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Britten’s Orchestra Programming
Many people wonder about, question, or critique the choices of the programming on classical music recordings. So, today we would like to give you a very brief explanation of the reasoning behind our choices on Britten’s Orchestra. Once again, the programming of the album is The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Sinfonia da Requiem, and the Four Sea Interludes & Passacaglia from Peter Grimes. Benjamin Britten was recognized as the dominant British musical figure…
Raving Grainger Review
We have to interrupt our discussion about the upcoming Britten album to share this fantastic review of the Dallas Wind Symphony album Lincolnshire Posy: Music for Wind Band by Percy Grainger the review is because the album was featured as “Recording of the Month” on MusicWeb! Very Exciting, and we especially love you the review begins! Without further ado, here is the review: MusicWeb – Recording of the MonthBy Benn Martin This is more than…
The Music of Peter Grimes – Britten’s Orchestra
Though we aren’t getting into opera, we are doing the orchestral suite music from the opera Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten. Peter Grimes was writtten by Britten as a libretto adopted from a section of George Crabbe’s poem The Borough. First perfromed in London in 1945, Peter Grimes was Britten’s first opera to become a critical and popular sucess, and is now considered a staple of U.K. and U.S. repertoire. However, what is of most…
Sinfonia da Requiem
Continuing our effort to give you some information about the pieces on the upcoming album Britten’s Orchestra with the Kansas City Symphony, we want to give you a little information on Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20. However, this is just a taste as next week we may give more information from our Program Notes. Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20 was written by Benjamin Britten in 1940 when he was 26 years-old. It was commissioned by…
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
As the countdown to Britten’s Orchestra gets closer, we thought we would talk about the actual music that is going to be on the album. So, today we thought we’d start with “The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra” by Benjamin Britten. The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, opus 34 was written by Benjamin Britten in 1964. It was orginially commissioned for an educational documentary film called The Instruments of the Orchestra, and featured…
Britten’s Orchestra Album Art
Hey Fans, today we thought we would share the Britten’s Orchestra album art with you! Also, while you are going through your various social networks this weekend, please remember to join our Facebook Page and follow us on Twitter! But, also check out both the Kansas City Symphony on Facebook and Twitter, and the Dallas Wind Symphony Page on Facebook! Have a great weekend.
Meet Vauna – the Reference Recordings Mascot
Reference Recordings would like to officially announce and introduce you to our mascot – Vauna! A little background: Vauna is a 2 year old Papillon dog. She was rescued from being abandoned in Washington state, but that is another story. Her super-sensitive hearing destined her to be associated with the audiophile recording and music industry! She came to Reference Recordings to check to see if there was anything of auditory value, and once she made…
The Home Entertainment Show 2010 – Las Vegas
Okay Audiophiles, it’s time to mark your calendars! January 7th – 10th, 2010 is The Home Entertainment Show in Las Vegas! This is another great chance to see the world of everything hi-fi. Just like the Rocky Mountain Audiofest, we want to see you there, so we thought we’d give you all the information with enough time to make your plans! All information can be found at theshowlasvegas.comAbout The Home Entertainment Show T.H.E. Show has…
Britten’s Orchestra HRx!
November 10th is the release date for Britten’s Orchestra with the Kansas City Symphony, but you should already know that. What you don’t know, and should be excited about, is that this release will be one of our quickest turn-arounds for the HRx version of the album! It should be available by December, and would make a great Christmas present for audiophiles everywhere! And what if your computer audio system isn’t capable of 176.4 kHz/…
Michael Stern Talks about the Upcoming Release
Want a great quote from Michael Stern about the upcoming release of Britten’s Orchestra on Reference Recordings? Well, we have one…sort of. Here is a posting from the Kansas City Star: The subscription series winds up June 4 weekend with an all-Russian program and another premier piano soloist, Vladimir Feltsman. Among the works is Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5, which marked the joyful end of World War II. The Symphony, of course, has an even broader…
Britten’s Orchestra Countdown – Tempest Review
We have begun the countdown to the release of Britten’s Orchestra (see the countdown clock on the sidebar), and so to kick it off, we thought we’d share a great and fun review of the last Kansas City Symphony album Tempest.
Keeping Up With Our Artists – Dallas Wind Symphony
For those fans of the Dallas Wind Symphony albums on Reference Recordings, we wanted to give you a heads up on a DWS concert! If you are in the Dallas area tonight, you need to get over to the beautiful and amazing Meyerson Center tonight at 8pm for the concert “Snake in the Garden.” Tuesday, October 13, 2009 — 8:00pmDeborah Ungaro Fabian, clarinet Alfred Reed — A Jubilant OverturePaul Richards — Snake in the GardenPaul…
Keeping up with our Artists
In attempt to keep ourselves and our readers up-to-date with our Artists, sometimes we find them in unexpected places. This past weekend, Joel Fan took on the feat of performing two Liszt pieces with the Minot Symphony Orchestra in Minot, North Dakota during the symphony’s opening weekend! Check out the pre-concert story: Minot Symphony Orchestra opens its new season of ‘Myths and Legends’By CEECY NUCKER, Correspondent, [email protected] Daily News minotdailynews.com Maestro Dennis Simons will open…
More RMAF stories
Today is probably the last posting we will have about the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2009. Again it should be of great interest to our Audiophile fans out there as it deals with some new equipment for playing our new HRx files! Thank you once again to Stereophile Magazine for giving us permission to re-post these blogs, and thank you to Jason Victor Serinus for blogging about the Festival! Paul McGowan Scores AgainPosted Tue Oct…
RMAF Reportings/Info for the Audiophiles
Today we thought we would share a blog with you that came from the Rocky Mountain Audio Festival that we recently attended! It includes some good information on how to play some of our HRx files. Bit-Perfect PlaybackPosted Wed Oct 7, 2009, 1:06 PM ETBy Jason Victor Serinus The sixth annual Rocky Mountain Audio Fest had already closed when I finally had the time to stop by Reference Recordings’ booth to check out their latest…