Just Arrived — Nojima Plays Liszt! A great gem from our catalog, now released for the first time as a 45 rpm 2-LP set, half-speed mastered. Nojima Plays Liszt (RM-2516) is pressed on 180 gram virgin vinyl from Quality Record Pressings, and packaged in a beautiful old-style gatefold jacket.RM-2516 – NOJIMA PLAYS LISZT – Order Now! Nojima Plays Liszt (RR-25) was named “Best Recording of the Month” by Stereo Review when it was originally released…
Celebrate #ThrowbackThursday with a 2013 review of our Minnesota Orchestra: Copland 100 CD, and buy the newly released LP today! “The Minnesota Orchestra has a rich history of excellence when it comes to Copland, both on record and with the various music directors who have led the ensemble. That tradition is gloriously upheld in this 2000 tribute program. As always, Oue leads his marvelous players with distinction, and the sound is top notch. If you’re…
Two RR releases land on the Audiophile Audition Best of 2014 list: Dvořák & Janáček “Interpretatively and sonically, this is one of the best releases of the Dvorak 8th I have ever heard.” —Steven Ritter Read the full review Mephisto & Co. “A 45 rpm 200-gram vinyl version of the orchestral favorites album which has been on the TAS Super Disc List since its CD release in 1998.” —John Sunier Read the full review See…
MEPHISTO & CO. Minnesota Orchestra/Eiji Oue Jorja Fleezanis, violin solos One of RR’s all time favorite recordings, available for the first time on vinyl! RM-2510 – NEW 45 rpm LP release NOW AVAILABLE. ORDER NOW!(2-LP set, half-speed mastered by Paul Stubblebine, 200-gm vinyl from Quality Record Pressings in deluxe gatefold jacket) Ghosts, goblins, spirits and demons run amok in this program of infernal orchestral favorites: MEPHISTO WALTZ (Liszt), NIGHT ON BALD MOUNTAIN (Mussorgsky), TAM O’…
MEPHISTO & CO. Minnesota Orchestra/Eiji Oue Jorja Fleezanis, violin solos One of RR’s all time favorite recordings, available for the first time on vinyl! RM-2510 – NEW 45 rpm LP release — available JUNE 2014. PREORDER NOW!(2-LP set, half-speed mastered by Paul Stubblebine, 200-gm vinyl from Quality Record Pressings in deluxe gatefold jacket) Ghosts, goblins, spirits and demons run amok in this program of infernal orchestral favorites: MEPHISTO WALTZ (Liszt), NIGHT ON BALD MOUNTAIN (Mussorgsky),…
Doug MacLeod There’s A Time NOW available as a 200-gram vinyl two-LP set, 45 rpm, half-speed mastered and pressed at Quality Record Pressings (RM-2507) ‘Prof.’ Keith Johnson’s first blues recording! 13 new MacLeod originals highlight this richly detailed recording, done at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, CA. by Reference Recordings’ Grammy® winning engineer. Also featuring Doug’s longtime bassist Denny Croy and Jimi Bott, one of the most recorded, awarded and respected blues drummers in the…
Now available as a Reference Mastercuts LP: MOZART: Piano Concertos Nos. 21 and 24 EUGENE ISTOMIN, piano A legendary pianist! Inspired performances by one of America’s greatest musicians, with Gerard Schwarz conducting the Seattle Symphony Orchestra Eugene Istomin’s illustrious career spanned some fifty years with over 4,000 orchestral concerts and recitals around the world. His performances of Mozart have been called “vigorous and full-bodied” by The Washington Post. He has collaborated with Gerard Schwarz on…
New Reference Mastercuts release Exotic Dances from the Opera available for pre-order on ReferenceRecordings.com! RM-1505 Oue/MNO Exotic Dances from the Opera Single 331/3 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…
Reference Recordings is thrilled to present the next LP release in the Reference Mastercuts series: RACHMANINOFF: SYMPHONIC DANCES; VOCALISE (RM-1504) Eiji Oue/ Minnesota Orchestra 33 1/3 rpm, Half-Speed Mastered, 200 gram virgin vinyl from Quality Record Pressings in gatefold jacket FIRST TIME EVER ON LP! Widely believed to be the finest orchestral recording RR has ever made. Sergei Rachmaninoff was one of the most beloved composers of the twentieth century. His music is redolent of…
Reference Recordings LPs: The Reference Mastercuts Series TWO NEW RELEASES September 2, 2011 For many years, RR has been searching the world over for the best possible vinyl mastering, plating and pressing facilities so we could re-enter the LP market. We now have a production chain that will allow us to produce LPs to meet our high standards and satisfy our demanding customers, who have been waiting for these LPs for a long time! Assembling…