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FR-701 PILLOW TALK - THE CURIOS
Award winning singer/songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Nancy Hall and Lee Parvin are the creative core of The Curios. Together with a list of talented friends they build what Northern California Songwriter has called a “wonderfully eclectic, quirky and beautifully complex musical universe.”
FR-702 THE HUMAN HOLIDAY - SLEIGHT OF MIND
This amazingly quirky radio play in the British style was a smash success on public radio in the 1980s. Mind-bending sonic effects and processing by RR's own Prof. Keith O. Johnson. Newly available for the first time on compact disc, The Human Holiday is a perfect antidote to the stresses and worries of our world!
FR-703 BRAND NEW EYES - DOUG MACLEOD
MacLeod has been a beacon of unquestionably honest roots-music since the 1970s. Proof enough: 16 albums, a couple of DVDs, and thousands of gigs stateside and overseas. And in December, the announcement by the Blues Foundation of his nomination for the 2011 Blues Music Award as Acoustic Artist of the Year.
FR-704 DOIN’ WHAT IT TAKES - LLOYD JONES
A gifted singer, songwriter, guitarist and respected band leader, Lloyd Jones writes timeless music, steeped in a rich musical history learned, lived and loved over four decades. “This is not a work of science. It's about attitude and joy that applies to all age groups. I'm addicted to this music,” declares Jones.
FR-705 ANDRÉ SEGOVIA ARCHIVE: THE SPANISH COMPOSERS
ROBERTO MORONN PÉREZ
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 that had never been recorded, and those that had were handicapped by poor visibility in the marketplace and limited distribution.
FR-706 CHARLES DENLER'S PORTRAITS OF COLORADO - THE COLORADO SYMPHONY AND CHORUS, SCOTT O'NEIL
Charles Denler's multiple Emmy Award-winning music for film and television is known worldwide, and his orchestral works have been played by top orchestras. Charles' classical training and strong proficiency with contemporary sound allow him great flexibility and versatility as a composer and pianist. On this album, the Colorado Symphony and Chorus perform his tuneful and evocative music with great style.
FR-707 SACD PITTSBURGH LIVE - STRAUSS
Announcing The First Release In A New Series With The Pittsburgh Symphony! Thrilling live performances from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, in brilliant audiophile sound! This release is planned as the first in a series of multi-channel hybrid SACD recordings on FRESH! From Reference Recordings. Several additional recordings for the PITTSBURGH LIVE! series are already completed and we expect to release two per year.
FR-708 THE BANNER SAGA - THE DALLAS WINDS, MALUKAH, PETER HOLLINS & TAYLOR DAVIS
GRAMMY®-nominated,BAFTA-winning composer Austin Wintory created an earthy, multi-layered orchestral score for the single player role-playing tactical video game. The soundtrack score features the Dallas Winds (America's Premier Windband), recorded by GRAMMY®-winning engineer Keith O. Johnson and the Reference Recordings team at the Meyerson Symphony Center,in Dallas, TX. In addition the score features a trio of famous YouTube soloists: vocalists Malukah and Peter Hollens, and violinist Taylor Davis.
FR-709 ANDRÉ SEGOVIA ARCHIVE: THE FRENCH COMPOSERS
ROBERTO MORONN PÉREZ
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 that had never been recorded, and those that had were handicapped by poor visibility in the marketplace and limited distribution.
FR-710 SACD PITTSBURGH LIVE - DVORAK / JANACEK
Announcing The Second Release In A New Series With The Pittsburgh Symphony! Thrilling live performances from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, in brilliant audiophile sound! This release is the second in a series of multi-channel hybrid SACD recorded and mastered by the team at Soundmirror and released on FRESH! From Reference Recordings. The next title planned is Bruckner's Fourth Symphony, for spring 2014.
FR-711 HDCD WOMAN AT THE NEW PIANO: AMERICAN MUSIC OF 2013 - NADIA SHPACHENKO
These new works were composed as a celebration of a newly transformed world, for the new 5,125 year cycle of the Mayan Calendar- inspired by the happy fact that the world did NOT end on December 21, 2012 at the end of the previous Mayan Calendar cycle! All the pieces touch on themes of transformation, of resonances across time, of cycles of rebirth.
FR-712 OUTTA MY SOUL - ROBERT MOORE
“Robert Moore is a vintage Jazz hipster and possibly the coolest one in town. A singer, a trumpeter and a composer who has a maverick streak and takes no mess. His honesty and willingness to speak his mind has not endeared him to everyone in the music biz … but it has to music fans.” — Tom D'Antoni, Oregon Music News
FR-713 SACD PITTSBURGH LIVE - BRUCKNER NO.4
Announcing the third Release In A New Series With The Pittsburgh Symphony! Another thrilling live performance from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, in brilliant audiophile sound! This release is planned as the third in a series of multi-channel hybrid SACD recordings on FRESH! From Reference Recordings. Several additional recordings for the PITTSBURGH LIVE! series are already completed and we expect to continue releasing two per year.
FR-714 TEMPO DO BRASIL - MARC REGNIER
Grammy® nominated classical guitarist Marc Regnier has won the attention and respect of critics, producers, and musicians for over three decades as a performer, recording artist and educator. This unique artist has been described as that of “a master of his instrument” and “a musician of intelligence, lyricism and subtlety.” Since his concert debut at the age of fifteen, Regnier has performed and given master classes in major series and festivals in Canada, South America and throughout America from San Francisco to several solo performances at New York's Carnegie Recital Hall.
FR-715 SACD MAHLER 1. ‘TITAN’ - UTAH SYMPHONY, THIERRY FISCHER
The Utah Symphony, celebrating its 75th anniversary in the 2015-16 season. It is recognized internationally for its distinctive performances, commitment to music education programs, and recording legacy. Reference Recordings is pleased to announce the release of this new and fresh performance of Mahler's Symphony No. 1. This work was performed as part of the orchestra's two-year Mahler Symphony Cycle. Reference Recordings also joins Utah Symphony in thanks to the 75th Anniversary Mahler Cycle Sponsors: Kem & Carolyn Gardner.
FR-716 PAULUS: FAR IN THE HEAVEN - CONCORD VOICES & ORCHESTRA, HOLTON
Stephen Paulus (1949-2014) was hailed as “a bright, fluent inventor with a ready lyric gift” by The New Yorker. A prolific composer of over 500 works, he wrote for orchestra, chorus, chamber ensembles, solo voice, keyboard and opera. He was a recipient of both NEA and Guggenheim Fellowships. The New York Times praised him for “melodic patterns that are fresh and familiar at the same time” and scoring that is “invariably expert and exceptionally imaginative in textures and use of instruments.” His music is represented on over fifty recordings.
FR-717 BOX & DICE - FIONA BOYES
Fiona plays deep Blues, influenced by a myriad of traditional regional styles. She has carved an international reputation as a blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, and American reviewers have described her as a ‘musical anomaly’ and ‘Bonnie Raitt's evil twin’!
FR-718 SACD PITTSBURGH LIVE -
BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY No.5 & SYMPONY No.7
Announcing The Fourth Release In A New Series With The Pittsburgh Symphony! Thrilling live performances from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, in brilliant audiophile sound! This release is the fourth in a series of multi-channel hybrid SACD recorded and mastered by the team at Soundmirror and released on FRESH! From Reference Recordings. This release and the entire Pittsburgh Live! series are recorded and mastered by the team at Soundmirror, whose outstanding orchestral, solo, opera and chamber recordings have received more than 70 Grammy nominations and awards.
FR-719 SACD DAWN TO DUST - UTAH SYMPHONY, THIERRY FISCHER
Dawn Too Dust contains live recordings of three significant and adventurous works by leading composers Augusta Read Thomas, Nico Muhly, and Andrew Norman. World-renowned percussionist Colin Currie performs on Andrew Norman’s "Switch."
FR-720 SACD PITTSBURGH LIVE -
TCHAIKOVSKY
SYMPHONY NO. 6 IN B MINOR, OP. 74
& DVORÁK RUSALKA FANTASY
Announcing the Fifth Release In A New Series With The Pittsburgh Symphony! Another thrilling live performance from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, in brilliant audiophile sound! Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky said of his Symphony No. 6: “But I absolutely consider it to be the best, and in particular, the most sincere of all my creations. I love it as I have never loved any of my other musical offspring.”
FR-721 DOUBLE SACD CARLISLE FLOYD
WUTHERING HEIGHTS - AN OPERA IN THREE ACTS
The Florentine Opera Company brings American opera composer Carlisle Floyd's operatic masterpiece, based on the classic English novel by Emily Brontë, to life. Floyd's score takes you to the heart of Catherine and Heathcliff's devastating love story.
FR-722 SACD PITTSBURGH LIVE -
STRAUSS ELEKTRA & ROSENKAVALIER
Announcing The Sixth Release In A New Series With The Pittsburgh Symphony! This new recording presents orchestral suites based on two of the most significant operas in history. Der Rosenkavalier found its place in the concert hall from the beginning, first with two waltz sequences and later with the famous 1944 suite. But Elektra remained purely on the opera stage until now. Conductor Manfred Honeck has made his own symphonic adaptation, in collaboration with the Czech composer Tomás Ille.
FR-723 ¡VIVA SEGOVIA!
Roberto Moronn Pérez performs selected works from the “Andrés Segovia Archive”, this time showcasing the best compositions in the Archive from multiple countries. 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.
FR-724 SACD PITTSBURGH LIVE -
SHOSTAKOVICH SYMPHONY NO.5 & BARBER ADAGIO
Announcing The Sixth Release In A New Series With The Pittsburgh Symphony! This new recording presents orchestral suites based on two of the most significant operas in history. Der Rosenkavalier found its place in the concert hall from the beginning, first with two waltz sequences and later with the famous 1944 suite. But Elektra remained purely on the opera stage until now. Conductor Manfred Honeck has made his own symphonic adaptation, in collaboration with the Czech composer Tomás Ille.
FR-725 DOUBLE SACD MAHLER SYMPHONY No.8
“SYMPHONY OF A THOUSAND”
The Utah Symphony is one of America's major symphony orchestras and a leading cultural organization in the Intermountain West. It is recognized internationally for its distinctive performances, commitment to music education programs, history and recording legacy. Maestro Thierry Fischer conducts as they join with the internationally-renowned Mormon Tabernacle Choir, to present a thrilling and authoritative interpretation of the immense Mahler Symphony No. 8, “Symphony of a Thousand.” This new release was recorded live in February 2016, from concerts in the Salt Lake Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah, sponsored by the O.C.Tanner Gift of Music.
FR-726 QUOTATIONS & HOMAGES
Nadia Shpachenko’s latest recording, Quotations & Homages features World Premiere recordings of works for solo piano, for piano and electronics, for speaking pianist, for piano with extended techniques, and collaborative works for 6 pianists (performed with RayKallay Duo, HOCKET and Genevieve Feiwen Lee) inspired by a variety of earlier composers and works. These fascinating new pieces come from eight notable modern composers: Tom Flaherty, Missy Mazzoli, Vera Ivanova, James Matheson, Nick Norton, Adam Borecki, Daniel Felsenfeld and Peter Yates.
FR-727 SACD PAVEL CHESNOKOV: “TEACH ME THY STATUTES”
Teach me Thy Statutes is performed by the PaTRAM Institute Male Choir, a highly professional group which is a collaboration of Russian and American singers. The male choir is considered by many to be the mainstay of traditional chant and Orthodox. Teach Me Thy Statutes was recorded in Russia in July of 2016 in the Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian Orthodox Church, at the Saratov Orthodox Theological Seminary. monasticism.
FR-728 SACD PITTSBURGH LIVE -
BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY No 3 & STRAUSS HORN CONCERTO No 1
Announcing The Eighth Release In A New Series With The Pittsburgh Symphony! In his fascinating and scholarly music notes, Maestro Honeck gives us insight into the history of both pieces, and describes how he conducts and interprets each. He reminds us that the “Eroica” was a bold departure from earlier symphonies, a “dance symphony with dramatic inventiveness, full of new elements that had never been heard before.”
FR-729 VOODOO IN THE SHADOWS
This new album, Voodoo In The Shadows, is a self-produced session by the multi-talented guitarist/singer/songwriter, exploring the allure of the back roads from Memphis, through Mississippi, to New Orleans and down to the Gulf. In 11 songs, including 9 originals, we hear stories of respect, partying, attitude, mystery, sensuality and love. Joining her are two Australian band-mates: multi-instrumentalist Tim Neal (Hammond B3, piano, bass and baritone sax) and drummer/percussionist Mark Gruden, plus Johnny Sansone, one of New Orleans' finest musicians, who adds his harmonica and accordion to richly season this international gumbo!
FR-730 THE POETRY OF PLACES
The Poetry of Places features World Premiere recordings of works for solo piano, for two pianos, percussion, electronics, voice, and toy piano in a fascinating mélange inspired by great architecture and places. The eight compositions monumentalize places as wildly diverse as the Copland House in Cortlandt, NY, The American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, Louis Kahn's National Assembly Buildings in Bangladesh, Newgrange Ancient Temple in Ireland, and Frank Gehry's House in Santa Monica, CA.
FR-731 DOUBLE HDCD KURT SANDER: THE DIVINE LITURGY OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM
The Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom by Kurt Sander is unique in several respects. Within the body of repertoire contained in the Russian based jurisdictions of North America (Moscow Patriarchate, Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, and the Orthodox Church in America), it is the first and only complete setting of the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom in English.
FR-732 BATES: CHILDREN OF ADAM & VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: DONA NOBIS PACEM
A World Première recording of MASON BATES: Children of Adam, songs of creation – commissioned by the Richmond Symphony – coupled with RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Dona nobis pacem. These pieces both draw inspiration from Walt Whitman's poetry and this release celebrates his bicentennial (born 1819).
FR-733 SACD PITSBURGH LIVE - BRUCKNER No.9
Reference Recordings proudly presents this iconic work in a new and definitive interpretation from Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, in superb audiophile sound. This hybrid SACD release was recorded in beautiful and historic Heinz Hall, home of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
FR-734 CHRISTMAS WITH TRUE CONCORD
CAROLS IN THE AMERICAN VOICE
Every December, True Concord presents its popular Lessons and Carols by Candlelight concerts in the Tucson area. Unique in the local milieu of seasonal offerings, the focus is on sacred Christmas carols.
FR-735 SACD PROKOFIEV ALEXANDER NEVSKY
& LIEUTENANT KIJÉ
A grand new performances of Alexander Nevsky and the Lieutenant Kijé Suite, two of Prokofiev's most brilliant and dramatic musical works.
FR-736 CARLISLE FLOYD: PRINCE OF PLAYERS
AN OPERA IN TWO ACTS
Floyd's most recent opera, Prince of Players, which premiered in March 2016 at the Houston Grand Opera, is based on the true story of the Restoration-era actor Edward Kynaston (1640–1706).
FR-737 BLESSED ART THOU AMONG WOMEN
Blessed Art Thou Among Women is performed by the PaTRAM Institute Singers™, a professional group of Russian and American male and female vocalists, joined by soloists Glenn Miller (basso profundo), Fotina Naumenko (soprano), Protodeacon Leonid Roschko, and two vocal quartets.
FR-738 SACD PITTSBURGH LIVE -
TCHAIKOVSKY SYMPHONY No 4
& LESHNOFF CONCERTO FOR CLARINET AND BASSOON
Announcing The Tenth Release In A Series With The Pittsburgh Symphony! Reference Recordings® proudly presents Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.4 in an exquisite interpretation from Manfred Honeck. It is coupled with a World Premiere recording of leading American composer Jonathan Leshnoff’s Double Concerto for Clarinet and Bassoon, featuring the extraordinary talents of the Pittsburgh Symphony’s own Principal Clarinet Michael Rusinek and Principal Bassoon Nancy Goeres.
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