Archive for Britten’s Orchestra HRx
Our Celebration Sale!
We are having a celebration sale between now and May 24th! So to get you as excited about this as we are, we’re highlighting the items that you can save 15% on when you buy 3 or more! The first and featured item in the sale is our first ever multichannel hybrid SACD of Britten’s Orchestra! Britten’s Orchestra Michael Stern – Kansas City Symphony Click for more information and track listing. You will enjoy amazing…
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…
New HRx Releases!
Greetings Audiophiles, we are pleased to announce that the recent release Britten’s Orchestra is available as an HRx disc in time for the holidays! It’s the perfect gift for the audiophile on your list. We also have another HRx that we are releasing &mdash Eugene Istomin (piano) with Gerard Schwarz and the Seattle Symphony Orchestra performing Mozart Concertos Nos. 21 and 24! Click HERE to purchase! Here are the details: EUGENE ISTOMIN, pianoA legendary pianist!…
Some Exciting News and Announcements
NEW HRx TITLES176.4 kHz / 24 bit MUSICComing Soon – November 17th MOZART: PIANO CONCERTOS #21 AND #24Eugene Istomin / Gerard Schwarz / Seattle Symphony (HR-68) BRITTEN’S ORCHESTRA (HR-120)Order HRx Titles Securely Online! www.ReferenceRecordings.com——————————————- THE ABSOLUTE SOUND Magazine2010 High-End Audio Buyers’ GuideBEST AUDIOPHILE LABEL RECORDINGS: Copland: Third Symphony – Minnesota Orchestra / Eiji Oue (RR-93)“The best recording since Bernstein’s of a great American symphony. Gloriously impactful sonics” Janácek: Opera Excerpts – Czech State Philharmonic /…
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 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/…