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Very fine renditions of all three! The Sibelius 7th stands with the best!

Bill Dodd

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Here is yet another wonderful Reference Recordings release recorded by Keith Johnson in 2016. The Kansas City Symphony under conductor Michael Stern was an excellent orchestra. Their albums made with Reference Recordings, including this one, are top drawer and all are highly recommended.

Included here are Samuel Barber’s First Symphony (In One Movement), Op. 9 (1936); Jean Sibelius’ Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105 (1924); and Alexander Scriabin’s Le poème de l’extase (The Poem of Ecstasy), Op. 54 (1905-1908). As the title of the album states, these are all one movement symphonies of 19-23 minutes each. But packed into these single movement marvels is a wealth of creative music to explore and savor.

This album was recorded in the beautiful and acoustically acclaimed Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. It was produced by David Frost, seven-time winner of the Classical Producer of the Year Grammy award. It was recorded by RR’s engineering team, comprised of Grammy-winning engineer and Technical Director Keith O. Johnson, and multi-Grammy nominated engineer Sean Martin.

And it’s a good ‘un.

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