Archive for Elgar and Vaughan Williams SACD
Classical Ear Reviews Elgar/Vaughan William SACD
The Classical Ear iPhone Review App has a new review for our Kansas City Symphony Elgar and Vaughan Williams SACD! “The Wasps makes a dashing curtain-raiser – and what a treat to hear the other irresistible numbers in Vaughan Williams’s inimitably titled ‘Aristophanic Suite’. Stern also masterminds a commendably sensitive, scrupulously prepared traversal of Elgar’s vernally fresh masterpiece… the engineering, which is of simply splendiferous, demonstration-worthy realism… Recommended if…you feel like giving your hi-fi components…
CD Choice Reviews Elgar/Vaughan Williams SACD
Barry Forshaw raved about the Kansas City Symphony Elgar/Vaughan Williams recording when it was first released. Now he has a second review of the recording after hearing the new SACD version: “…this writer was so impressed by the performance and sound quality of this cherishable disc in its CD version that I contacted Reference Recordings with my one caveat: that the disc was not afforded the company’s inestimable SACD spruce-up. And here, after some delay,…
A Fun Amazon Review for Elgar/Vaughan Williams
We have good news for Amazon Reviewer David Rowe who left the following Amazon.com review: What a wonderful disc with which to start the year. Superlative Reference Recordings HDCD sound is just the beginning. And to that point I must admit to being extremely disappointed this wasn’t released in SACD as was Kansas City’s other RR recording (of Britten), which is one of the most spectacular SACDs ever made. But, not to worry – amazingly…
New SACD and LP Formats! Elgar: Enigma Variations; Vaughan Williams: The Wasps; Greensleeves
Now Available New SACD and LP formats! (Compact disc RR-129 and HR-129 176.4 kHz/24 bit DVD-R also available.) Kansas City Symphony Orchestra Michael Stern, conductor Elgar: Enigma Variations; Vaughan Williams: The Wasps; Greensleeves RR-129SACD This magnificent symphonic recording with the Kansas City Symphony now also available as a multi-channel SACD hybrid! The disc contains both 5.1 surround and stereo SACD layers, as well as a stereo compact disc layer made with the HDCD process for…
SA-CD net reviews Elgar/Vaughan Williams SACD
SA-CD.net has a review of next month’s new SACD release of our latest Kansas City Symphony recording: “Those who, like me, already have the superb CD/HDCD of this disc will discover an even greater depth of sound and stunning realism from this 5.1 channel hybrid SACD release…the surround channels have been used purely to capture the warm ambience of the recording venue – Community of Christ Auditorium, Independence, Missouri. “The delightful illustrations in the accompanying…