On the Andrés Segovia Archive – Part Two
From the liner notes of the new FRESH! From Reference Recordings release Andrés Segovia Archive: Spanish Composers featuring guitarist Roberto Moronn Perez (Read Part One Here): From the very first concerts of the 1920s Segovia’s approach in commissioning new music was very clear. As he was dealing with world renowned composers, he did not attempt to criticize the new works, he simply evaluated each piece in terms of its affinity with his own personal sound…
On the Andrés Segovia Archive – Part One
From the liner notes of the new FRESH! From Reference Recordings release Andrés Segovia Archive: Spanish Composers featuring guitarist Roberto Moronn Perez: One of Andrés Segovia’s greatest achievements in the history of guitar music was his success in commissioning new works for his instrument. From the very outset of his career he took the decision to become actively involved in encouraging world renowned composers to write for him. up till that point, guitar performance had…
DownBeat gives There’s A Time Four Stars
Noted Jazz magazine DownBeat has a new review for Doug MacLeod and gives the new There’s A Time recording four stars: “It’s a spare, intimate and inspired performance. The Californian’s casually confident singing and quiet yet powerful bottleneck or fingerstyle guitar playing convey a sense that his true stories about colorful characters he’s met on the road and his own emotional responses to life situations hold insights for listeners.” — Frank-John Hadley, DownBeat Order There’s…
Reference Recordings heads to Newport Beach for T.H.E. Show
Reference Recordings’ Jan and Ric Mancuso are heading to Newport Beach for The Home Entertainment Show 2013! For those looking to attend, RR will be in THE Marketplace located in the Catalina room at the Hilton Irvine, near the Orange County/John Wayne Airport (the same location as last year for those that were there). RR will be the only label at the show issuing NEW, original recordings – and there’s a possibility that Doug MacLeod…
Reference Recordings Celebrates The Rite of Spring 100th Anniversary
Today marks the 100th Anniversary of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring premeire at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. Here’s a look back at our Stravinsky recording with the Minnesota Orchestra which features The Firebird Suite, The Song of the Nightingale, and The Rite of Spring: Stravinsky scarcely needed more than The Firebird to assure his fame, but he followed it with Petrouchka exactly a year later, and then, in 1913, delivered the ballet that caused a riot: The…
Blues and Soul Reviews Doug MacLeod There’s A Time
The Blues & Soul Magazine has quite the rave review for Doug MacLeod‘s There’s A Time: “Sometimes the very best music can make time stand still. Clocks stop. It’s neither day nor night. The bank balance is irrelevant. The bills printed in invisible ink. Nothing else matters at that particular epoch. You just float away on the wonderful sounds coming from your speakers. There’s also another emotion that great music can evoke, and that is;…
Doug MacLeod in Concert
Some belatedly shared pictures from Doug MacLeod’s concert in Dallas, Texas last month for your enjoyment: A good look at the new LPs Both of Doug’s RR releases A bigger look at the new LPs “Moon” “Moon”
Doug MacLeod Makes the Blues Bulletin
The UK’s Spiral Earth publication has a quick review of Doug MacLeod’s There’s A Time recording in their latest “Blues Bulletin.” “And, if ‘There’s A Time’ proves one thing, it’s Doug is all about expression. Joined by Denny Croy (bass) and Jimi Bott (drums) he slows time to catch your ear, making one note talk volumes through his National resonator guitar and life-filled voice. These itinerant stories may have some tough lessons but they contain…
New RR Radio Track – Andrés Segovia Archive
Stream our newest RR Radio Track via SoundCloud from new release Andrés Segovia Archive by guitarist Roberto Moronn Pérez: Andrés Segovia Archive Spanish Composers Roberto Morronn Pérez A Superb New Classical Guitar Recording Order Today!
Announcing THREE New HRx Recordings!
Three New HRx Releases now available on ReferenceRecordings.com: Playing With Fire Music by Frank Ticheli Combines the mighty Dallas Wind Symphony with enthusiastic playing by the seven-piece Jim Cullum Jazz Band! Order Today! Eglar: Enigma Variations Vaughan Williams – Greensleeves/The Wasps A new symphonic tour-de-force. This colorful, beloved English music has been captured by GRAMMY winning engineer Keith O. Johnson! Order Today! There’s A Time Doug MacLeod “Prof” Johnson’s first Blues for RR, recorded at…
Classical Net Reviews Roberto Moronn Pérez Andrés Segovia Archive
Brian Wigman of Classical.net found our latest FRESH! From Reference Recordings release Andrés Segovia Archive by Roberto Moronn Pérez a wonderful surprise: “When this disc arrived at my doorstep and I read the label “Reference Recordings” on the package, I became very excited. Was it another sonic spectacular from Kansas City? What was in store? The last thing I expected was a guitar recital, and it’s simply wonderful…Fresh! is part of Reference Recordings initiative to…
New Release – Roberto Moronn Pérez: Andrés Segovia Archive
Andrés Segovia Archive Spanish Composers Roberto Morronn Pérez A Superb New Classical Guitar Recording The genesis for this unique project is a collection of pieces recovered in May 2001 at Segovia’s home in Spain. These pieces were dedicated to Segovia or commissioned by him, involving composers from eight countries. They were subsequently published as “The Segovia Archive Series” by Edizione Musicale Bèrben. Guitarist Roberto Moronn Pérez researched these newly recovered works and found some pieces…
WFMT Classical Names Andres Segovia Archive their New Release of the Week
Tomorrow we release Roberto Moronn Perez’s debut on Fresh! From Reference Recordings, but WFMT’s Lisa Flynn’s New Release Blog has named Perez’s Andres Segovia Archive their New Release of the Week! “The genesis for this project is a collection of pieces recovered in 2001 at Andrés Segovia’s home in Spain. These pieces were dedicated to Segovia or commissioned by him, involving composers from eight countries. They were subsequently published as “The Segovia Archive Series.” Guitarist…
Gonzo Online Gives There’s A Time Five Stars
Uncle John’s Record Barn on Canada’s Gonzo Online gives Doug MacLeod’s There’s A Time Five Stars! “There’s A Time is about as magic a 58 minutes you’re ever going to find on a shiny little plastic disc. A 24 bit HDCD recording, it sounds like being right in the room with the band. “This is the kind of territory Clapton shoots for when he does acoustic stuff- sparse, delicate playing- almost subdued, really- and storytelling…
Chico News & Review With a Rave for There’s A Time
Miles Jordan of Chico News & Review has a short, but rave review for Doug MacLeod’s new There’s A Time release: “a warm, rich-sounding disc that captures the trio working their way through a baker’s dozen of MacLeod’s unique songs about life’s ups and downs, all played with consummate taste… Playing a variety of mostly National guitars, MacLeod wrings the maximum from each with evocative slide-guitar playing…” — Miles Jordan Read the full review on…