Pérez Segovia Archive Featured on MusicWeb International
The Roberto Moronn Pérez Andrés Segovia Archive recordings get a double-review on MusicWeb International: “Roberto Moronn Pérez never puts a foot wrong in his admirable recitals, and occasionally you wonder if mediocre material is being really sold by his excellent delivery. Not so with especially great discoveries by the likes of Pahissa, Donostia, Presti and Martelli. Pérez deserves great credit for unearthing much of this music. … What an excellent series this is proving to…
The Kansas City Symphony Performs at the 2014 World Series
Here’s a look at the Kansas City Symphony’s World Series performance last night: Reference Recordings Kansas City Symphony Recordings:
Kansas City Symphony to Perform at the World Series!
Reference Recordings might be Giants fans, but with the announcement of RR artists Michael Stern & the Kansas City Symphony being invited to perform the Star Spangled Banner for Game Six, we’re happy the series is heading back to Kansas City tonight. Read about the symphony’s journey to the MLB World Series in the Kansas City Star! Reference Recordings Kansas City Symphony Recordings:
Classical Candor Reviews Joel Fan: Dances For Piano and Orchestra
The new Joel Fan and Northwest Sinfonietta release, Dances for Piano and Orchestra, gets a rave from Classical Candor critic John J. Puccio: “The soloist captures [Fantaisie-Ballet‘s] light, elegant moments nicely and then fills it out with a grand and exciting virtuosity… Fan again demonstrates his dexterity in playing with seemingly ten fingers on each hand. Yet [Vals Capricho] is also a surprisingly delicate piece of music, with a wonderfully lilting rhythm that Fan and…
Preview November Releases!
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Audiophile Audition Gives Organ Polychrome Five Stars
Audiophile Audition calls Organ Polychrome “a colorful and sonically-impressive” recording in a new five-star review: “[Jan Kraybill’s] playing is expressive in the quieter portions and pulls out all the stops when hitting some of the big orchestral-imitation passages in these colorful pieces. Using the ProLogic IIx height setting on my mutichannel decoder produced an excellent soundfield with the disc, and my Oppo deck includes HDCD decoding, which is subtle but does make a slight improvement…
Meet Nadia Shpachenko
Meet upcoming FRESH! From Reference Recordings artist, Nadia Shpachenko, in this wonderful spotlight video: Pre-Order Woman at the New Piano: American Music of 2013 on Amazon today!
New Release — Joel Fan: Dances for Piano and Orchestra
Dances for Piano and Orchestra Joel Fan Northwest Sinfonietta Christophe Chagnard, Music DirectorPierné • Castro • Chopin • Saint-Saëns • Weber • Gottschalk • Cadman Buy Today! Pianist Joel Fan is one of the most dynamic and accomplished musicians performing before the public today! He is consistently acclaimed for his recitals, recordings, and appearances with orchestras throughout the world. His concerts attract a wide range of audiences, as he has eagerly embraced traditional piano literature…
Nadia Shpachenko: Woman at the New piano
Watch a preview of our upcoming FRESH! From Reference Recordings release, Woman at the New Piano: American Music of 2013 and Pre-Order it on Amazon today!
Kansas City Star gives Organ Polychrome a Rave
“Reference Recordings brings the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts’ organ right into your living room with its new release, Organ Polychrome. And with extraordinary organist Jan Kraybill at the keyboard, Organ Polychrome is, indeed, a multi-colored showstopper. … There’s never a sense of sameness as you listen to the CD. It’s the sort of recording you’ll want to listen to over and over. I know I did. Kraybill, one of Kansas City’s most respected…
Joel Fan Dances for Piano and Orchestra now on RR Radio
Now on RR Radio — Saint-Saëns: Valse-Caprice in A-flat Major (“Wedding Cake”), Op. 76!
Pre-Release review — Joel Fan: Dances for Piano and Orchestra
Joel Fan’s latest recording, Dances for Piano and Orchestra, gets pre-release praise from Fanfare Magazine’s Peter Burwasser: “…what a brilliant presentation we have here: Music that cannot help but delight, delivered with the utmost elegance by soloist and orchestra alike… Anyone familiar with Joel Fan’s previous Reference Recordings outings will expect to hear an ease of execution and an especially crisp and lucid sense for texture. That he delivers. What is remarkable about this collection…
CultureSpot LA Reviews Miraculous Metamorphoses
New review from Culture Spot LA’s Henry Schlinger for the Kansas City Symphony’s Miraculous Metamorphoses recording: “A recent CD on Reference Recordings featuring the Kansas City Symphony (KCS) conducted by Music Director Michael Stern shows they may be vying for a place among the best American orchestras. … Reference Recordings prides itself on producing high-quality live-performance experiences, and this disc is no exception. As with their other recordings, the music on this HDCD jumps out…
Fanfare Magazine Interviews Joel Fan!
Fanfare Magazine has a new interview with Joel Fan about his upcoming “Dances for Piano and Orchestra” release! “Fanfare: Your new CD includes works for piano and orchestra that are not piano concertos, including music by well-known composers in material that is not very well known. How did you discover this repertoire? Joel Fan: The label and I were looking for CD repertoire that would be vibrant and exciting discoveries for listeners. Works like the…