by Clifford Slapper, himself a pianist who’s played with…