Challenge Classics
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Like all cycles, it has had ups and downs, but overall it has been as fine as anyone conducting Bruckner at present would be. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2015, Editor's Choice
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Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 'Lobgesang'
Judith van Wanrooij (soprano) & Patrick Henckens (tenor)
Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, Jan Willem de Vriend
No rival version is better and few are as good...for a fresh, immediate statement that compels one's attention from start to finish, I cannot imagine anyone being disappointed by this new release — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2013, Editor's Choice
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Grieg, Elgar and Sibelius - Music for Violin & Piano
Isabelle van Keulen (violin) & Ronald Brautigam (piano)
Isabelle van Keulen and Ronald Brautigam are artists of keen insight, immaculate musicianship and culture… Moreover they are accorded first-rate sound… — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2007, Chamber Choice
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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... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Vocal
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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. — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2012, Choral & Song Choice
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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. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2015, Editor's Choice
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Schumann: Piano Trios Opp. 63 & 110
RecommendedVoces Intimae: Riccardo Cecchetti (piano), Luigi De Filippi (violin) & Sandro Meo (cello)
The Voces Intimae players provide admirable insight and character, making the most of both the music's drama and its lyrical warmth. On the debit side, Schumann's ritardandos cry out for more... — More…
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Building a Library, December 2011, Period Instrument Choice
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Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 4 & 5
RecommendedHannes Minnaar (piano)
Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, Jan Willem de Vriend
Characterful accounts of Beethoven's final two piano concertos from a young Dutch pianist already making an impressive mark. His lively grace is matched by the sensitive Netherlands musicians... — More…
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Building A Library, February 2019, Recommended Recording
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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... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, Choral & Song Choice
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Lieske and Spindler's interpretations can be expansively orchestral in conception...or intimately lyrical and expressive...Albéniz apparently said his music appealed to him more when played... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2010, Editor's Choice
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