¡Viva Segovia! Now Available for Pre-Order
Pre-Order ¡Viva Segovia! Now Available for Pre-Order: HDCD 44.1/16bit Downloads 96/24bit Downloads Classical Guitar Works from the Andrés Segovia Archive Following two successful albums featuring Spanish and French composers, Roberto Moronn Pérez performs selected works from the “Andrés Segovia Archive”, this time showcasing the best compositions in the Archive from multiple countries. The genesis for this unique project is a collection of pieces recovered in May 2001 at Segovia’s home in Spain. These pieces were…
Professin’ The Blues is “One Killer Album”
Order Now Big City Blues Magazine has a new review for Fiona Boyes’ Professin’ The Blues recording in their February/March 2017 issue: “Since leaving a band format and striking out as a solo artist almost two decades ago, Australian blueswoman Fiona Boyes has blazed a coruscating trail through the blues world.… On this outing she has chosen to present her acoustic skills, abetted on a number of tunes by ace accompanists Jimi Bott on drums…
Superb review for Adam Schoenberg and the Kansas City Symphony
Order Now North Texas arts magazine TheaterJones launches a new recording column with a review of The Kansas City Symphony’s recording of music by Adam Schoenberg. Adam Schoenberg will be appearing in North Texas with in April for a performance of his work La Luna Azul with the Fort Worth Symphony. “The music turns out to be charming and agreeable, but self-confident enough not to beg us to like it. The first work on the…
Manfred Honeck Leads the New York Philharmonic This Week
Conductor Manfred Honeck leads the New York Philharmonic in a program of Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto and Mahler’s First Symphony February 15-18, 2017. Before his performances, he spoke with Michael Miller of New York Arts about his approach to conducting for both his recordings and performances as well as great insight into his rehearsal process. Listen to the interview via New York Arts Manfred Honeck Recordings
The Absolute Sound Reviews Nojima Plays Liszt Mastercuts LP
Order Now Wayne Garcia has a new review for our Nojima Plays Liszt recording in the latest issue of The Absolute Sound: “One of Reference Recordings’ most beloved LPs, Nojima Plays Liszt was recorded in December, 1986. It’s been a perennial of this magazine’s Super LP List, and now RR has reissued the title as a half-speed mastered 45rpm two-LP set with original liner notes by TAS Senior Writer Robert E. Greene. … Minoru Nojima…
The Listeners’ Club Hears Radiohead & Copland in Adam Schoenberg’s Music
Adam Schoenberg Recordings The Listeners’ Club has a new review of our first release featuring the music of Adam Schoenberg, Woman At The New Piano by Nadia Shpachenko: “This has to be some of the most playfully exuberant and joyful music ever written. American composer Adam Schoenberg (b. 1980) wrote Bounce in 2013, after learning that he was about to become a father. The piece, which has been described as “Radiohead meets Aaron Copland,” was…
Another Adam Schoenberg World Premiere!
Reference Recordings’ relationship with composer Adam Schoenberg continues next month with another world premiere! Sunday March 5, 2017, The University of Texas Wind Ensemble, conducted by Jerry Junkin, performs the world premiere of renowned composer Adam Schoenberg’s Symphony No. 2 at Bass Concert Hall in Austin, Texas. The week following the performance, the wind ensemble will be recording the work for a new Reference Recordings release! Concert Tickets & Information Adam Schoenberg has quickly become…
Professin’ The Blues Around The World
Order Now Spanish blues radio program, La Hora Blues, praises Fiona Boyes and her new Professin’ The Blues recording in their Quarterly CD Review roundup, and they will be featuring the recording on their Friday, February 17th broadcast! “Fiona Boyes has gathered fourteen original blues and two covers “Baby Please Don’t Go” coming from Big Joe Williams and another song entitled “Face In The Mirror”. Fiona has recorded all songs in format of solo, duo…
Hi-Fi News Reviews Fiona Boyes
Order Now “Rural blues has always been a genre favoured by the audiophilie labels because a voice, a guitar and some foot stomping can prove incredibly visceral… Boyes ups the ante by possessing a deeply-textured, raspy voice that contrasts with her fingerpicking and she applies them to originals that made me think of the great Rory Block. … Boyes swings from gutbucket blueser to romantic with ease, and the sound is as deliciously natural and…
Adam Schoenberg Talks with BYU Radio
Composer Adam Schoenberg talks about his American Symphony, his new recording, and his relationship with the Kansas City Symphony on BYURadio’s Highway 89 show: Order Now Adam Schoenberg: American Symphony • Finding Rothko • Picture Studies We are proud to present these new works, two of them commissioned by the Kansas City Symphony: American Symphony and Picture Studies. The collaboration between Adam Schoenberg and Michael Stern is extraordinary. Schoenberg states: “He is the first conductor…
Announcing a New Reference Recordings Website Experience!
If you haven’t visited our site in awhile, you may notice there have been some exciting changes! New Site-wide Security If you had our old site bookmarked, or are a frequent user, you may need to delete your old site bookmark and even clear your browser and computer cache (instructions on how to do that just in case). The reason for that is we have a brand new SSL Certificate that secures your entire experience…
Is Adam Schoenberg the American Sibelius?
Order Now Classical-Modern Music Review‘s Grego Applegate Edwards asks, “Is Adam Schoenberg the American Sibelius?” in a new review for the Kansas City Symphony‘s latest recording: “Is Adam Schoenberg the American Sibelius? Maybe. I haven’t heard such ravishingly beautiful, unabashed orchestral lyricism since the Finnish master put notes to paper. That is, on Adam’s new album of works American Symphony – Finding Rothko – Picture Studies. The Kansas City Orchestra under Michael Stern gives us…
Adam Schoenberg’s Dream Becomes Reality
Order Now I have dreamt of having an orchestral disc of my music since first becoming a composer. This is an extraordinary gift, and I am thrilled to be sharing my music with all of you. The three pieces that you will soon experience embody my growth from student to professional composer. They each explore different styles, but my artistic voice remains consistent throughout. Finding Rothko was written during my second year as a doctoral…
2017 Blues Music Awards Nominations!
Cast Your Vote The Blues Foundation announced their 2017 Blues Music Awards Nominees, and RR artists Fiona Boyes, Doug MacLeod, and Jimi Bott, have all been nominated! Best Acoustic Album Eric Bibb – The Happiest Man in the World Fiona Boyes – Professin’ the Blues Jimmy “Duck” Holmes – Live at Briggs Farm John Long – Stand Your Ground Luther Dickinson – Blues and Ballads (A Folksinger’s Songbook) Vol I and II Best Acoustic Artist…
Pre-Order The new Adam Schoenberg Recording!
Now Available for Pre-Order! Adam Schoenberg: American Symphony • Finding Rothko • Picture Studies Michael Stern, music director; Kansas City Symphony Pre-Order Pre-OrderSays Schoenberg: “I have dreamt of having an orchestral disc of my music since first becoming a composer. This is an extraordinary gift, and I am thrilled to be sharing my music with all of you. The three pieces that you will soon experience embody my growth from student to professional composer. They…