Sanch Electronix director Simeon Sandiford (who we introduced here) published a wonderful account from “The World’s Best Audio System” 2012 convention in North Carolina, and in his wonderful chronicling, he takes readers inside the “Music Vault,” where he lends this account of listening to RR’s Britten’s Orchestra SACD on a system with Magico Q7 Loudspeakers: “…I (Simeon Sandiford) asked (Tim) Crable, who was manning the console, to regale us with Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide…
In HDtracks‘ newest newsletter, we were excited to see quite the presence of our recordings! Many thanks to HDtracks! First was the feature of Joel Fan’s album West of the Sun now available as an 88kHz/24bit Audiophile Download! Visit HDtracks.com for more information! HDtracks is getting into the Holiday Spirit with a “Classic 100” list! HDTracks presents its Classic 100 list of high-resolution recordings, compiled from our amazing collection of albums featuring the most popular…
Today we wanted to share an article highlighting Merging Technologies‘ Pyramix digital audio workstation. The workstation was used for mastering Britten’s Orchestra, and is used frequently by Britten’s Orchestra producer David Frost. Merging ‘Wins’ At The Grammys: King of the hill amongst the Pyramix-using winners at the prestigious ceremony was US-based classical producer David Frost who picked up no less than four Grammys during the evening. Next to country group Lady Antebellum, who bagged five…
Posted by Marcia Martin We had a great weekend, starting with attending the very moving Special Merit Awards ceremony (where Lifetime Achievement Awards, Trustees Awards, Technical Grammy Award, Grammy Hall of Fame awards etc. are given out). It was a thrill to see these legendary figures , including the beautiful Julie Andrews, accept their awards at the Ebell Theater on Saturday 2/12. There was an elegant Nominees reception there afterwards with terrific food. On Sunday…
2010 Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album Reference Recordings is proud to report that our own “Prof.” KEITH O. JOHNSON and DAVID FROST have received a 2010 Grammy Award! Category 94 Best Surround Sound Album For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only. BRITTEN’S ORCHESTRAMichael Stern & Kansas City SymphonyKeith O. Johnson, surround mix engineer; Keith O. Johnson, surround mastering engineerDavid Frost, surround producer[Reference Recordings} Click to order RR-120SACD BTW: This is RR’s first release…
A fantastic interview came out Tuesday in the KC Metropolis Journal, featuring our Britten’s Orchestra recording with the Kansas City Symphony. Today we want to share a little of that with you, and then encourage you to visit kcmetropolis.org to read the rest. It is well worth your time! From KCMetropolis.org:INTERVIEW: Achieving that Grammy SoundBy David Peironnet David Peironnet: “Dynamic range in its extreme” is a quote from your press release accompanying the Kansas City…
TM 2010 GRAMMY® NOMINATION FOR BEST SURROUND SOUND ALBUMSAN FRANCISCO: Reference Recordings is proud to report that our own“Prof.” KEITH O. JOHNSONhas received his eighth Grammy nomination! This is our first release in Surround Sound. Category 94Best Surround Sound AlbumFor vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only. BRITTEN’S ORCHESTRAMichael Stern & Kansas City SymphonyKeith O. Johnson, surround mix engineer; Keith O. Johnson, surround mastering engineerDavid Frost, surround producer[Reference Recordings] We wish to extend our congratulations to…
Today is Benjamin Britten’s birthday, and we have just the album to celebrate! Britten’s Orchestra Michael Stern Kansas City Symphony The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra is a symphonic tour-de-force and audio spectacular, featuring all sections of the symphony, separately and together. Based on a famous theme by Henry Purcell, Britten writes in essence his “Concerto for Orchestra,” taking the ensemble apart, then reassembling it in a grand and jubilant finale. Dynamic range is…
We might be 34 years old, but we still get excited when our releases are popular! It’s especially exciting when it’s a new format for us! Our first multi-channel SACD Hybrid of Britten’s Orchestra is really gaining ground! For instance we just saw today that Britten’s Orchestra SACD is currently #21 on Amazon.com’s New Releases bestsellers list! And it’s up there with pretty good company. This is very exciting for us to see that people…
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…
We’ve been hinting at it for awhile now, but everything is in order and we can finally announce that we have available our very first multi-channel SACD release! BRITTEN’S ORCHESTA Michael Stern / Kansas City SymphonyRR-120SACD Benjamin Britten: The Young Person’s Guide To The Orchestra Sinfonia da requiemPeter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia This production has garnered top notch reviews in more than 15 publications for the compact disc release – most recently in…
We wanted to share this outstanding review from EnjoytheMusic.com of our most recent release Britten’s Orchestra: “Britten’s Orchestra”Benjamin BrittenThe Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra; Sinfonia da Requiem;Four Sea Interludes & Passacaglia from Peter GrimesReview by Wayne Donnelly This is the second Reference Recordings orchestral release from the Kansas City Symphony, now the label’s “house band” replacing the Minnesota Orchestra. Minnesota Music Director Osmo Vanska is under exclusive contract to the Scandinavian BIS label, which…
We came across this video the other day, and thought even for a “trailer” it was worth sharing — especially in light of our recent Britten’s Orchestra release and upcoming SACD release:
Here is another great review excerpt for “Britten’s Orchestra” performed by the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Michael Stern: “The (Guide) is a delight, a voyage of discovery through the resources marshalled by a modern symphony orchestra. . . The Kansas City Symphony…is pretty much flawless in its execution of music which depends so much on the beauty of the instruments… The sound is of great help as well… more than once…
We are very excited and proud of the recent review of Britten’s Orchestra in Gramophone Magazine. Here is a great quote from that review: “In a brilliant display of orchestral power and poetry from the country’s heartland, Michael Stern leads the Kansas City Symphony in an all-Britten programme that speaks eloquently . . . As always with this great audiophile label, the skill and commitment of Reference’s recording team need to be accorded special recognition.…
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit
Mark Donahue & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)