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Thinking About Bix – Dick Hyman Video
As we let on in our 100th posting, we will be releasing a Jazz compilation entitled “Jazz Kaleidoscope” soon. So, to get you in the mood, we wanted to share a video of our artist Dick Hyman performing “Thinking About BIx” which is track 1 on his latest Reference Recordings release “Thinking About Bix.”
CES 2010 exhibitions
Thanks to Stereophile Magazine and their CES 2010 blog, we are able to highlight some equipment that used our recordings in their exhibitions. We are honored that they would use our material to show off their goods, so we thought we would let you know who some of them were! Click the title links to read more at Stereophile Magazine!mbl 101 Mk.II loudspeaker Echole, Tidal, BAlabo Tidal Speakers and Ypsilon Amps TAD Heaven
It’s been busy around Reference Recordings
Well, the Holiday Sale went off well, which means that things got very busy here at Reference Recordings. So, we had to get some extra help from the Reference Recordings mascot Vauna! So, to honor our greatest volunteer, we thought we would share a couple of pictures of her at work! Disclaimer: no animals were hurt during the Holiday Sale or this photo shoot!
“Prof” Keith O. Johnson receives L.A. Audio Society’s Founder’s Award
We are very proud to announce that the L.A. Audio Society (the nation’s largest audio society) has honored our very own Keith O. Johnson with their 2010 Founder’s Award! From laocaudiosociety.com: It is with great pleasure and admiration that the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles and Orange County Audio Society, America’s largest audio society with over 600 members, announces the winner of the Founder’s Award for 2010, the Society’s highest honor, to Keith…
100th Posting! News and Announcements from Reference Recordings
So, for our 100th posting, we thought we would enlighten our readers with some plans for the new year and beyond, as well as let you know what we’re up to right now! 1. It is 2010, and RR is now 34 years old and still getting better. Of course we have exciting new recordings in progress- watch for news as the year goes on about NEW artists for RR and NEW musical styles (Blues,…
Happy Holidays from Reference Recordings
We wanted to take some time and wish all of our fans Happy Holidays! Make sure and take advantage of our annual Holiday Sale!
Featuring Keith O. Johnson
We can’t believe we haven’t shared this with you before, but it came up again in a recent feed, so we weren’t going to miss the opportunity this time! This is a feature on our very own “Prof” Keith O. Johnson on UltraAudio.com Prof. Keith O. Johnson Gives Digital a Soul Who is KOJ? Most of us lesser mortals struggle through life, clinging tenaciously to the base of Jim Carroll’s proverbial pyramid, hoping to fashion…
Britten’s Orchestra Goes Global!
Our recent release Britten’s Orchestra featuring Michael Stern and the Kansas City Symphony is getting great reviews across the country, but today we also got a short review internationally! Check out the quick feature in the Yorkshire Post Album Reviews! And don’t forget we are still having a 20% off everything sale at ReferenceRecordings.com
Britten’s Orchestra Review – Audiophile Audition
Check out this review from Audiophile Audition Magazine! “Britten’s Orchestra” = BENJAMIN BRITTEN: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra; Sinfonia da requiem; Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia from “Peter Grimes” – Kansas City Symphony/Michael Stern – Reference Recordings HDCD RR-120, 60:46 [Distr. by Allegro] *****: There are quite a few competing versions of these important Britten works, especially of the first and last, but the Kansas City Symphony has grown to a stature that…
Holiday SALE
HOLIDAY SALE! It’s an RR tradition to have a special SALE in December — STARTING NOW!Until NOON on Monday, January 4, 2010 all orders will be given a discount of 20% off regular prices — new releases included! THE MORE YOU ORDER – THE MORE YOU SAVE! Two new HRx Titles:Announcing HR-120, Britten’s Orchestra (it is exciting to have the HRx and the CD released almost simultaneously!) and HR-68, Mozart Concertos #21 & #24. These…
New HRx Releases!
Greetings Audiophiles, we are pleased to announce that the recent release Britten’s Orchestra is available as an HRx disc in time for the holidays! It’s the perfect gift for the audiophile on your list. We also have another HRx that we are releasing &mdash Eugene Istomin (piano) with Gerard Schwarz and the Seattle Symphony Orchestra performing Mozart Concertos Nos. 21 and 24! Click HERE to purchase! Here are the details: EUGENE ISTOMIN, pianoA legendary pianist!…
T-Shirt Contest on Facebook!
Reference Recordings is hosting a T-Shirt contest on Facebook! Here are the instructions: 1. Go to http://facebook.com/referencerecordings2. Make sure you are a “Fan”3. Answer this question: “What well-known music critic wrote the booklet notes for Reference Recordings’ new release Britten’s Orchestra?4. Leave your answer on Facebook along with your size preference (options M,L,XL) and your color preference (black or grey). The black mock-up. Showing the front, the back is blank The grey mock-up. Showing the…
Britten’s Orchestra Review
Here is another rave review of Britten’s Orchestra by Puggingham Palace blogger Don Clark. Kansas City Symphony: Britten’s Orchestra OK I admit I was worried over nothing. The Kansas City Symphony and Music Director Michael Stern have been involved in 3 recordings since Stern’s arrival here in 2005. The first ones were for Naxos and compositions by the heretofore unknown (at least in the USA) Taiwanese composer Gordon Chin. The second was a recording of…
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving from Reference Recordings! Forget Black Friday, just go to http://referencerecordings.com
Joel Fan Concert Review from the Las Vegas Sun
Philharmonic shows poise in weekend aural safari By Joe Brown (contact)Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 The Philharmonic was joined for George Gershwin’s Concerto in F for Piano and Orchestra by New York-based pianist Joel Fan, who brought a crisp bite and precision to the piece’s visually showy, technically difficult (and loud) hammering runs on the Steinway grand piano… To Read the review in it’s entirety, please visit the Las Vegas Sun website by clicking HERE