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The Julia Irene Kauffman Casavant Organ, Opus 3875
One of the stars of the new Organ Polychrome recording is the new Julia Irene Kauffman Casavant Organ, Opus 3875. Read a piece about its creation from the Kauffman Center: Creating the organ required a collaborative effort between Casavant Freres, one of the best known and most respected pipe organ builders in the world, Kauffman Center architect Moshe Safdie, and Helzberg Hall acoustician Yasu Toyota. For example, the unique façade features fully functional wooden pipes…
MusicWeb International Calls Dvořák & Janáček “Stunning”
A new MusicWeb International review finds Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony’s new Dvořák/Janáček SACD deserving of “significant praise”! “This excellent disc is the second in the ‘Pittsburgh Live!’ series. Earlier this year I reviewed the first in the series (Strauss tone poems) and was delighted by the elevated quality of performance and sound. … With playing of such captivating expression in the opening Allegro con brio the PSO conveys a colourful, fresh outdoor effect.…
New RR Radio Track — Organ Polychrome
Enjoy a full track from new release ORGAN POLYCHROME on RR Radio and get the release today at ReferenceRecordings.com!
The Banner Saga Wins Geekie Award
The Banner Saga has the 2014 “Geekie Award” for Indie Video Games and included a great feature for Austin Wintory’s Soundtrack: “The journey is enhanced by a beautiful and haunting original score by Grammy nominated, and two-time BAFTA winner, composer Austin Wintory conducting The Dallas Winds orchestra, as well as a powerhouse trio of acclaimed YouTube sensations: Peter Hollens, Malukah and Taylor Davis.” Congrats to The Banner Saga Team!
Classical Music Sentinel
Canada’s Classical Music Sentinel has a new rave for the Pittsburgh Symphony’s Dvořák & Janáček SACD: “…the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra members clearly project their enjoyment of the music through their individual instruments and in doing so, generate impressive sonics. And once again, the recording engineers have captured these sonics as naturally as possible. From the sweetness of the solo flute ushering in the symphony’s main idea at the 45 second mark of the opening movement,…
Banner Saga a Best Of 2014
CNET’s “Audiophiliac”, Steve Guttenberg, has a list of “The best-sounding music of 2014, so far” and has Austin Wintory’s The Banner Saga Soundtrack at #8! “‘The Banner Saga’ is orchestral music, with electric guitar, didgeridoo, accordion, and Icelandic singers. It’s exciting stuff, and since it was recorded by legendary engineer Keith O. Johnson, the sound is superb!” —Steve Guttenberg, CNET Buy The Banner Saga Soundtrack today along with one other item and save 20% during…
End of Summer Sale Begins Now!
Now through September 15th — Buy Two or More Items and Save 20%! Save During our Annual End of Summer Sale Order Two or more items and receive a 20% discount on your entire order!The more you order, the more you save!FREE SHIPPING be Media Mail in the U.S. (Priority and International Shipping available extra)Sale ends Monday, September 15th at Noon PST Now Available at RR.com — Organ Polychrome Organ Polychrome: The French School Jan…
Dual Reviews from Positive Feedback Online
Karl Lozier has a couple of features for Reference Recordings releases in the latest Positive Feedback Online: Traveling Sonata “These attractive classical selections are quite varied…The two performers decided on specific selections here ranging from the soothing and mellow music of Faure and Satie to the more exciting “Bolero” and “Carmen ” and to the modern music of Dyens and Duplessy. … Many of the selections are mellow and relaxing as well as simply interesting.…
Guitar Foundation of America’s SoundBoard Magazine with high praise for Roberto Moronn’s André Segovia Archive recordings: “Playing with an assured technique, Perez is very enjoyable – at times, I thought I might be hearing the maestro himself. He has really done his homework: phrasing, contrast, spaciousness, occasional understatement and the sense of hearing a story are all reminiscent of Segovia’s style. This is not to say that this artist has given up his own voice…
Navasota Blues Fest Review for Doug MacLeod
Author Ricky Bush has a new review for Doug MacLeod’s concert at the Navasota Blues Festival last weekend on his Bush Dog Blues blog: “I’ve been a fan of Doug MacLeod for a long time and was thrilled that the blues fest booked him. … The Ol’ blues veteran had them eating out of his hand with his first song. The man has an old soul full of insight and wisdom. Anyone unfamiliar with his…
Photos from the 2014 California Audio Show
We had a great time this weekend at the California Audio Show! Check out some of our pictures below: Post by Reference Recordings. Post by Reference Recordings.
#ThrowbackThursday — Mary Preston: Organ Odyssey
As we look forward to next month’s “Organ Polychrome” release featuring organist Jan Kraybill, here’s a #ThrowbackThursday feature for one of our recent organ recordings, “Organ Odyssey” featuring Mary Preston on the Fisk Op. 100, Lay Family Concert Organ in the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, Texas!
Pre-Order September Releases Today!
Coming in less than one month from today — Organ Polychrome: The French School featuring organist Jan Kraybill, and the Kansas City Symphony’s Miraculous Metamorphoses on SACD! Click the cover art to pre-order on Amazon today!
Watch Doug MacLeod LIVE!
Watch a live streaming Doug MacLeod Concert at The Bugle Boy in La Grange, Texas at 9pm EDT, Friday, August 8th! Tune in from wherever you’re at in the world on ConcertWindow.com! Online tickets are available for purchase now for only $1 and there will not be any re-broadcast — this is a LIVE, real-time, Doug MacLeod concert! Get your tickets today!
Enjoy The Music enjoys the new Pittsburgh Symphony Dvořák & Janáček
Enjoy The Music‘s Joe Milicia reviews the new Pittsburgh Symphony Dvořák & Janáček SACD and gives it a 5/5 rating for Performance and Recording Quality! “It would be great to have more program notes like the one in Reference Recordings’ new Pittsburgh Symphony release, with the conductor commenting in detail on his own interpretation of the music. … On a first hearing I found the performance overall to be consistently interesting but a bit studied—”carefully”…