Landscape Artist Jerry Malzahn
Charles Denler’s PORTRAITS OF COLORADO, An American Symphony No. 1 wsas inspired by a sunrise over the Rocky Mountains and the incredible works of American Painter, Jerry Malzahn. Meet the artist behind inspiration below: Jerry Malzahn Jerry Malzahn, a talented landscape artist, was born in Stuttgart, Arkansas on september 30, 1946, moving to Texas as a young adult. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Texas and founded Malzahn Landscape…
Charles Denler Talks Portraits of Colorado with Highlands Ranch News
OurColoradoNews.com has a wonderful profile of Charles Denler and his Portraits of Colorado recording. We’ll share some of the quotes here, but highly encourage you to read the full interview! “Denler’s “Portraits of Colorado” — inspired by the artwork of Jerry Malzhan — is written in 10 shorter movements, as opposed to the traditional three, to appeal to the iPod generation. It will debut with the Colorado Symphony May 31 at Denver’s Boettcher Concert Hall.…
Radio, Radio — Many Stations Are Spinning Bizet!
A look at some reason radio highlights of stations sharing our new San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Bizet release: Capital Public Radio Classical music host Kent Teeters talks variations and re-interpretations and includes the new Bizet release in his queue. Listen to the whole segment, or jump to the 10:00 mark for the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra highlight below: 98.7 WFMT FM Lisa Flynn’s New Releases features the Bizet release as well! “This superb new orchestral…
KUHA FM Houston Reviews San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Bizet Recording
Houston’s 91.7 KUHA FM has a new review from their music librarian Chris Hathaway for our new Bizet recording featuring the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra. “Martin West continues to show his conductorial prowess, and proves that his orchestra is a first-rate ensemble, with this handsome all-Bizet disc. …Balance and pacing are the key to handling this symphony, and West does not fall short of these. The slow movement, full of balance problems — notably, the…
Colorado Features Portraits of Colorado in New Tourism Ad!
The Colorado Tourism department has a new international television advertisement. Have a look, and pay attention to the music; you might recognize it has Movement 8 — Moment at Dawn from our recently released Portraits of Colorado, An American Symphony No. 1 by composer Charles Denler! Charles Denler’s Portraits of Colorado An American Symphony No. 1 and Six Variations for violin and piano The Colorado Symphony and Chorus Scott O’Neil, conductor World Premiere Recording! “PORTRAITS…
Classical Candor Celebrates Bizet Release
John J. Puccio of Classical Candor calls our newest San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Bizet release a “delight” and a “special occasion”: “Thus, it is a delight to welcome this latest RR entry into the catalogue, the music of French composer Georges Bizet (1838-1875), performed by Martin West and the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra. … [West] brings the light, delicate touch of the ballet conductor with him, always exercising a spring in his step, a lilt…
La Hora Del Blues reviews Doug MacLeod
Barcelona Radio Show “La Hora del Blues” reviews Doug MacLeod There’s A Time “ A magnificent musician with a lot of swing, great charisma and much experience to perform semi-acoustic blues with taste and elegant nuances, always from a personal, original and clever point of view. … On this new album Doug shows all his talent and energy, singing and playing acoustic guitars, dobros, and also some six and twelve string National ones. Doug is…
End of Summer Sale 2013!
It’s time for the annual End of Summer Sale! Order Two or More Items and receive 20% Off! The More You Order The More You Save! FREE SHIPPING by Media Mail in the U.S. (Priority Mail and International Orders will be charged for shipping)Sale ends Monday, September 23rd at NOON PST Get Two Superb New Orchestral Releases On Sale Before They’re In Stores! BIZET Symphony in C; Jeux d’Enfants; Variations chromatiques San Francisco Ballet Orchestra…
Blues Blast covers Doug MacLeod at Winthrop R&B Festival
Blues Blast Magazine has a great review of the Winthrop (Washington) Rhythm & Blues Festival, and includes quite the praise for RR artist Doug MacLeod: “Each morning opened with songwriter, story teller, and Delta inspired bluesman Doug MacLeod. If you have never had the opportunity to listen to Doug talk and play, then you should find him and listen. Aside from being quite funny, he is also inspiring with his down-home philosophies embedded in his…
October Releases available for Pre-Order
Two October Releases Now Available for Pre-Order on ReferenceRecordings.com! BIZET Symphony in C; Jeux d’Enfants; Variations chromatiques San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Martin West, conductor Reference Recordings is proud to present these works of Georges Bizet, beautifully performed by the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, conducted by Martin West. The recording was made at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, California by Grammy-winning engineer Keith O. Johnson. Pre-Order Today! Charles Denler’s Portraits of Colorado An American Symphony No.…
Audiophilia With a Rave Pre-Release Review for Bizet
Anthony Kershaw has a new review for our upcoming Bizet release from the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra: “The recording, sourced at Skywalker Studios, is much like the SF Ballet’s previous CD release. As such, it’s yet another gem from Keith Johnson and his team. No matter where the recording is sourced, Johnson manages to snag the Reference ‘house’ sound. Meaning, incredibly defined bass, beautiful separation of instruments (listen to the flute and violin unison in…
Audiophile Audition With A Four-Star Bizet Pre-Release Review
Audiophile Audition has a new four-star review of upcoming San Francisco Ballet Orchestra release Bizet: “These three works of Bizet are all well-performed, and two of them are completely unique. … The Variations chromatiques here receives its CD premiere. It was inspired by Beethoven’s 32 Variations in c, and is a dramatic set of 14 variations for piano, with the theme mostly unaltered thru all of them. It is considered the composer’s most significant piano…
Coming Soon!
Get a glimpse of what’s coming in September: Bizet: Symphony in C; Jeux d’Enfants; Variations Chromatiques San Francisco Ballet Orchestra conducted by Martin West RR-131 Charles Denler: Portraits of Colorado, An American Symphony No. 1; Six Variations for violin and piano Colorado Symphony and Chorus; Scott o’Neil, conductor; Duane Wolfe, Chorus Director; FR-706 And another tease for October…
Joel Fan on NW Focus Live Tonight!
Tune in to King FM’s “NW Focus Live” (Streaming online available at www.king.org) tonight at 8pm Pacific to hear Joel Fan perform Leon Kirchner’s Little Suite, Syrian composer Dia Succari, Brahms, and Liszt! In celebration of Joel Fan returning as a guest performer with the Northwest Sinfonietta this season, King FM’s &lquo;NW Focus” hosts Joel fan in a LIVE performance August 16th at 8pm. Find Joel Fan’s first two Reference Recordings releases at RR.com!
RR at the California Audio Show
A look at the panel of illustrious recording and mastering engineers at the California Audio Show last weekend: Panelists included RR’s own Sean Martin and Keith Johnson along with Jack Kenny, Jeffrey Norman, John Nowland, Michael Romanowski, Paul Stubblebine and Jon Reichbach. Topic: Recording & Mastering — The Making of a Great Hi-Rez Recording