Archive for First Listen
First Listen – Adam Schoenberg: American Symphony!
Coming January 2017 — Adam Schoenberg: American Symphony • Finding Rothko • Picture Studies featuring Michael Stern and the Kansas City Symphony! Enjoy a first listen on our SoundCloud Channel: Adam Schoenberg: American Symphony • Finding Rothko • Picture StudiesKansas City SymphonyMichael SternLabel: Reference Recordings RR-139Release Date: January 20, 2017
First Listen – Pittsburgh Symphony: Strauss
First Listen — Strauss: Elektra/Rosenkavalier Excerpts from Elektra and Der Rosenkavalier: Suites from the Opera Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Manfred Honeck, Music Director Album out November 18, 2016!
First Listen — Fiona Boyes: Professin’ The Blues
“…our heroine perpetuates the blues legacy with a brave attitude and amazing conviction.” Vicente Zumel, La Hora Del Blues Professin’ The Blues proclaims Fiona Boyes passion for the Blues as she celebrates the unique contribution of recording and mastering engineer ‘Professor’ Keith O. Johnson, Reference Recording’s Technical Director and audio legend. In her self-penned and illustrated liner notes Fiona makes the declaration, “’Professor’ Keith’s amazing approach to capturing sounds, mostly with his own hand built…
First Listen! Florentine Opera Company Present’s Carlisle Floyd’s “Wuthering Heights”
Excerpts from The Florentine Opera Company’s World Premiere Recording of Carlisle Floyd’s “Wuthering Heights” an Opera In Three Acts: Our First Ever Opera Release! Florentine Opera Company Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Joseph Mechavich, conductor Pre-Order Now! The Florentine Opera Company® brings American opera composer Carlisle Floyd’s operatic masterpiece, based on the classic English novel by Emily Brontë, to life. Floyd’s score takes you to the heart of Catherine and Heathcliffe’s devastating love story. Carlisle Floyd’s canon…
First Listen — Pittsburgh Symphony: Tchaikovsky/Dvořák!
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 Dvořák: Rusalka Fantasy (arr. Honeck/Ille) Pittsburgh Symphony OrchestraManfred Honeck, Music DirectorOut May 13, 2016FR-720 Pre-Order Now! A brilliant new interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s final symphony, a work of great originality and power, in superb audiophile sound! Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky said of his Symphony No. 6: “But I absolutely consider it to be the best, and in particular, the most sincere of all my creations. I love it…
A First Listen to Utah Symphony’s “Dawn To Dust”
Dawn To Dust World Premieres of Three Works Commissioned by the Utah Symphony Utah Symphony Thierry Fischer, Music Director Pre-Order on Amazon Today First Listen: DAWN TO DUST contains live recordings of three significant and adventurous works by leading composers Augusta Read Thomas, Nico Muhly, and Andrew Norman. World-renowned percussionist Colin Currie performs on Andrew Norman’s “Switch.” The Utah Symphony, celebrating its 75th anniversary in the 2015-16 season, is one of America’s major symphony orchestras…