Reference Recordings CD RR-91: Valentino Dances - Dominik Argento

Description: ****Welcome to our listing, thanks very much for looking!REFERENCE RECORDINGS is a well known audiophile label. Indeed "Professor Keith O. Johnson" has been associated with many cutting edge recording examples / techniques not only on the software side of the business, but in the hardware side as well - the highly known and respected "Spectral" brand name comes to mind immediately. Their music software (both CD and LP) competes with the likes of other grand audiophile labels such as; MFSL, Sheffield Lab, Wilson Audio, Opus 3, Mark Levinson, Proprius, etc.. Many of the company's issues have been associated with sonic spectaculars, more specifically, with The Absolute Sound (TAS) magazine, or as it's known in audiophile circles "HP's Super Disc List" (Harry Pearson) as is this title - "The Absolute Sound Super Disc List"! If you haven't done so already, give a few of the Reference Recording titles a spin, you won't be sorry! Minnesota Orchestra/Eiji Oue, conductor/Chad Shelton, tenor, Argento: "Valentino Dances", "Reverie", "Reflections on a Hymn Tune", "Valse Triste", "Le Tombeau d'Edgar Poe", "A Ring of Time". Dominick Argento is not only America's preeminent opera composer, but a creator of vocal, choral and orchestral music that places him in the top rank of living composers. This significant new release presents WORLD PREMIER recordings of five important Argento works, all closely associated with the Minnesota Orchestra. "Valentino Dances" is an infectious suite from the opera "The Dream of Valentino", with a virtuoso solo played by "Mr. Accordion" himself, William Schimmel of The Tango Project. This flamboyant Roaring Twenties music has "FM hit" written all over it. These melodically sweeping, romantic scores are captured in all their vivid colors in "Prof." Keith Johnson's dynamic HDCD recording. This listing is for a rare audiophile CD title - a FACTORY SEALED CD PRESSED and ISSUED by Reference Recordings of a highly collectible title from the Reference Recordings catalog, featuring - The Music of Dominick ArgentoEiji Oue conducts the Minnesota Orchestra CD Title - Valentino Dances Valentino Dances - Suite from the opera "The Dream of Valentino" featuring William Schimmel on accordion Reverie, Reflections On A Hymn Tune Le Tombeau D'Edgar Poe - Suite from the opera "The Voyage of Edgar Allen Poe" featuring Chad Shelton, tenor Valse Triste A Ring of Time - Spring, Summer, Fall & Winter The CD is from the rare REFERENCE RECORDINGS series of audiophile CDs. CD catalog # RR-91CD HDCDCD made in the USACD issued in 2000 The CD, JEWEL CASE and INSERTS are all assumed to be in MINT overall condition as this item is actually FACTORY SEALED! The CD is an audiophile quality pressing (any collector of fine MFSL, half speeds, direct to discs, Japanese/UK pressings etc., can attest to the difference a quality pressing can make to an audio system). Do not let this rarity slip by!

Price: 29.99 USD

Location: New York, New York

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