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Doug MacLeod Interviewed on WCSB’s Steve’s Folk
Doug MacLeod recently went on the show Steve’s Folk hosted by Steve Traina on WCSB 89.3 FM — Cleveland. Watch the wonderful 20-minute interview full of music right here: BRAND NEW EYES with Blues Master Doug MacLeod FR-703 MacLeod has been a beacon of unquestionably honest roots-music since the 1970s. On Brand New Eyes, he presents 11 original songs. He is the rare artist who writes and sings songs that are based on his own…
Positive Feedback reviews Sylvia & Coppelia
New release Delibes: Sylvia/Coppélia (released 3/13) gets some positive feedback from Positive Feedback! “The beautifully full and rich or ripe Keith Johnson recording will please most music lovers with not even a hint of harshness or distortion to be heard…there will be no complaints with that impressive and clearly solid deep bass response. Orchestral performance is quite excellent…my recommendation is for all, including newcomers to classical music.” —Karl Lozier, Positive Feedback Read the full review…
New Release – Delibes: Sylvia/Coppelia
DELIBES Sylvia/Coppélia Martin WestSan Francisco Ballet OrchestraExtended Suites From the Ballets RR-125HDCD “… what charm, what wealth of melody!” —Tchaikovsky on Delibes Leo Delibes’ COPPÉLIA is pure delight, a feast of musicality and humor for all ages. Probably the greatest ballet comedy ever written! On this disc we also present Delibes’ SYLVIA, a romance filled with sighs of longing and the thrill of infatuation. Set in antiquity, the ballet literally places love on a pedestal…
Classical Music Sentinel Review Delibes: Sylvia & Coppélia
“Wow” and “Thanks!” is all we can say about this review from ClassicalMusicSentinel.com: “Now for this type of music to work removed from the stage, the level of playing and the quality of the recorded sound have to bring it to life. And that’s exactly what we get here in this fabulous new recording captured at the George Lucas Skywalker Sound Studios by Reference Recordings, a label known for using cutting edge technology to obtain…
Part Two of Going Thru Vinyl’s Interview with Mike Garson
Last week we pointed you to GoingThruVinyl.com for their new podcast featuring Mike Garson, and we’re happy to share the second part of that lengthy interview and concert. Quite the revealing interview for Bowie fans in particular! Listen to Part Two of Going Thru Vinyl’s Mike Garson Interview! Follow along with this podcast series on Going Thru Vinyl! MIKE GARSON The Bowie Variations RR-123 “Whatever Mike lends his hands to invariably becomes something magical.”–David Bowie.…
Audiophile Audition review Rachmaninoff LP
John Sunier of Audiophile Audition reviews the latest of the Reference Mastercuts Series — Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances/Vocalise: “When this recording first came out on HDCD CD in 2001, Soundstage! named it one of their best recordings of the year, and three reviewers for The Absolute Sound said it was one of the best releases of the year. It was nominated for a Grammy in 2003. Now with the mildly burgeoning vinyl market, Reference Recordings has…
A preview of a new DWS recording via Disklavier
We’ve already shared a little about the Dallas Wind Symphony‘s performance of Rhapsody in Blue via Zenph Sound Innovations, but that’s not the only technology being employed on our upcoming Gershwin recording! So here’s another preview of what is sure to be an exciting adventure with the Dallas Wind Symphony: Revisit Dallas Wind Symphony to Premiere Rhapsody in Blue? for more information!
Audiophilia Reviews Delibes: Sylvia/Coppélia
Anthony Kershaw of Audiophilia has a nice new review of upcoming San Francisco Ballet Orchestra release Delibes: Sylvia/Coppélia, which comes out March 13th! “Both scores receive first rate performances. Soloists have character and ensemble is generally very fine. And West keeps the tempi moving…This orchestra follows the conductor perfectly — he obviously knows the scores like the back of his hand and how to relate the music to the dance. As such, both Coppélia and…
“Going through Vinyl” interviews Mike Garson on Bowie Variations Part One of Four
Going Thru Vinyl has published a wonderfully lengthy and in-depth interview with Mike Garson, and they talk the Bowie Variations! Listen here: Bowie Variations – the Full Concert and Exclusive Interview with mike Garson (Part 1 of 4) Follow along with this podcast series on Going Thru Vinyl! MIKE GARSON The Bowie Variations RR-123 “Whatever Mike lends his hands to invariably becomes something magical.”–David Bowie. Beginning in 1972, super-versatile pianist Mike Garson performed, toured internationally…
San Francisco Ballet Program Four Preview
As the San Francisco Ballet moves forward in their season, we move increasingly closer to the release of the Orchestra’s Sylvia/Coppélia release! Check out the Ballet’s preview of their fourth program:
StereoTimes Reviews “Brand New Eyes”
Audiophile Magazine, The StereoTimes recently published their February edition of reviews titled “New Vocal Treasures” and just so happen to feature Fresh! From Reference Recordings artist Doug MacLeod and his release Brand New Eyes! From The StereoTimes: “And then there is the Master of Acoustic Blues, (the Gatekeeper to Reso-Phonic Guitar Heaven), Doug Macleod, on his latest recording from Reference Recordings’ Fresh Label, entitled Brand New Eyes [Fresh FR-703]… The pairing of Macleod with recording…
San Francisco Ballet features World Premiere
The San Francisco Ballet is into their third program of the season, and it features the world premiere of Francesca da Rimini! Enjoy some video clips from their program here (and pay close attention to the orchestra!): Sylvia & Coppélia will be released in HDCD format March 13!
A Look ahead – Coppélia
We are less than a month away from the release of Delibes: Sylvia/Coppélia featuring the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra under the direction of Martin West. A little from the album’s liner notes about Coppélia… In contrast to the “heroic” drama of gods and shepherds, Delibes’s earlier ballet Coppélia, or The Girl with Enamel Eyes, is an ingratiating comedy with a story line that was, and remains, unusually absorbing for its genre. Charles Nuitter, the archivist…
A look ahead – Sylvia
A little sneak peek at the upcoming release We are less than a month away from the release of Delibes: Sylvia/Coppélia featuring the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra under the direction of Martin West. A little from the album’s liner notes about Sylvia… Sylvia was given its premiere in Paris at just about the time Tchaikovsky completed his score for the earliest of his own great ballets, Swan Lake, and about a year before that work’s…
RR Celebrated The Grammy Awards by Looking Back at past Grammys!
Sunday was the Grammy Awards Ceremony, and while there weren’t any RR releases in the running this year, we thought it would be fun to highlight some of our past winners and nominees! AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS Grammy Award ! (presented February 2011) Reference Recordings is proud to report that our own “Prof.” KEITH O. JOHNSON and DAVID FROST received a Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album! BTW: This is RR’s first release in Surround Sound. RR-120…