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CROWN IMPERIAL - DALLAS WIND ENSEMBLE - JUNKIN (HRX DVD-R)

Crown Imperial Dallas Wind Ensemble/Junkin On HRx DVD-R From Reference Recordings

One of Reference Recordings all-time bestsellers and an audiophile touchstone, is Pomp & Pipes!, RR's first foray into the magnificent repertoire for organ and wind band.

This time, in addition to the renowned Dallas Wind Symphony and its music director Jerry Junkin, is the appearance of Mary Preston, resident organist of the mighty Fisk concert instrument in the Meyerson Symphony Center. No one knows better than she the capabilities of the Fisk!

In addition to the royal coronation anthem Crown Imperial by William Walton, there are substantial pieces that are seldom heard in such full instrumentation. Richard Strauss contributes a stately Festival Intrada; there’s a Canzon originally composed “in stereo” by Giovanni Gabrieli; a ceremonial brass Fanfare by Henri Tomasi; an unusual arrangement by Percy Grainger of the famous County Derry Air; Elsa's Procession To The Cathedral from Lohengrin by Richard Wagner, who knew how to bring an audience to its feet; Kammermusk #7, a full concerto for organ and winds by Paul Hindemith; and Niagra Falls, a rousing, wild ride by popular American composer Michael Daugherty.

HRx is Reference Recordings trade name for high resolution audio WAV files on a DVD-R data disc. These files contain exact bit-for-bit copies of Reference Recordings’ master recordings. They are the ultimate in fidelity for digital two-channel sound! NOTE: These DVD-R data discs ARE NOT playable in standard DVD or DVD-A player. They are 24bit/176k high-resolution digital data files for computer or server system playback. 

"There's loads of instrumental detail. The lowest organ notes will rearrange things in your china closet." - Andrew Quint, The Absolute Sound

"Addictively warm and velvety is how this Keith Johnson recording sounds. It captures the sound of the hall in all its rich, creamy, clarified glory as well as that of the mighty, Herman W. Lay Family 1.36 million dollar, 4535 pipe C.B. Fisk Opus 100 organ. It’s a whopper and if your system goes low, you’ll hear and feel it!" - Michael Fremer, Stereophile & The Tracking Angle

"Audiophiles will have to have this one." - John Sunier, Audiophile Audition

Crown Imperial Track Listing

1. Richard Strauss: Festival Intrada
2. Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon Primi Toni
3. William Walton: Crown Imperial
4. Henri Tomasi: Procession du Vendredi-Saint
5. Percy Grainger: County Derry Air
6. Richard Wagner: Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral
7-9. Paul Hindemith: Kammermusik #7
10.  Michael Daugherty: Niagara Falls