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Behind The Scenes with David Frost and Keith Johnson
The RR Team is gearing up for today’s recording sessions, but yesterday, producer David Frost and RR Engineer “Prof” Keith O. Johnson took some time to talk with the Kansas City Symphony about what it is that they do! And here’s a look at the team going over the notes from last night’s “working performance” before today’s sessions:
Kansas City Symphony Working Performance Tonight
The Kansas City Symphony has been hard at work rehearsing the program for this recording, and tonight they get a chance to show off just a little as they host a “Working Performance” tonight at the Kauffman Center. Patrons will be allowed to sit in the Parterre and Mezzanine areas and will get to watch and listen as Maestro Stern works with the musicians to get ready for the recording sessions on Thursday and Friday!…
RR Team in Kansas City!
Kansas City SymphonyPhoto Courtesy Chris Lee The RR recording team is in Kansas City today to begin getting things ready for the newest Kansas City Symphony recording sessions! The past two ventures with the organization have been extremely fruitful, including the Britten’s Orchestra recording winning a GRAMMY! So we are very excited about this new album! We’ll try to keep you updated throughout the week via Twitter and Facebook (and probably here as well), so…
Joel Fan Friday
Make sure to tune in to WFMT to hear Joel Fan Live (or look for a podcast later) here! But if you don’t catch that, you can listen to our two newly added RR Radio Tracks:
Some News Bits
A few fun news-bits for you today: First, you might want to keep checking in at ReferenceRecordings.com as we work to implement some changes on the site. We’ve already unveiled a new feel to the homepage. And feel free to leave feedback on the changes either here or via Facebook and Twitter! Second, we’re happy to let you know that all of our Fresh! From Reference Recordings releases are now available as hi-res downloads on…
Joel Fan Live on Friday!
PianoForte Foundation presents Joel Fan Friday, February 3rd at 12:15 pm Central in their PianoForte Salon Series Live production which broadcasts live via 98.7 WFMT Chicago. Friday, February 3rd – 12:15pm (Central)Joel Fan, piano Program:Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 53Leon Kirchner: Piano Sonata No. 3 “The Forbidden” (written for Joel Fan, 2006)Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue About PianoForte: PianoForte Foundation is dedicated to preserving and promoting the art of the piano in Chicago and creating…
Audiophile Audition reviews From the Age of Swing LP
Audiophile Audition has a Five-Star review of RR Mastercuts LP release of Dick Hyman’s From the Age of Swing. From Audiophile Audition: “This collection of music from small and large instrumental groups from the late 1930s was originally released on CD by Reference Recording in 1994. It’s great now to have it on the ultimate analog format of 45 rpm vinyl—well worth the expense for those of us with high-quality turntable systems. “Of course the…
THE Show Vegas Recap!
We’ve had a whirlwind of activity here at RR dealing with orders, connections and networking that started at the 2012 CES and THE Show in Las Vegas earlier this month. It was great to see old friends and talk with new ones. We welcome several new US audio dealers and a new international distributor for RR in Romania! And we had great meetings about a customized software solution which will greatly improve the metadata available…
Mike Garson With Keyboard Magazine on Improvisation
Stephen Fortner has a wonderful interview with Mike Garson on the Keyboard Magazine’s website talking about jazz, improv, The Bowie Variations and more. read through a sample of the interview here, and read the full thing on KeyboardMag.com! From Keyboard Magazine: “‘Within 20 notes we knew he was the guy,’ said David Bowie about Mike Garson in our January 2004 article. He was recounting Garson’s 1972 audition with the Spiders From Mars, which led to…
Doug MacLeod Talks New Recording at NAMM
Doug MacLeod is at the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) convention, and sat down with “Kelly Z” to talk about National Reso-Phonic Guitars, his guitar’s names, a book, and an upcoming recording with a certain record label…
Dallas Wind Symphony to Premiere Rhapsody in Blue?
This Valentine’s Day the Dallas Wind Symphony will give a world premiere performance of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue featuring guest artist George Gershwin on the piano. Wait…What? Wonderful Technology Brings Gershwin To Life The genius of George Gershwin comes to life at the Dallas Wind Symphony’s concert, A Gershwin Valentine, February 14 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. With all-new arrangements of Gershwin’s beloved songbook, and a unique technological partnership that returns Gershwin’s own piano…
San Francisco Ballet 2012 Gala
We aren’t too far away from our San Francisco Ballet Orchestra release, so we thought you might want to take a look and (more importantly) a listen to their trailer for the upcoming 2012 San Francisco Ballet Gala:
Pictures from T.H.E. Show
Enjoy some pictures from The Home Entertainment Show in Vegas! Click “Fullscreen” at the bottom to view the pictures larger!
First Customer Review for the Rachmaninoff LP!
Our new Rachmaninoff LPs are going fast at The Home Entertainment Show, and we’re excited to already see some good feedback from customers! From the What’s Best Forum: “I just recieved a new Lp of the RR Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances. This recording has been a reference in CD since it came out in 2001, and I also have it on my server in the HRx 176-24 version. I’ve likely listened to this recording many hundreds…