Classical Net Weighs in on Dvořák & Janáček
Classical.net‘s Brian Wigman weighs in on our Pittsburgh Symphony Dvořák & Janáček SACD: “Manfred Honeck has showed a deep sympathy for Czech music on disc, and there’s not really anything he can’t do with this orchestra. … The Dvořák is phrased in the most beautiful way; radiantly recorded, the Pittsburgh Symphony simply shines. … nothing less than a world-class band at their peak. …the Janáček is a neat and rarely heard coupling … I like…
Classical Candor Reviews Organ Polychrome
A grand John J. Puccio review for the premiere solo recording for the new Julia Irene Kauffman Casavant Organ performed by Jan Kraybill: “Can you really think of anyone you’d rather have make an organ record than Reference Recordings? Well, anyone you’d rather have making any recording than Reference Recordings. For over thirty years they’ve been producing some of the best audiophile recordings around, and their current release, Organ Polychrome: The French School, with organist…
SA-CD.net Reviews Miraculous Metamorphoses SACD
Graham Williams reviews the new Miraculous Metamorphoses SACD featuring the Kansas City Symphony under Michael Stern: “The 5.1 multi-channel SACD is sonically streets ahead of the CD/HDCD version of these performances issued some months ago. The listener is placed some way back in the hall but the sound has a wide spread between the speakers with a convincing depth and a pleasing ambience, most apparent in the quieter sections of these scores. …the visceral impact…
Boston Concert Reviews Features Andrés Segovia Archive: Spanish Composers
In a new listing of reviews titled, “Flamenco Inspiration Taken to New Musical Places,” Boston Concert Reviews features the Andrés Segovia Archive: Spanish Composers release by Roberto Moronn Pérez: “One final audiophile recording recommendation that transports Spanish music and dance traditions into a new and beautiful place is Spanish guitarist Roberto Moronn Perez’s recording, Andres Sepovia Archive – Spanish Composers… The recording is excellent and allows the listener to lean into Perez’s quiet artistry: following…
Australian Hi Fi Magazine Features Respighi Reference Mastercuts LP
Audiophile Audition‘s John Sunier has a new feature for our Respighi Reference Mastercuts LP in Australian Hi-Fi Magazine: “A pair of lavish Technicolour tone poem creations from Respighi—one extremely well-known and up against much competition, and the other only the second recording of the rare ballet suite. In Pines of Rome, Eiji Oue brings out all the wild tonal colours and passion of the composer’s widescreen musical extravaganza, using extra brass and a pipe organ…
Audiophile Audition Reviews Mephisto & Co. LP
John Sunier gives our Mephisto & Co. Vinyl Re-issue a Five-Star rating on Audiophile Audition: “This is a collection of eight variously daemonically-influenced shorter orchestral favorites, ranging from not quite three minutes to twelve minutes. It got reviews calling it superb when it first came out in 1998 as a CD. Now Paul Stubbleine has remastered it and the double 45 rpm pair were pressed at QRP and they include a huge amount of notes…
ClassicalNet Reviews Andrés Segovia Archive: French Composers
Brian Wigman reviews the second release in Roberto Moronn Pérez’s Andrés Segovia Archive recordings: “…these pieces will undoubtedly enhance the solo guitar repertoire, a facet of music that has gotten enormous attention and contributions over the last few decades. The works within the Segovia Archive are predictably well-crafted and worth hearing. … I raved about Roberto Moronn Pérez before, and I’ll do it again. This is truly an ambitious and difficult project, but the guitarist…
MusicWeb International Gives Manfred Honeck a Rave Review!
MusicWeb International‘s John Quinn had yet to hear a Manfred Honeck or Pittsburgh Symphony recording before listening to our new Dvořák/Janáček SACD, and based on this review, it won’t be the last: “I very much respect Honeck’s thoughtful and often perceptive approach and I loved the freshness of the performance. I love this symphony – it’s my favourite Dvořák symphony – and I greatly enjoyed this performance. … All of which leads me on nicely…
Jan Kraybill On OrganLive.com
Last week we told you about Jan Kraybill joining OrganLive.com’s “At the Organ” program. If you missed the interview hosted by Jim Logue, have a listen right here: Your browser doesn’t support this audio type; please view with Safari, Chrome, Firefox or IE9+ Organ Polychrome: The French School Jan Kraybill Premiere Solo Recording — The Julia Irene Kauffman Organ, Casavant Freres Op. 3875, 2011 This program of French masterworks was designed to showcase all the…
UT Wind Ensemble Session Video Excerpt
Watch an excerpt from the UT Wind Ensemble’s Recording Session rehearsal of Frank Ticheli’s Concerto for Clarinet featuring UT faculty member, Nathan Williams: Post by Reference Recordings.
University of Texas Wind Ensemble Sessions
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University of Texas Wind Ensemble Recording Sessions!
The RR crew is headed to Austin, Texas to record Jerry Junkin and the University of Texas Wind Ensemble! Repertoire: Spumante – Dan Welcher Jai été au bal – Donald Grantham Concerto for Clarinet – Frank Ticheli Nathan Williams, clarinet Wine-Dark Sea: Symphony for Band – John Mackey Make sure to follow RR on Twitter for live updates and photos from the rehearsals on Friday!
Tune in Jan Kraybill and Organ Polychrome!
Jan Kraybill and Organ Polychrome are about to hit the airwaves this weekend! KCUR Up to Date Friday, September 12 at 11am (Central), Jan Kraybill will be in-studio with KCUR’s Up to Date program for a discussion on the Organ Polychrome recording as well as her career and duties overseeing the care of the largest pipe organ in Kansas City! Bookmark KCUR today to listen live on Friday! OrganLive.com At the Organ Sunday, September 14th…
New Release — Organ Polychrome
Now Available in Stores and Across the Web — Organ Polychrome Organ Polychrome: The French School Jan Kraybill Premiere Solo Recording — The Julia Irene Kauffman Organ, Casavant Freres Op. 3875, 2011 This program of French masterworks was designed to showcase all the colors and nuances of this outstanding new instrument. It includes the world premiere recording of an important piece by beloved composer Florent Schmitt: Prière (Prelude in G minor), Op.11 (1899). These sonic…
Jan Kraybill Introduces the Julia Irene Kauffman Casavant Organ
Organ Polychrome artist Jan Kraybill gives a tour of the new Julia Irene Kauffman Casavant Organ, Opus 3875: Now Available at RR.com — Organ Polychrome Organ Polychrome: The French School Jan Kraybill Premiere Solo Recording — The Julia Irene Kauffman Organ, Casavant Freres Op. 3875, 2011 This program of French masterworks was designed to showcase all the colors and nuances of this outstanding new instrument. It includes the world premiere recording of an important piece…