Classical CD Choice Reviews Strauss
The UK’s Classical CD Choice has a slew of new reviews in their recent post, “From Rollicking Richard Strauss to Measured Jerry Goldsmith,” including the following review of the new Pittsburgh Symphony Strauss recording by critic, Barry Forshaw: “The mastery of the orchestra which is the hallmark of Richard Strauss’s achievement has been well served by the SACD medium, but this particular combination of three of the composer’s greatest tone poems has not heretofore appeared…
Classical Candor Reviews Strauss
Classical Candor (which recently named our Elgar/Vaughan Williams recording a 2013 favorite) has a new review for the Pittsburgh Symphony’s Strauss recording: “…what Maestro Honeck and his team offer are vigorous performances and excellent, live, hybrid multichannel SACD sound. … With Honeck it’s all about the excitement. … Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24 … [is] both dreadful and peaceful, ominous and tranquil, dramatic and serene, at least in Honeck’s hands, and he builds a commendably…
DSD Downloads Now Available from Acoustic Sounds “Super HiRez”
The New Acoustic Sounds downloads store, “Super HiRez,” is now offering Reference Recordings titles as DSD downloads! Along with DSD Downloads, Super HiRez also offers our high resolution PCM files (176.4 kHz/24 bit) as FLAC and ALAC. Find all 21 New DSD recordings at the Acoustic Sounds Super HiRez Store!
Canada Free Press Raves for Strauss & Horns for the Holidays!
Canada Free Press reviewer, Jim Bray, has a double-rave review for our Pittsburgh Symphony, Strauss, and Dallas Wind Symphony, Horns for the Holidays, recordings. Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Strauss “A new SACD from Reference Recordings brings the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra to life in your home via a fantastic recording of a trio works from composer Richard Strauss…when you fire up this disc you might just think you’re in the ‘historic Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts’…This…
Italy’s Folk Bulletin Reviews There’s A Time
Italian magazine, FolkBulletin.com has a new review for Doug MacLeod’s There’s A Time recording. “Acoustic music at its very best … listening to songs like ‘The Entitled few’, ‘The Night of the Devil’s Road’ and ‘Dubb’s Talkin Religion Blues’ cannot fail to fill your soul. His lyrics are always deep, engaging and never dull…” — Fabrizio Poggi, Folk Bulletin Find the full review in the original Italian at www.folkbulletin.com Order There’s A Time in the…
Tutti Magazine Gives Roberto Moronn Perez a 10/10!
French magazine, Tutti, gives Roberto Moronn Pérez’s Andrés Segovia Archive: Spanish Composers recording a 10/10 rating and review! “Andrés Segovia was unable to bring all of the compositions he received to the stage, nor to save them. And that’s the whole point of this disc: present some of these beautiful pieces, written by all of the most brilliant composers. The joint program is perfect, alternating fast and slow parts, and joyous and melancholy. …each new…
Pizzicato Calls Pittsburgh’s Strauss “Magic”
Luxemburg’s Pizzicato magazine has a new review for the Pittsburgh Symphony’s Strauss recording, titling it “Magic Sound from Pittsburgh.” “Manfred Honeck is one of the few conductors who may call themselves successors of the greatest, Karajan und Co. On this SACD this outstanding musician conducts a Strauss program which one must count among the best having been published in the last years.” —Alain Steffen, Pizzicato See the full review in the original language at www.pizzicato.lu…
Portraits of Colorado gets Four Stars from Audiophile Audition
Mel Martin of Audiophile Audition gives a four-star review to our Charles Denler Portraits of Colorado recording, calling it a “worthwhile listen.” “The music itself is quite listenable. There are certainly some references to ‘Americana’ and some ‘Coplandesque’ flourishes… The performance by the Colorado Symphony and Chorus conducted by Scott O’Neil is a fine one, and the HDCD recording is beyond criticism. … The CD as a whole is a worthwhile listen…just evocative music well-played…
Austin Wintory and The Banner Saga featured in The New York Times
Composer, Austin Wintory and the upcoming soundtrack, The Banner Saga, got a wonderful feature in The New York Times over the weekend. Have a look at the article, which features a picture from the Dallas Wind Symphony recording sessions! “Mr. Wintory considers his next project — a warm, earthy score for the role-playing video game The Banner Saga, set for release this month — a step in this direction. The score incorporates dynamic cues that…
Portraits of Colorado Reviewed on Classical Net
Classical.net‘s Brian Wigman sees the picture being painted by Charles Denler’s Portraits of Colorado: “It has been over 20 years since my last trip to Colorado, but this music paints a vivid and deeply affectionate picture of the incredible beauty on display there…Each movement is under five minutes, but every one has a distinct character, with a majestic and touching theme running through the entire piece…Part traditional symphony, with echoes of a film score, the…
ArtsDesk Reviews PSO Strauss
Graham Rickson of The Arts Desk has calls the new Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra recording a “magnificent achievement.” “There’s an incredible elasticity and flexibility at work here. Manfred Honeck’s interventionist, hyper-romantic approach to three of Strauss’s most accessible tone poems pays enormous dividends…Everything sounds stupendous – this has to be the best-played, best-recorded Strauss anthology for years… Honeck’s players project with such chutzpah that any resistance is futile. A magnificent achievement.” —Graham Rickson, The Arts Desk…
ResMusica Reviews Strauss
French Magazine ResMusica has a new review for the Pittsburgh Symphony’s Strauss release: “Audiophiles will be delighted as this American firm (Reference Recordings) is synonymous with high quality techniques and top-flight artistry…Manfred Honeck masterfully manages the layering of sound and the thematic transitions…a fundamentally masterful orchestra. …the PSO exhibits desire and exceptional collective jubilation…very refreshing. …Honeck continues to assert himself as one of the most relevant conductors of our time…” —Pierre-Jean Tribot, ResMusica Read the…
Der Neue Merker Reviews Strauss
German magazine, Der Neue Merker on our new Pittsburgh Symphony Strauss SACD — “This absolutely worth listening to.” The review is full of praise for the orchestra and conductor, Manfred Honeck, making special notice of the wide range of colors and dynamics the orchestra brings to all three works. Find the review in the original language at www.der-neue-merker.eu! Purchase during the RR Holiday Sale and Save!
ClassicalNet Tabs New Bizet Release as “Outstanding”
Brian Wigman of Classical.net has a new review for our San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Bizet release, and notes that it, “may surprise you.” “The symphony may surprise you. West treats it with a much more balletic touch than usual, leading to a more measured approach that allows each orchestral voice to sing … Perhaps the best thing about this particular take is that West brings a welcome sense of contrast to each movement, and a…
Positive Feedback Reviews There’s A Time Hi-Res Downloads
Positive Feedback‘s Teresa Goodwin has a new review of Doug MacLeod’s There’s A Time based on the HRx Downloads available on HDTracks. “There’s a Time is a great recording, very realistic “you are there” sonics with a comfortable sound that makes this album a complete joy, from the first wonderful song to the last. Doug MacLeod’s voice and guitar have never sounded better, the bass and drum back him up to great effect. This is…