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Delibes: Sylvia & Coppélia HRx
Newest Reference Recordings release Delibes: Sylvia & Coppélia available in HRx format! See what others are saying about Sylvia & Coppélia: WCLV Radio CriticalDance.com Huffington Post Audiophile Audition Positive Feedback Audiophilia Classical Music Sentinel “… what charm, what wealth of melody!” —Tchaikovsky on Delibes Leo Delibes’ COPPÉLIA is pure delight, a feast of musicality and humor for all ages. Probably the greatest ballet comedy ever written! On this disc we also present Delibes’ SYLVIA, a…
The Truth Behind The Hot Club of San Francisco
Now available on HRx and LP, not quite as small of a “small plastic disc,” but that doesn’t make it any less dangerous. Learn about the true story of The Hot Club of San Francisco from the original Yerba Buena Bounce liner notes: BEWARE: The small plastic disc you hold in your hands is one dangerous item It’s a time machine, and as the first notes jump out from the guitars and violin of the…
Reviews & Awards for OPPO BDP-95/93
As our OPPO feature and sale continues, we thought it would be fun to share a few of the awards the OPPO players have received lately: 2012 About.com Readers’ Choice Winner “Voted Best Blu-ray Disc Player Brand for 2012” Read more + Best Home Theater Products Of The Year – About.com – 2011 “It is definitely worth checking out. “ Read more + Best Blu-ray Player Winner: OPPO Digital BDP-95, Runner-up Oppo…
Two New HRx Titles!
HR-122 & HR-25 Now Available! Two of our best recordings are now available for the first time on 174.6 kHz/24 bit DVD data discs! Concord Chamber Music Society:Brubeck/Gandolfi/Foss HR-122These new works by Chris Brubeck and Michael Gandolfi, two of America’s most-commissioned composers, are both accessible and adventurous. Grammy award winning engineer “Prof.” Keith Johnson did an outstanding job of recording this music in the superb natural acoustics of Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts, an historic…
Happy Friday – Sample the Sampler
We released our very first HRx Sampler this month, but if even that doesn’t get you to dip your toes into the high-resolution pool, remember that you can sample some of our HRx recordings on Computer Audiophile. They have four tracks from our HRx series, three of which appear on our new HRx Sampler. So, for your Friday, do yourself a favor, and hear the difference of HRx. First two Computer Audiophile HRx Downloads. Second…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day. To celebrate, we’re featuring our Dallas Wind Symphony recording that includes Irish Tune from County Derry. The album is Lincolnshire Posy: Music for Band By Percy Grainger. Another track from that recording, The Gumsuckers March also happens to appear on our new HRx Sampler. Percy Grainger’s LINCOLNSHIRE POSYperformed by the Dallas Wind Symphony Showcases the wind band music of Percy Grainger, including favorites Lincolnshire Posy and Irish Tune from County Derry…
Our First HRx Sampler!
We’re happy to bring you our very first HRx Sampler. If you have been thinking about jumping on the high-resolution bandwagon, this is your best opportunity! HRXSAMPLER $22.98! A Classical & JazzHigh ResolutionSPECTACULAR! TRACK LISTING CLASSICAL: Arnold: A Sussex Overture— excerpt 4:59 Malcolm Arnold / London Philharmonic Orchestra from Arnold Overtures, HR-48 (analogue master); 2 Mozart: Piano Concerto #21 in C, K. 467 — finale 6:47 Eugene Istomin / Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz from…
New Fresh! Release & RR’s First HRx Sampler
Two Major Announcements A New Release with Blues Master Doug MacLeod!BRAND NEW EYES (FR-703).It is our newest release on FRESH! from RR!10% discount if you order by March 20 (official release date March 8) MacLeod has been a beacon of unquestionably honest roots-music since the 1970s. On Brand New Eyes, he presents 11 original songs. He is the rare artist who writes and sings songs that are based on his own life and experiences. A…
Happy Birthday Respighi
Today is Ottorino Respighi’s birthday! He would be 131 years old today! So to celebrate, we wanted to highlight one of our albums. And you guessed it, it’s the Grammy Nominated recording of Eiji Oue and the Minnesota Orchestra performing Respighi! RESPIGHIGrammy® 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…
Some Positive Feedback from Positive Feedback Online
We just had to share these Positive Feedback reviews of Britten’s Orchestra SACD and Rachmaninoff HRx. So, enjoy the excerpts from the reviews below, and read the full article at positive-feedback.com. Positive Feedback Issue 50July/August 2010Reference Recordings SACD and HRxby Teresa Goodwin Britten’s Orchestra The bass is very deep and realistic with plenty of impact in both the Telarc and Reference Recordings SACDs. The bass drum has the slam one hears live in concert and…
Music for Independence Day – “Thinking About Bix”
Since we are only 5 days away from the 4th of July holiday here in the U.S., we wanted to get you in the festive mood by doing a “Music for Independence Day” blog series! First up in the series is Dick Hyman’s recording “Thinking About Bix.” Having this recording as an Independence Day recording might strike you as odd, but we have good reasons for including it in the series! First, Jazz is very…
Two More Complimentary HRx Downloads!
We have provided TWO MORE FREE HRX DOWNLOADS on ComputerAudiophile.com! The tracks are ‘Tain’t So! from Dick Hyman’s Thinking About Bix and Satie, arr. Debussy: Gymnopedie No. 1 from the Minnesota Orchestra’s Reveries. So visit http://computeraudiophile.com and download away! From Computer Audiophile: Two More Complimentary 24/176.4 HRx Downloads Courtesy of Reference Recordings Once again CA supporter and industry leader Reference Recordings has supplied two complimentary high resolution audio tracks for Computer Audiophile readers. The first…
Organ Sensation Felix Hell HRx!
Today we finish telling you about our recent HRx releases, but these are just the beginning! We’ve got tons of exciting news to bring you in the near future! Organ Sensation Felix Hell Prof. Johnson brilliantly captures the spectacular sounds of the massive Schoenstein Organ of First-Plymouth Congregational Church, Lincoln Nebraska. Felix Hell is one of the most exciting and remarkable organists on today’s concert scene. His virtuosity and dazzling technique, and his profound understanding…
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…