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Reference Recordings

Reference Recordings is proud to offer recordings by exceptional producing and engineering teams from outside the RR company on FRESH!. RRs’ mission for Fresh! is to encourage unique and fine artists, and give them a strong platform for promotion and sales nationally and internationally. The Pittsburgh Live! series and the Utah Symphony recordings are produced, recorded and mastered by the team at Soundmirror, Boston, whose outstanding orchestral, solo, opera, and chamber recordings have received over 80 GRAMMY® nominations and awards. Soundmirror has recorded for every major classical record label, now including Reference Recordings. Soundmirror’s DSD and DXD recordings of these great American orchestras are available on hybrid SACD as well as Stereo and Multi-channel DSD downloads.

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Here I Am [World Premiere Recordings]

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Here I Am [World Premiere Recordings]

Artists Eric Holtan, True Concord Voices & Orchestra

Composers Hagen

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To Awaken The Sleeper

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To Awaken The Sleeper

Artists Kansas City Symphony

Composers Thompson

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Keys to the Beautiful Game [World Premiere Recordings]

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Keys to the Beautiful Game [World Premiere Recordings]

Artists Nadia Shpachenko

Composers Flaherty, Sanford, Meltzer, Cerrone, Schoenberg

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Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 & Simon: Four Black American Dances

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Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 & Simon: Four Black American Dances

Artists Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck

Composers Dvorak, Simon

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Beneath Lighted Coffers: Concerto for Steel Pans & Orchestra

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Beneath Lighted Coffers: Concerto for Steel Pans & Orchestra

Artists Oregon Symphony

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Dvorak’s Circle

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Dvorak’s Circle

Artists Hermitage Piano Trio

Composers Dvorak, Suk, Friml

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Music of Aldo Lopez-Gavilan [World Premiere Recordings]

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Emporium: Music of Aldo Lopez-Gavilan [World Premiere Recordings]

Artists Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra

Composers Ló, pez-Gavilá, n

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Mahler: Symphony No. 5

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Mahler: Symphony No. 5

Artists Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra, Sir Donald Runnicles

Composers Mahler

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Requiem: Mozart's Death in Words and Music

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Requiem: Mozart's Death in Words and Music

Artists Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck, Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, Tareq Nazmi

Composers Mozart

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Four Hands. Two Hearts. One Hope

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Four Hands. Two Hearts. One Hope

Artists Anastasiia Larchikova, Mykhailo Diordiiev

Composers Almashi, Corigliano, Skoryk, Liebermann, Sehin, Gordon

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Between Somewhere and Goodbye

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Between Somewhere and Goodbye

Artists Doug MacLeod

Composers MacLeod, Jesser, Bromberg

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Andrés Segovia Archive: Grand Finale

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Andrés Segovia Archive: Grand Finale

Artists Roberto Moronn Perez

Composers Tansman, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Haug, Manen, Mompou

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The Six Cello Suites of J.S. Bach - Vol. 2

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The Six Cello Suites of J.S. Bach - Vol. 2

Artists William Skeen

Composers Bach

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The Six Cello Suites of J.S. Bach - Vol. 1

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The Six Cello Suites of J.S. Bach - Vol. 1

Artists William Skeen

Composers Bach

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Handel: Jephtha, Vol. 1

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Handel: Jephtha, Vol. 1

Artists Music of the Baroque Chorus & Orchestra

Composers Händel, Handel

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Handel: Jephtha, Vol. 2

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Handel: Jephtha, Vol. 2

Artists Music of the Baroque Chorus & Orchestra

Composers Händel, Handel

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A Dream So Bright: Choral Music of Jake Runestad

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A Dream So Bright: Choral Music of Jake Runestad

Artists True Concord Voices & Orchestra, Jeffrey Biegel, Eric Holtan

Composers Runestad, Turner, Boss

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Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 & Bates: Resurrexit

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Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 & Bates: Resurrexit

Artists Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck

Composers Bruckner, Bates

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Brahms: Reimagined Orchestrations

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Brahms: Reimagined Orchestrations

Artists Kansas City Symphony, Michael Stern

Composers Brahms

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Between Two Worlds

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Between Two Worlds

Artists Guy Yehuda, Dmitri Berlinsky, Yvonne Lam, Eric Nowlin, Suren Bagratuni, Kevin Brown, Jon Weber, Eric Zuber

Composers Prokofiev, Engel, Haim

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Adam Schoenberg: American Symphony, Finding Rothko, Picture Studies [World Premiere Recordings]

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Adam Schoenberg: American Symphony, Finding Rothko, Picture Studies [World Premiere Recordings]

Artists Kansas City Symphony, Michael Stern

Composers Schoenberg

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Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 "Organ"

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Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 "Organ"

Artists Kansas City Symphony, Michael Stern, Jan Kraybill, Mark Gibbs, Noah Geller

Composers Saint-Saens

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Exotic Dances From The Opera

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Exotic Dances From The Opera

Artists Eiji Oue, Minnesota Orchestra

Composers Rimsky-Korsakov, Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, Rabaud, Rubinstein, Dvorak, Saint-Saens

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Holst: The Planets & The Perfect Fool

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Holst: The Planets & The Perfect Fool

Artists Kansas City Symphony, Michael Stern

Composers Holst

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The Orchestral Organ

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The Orchestral Organ

Artists Jan Kraybill

Composers Tchaikovsky, Bennet (transcriber), Barber, Strickland (transcriber), Gounod, Best (transcriber), Holst, Lay (transcriber), Sibelius, Fricker (transcriber), Reznicek, Saint-Saens, Renaud (transcriber), Wagner, Rogers (transcriber), Mendelssohn, Warren (transcriber), Jarnefelt, Nevin (transcriber), Verdi, Shelley (transcriber), Lemare (transcriber)

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John Williams At The Movies

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John Williams At The Movies

Artists Dallas Winds, Jerry Junkin, Christopher Martin

Composers Williams

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Spanish Impressions

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Spanish Impressions

Artists Hermitage Piano Trio

Composers Arbos, Turina, Cassado, Perello

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Stylus Phantasticus

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Stylus Phantasticus

Artists Tekla Cunningham, Pacific MusicWorks

Composers Farina, de Macque, Uccellini, Corbetta, Mealli, Fontana, von Biber, Schmelzer, Albertini

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Invasion: Music and Art for Ukraine (World Premiere Recordings)

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Invasion: Music and Art for Ukraine (World Premiere Recordings)

Artists Nadia Shpachenko, Aija Mattson‐Jovel, Anthony Parnther, Joti Rockwell, Pat Posey, Phil Keen

Composers Spratlan

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Schubert by Candlelight – Live in Madrid

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Schubert by Candlelight – Live in Madrid

Artists Sergei Kvitko

Composers Schubert

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Christmas With True Concord: Carols In The American Voice

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Christmas With True Concord: Carols In The American Voice

Artists True Concord, Eric Holtan, True Concord Voices & Orchestra

Composers Traditional, Near (arranger), Praetorius, Warland (arranger), Kirkpatrick, Wilberg (arranger), Gibbs (arranger), Work (arranger: harmony), Rutenberg (arranger), Helvey (arranger), Franz Gruber, Paulus (arranger), Prentice (arranger), Barnett (arranger: acc.), Van, Wood (arranger), Rutenberg (arranger: descant), Rudolph, Culloton (arranger), Helvey, Schulz-Widmar

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Le Dolce Sirene

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Le Dolce Sirene

Artists Bach Aria Soloists

Composers Monteverdi, Händel, Mendelssohn, Bach, McDowall, Improv., Handel

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Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 & Schulhoff: Five Pieces

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Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 & Schulhoff: Five Pieces

Artists Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck

Composers Tchaikovsky, Schulhoff, Honeck (arr)

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Viva Segovia!

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Viva Segovia!

Artists Roberto Moronn Perez

Composers Haug, Scott, Berkeley, Desderi, Fornerod, Peyrot

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The Poetry of Places (World Premiere Recordings)

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The Poetry of Places (World Premiere Recordings)

Artists Nadia Shpachenko, Cory Hills, Joanne Pearce Martin, Nick Terry

Composers Norman, Meltzer, Van Zandt, Lash, Kirsten, Matheson, Spratlan, Young

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Bates: Children of Adam (World Premiere Recording) & Vaughan Williams: Dona nobis pacem

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Bates: Children of Adam (World Premiere Recording) & Vaughan Williams: Dona nobis pacem

Artists Richmond Symphony, Richmond Symphony Chorus, Erin R. Freeman, KEVIN DEAS, Michelle Areyzaga, Richmond Symphony Orchestra, Steven Smith

Composers Bates, Vaughan Williams

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Here I Am [World Premiere Recordings]

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Here I Am [World Premiere Recordings]

Artists Eric Holtan, True Concord Voices & Orchestra

Composers Hagen

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To Awaken The Sleeper

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To Awaken The Sleeper

Artists Kansas City Symphony

Composers Thompson

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Keys to the Beautiful Game [World Premiere Recordings]

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Keys to the Beautiful Game [World Premiere Recordings]

Artists Nadia Shpachenko

Composers Flaherty, Sanford, Meltzer, Cerrone, Schoenberg

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  • Not Available on SACD
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 & Simon: Four Black American Dances

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Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 & Simon: Four Black American Dances

Artists Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck

Composers Dvorak, Simon

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Beneath Lighted Coffers: Concerto for Steel Pans & Orchestra

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Beneath Lighted Coffers: Concerto for Steel Pans & Orchestra

Artists Oregon Symphony

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Dvorak’s Circle

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Dvorak’s Circle

Artists Hermitage Piano Trio

Composers Dvorak, Suk, Friml

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Music of Aldo Lopez-Gavilan [World Premiere Recordings]

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Emporium: Music of Aldo Lopez-Gavilan [World Premiere Recordings]

Artists Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra

Composers Ló, pez-Gavilá, n

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Mahler: Symphony No. 5

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Mahler: Symphony No. 5

Artists Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra, Sir Donald Runnicles

Composers Mahler

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