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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…
What is HRx?
Yesterday we explored HDCD, and what it is all about, and today we are going to explore HRx and what it offers to audiophiles. HRx DVD-R data discs contain exact, digit-for-digit copies of the original Reference Recordings 176.4 kHz / 24-bit digital masters. This is the ultimate in fidelity for two-channel sound: TRUE high-resolution audio, ready to load from DVD-R data discs onto your computer music server! Best of Show award for “Greatest Technological Breakthrough:…
What is HDCD?
During the introduction of who Reference Recordings is, we have mentioned the term HDCD a couple of times. So today, I’d like to help explain what HDCD means and why Reference Recordings uses it. First off HDCD stands for High Definition Compatible Digital and is a process now owned by Microsoft. The process is supposed to bring back some of the analog “warmth” that is supposed to be lost in digitally mastered recordings. These contain…
Introducing Tam Henderson
For more than 30 years, J. Tamblyn (“Tam”) Henderson has combined his love and knowledge of music with his quest for “the sound of real musicians making music in real space,” molding Reference Recordings into one of the most innovative and respected independent labels in the music business. Founded on the premise that most commercial recordings sound nothing like the live performance experience, Henderson’s productions for Reference Recordings have been widely and lavishly praised for…
Introducing “Prof” Keith O. Johnson
For those that know about Reference Recordings, this may be old hat, but since this blog is so new, I thought that I would introduce you to one of the “brains” that truly make Reference Recordings the “audiophile” label that it is. So here is a little blurb about “Prof” Keith O. Johnson: “Professor” Keith O. Johnson is widely known for his recordings and for his contributions to entertainment technology. His legacy began with a…