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Some praise for World Keys!
Last month, Reference Recordings artist Joel Fan performed in Oakland, CA, and a few of us from Reference Recordings were able to make it out to the concert (Read our feedback here). But of course, we weren’t the only ones there! Today we wanted to share an article from the San Francisco Classical Voice written leading up to the concert. Another reason we like the article so much is that she talks about our first…
Organ Sensation Felix Hell HRx!
Today we finish telling you about our recent HRx releases, but these are just the beginning! We’ve got tons of exciting news to bring you in the near future! Organ Sensation Felix Hell Prof. Johnson brilliantly captures the spectacular sounds of the massive Schoenstein Organ of First-Plymouth Congregational Church, Lincoln Nebraska. Felix Hell is one of the most exciting and remarkable organists on today’s concert scene. His virtuosity and dazzling technique, and his profound understanding…
Reveries HRx – Minnesota Orchestra
We continue to highlight our new HRx releases today with “Reveries:” REVERIES Eiji Oue Minnesota Orchestra “The Absolute Sound Super Disc List” Relaxing,beloved classics by Debussy, Satie, Ravel, Faurè, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius and more, beautifully played by one of America’s great orchestras. A balm for jangled nerves, and excellent music for unwinding and dining! The pace of the human heartbeat so appealed to the composers on this program that they harnessed their music to it. Yet…
Respighi HRx – Minnesota Orchestra
We continue to highlight our recent HRx releases today with “Respighi”: RESPIGHI Eiji OuiMinnesota Orchestra Grammy® Nominated: Best Engineered Album, ClassicalKeith 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 its La Scala premiere. This is only the second recording of a suite prepared by the composer…
Stravinsky HRx – Minnesota Orchestra
We’ve released FOUR new HRx discs, and one of those releases was the Minnesota Orchestra recording, “Stravinsky.” Stravinsky Eiji Oue Minnesota Orchestra 1997 Grammy® Nominee“BEST ENGINEERED, CLASSICAL”The Rite of Spring, The Firebird Suite and The Song of the Nightingale have never sounded more magical or more dynamic! “This HDCD has more detail than any live performance I have attended. The orchestra and the hall sound simly glorious. Put it on, sit back, and be amazed!”…
FOUR New HRx Titles!
If you’re a Reference Recordings Facebook Fan, or you follow us on Twitter, you’ll know that yesterday we promised some big news. Well, today we hope not to disappoint. We’re announcing that we have FOUR newly released HRx albums! That’s right — FOUR! View all of our HRx releases on ReferenceRecordings.com. Stravinsky Eiji Oue Minnesota Orchestra RESPIGHIEiji OuiMinnesota Orchestra ReveriesEiji Oue Minnesota Orchestra Organ Sensation Felix Hell
A Fun Vote from Stereophile Magazine
We wanted to share a link from our friends at Stereophile Magazine for their Vote section. The Vote is “What is the source component you use most in your home system?“ And you have to choose from: CD player ComputerMedia serverDVD-Audio or SACD playerTurntableTunerOther So, we thought it would be a good one to share. So make sure to go to the Stereophile Magazine Vote section and submit your vote! You can tell US your…
The Red Norvo Quintet
As you should know by now, we have recently released the compilation Jazz Kaleidoscope. On this release, the very first track features the Red Norvo Quintet performing Rhee Waahnee. So today we thought we would tell you a little about the album this track comes from, and share a great video we came across on YouTube! THE FORWARD LOOK The Forward Look was one of our early releases (1981), and is a live performance captured…
Some Insight from Jim Brock
We recently released a re-mastered, HDCD version of master percussionist Jim Brock’s album “Letters from the Equator” and today we thought we’d share a brief statement from Jim Brock about the album: After the success of Tropic Affair, I was asked to make another recording for the San Francisco based label Reference Recordings. I thought how nice it would be to do a co-bill with the guitarist Van Manakas. Van and I were fortunate to…
Happy Easter from Reference Recordings
We wanted to feature a couple of releases of ours that might help you to celebrate this Easter weekend. Both albums feature the renowned Turtle Creek Chorale. PSALMS“The Absolute Sound Super Disc List” SING HALLELUJAH! The ancient wisdom of the Psalms has been inspiration for great composers for 3000 years. A unique program of world-premiere recordings is by living composers, many of whom have a long-standing relationship with the Turtle Creek Chorale. The world-renowned group…
Letters from the Equator – Original Customer Reviews
Since we’ve recently re-released a remastered version of Jim Brock’s album “Letters from the Equator,” we thought we would share some of the original customer feedback! “Brock Rocks”By Gerard Dionne “high eq” Jim Brock embodies the the first generation of American drummers who were as influenced by Third World Music (well before it was known as such) as by the music Boomers heard on the radio in the 50s and 60s. He’s a true master…
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…
Composers Datebook – Bach and Ron Nelson
On American Public Media’s program “Composers Datebook”, Ron Nelson’s “Passacaglia (Homage on B-A-C-H)” was featured in celebration of Sunday being Bach’s birthday! The recording used during the program was Holidays and Epiphanies featuring the Dallas Wind Symphony. Click Play to listen to Composers Datebook Featuring Ron Nelson’s Passacaglia (Homage on B-A-C-H) Here is the written transcript from the show: One of the most serious — and daunting — of musical forms is the passacaglia, in…
Clark Terry – “Mumbles”
We attempted to share this video earlier this week, but for whatever reason, the embedded video didn’t show. So, though many may have already seen it, we wanted to make sure everyone got a chance to enjoy Clark Terry in this video. And remember that Clark Terry is featured on our newest release Jazz Kaleidoscope!
St. Patrick’s Day Feature Album – Lincolnshire Posy
Though Percy Grainger is thought of as supremely important in the preservation of British Folk Tunes, we just couldn’t resist using this album for St. Patrick’s Day due to our inclusion of Irish Tune from County Derry (Danny Boy). So, celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, and make sure that Lincolnshire Posy is a part of your musical celebration. And if you don’t have it, now is the time to visit us at http://referencerecordings.com and get your…