Archive for Exotic Dances
Available Now! Exotic Dances from the Opera Reference Mastercuts LP
RM-1505 Oue/MNO Exotic Dances from the Opera Single 33 1/3 rpm LP, half speed mastered, 200-gram disc from Quality Record Pressings, in gatefold jacket You will enjoy amazing sound on this deluxe half-speed mastered LP of favorites and rarities. This collection of exceptional performances from the Minnesota Orchestra has been a perennial favorite and best seller on CD, SACD and HRx, and NOW can be heard on LP! This recording is one of legendary engineer…
Why Dances in Opera? Exploring “Exotic Dances from the Opera” Mastercuts LP
As we approach Tuesday’s official release of our Exotic Dances from the Opera LP, we wanted to explore the reasoning behind focusing on dances within opera. Dance and Opera have an incredibly intertwined history and relationship, so much so that in periods throughout history it was an expectation to have a sections of ballet take up significant portions of an opera. To explore this relationship, and the reasoning behind the unique programming, take a look…
SACD Reviews
Since we have been involved in some discussions about our dive into the SACD realm, we thought we would share a couple of reviews of our first two SACDs from Audiophile Audition. “Tutti!” Orchestral Sampler from Reference Recordings – stereo-only SACD RR-906SACD, 71:33 [Distr. in U.S. by Allegro] *****: Tutti! is a packed program of spectacular orchestral demo selections, and all of them are complete movements or sections – no fading out anywhere here as…