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Announcing the Hermitage Piano Trio
Photo by Lisa Marie Mazzucco Reference Recordings is delighted to announce signing the Hermitage Piano Trio to an exclusive recording contract for multiple albums. The members of the Trio are: Misha Keylin, violinSergey Antonov, celloIlya Kazantsev, piano The Trio’s debut album will comprise the piano trios of Sergey Rachmaninov: Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G Minor; Trio élégiaque No. 2 in D minor, Opus 9; and Vocalise (world premiere recording of piano trio transcription by Julius…
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra on SoundCloud
Celebrate the weekend with music from the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra! Coming Soon: San Francisco Ballet OrchestraMartin West Pre-Order Previous San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Releases:
Fiona Boyes Plays “Angels and Boats”
Angels and Boats Recently I moved to a very beautiful, but flood prone, area on the mighty Clarence River in NSW, Australia. The wetlands, river and sea define the place and it seems that everyone here has a flood story. Drinking wine and admiring local artist Wayne Gilholm’s work, I asked him about recurring themes in his paintings. He simply said, ‘I like angels and boats’. This song was written on his front porch at…
Martin West on KALW
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra conductor Martin West talks about the orchestra’s 40th Anniversary and their upcoming Moszkowski recording with KALW San Francisco: Moszkowski: From Foreign Lands — Rediscovered Orchestral Works San Francisco Ballet OrchestraMartin West Pre-Order Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925) is most known for his scintillating piano compositions. he also composed an opera, a full-length ballet, three orchestral suites, a symphony (still in manuscript form), songs, concertos, and chamber music—almost all of which remain neglected or…
First Listen — Fiona Boyes: Professin’ The Blues
“…our heroine perpetuates the blues legacy with a brave attitude and amazing conviction.” Vicente Zumel, La Hora Del Blues Professin’ The Blues proclaims Fiona Boyes passion for the Blues as she celebrates the unique contribution of recording and mastering engineer ‘Professor’ Keith O. Johnson, Reference Recording’s Technical Director and audio legend. In her self-penned and illustrated liner notes Fiona makes the declaration, “’Professor’ Keith’s amazing approach to capturing sounds, mostly with his own hand built…
More MusicWeb International Praise for Wine Dark Sea
“The University of Texas Wind Ensemble is one of the finest in the country, and its frequent appearances on disc have been cause for celebration…for fans of new music…this has a lot of appeal. I’m especially fond of Frank Ticheli’s clarinet concerto, which is brilliantly crafted. But the symphony reveals new strength over repeated listens, too. As mentioned, Keith Johnson’s recorded sound is exemplary, but turn up the volume to fully realize this disc’s potential.”…
Moritz Moskowski: The Man Behind the Mustache
Moritz Moszkowski was born in what was then called Breslau on August 23, 1854. The Silesian city of Breslau, during its long history, has been part of the Kingdom of Poland, Bohemia, Hungary, the Austrian Empire, Prussia and Germany. Since 1945, due to the border changes after the Second World War, Breslau became part of Poland and is known now as Wroclaw. Along with his parents, Isaac Moszkowski and Salomia Moszkowski (born Hirschberg), and older…
Wuthering Heights is Audiophile Audition’s Multichannel Disc of the Month
Audiophile Audition names the Florentine Opera Company’s Wuthering Heights recording their Multichannel Disc of the Month in a five-star review: “Floyd, now 90 and still writing operas (!), served as artistic advisor for this Florentine Opera premiere recording, made in January 2015 at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, in Brookfield, Wisconsin. It is superb in every way, from Reference’s magnificent sonic capture to the excellence of all members of the cast. Florentine…
Exploring From Foreign Lands with the San Francisco Ballet
Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925) is most known for his scintillating piano compositions. he also composed an opera, a full-length ballet, three orchestral suites, a symphony (still in manuscript form), songs, concertos, and chamber music—almost all of which remain neglected or forgotten. How unfortunate! San Francisco Ballet Orchestra music director and principal conductor, Martin West, approached Reference Recordings with the hope that there were enough orchestral works by Moritz Moszkowski to record a CD-length program. After identifying…
Kansas City Symphony Sets Record!
Kansas City Symphony Sets All-Time Records for Attendance in 2015-16 Season Five seasons after the opening of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, the Kansas City Symphony’s annual results show the organization is stronger than ever and consistently one of the hottest tickets around. Having completed its 2016 fiscal year (July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016), the Symphony is proud to report all-time records for attendance and total ticket revenue. The Symphony points…
Fiona Boyes Plays “Lay Down With Dogs”
Lay Down With Dogs A jaunty little song outlining the consequences of infidelity – it’s a serious subject but hopefully some of the hurt goes away if you give it a little humour and attitude. Thank you to my cousin, artist and writer Jenny Boyes, who gave me the titleand beginning of this song after attending one of my blues songwriting workshops. Pre-Order Professin’ The Blues! Fiona Boyes plays “Lay Down With Dogs” from her…
Fiona Boyes To Perform at the Blues Blast Music Awards!
Blues Blast Magazine has announced Fiona Boyes will join Bob Margolin, Eguene ‘Hideaway’ Bridges, Shaun Murphy, Henry Gray, Bob Corritore, Too Slim & The Taildraggers, Danielle Nicole, Guy King and more at the Blues Blast Music Awards! Make sure Fiona Boyes is playing as an award winner and vote for her for Female Blues Artist of the Year! VOTE NOW! Pre-Order her new Recording!
Pre-Order Two Releases Today!
Now Available for Pre-Order on Amazon! Moszkowski: From Foreign Lands — Rediscovered Orchestral Works San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Martin West Pre-Order Professin’ The Blues Fiona Boyes Pre-Order
Dawn To Dust on ClassicalMPR’s New Classical Tracks
Classical MPR’s Julie Amacher features Thierry Fischer and the Utah Symphony’s new Dawn to Dust recording on New Classical Tracks! “The Utah Symphony celebrated its 75th anniversary this season with three newly commissioned works, all of which appear on this new recording, Dawn to Dust. It all started in the summer of 2014, when the Utah Symphony brought music and nature together by offering free concerts in each of Utah’s five national parks. Just before…