Doug MacLeod at The Red Barn
Last month, we told you about Doug MacLeod’s exciting concert at The Red Barn that was presented by and then broadcast LIVE by Meridian FM, and now we’ve got some pictures to prove it!
Come See Us at THE Show Newport!
Come see us May 29-31 at THE Show Newport! Reference Recordings’ Jan and Ric Mancuso are heading out to Newport Beach for The Home Entertainment Show May 29-31, 2015 at The Hotel Irvine in Irvine, California. The RR Booth is at E 16 in The Marketplace. For more information, check out the Show Guide. Come see our newest CDs and LPs before their official release dates: Doug MacLeod: Exactly Like This Two-LP 45rpm set on…
New Titles Coming Soon!
TWO new LPs coming June 2! Doug MacLeod: Exactly Like This Two-LP 45rpm set on 200 gram pressings in a deluxe gatefold jacket! “In May, 2014, he was awarded not one but two Blues Music Awards in the categories of Acoustic Artist of the Year (after being nominated for this award for the past six years) and Acoustic Album of the Year for There’s A Time on Reference Records. His current Reference Record, Exactly Like…
Exciting News from Tucson
An exciting news release is out from Tucson which is of particular interest to RR fans wondering about what’s coming out in the near future: Composer Stephen PaulusPhoto by Sharolyn Hagen May 6, 2015 (Tucson, AZ)— Tucson Chamber Artists—soon to be True Concord Voices & Orchestra—announced it has received a major grant from the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) to support its upcoming concert debut at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in New York City this September…
Dances for Piano And Orchestra in American Record Guide
The April/May issue of American Record Guide features a wonderful new review for Joel Fan and the Northwest Sinfonietta’s Dances for Piano and Orchestra recording: “Very enjoyable! A program of short showpieces for piano and orchestra, some well known and some not so well known, like the works by Ricardo Castro Herrera and Charles Wakefield Cadman. It sure beats another disc of standard romantic concertos, though it is every bit as exciting as the best…
Pizzicato Magazine Features the Pittsburgh Symphony’s Bruckner Recording
Luxembourg based Pizzicato Magazine has high praise for the new Pittsburgh Symphony and Manfred Honeck Bruckner recording: “Blending modernism and tradition, opulent sound and chamber music like refinement, Manfred Honeck can fully count on the highly motivated Pittsburgh Symphony. The result is a superbly balanced and musically rich performance of Bruckner’s Fourth Symphony.” —Alain Steffen, Pizzicato Read the full rave review in German www.pizzicato.lu! Buy Now!
A 2015 Spring Sale!
Special Sale including New Releases STARTING NOW! Until NOON on Monday, May 18, 2015! Get 15% OFF These New and Selected Sale Titles (Discount will occur at check out): BRUCKNER – SYMPHONY 4 Thrilling live performances from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, in brilliant audiophile sound! “The sound is gloriously full and dimensional, both in stereo and surround. Not only is there layered depth and good imaging, the full orchestral sound has mass of its own,…
Blues Radio International Interviewing Doug MacLeod at the Blues Music Awards!
Enjoy these photos of Jesse Finkelstein of Blues Radio International interviewing Doug MacLeod yesterday at The Blues Foundation’s Blues Music Awards in Memphis. Look for Doug’s interview, stories and live performances of songs from Exactly Like This to air soon. Jesse Finkelstein of Blues Radio International interviewing Doug MacLeod yesterday at The Blues Foundation's Blues Music… Posted by Reference Recordings on Thursday, May 7, 2015
Doug MacLeod and RR in Oregon Music News
Doug MacLeod’s Exactly Like This and RR’s own Jan Mancuso got nice mentions in the February issue of Oregon Music News: He doesn’t record other people’s tunes. The masterful acoustic Blues guitarist and singer only records his own. He has done that again on this album which follows up his award-winning There Is a Time from 2013, which won Blues Music Awards’ Best Acoustic Album. He won Best Acoustic Artist Award that year, too. Co-produced…
Audiophile Audition Recommends Roberto Moronn Pérez
Order Now Audiophile Audition gives a four-star rating to the Roberto Moronn Pérez Andrés Segovia Archive Vol. 2 recording in a new review: “This is the second in a hopefully longer series of recordings featuring music written at the request of Andrés Segovia. … Roberto Morron Pérez is a wonderful guitar virtuoso, having studied in Spain, Italy and the U.K., and toured worldwide… The sound on this disc is marvellous, as one might expect from…
Blues Music Magazine Features Doug MacLeod
The latest issue of Blues Music Magazine has a fantastic feature and interview with Doug MacLeod. Read a sample here and then register to get the full issue online for free: In May, 2014, he was awarded not one but two Blues Music Awards in the categories of Acoustic Artist of the Year (after being nominated for this award for the past six years) and Acoustic Album of the Year for There’s A Time on…
Doug MacLeod Gets Four Stars from Downbeat
Four stars to Doug MacLeod’s Exactly Like This recording from Downbeat Magazine: “Doug MacLeod sets up camp in a rare niche of storytelling bluesman that are attuned to the textures and rhythms of life. On this excursion, the wry Californian’s distinctive singing voice and straight-talking guitar comment on a “rough-and-tumble” woman, staying true to oneself, the road back home, the splendor of the Blue Ridge Mountains and more. Subtle and firm support is supplied by…
Manfred Honeck Conducts the New York Philharmonic Next Month
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Music Director Manfred Honeck returns to Avery Fisher Hall to lead the New York Philharmonic in a program featuring violinist Augustin Hadelich on May 28-30. This will be Honeck’s fourth appearance with the New York Philharmonic. Honeck will conduct the orchestra in a program including the Die Fledermaus Overture by J. Strauss II, Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5, Turkish, and Brahms Symphony No. 4. Honeck returns to New York following debuts with…
ClassicsToday Says Honeck Has “Done Right” By Bruckner
ClassicsToday critic David Hurwitz says Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony have “Done Right By Bruckner’s Fourth” giving them a 10/10 rating for Artistic Quality: “The most immediately remarkable aspect of the performance is its huge dynamic range, especially from the brass section. Pittsburgh has possibly the best horn section in the world today, not just in its ringing fortissimos, but in its ability to play softly. The strings, too, manage triple-pianos without any loss…
A First Listen To TWO New Releases
Get a first listen to TWO upcoming releases on the Reference Recordings SoundCloud Channel: Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 “Organ” Tempo Do Brasil: Solo & Chamber Works for Guitar To listen directly on SoundCloud click the image below: