Classical
Alexander Gibson – Witches’ Brew – Analogue Productions 180g Vinyl
£59.95We’ve taken this classic and given it the full Analogue Productions reissue treatment, featuring a remaster by Germany’s Willem Makkee from the original analog tapes, and plating and 180-gram pressing by Quality Record Pressings.
Topping it off is a thick cardboard Stoughton Printing tip-on jacket.
If such music didn’t cast the right sort of spell, so many listeners wouldn’t be returning to it on so many occasions, somehow feeling constantly refreshed.
Arthur Fiedler / Boston Pops Orchestra – Chopin: Les Sylphides / Prokofieff: Love For Three Oranges – Analogue Productions 200g Vinyl LP
Original price was: £49.95.£39.95Current price is: £39.95.Experience the enchanting melodies of Chopin’s Les Sylphides and the vibrant energy of Prokofieff’s Love For Three Oranges as interpreted by Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra.
This Analogue Productions 200g Vinyl LP offers unparalleled sound quality, capturing every nuance of these classic performances with exceptional clarity and warmth.
Meticulously remastered and pressed on heavyweight vinyl, this release ensures an immersive listening experience that honours the original recordings.
Elevate your vinyl collection with this timeless masterpiece, a must-have for classical music enthusiasts and audiophiles alike.
CHASING THE DRAGON II – Audiophile Recordings CD
£25.00Audiophile Demonstration & Test Disc! A treat to listen to, a great way to test and show off your system!
This audiophile demonstration album contains 17 tracks, including a microphone comparison, the giant organ at Temple Church, and a fantastic drum solo, which will test your loudspeakers to the limit!
A selection of tracks which should take you and your Hi-Fi system on an interesting journey.
This audiophile demonstration recording samples classical compositions by Vivaldi, J.S. Bach and Corelli, alongside a drum solo improvisation, a choir performance, microphone comparison of male voice recording, rehearsals, and more.
Concerts and Follies in Pergolesi’s Time – I Musici – XRCD24
£39.95Directly Recorded to Half Inch Analog Tape & Mastered Using K2 Technology!
This album is released in celebration of the 300th anniversary of the birth of the composer Giovanni Pergolesi. I Music performs compositional works by Geminiani, Pergolesi, Vivaldi and Durante.
“Concerts and Follies in Pergolesi’s Time” performed by I Musici and released on XRCD24 offers a refined auditory experience, capturing the elegance and emotional depth of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi’s compositions. This album, mastered in the high-resolution XRCD24 format, provides an immaculate sound quality that brings the intricacies and subtle nuances of baroque music to life, offering listeners a deep immersion into the musical aesthetics of the 18th century.
Don Grusin – Out of Thin Air – PS Audio 180G Collectors Vinyl
Original price was: £89.95.£44.98Current price is: £44.98.Just released. A limited-edition, individually numbered, 180-gram collector’s vinyl. These won’t be around long.
An original recording from piano master Don Grusin. It’s a sonic stunner. Nothing short of amazing, both musically and sonically.
Eiji Oue – Exotic Dances From The Opera – Reference Recordings HDCD
£29.95“Eiji Oue: Exotic Dances from the Opera” on Reference Recordings HDCD is a dynamic and immersive collection of operatic dance pieces, conducted by the renowned Eiji Oue. This high-definition CD captures the vibrant energy and intricate orchestrations of works by composers such as Rimsky-Korsakov, Strauss, and Saint-Saëns. The album’s exceptional sound quality and masterful performances provide a thrilling listening experience, making it a standout addition for classical music lovers and audiophiles.
Fone Classical Sampler – Trip XRCD24
£42.00This classical music sampler includes music by composers Beethoven, Haydn, Paganini, Schubert & more! Artists include Salvatore Accardo, Uto Ughi, Vox Esperio, Rocco Filippini and is sure to satisfy music lovers on Super XRCD24.
This album was directly recorded in half-inch analog tape and mastered utilizing JVC’s 24-Bit AD Converter with Digital K2 and Rubidium Clock.
Features:
Recorded directly to half inch analog tape
Mastered by Tohru Kotetsu at JVC Mastering Studios, Japan
Mastered Utilizing JVC 24bit AD Converter with Digital K2, Rubidium clock
Master Music 24-bit Super Analog, Original Analog Recording
Holst: Hammersmith – Reference Recordings HDCD
£29.95“This recording was made in Dallas’s showcase Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in June 1990. The repertory is a mix of standards— Holst’s two suites—and the mildly esoteric A Moorside Suite and Hammersmith. Of these, Hammersmith will appeal to those who like the composer’s Planets, particularly Uranus. The selections are played in Holst’s original instrumentation, and sound much the better and cleaner for it. The ensemble is crisp, and the solo and sectional playing measures up to a truly ‘symphonic’ standard. …the Texans seem to have a secure grasp of Holst’s idiom. The hall provides something very close to an ideal sound envelope, and the recording presents a well- focused image with lots of depth, good presence, and, except for some brightness in the high brass, natural tonal balance.” —Ted Libbey
Lincolnshire Posy – Reference Recordings HDCD
£29.95Dallas Wind Symphony
Jerry Junkin
Showcases the wind band music of Percy Grainger, including favorites Lincolnshire Posy and Irish Tune from County Derry (“Danny Boy”). Australia considers Grainger its greatest composer; the U.S., where he lived most of his life, praises him as a music educator, composer and arranger of band music; and England considers him supremely important in the preservation and arrangement of British folk songs.
Mariella Devia Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart XRCD24
£43.00Directly Recorded to Half Inch Analog Tape & Mastered Using K2 Technology!
In December 1997, Mariella Devia, one of the world’s best soprano singers, recorded a collection of popular Mozart music at Terto Lauro Rossi, Macerata.
Mariella Devia is an Italian operatic coloratura soprano, well known for performing many roles in the bel canto repertoire.
Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky – Lieutenant Kijé Suite – Reference Recordings HDCD
£29.95Utah Symphony
Thierry Fischer, music director
ALISA KOLOSOVA, MEZZO-SOPRANO
Utah Symphony Chorus
University of Utah A Cappella Choir
University of Utah Chamber Choir
Barlow Bradford, Director
Reference Recordings is proud to present the Utah Symphony conducted by Thierry Fischer, in grand new performances of Alexander Nevsky and the Lieutenant Kijé Suite, two of Prokofiev’s most brilliant and dramatic musical works. The music of Lieutenant Kijé was originally written as the score to the film of the same name, released in March 1934. It was Prokofiev’s first film music and his first commission. Prokofiev soon adapted it into the five-movement Lieutenant Kijé Suite, first performed in December 1934, and which quickly became a favorite in the international concert repertoire. Then, in 1938, Prokofiev collaborated with film director Eisenstein to create the score for the film Alexander Nevsky. He later adapted much of his score into the large-scale cantata for mezzo-soprano, orchestra and chorus featured on this recording.
Salvatore Accardo I Violini Di Cremona XRCD24
£42.00Directly Recorded to Half Inch Analog Tape & Mastered Using K2 Technology!
Master violinist Salvatore Accardo is accompanied by pianist Laura Manzini for this recording of compositional works by Chopin, Korsakov, Schubert, Brahms and more!
These selections have been chosen to honor Fritz Kreisler.
Total playing time, 62:14
Recorded at Palazzo Cavalcabo, Cremona on November 6-8, 1993.
