KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY
Michael Stern, Conductor

Incidental music for THE TEMPEST by William Shakespeare
SULLIVAN • SIBELIUS
RR-115   [HDCD]
A "Prof." Keith Johnson recording.
Under the dynamic direction of Music Director Michael Stern, The Kansas City Symphony covers itself in glory with incidental music for The Tempest by Sir Arthur Sullivan and Jean Sibelius.

BRITTEN'S ORCHESTRA
A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra and other works
RR-120   [HDCD]

BRITTEN'S ORCHESTRA
A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra and other works
RR-120 SACD   [Hybrid SACD/HDCD]
A "Prof." Keith Johnson recording.
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra is a symphonic tour-de-force and audio spectacular, featuring all sections of the symphony, separately and together.

2012 Grammy Award® Best Surround Sound Recording

ELGAR: Enigma Variations
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: The Wasps & Greensleeves
RR-129   [HDCD]

ELGAR: Enigma Variations
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: The Wasps & Greensleeves
RM-2508   200gram MASTERCUT LP
A new symphonic tour-de-force from the Kansas City Symphony! This colorful, beloved English music has been captured in brilliant HDCD sound by GRAMMY®-winning engineer Keith O. Johnson.

ELGAR: Enigma Variations
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: The Wasps & Greensleeves
RR-129 SACD   [Hybrid SACD/HDCD]
A new symphonic tour-de-force from the Kansas City Symphony! This colorful, beloved English music has been captured in brilliant SACD sound by GRAMMY®-winning engineer Keith O. Johnson.
MIRACULOUS METAMORPHOSES
works by HINDERMITH, PROKOFIEV, BARTÓK
RR-132   [HDCD]

MIRACULOUS METAMORPHOSES
works by HINDERMITH, PROKOFIEV, BARTÓK
RR-132 SACD   [Hybrid SACD/HDCD]
This magnificent new symphonic recording with the Kansas City Symphony contains three classic modern masterpieces.   It is also the premiere recording made in the orchestra's new home, Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, Missouri.

SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No.3 “ORGAN”
Introduction and Rondo Capricciosoo in A minor for violin & Orchestra + La Muse et le Poé for Violin, Cello and Orchestra
RR-136   [HDCD]

SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No.3 “ORGAN”    
RM-1514   [45rpm 180gram LP]


SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No.3 “ORGAN”
Introduction and Rondo Capricciosoo in A minor for violin & Orchestra + La Muse et le Poé for Violin, Cello and Orchestra
RR-136 SACD   [Hybrid SACD/HDCD]
Composed at his artistic peak, Camille Saint-Saëns said of his Symphony No.3 “With it I have given all I could give, what I did, I could not achieve again.”

ADAM SCHOENBERG: American Symphony, Finding Rothko & Picture Studies  
  RR-139 SACD   [Hybrid SACD/HDCD]
Says Schoenberg: “I have dreamt of having an orchestral disc of my music since first becoming a composer.   This is an extraordinary gift, and I am thrilled to be sharing my music with all of you.   The three pieces that you will soon experience embody my growth from student to professional composer.   They each explore different styles, but my artistic voice remains consistent throughout.”


HOLST: The Planets & The Perfect Fool
RR-146 SACD   [Hybrid SACD/HDCD]
Holst's best known and beloved works in an outstanding interpretation from Michael Stern and the Kansas City Symphony.   This hybrid SACD release was recorded in the beautiful and acoustically acclaimed Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.   It was produced by David Frost, six-time winner of the Classical Producer of the Year GRAMMY® award.   It was recorded by Reference Recording's engineering team, comprised of GRAMMY® winning engineer and Technical Director Keith O. Johnson, and multi-GRAMMY® nominated engineer Sean Martin.

NADIA SHPACHENKO
Contemporary piano works
 
To Esteemed Classical Artists on Reference Recordings
 
.PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Manfred Honeck, Conductor


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