Archive for Eiji Oue
Rad Bennett Listens to Minnesota Orchestra’s Strauss
Audiophile critic Rad Bennett has a new review of an HDtracks download of our Minnesota Orchestra recording of Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben with Eiji Oue: “… the orchestra covered itself in glory. Lush, detailed, exciting, and heroic are all words that come to mind to describe this performance. The download also included a suite of interludes from the opera Die Frau Ohne Schatten, which is awesome, dramatic, and romantic music we should hear more often! ……
Now Available on 200-Gram vinyl — Mephisto & Co.
MEPHISTO & CO. Minnesota Orchestra/Eiji Oue Jorja Fleezanis, violin solos One of RR’s all time favorite recordings, available for the first time on vinyl! RM-2510 – NEW 45 rpm LP release NOW AVAILABLE. ORDER NOW!(2-LP set, half-speed mastered by Paul Stubblebine, 200-gm vinyl from Quality Record Pressings in deluxe gatefold jacket) Ghosts, goblins, spirits and demons run amok in this program of infernal orchestral favorites: MEPHISTO WALTZ (Liszt), NIGHT ON BALD MOUNTAIN (Mussorgsky), TAM O’…
New LP Available for Pre-Order — Mephisto & Co.!
MEPHISTO & CO. Minnesota Orchestra/Eiji Oue Jorja Fleezanis, violin solos One of RR’s all time favorite recordings, available for the first time on vinyl! RM-2510 – NEW 45 rpm LP release — available JUNE 2014. PREORDER NOW!(2-LP set, half-speed mastered by Paul Stubblebine, 200-gm vinyl from Quality Record Pressings in deluxe gatefold jacket) Ghosts, goblins, spirits and demons run amok in this program of infernal orchestral favorites: MEPHISTO WALTZ (Liszt), NIGHT ON BALD MOUNTAIN (Mussorgsky),…
RESPIGHI — Reference Mastercuts LP Available NOW!
RM1509 – Our Newest 33 1/3 rpm LP release — available NOW! RESPIGHI Eiji Oue & the Minnesota Orchestra Grammy® Nominated: Best Engineered Album, Classical Keith O. Johnson, Engineer “Dazzling orchestral colors,” is one one way to describe the music of Ottorino Respighi. “Belkis, Queen of Sheba” was conceived as an evening-long ballet with singing whose lavishness has kept it from view since its La Scala premiere. This is only the second recording of a…
RR LP News
In January we will be releasing another new Reference Recordings Mastercuts LP — Rachmaninioff! RACHMANINOFF Symphonic DancesÉtudes-Tableaux (orch. Respighi)Vocalise Eiji Oue, ConductorMinnesota Orchestra Grammy® Nominated 2003Category 90– Best Engineered Album – ClassicalKeith O. Johnson, engineer Selected by SoundStage!.com as one of the “Best Recordings of 2001” Chosen by THREE reviewers of The Absolute Sound magazine as one of the best releases of 2001.Sergei Rachmaninoff was one of the most beloved composers of the twentieth century.…
Reference Recording LPs: The Reference Mastercuts Series
LP Release Day! Reference Recordings LPs: The Reference Mastercuts Series RM-2501 Dick Hyman From The Age of Swing2 LP set, 45 rpm, 200-gram discs from Quality Record Pressings, in gatefold jacket “Jazz piano master Dick Hyman, with some of the greatest jazzmen who lived and played through The Age of Swing: Phil Bodner, Urbie Green, Milt Hinton, Butch Miles, Bucky Pizzarelli, Joe Temperly, Frank Wess and Joe Wilder.” 4.5 Stars – Downbeat A longtime student…
Reveries HRx – Minnesota Orchestra
We continue to highlight our new HRx releases today with “Reveries:” REVERIES Eiji Oue Minnesota Orchestra “The Absolute Sound Super Disc List” Relaxing,beloved classics by Debussy, Satie, Ravel, Faurè, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius and more, beautifully played by one of America’s great orchestras. A balm for jangled nerves, and excellent music for unwinding and dining! The pace of the human heartbeat so appealed to the composers on this program that they harnessed their music to it. Yet…
Respighi HRx – Minnesota Orchestra
We continue to highlight our recent HRx releases today with “Respighi”: RESPIGHI Eiji OuiMinnesota Orchestra Grammy® Nominated: Best Engineered Album, ClassicalKeith O. Johnson, Engineer “Dazzling orchestral colors,” is one one way to describe the music of Ottorino Respighi. “Belkis, Queen of Sheba” was conceived as an evening-long ballet with singing whose lavishness has kept it from view since its La Scala premiere. This is only the second recording of a suite prepared by the composer…
Stravinsky HRx – Minnesota Orchestra
We’ve released FOUR new HRx discs, and one of those releases was the Minnesota Orchestra recording, “Stravinsky.” Stravinsky Eiji Oue Minnesota Orchestra 1997 Grammy® Nominee“BEST ENGINEERED, CLASSICAL”The Rite of Spring, The Firebird Suite and The Song of the Nightingale have never sounded more magical or more dynamic! “This HDCD has more detail than any live performance I have attended. The orchestra and the hall sound simly glorious. Put it on, sit back, and be amazed!”…
FOUR New HRx Titles!
If you’re a Reference Recordings Facebook Fan, or you follow us on Twitter, you’ll know that yesterday we promised some big news. Well, today we hope not to disappoint. We’re announcing that we have FOUR newly released HRx albums! That’s right — FOUR! View all of our HRx releases on ReferenceRecordings.com. Stravinsky Eiji Oue Minnesota Orchestra RESPIGHIEiji OuiMinnesota Orchestra ReveriesEiji Oue Minnesota Orchestra Organ Sensation Felix Hell
Valentine’s Week – Reveries
To continue our “love”-themed albums, we present “Reveries” featuring the Minnesota Orchestra conducted by Eiji Oue. “The Absolute Sound Super Disc List” Relaxing,beloved classics by Debussy, Satie, Ravel, Faurè, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius and more, beautifully played by one of America’s great orchestras. A balm for jangled nerves, and excellent music for unwinding and dining! The pace of the human heartbeat so appealed to the composers on this program that they harnessed their music to it. Yet…