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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,…
Britten’s Orchestra Review – Ultra High Fidelity (Canada)
Here is another great review excerpt for “Britten’s Orchestra” performed by the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Michael Stern: “The (Guide) is a delight, a voyage of discovery through the resources marshalled by a modern symphony orchestra. . . The Kansas City Symphony…is pretty much flawless in its execution of music which depends so much on the beauty of the instruments… The sound is of great help as well… more than once…
Gramophone Magazine Review
We are very excited and proud of the recent review of Britten’s Orchestra in Gramophone Magazine. Here is a great quote from that review: “In a brilliant display of orchestral power and poetry from the country’s heartland, Michael Stern leads the Kansas City Symphony in an all-Britten programme that speaks eloquently . . . As always with this great audiophile label, the skill and commitment of Reference’s recording team need to be accorded special recognition.…
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…
Need Christmas Ideas? – RR Samplers!
Want to get a great gift for the up and coming audiophiles on your list? How about our Samplers and Test albums? Purchase these samplers from the RR website and receive 20% off everything you buy during our Holiday Sale! TEST DISC XLO/ REFERENCE RECORDINGS TEST & BURN-IN CD“The Absolute Sound Super Disc List” This is THE step-by-step guide to setting up and fine-tuning your audio or home theatre system. Roger Skoff of XLO Electric…
What Others are saying about Britten’s Orchestra
Check out this great review from someone on Amazon.com! We’re only posting a short excerpt so that you can read it on Amazon where this person wrote it. Amazon ReviewDan Free Again, as in the first volume from RR, the sound is demonstration quality so far as capturing music goes. Each section of the orchestra really sounds like itself; and just enough hall resonance is mixed into the picture that one gets a very real…
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 – SF Classical Voice
Today we would like to share a review of Britten’s Orchestra from the San Francisco Classical Voice. The review is one of their suggested Christmas items: Britten’s Orchestra; Kansas City Symphony, Michael Stern (Reference Recordings RR-120) Britten’s OrchestraThe latest release from the Bay Area–based, audiophile label Reference Recordings is one of the finer introductions available to Benjamin Britten’s orchestral works. If there’s anything that the composer’s famous Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra demands, it’s…
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…
Joel Fan Concert Review – Washington Post
Joel Fan Washington Post Review In performance: Joel FanWeb-only review: Fan gives fantastic close to National Gallery’s American Music Festivalby Joe Banno Pianist Joel Fan (a member of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble) played a terrific lunchtime recital at the National Gallery on Wednesday of works by American composers who have embraced both the romantic past and a more dissonant present. Elliott Carter’s seminal 1945 Piano Sonata may have ranked as the program’s most significant…