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Britten’s Orchestra Goes Global!
Our recent release Britten’s Orchestra featuring Michael Stern and the Kansas City Symphony is getting great reviews across the country, but today we also got a short review internationally! Check out the quick feature in the Yorkshire Post Album Reviews! And don’t forget we are still having a 20% off everything sale at ReferenceRecordings.com
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…
Britten’s Orchestra Review – Audiophile Audition
Check out this review from Audiophile Audition Magazine! “Britten’s Orchestra” = BENJAMIN BRITTEN: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra; Sinfonia da requiem; Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia from “Peter Grimes” – Kansas City Symphony/Michael Stern – Reference Recordings HDCD RR-120, 60:46 [Distr. by Allegro] *****: There are quite a few competing versions of these important Britten works, especially of the first and last, but the Kansas City Symphony has grown to a stature that…
Holiday SALE
HOLIDAY SALE! It’s an RR tradition to have a special SALE in December — STARTING NOW!Until NOON on Monday, January 4, 2010 all orders will be given a discount of 20% off regular prices — new releases included! THE MORE YOU ORDER – THE MORE YOU SAVE! Two new HRx Titles:Announcing HR-120, Britten’s Orchestra (it is exciting to have the HRx and the CD released almost simultaneously!) and HR-68, Mozart Concertos #21 & #24. These…
Britten’s Orchestra Review
Here is another rave review of Britten’s Orchestra by Puggingham Palace blogger Don Clark. Kansas City Symphony: Britten’s Orchestra OK I admit I was worried over nothing. The Kansas City Symphony and Music Director Michael Stern have been involved in 3 recordings since Stern’s arrival here in 2005. The first ones were for Naxos and compositions by the heretofore unknown (at least in the USA) Taiwanese composer Gordon Chin. The second was a recording of…
Britten’s Orchestra Review – Audiophilia
Today we would like to share a review of Britten’s Orchestra from Anthony Kershaw at Audiohilia: the Online Journal for the Serious Audiophile: Britten’s Orchestra — Stern/Kansas City Symphony/Reference Recordingsby Anthony Kershaw Its fourth music director, Michael Stern (son of violinist, Issac), has secured the recording services of Reference Recordings and the amazing recording engineer, Prof. Keith Johnson. Johnson’s recordings with Reference are legendary. Audiophiles know and love them, the mainstream should follow suit. The…
Britten’s Orchestra Audio Preview – HDtracks.com
We know that some people just don’t believe anything until they see it, and when it comes to music, they don’t believe anything until they hear it! So, today we’d like to direct you over to our friends at HDtracks.com who currently have an 88khz/24bit downloadable version of Britten’s Orchestra (HRx is coming VERY soon, we will let you know so you can get them in time for Christmas). The reason we are directing you…
Hi-Rez Britten’s Orchestra
The HRx is still not quite yet available (starting to look like next week, we’ll let you know as soon as it’s out), but if you just don’t want to wait for a CD to arrive, but don’t want a low-resolution Mp3 version, we have another option. On HDTracks.com we have 44.1 kHz versions available NOW! And eventually we will also have 88.2 kHz versions, but by then our HRx version will be available.
Britten’s Orchestra Audio Review – KBAQ
We wanted to share with you an audio review of Britten’s Orchestra from Arizona Public Radio’s KBAQ 89.5FM “Your Classical Companion” Your browser does not have Flash installed. Please click here to use another player.
Britten’s Orchestra Release Day!!!!!
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 extreme. Britten was a dedicated pacifist, and the Sinfonia da requiem from 1940…
Britten’s Orchestra Review – Kansas City Star
Kansas City Symphony shines on ‘Britten’s Orchestra’ By STEVE PAULThe Kansas City Star Michael Stern (seated left) during the recording of the Kansas City Symphony’s new CD, “Britten’s Orchestra,” at the Community of Christ Auditorium in Independence. The CD will be released Tuesday. The Kansas City Symphony of the Michael Stern era made its recording debut in 2008 with an inventive pairing of two works inspired by Shakespeare’s “Tempest.” The disc, featuring music by Sir…
Britten’s Orchestra Review
We wanted to publish a review that has already come out from ClassicsToday.com even before Britten’s Orchestra has been released! Thank you to the Kansas City Symphony for directing us to this via Twitter & Facebook. Classics Today BENJAMIN BRITTENThe Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra; Sinfonia da requiem; Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes & Passacaglia Kansas City SymphonyMichael SternReference Recordings- 120(CD) This is an impressive recording of these frequently encountered pieces. The Young Person’s…
Pre-Order information for Britten’s Orchestra
Here is a link to Pre-Order Britten’s Orchestra straight from our distributor! Allegro Music Britten’s Orchestra Pre-Order
One Week to go for Britten’s Orchestra Release
We are less than one week away from the release of Britten’s Orchestra!!!! To help get you as excited as we are, here is a press release about it from the Kansas City Star. BRILLIANT BRITTEN!New Kansas City Symphony CD to be released November 10 (Kansas City) – The Kansas City Symphony, led by Music Director Michael Stern, will release their second CD for award-winning audiophile label Reference Recordings on November 10, 2009. Titled Britten’s…
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…