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Challenge Classics

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  • Tchaikovsky and Britten String Quartets

    Tchaikovsky and Britten String Quartets

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    The Brodsky Quartet

    • Catalogue No: CC72106
    • Label: Challenge Classics
    • Length: 68 minutes

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  • Respighi: Works for String Quartet

    Respighi: Works for String Quartet

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    Brodsky Quartet, Anne Sofie von Otter

    • Catalogue No: CC72008
    • Label: Challenge Classics
    • Length: 65 minutes

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  • Weinberg & Britten: Violin Concertos

    Weinberg & Britten: Violin Concertos

    Linus Roth (violin)

    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Mihkel Kütson

    • Release Date: 3rd Mar 2014
    • Catalogue No: CC72627
    • Label: Challenge Classics
    • Length: 62 minutes

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  • Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87

    Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87

    Hannes Minnaar (piano)

    No one undertakes a recording of Shostakovich’s 24 Preludes and Fugues lightly, and Dutch pianist Hannes Minnaar engages an authoritative objectivity in running the ever-surprising gamut of... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2023, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…
    • Release Date: 4th Nov 2022
    • Catalogue No: CC72907
    • Label: Challenge Classics
    • Length: 2 hours 30 minutes

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  • Strauss, R: Der Rosenkavalier

    Strauss, R: Der Rosenkavalier

    Camilla Nylund (Die Feldmarschallin), Peter Rose (Baron Ochs), Paula Murrihy (Octavian), Hanna-Elisabeth Muller (Sophie)

    Dutch National Opera Chorus, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Marc Albrecht

    • Release Date: 10th Nov 2017
    • Catalogue No: CC72741
    • Label: Challenge Classics
    • Length: 3 hours 13 minutes

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  • Korngold: String Quartet No. 1, Op. 16 & Piano Quintet Op. 15

    Korngold: String Quartet No. 1, Op. 16 & Piano Quintet Op. 15

    Alma Quartet, Severin von Eckardstein (piano)

    There’s inventiveness and a sense of adventure in these burnished performances – utterly refined, yet warm and tender too. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2023, 4 out of 5 stars More…
    • Release Date: 29th Sep 2023
    • Catalogue No: CC72932
    • Label: Challenge Classics
    • Length: 68 minutes

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  • Auf Flügeln Des Gesanges - Romantic Songs and Transcriptions

    Auf Flügeln Des Gesanges - Romantic Songs and Transcriptions

    Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Cyprien Katsaris (piano)

    Prégardien can always be relied upon to approach art song thoughtfully and adventurously… [He] sounds like he’s in his element, striding assuredly through this hit parade and savouring each... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Sound) More…
    • Release Date: 16th Nov 2018
    • Catalogue No: CC72787
    • Label: Challenge Classics
    • Length: 72 minutes

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  • Wanderer: Songs by Schumann, Killmayer & Mahler

    Wanderer: Songs by Schumann, Killmayer & Mahler

    Christoph Prégardien (tenor)

    Ensemble Kontraste

    Prégardien never allows the novelty of a new incarnation to distract him: his singing here is full of imaginative insights...the tenor's courage and imagination triumph. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…
    • Release Date: 24th Oct 2011
    • Catalogue No: CC72518
    • Label: Challenge Classics
    • Length: 66 minutes

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  • Wartime Consolations

    Wartime Consolations

    Linus Roth (violin) & José Gallardo (piano)

    Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn, Ruben Gazarian

    [Weinberg's] delicate Concertino steals the show in Linus Roth's elegant and tender performance. The opening melody is a lyrical gift from God. — BBC Music Magazine, December 2015 More…
    • Release Date: 22nd Jun 2015
    • Catalogue No: CC72680
    • Label: Challenge Classics
    • Length: 55 minutes

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  • Christoph & Julian Prégardien - Father & Son

    Christoph & Julian Prégardien - Father & Son

    Christoph Prégardien, Julian Prégardien (tenor), Michael Gees (piano), Fabienne Waga, Patricia Messner (harmonica)

    a real treasure...What makes this anthology so enriching is the skill of their arrangements...The two tenors of father and son - shared DNA, complementary tints and timbres - blend with grace... — BBC Music Magazine, Awards Issue 2015, 5 out of 5 stars More…
    • Release Date: 24th Nov 2014
    • Catalogue No: CC72645
    • Label: Challenge Classics
    • Length: 73 minutes

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