NEW HYBRID SACD RELEASE! 5.1 Surround and Stereo SACD, Stereo CD with HDCD Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 “Organ” Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A Minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 28La Muse Et Le Poère for Violin, Cello, and Orchestra, Op. 132 Kansas City Symphony Michael Stern RR-136SACDStreet Date: July 8, 2016 PRE-ORDER NOW! The 2015 release on compact disc garnered a GRAMMY® nomination for Best Classical Engineering. We now present this recording in brilliant…
Graham Williams reviews the new Miraculous Metamorphoses SACD featuring the Kansas City Symphony under Michael Stern: “The 5.1 multi-channel SACD is sonically streets ahead of the CD/HDCD version of these performances issued some months ago. The listener is placed some way back in the hall but the sound has a wide spread between the speakers with a convincing depth and a pleasing ambience, most apparent in the quieter sections of these scores. …the visceral impact…
French Magazine ResMusica has a new review for the Pittsburgh Symphony’s Strauss release: “Audiophiles will be delighted as this American firm (Reference Recordings) is synonymous with high quality techniques and top-flight artistry…Manfred Honeck masterfully manages the layering of sound and the thematic transitions…a fundamentally masterful orchestra. …the PSO exhibits desire and exceptional collective jubilation…very refreshing. …Honeck continues to assert himself as one of the most relevant conductors of our time…” —Pierre-Jean Tribot, ResMusica Read the…
German magazine, Der Neue Merker on our new Pittsburgh Symphony Strauss SACD — “This absolutely worth listening to.” The review is full of praise for the orchestra and conductor, Manfred Honeck, making special notice of the wide range of colors and dynamics the orchestra brings to all three works. Find the review in the original language at www.der-neue-merker.eu! Purchase during the RR Holiday Sale and Save!
Three more reasons to get excited about the End of Summer Sale! Buy two or more of these SACDs and save 20% on your entire order! Start Saving Today!
Posted by Marcia Martin We had a great weekend, starting with attending the very moving Special Merit Awards ceremony (where Lifetime Achievement Awards, Trustees Awards, Technical Grammy Award, Grammy Hall of Fame awards etc. are given out). It was a thrill to see these legendary figures , including the beautiful Julie Andrews, accept their awards at the Ebell Theater on Saturday 2/12. There was an elegant Nominees reception there afterwards with terrific food. On Sunday…
2010 Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album Reference Recordings is proud to report that our own “Prof.” KEITH O. JOHNSON and DAVID FROST have received a 2010 Grammy Award! Category 94 Best Surround Sound Album For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only. BRITTEN’S ORCHESTRAMichael Stern & Kansas City SymphonyKeith O. Johnson, surround mix engineer; Keith O. Johnson, surround mastering engineerDavid Frost, surround producer[Reference Recordings} Click to order RR-120SACD BTW: This is RR’s first release…
Sometimes you stumble across things that simply make your day, and today we stumbled across a wonderful article of reviews in the UK’s “Tottenham Journal“. In the article, the author, Barry Forshaw, gives his “pick of the latest classical CD releases.” When looking through, we were delighted to find this little bit about our Exotic Dances from the Opera SACD: From the Tottenham JournalBy Barry Forshaw: “EXOTIC DANCES FROM THE OPERA Minnesota Orchestra/Eiji Oue/Reference Recordings…
TM 2010 GRAMMY® NOMINATION FOR BEST SURROUND SOUND ALBUMSAN FRANCISCO: Reference Recordings is proud to report that our own“Prof.” KEITH O. JOHNSONhas received his eighth Grammy nomination! This is our first release in Surround Sound. Category 94Best Surround Sound AlbumFor vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only. BRITTEN’S ORCHESTRAMichael Stern & Kansas City SymphonyKeith O. Johnson, surround mix engineer; Keith O. Johnson, surround mastering engineerDavid Frost, surround producer[Reference Recordings] We wish to extend our congratulations to…
Prof. Keith Johnson was just nominated for a Grammy award in the Surround Sound category, for recent release RR-120 SACD Britten’s Orchestra! The producer, David Frost, was also nominated for Classical Producer of the Year and Britten’s Orchestra is the top one on his roster of the albums he produced in the last year.
SA-CD.net has reviewed our Tutti! SACD Sampler: Review by Castor August 6, 2010Sonics: 5/5 Stars ‘Tutti!’ is Reference Recordings first release on SACD of a selection of excerpts from some of their many audiophile recordings made over the past fourteen years. The majority of those featured on this sampler date from 1996-7 and it is perhaps a shame that some more recent ones were not included. Unlike their first multi-channel release, Britten’s Orchestra – Michael…
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…
We might be 34 years old, but we still get excited when our releases are popular! It’s especially exciting when it’s a new format for us! Our first multi-channel SACD Hybrid of Britten’s Orchestra is really gaining ground! For instance we just saw today that Britten’s Orchestra SACD is currently #21 on Amazon.com’s New Releases bestsellers list! And it’s up there with pretty good company. This is very exciting for us to see that people…
We are having a celebration sale between now and May 24th! So to get you as excited about this as we are, we’re highlighting the items that you can save 15% on when you buy 3 or more! The first and featured item in the sale is our first ever multichannel hybrid SACD of Britten’s Orchestra! Britten’s Orchestra Michael Stern – Kansas City Symphony Click for more information and track listing. You will enjoy amazing…
We have recently released our first Multichannel SACD, FOUR new HRx releases, a Jazz Sampler (Jazz Kaleidoscope), and a remastered HDCD from analogue (Letters from the Equator)! So we want to celebrate! Our celebration is your savings. Buy 3 or more of our new releases and save 15% on your entire order! These titles only: Britten’s Orchestra: RR-120HDCD, RR-120SACD and HR-120;Jazz Kaleidoscope: RR-910HDCD Letters from the Equator (newly remastered from analogue with HDCD): RR-56HDCD and…
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit
Mark Donahue & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)