Challenge Classics

The Brodsky are the Britten team for the new century, and at full price they take advantage of the super-refined Snape Maltings acoustic to offer performances of great intelligence and expressive... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Leading a strong cast, Juliane Banse as the shepherd brilliantly meets the soprano part's technical challenges while evoking the naivety of the idealistic character...[Stenz] proves himself... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Roth is stark and uncompromising throughout, drawing you into its claustrophobic world, especially in the central Adagio. Thomas Sanderling and the London Symphony Orchestra provide sturdy support... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The essence of folk song is outward simplicity: this disc is a wide-ranging selection of arrangements and originals, performed with artful directness. — Sunday Times, 3rd February 2013 More…

Angela Brownridge has moments that could provide a masterclass with careful control of nuance, the chords in ‘Canope’ seemingly emerging without attack. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2018, 2 out of 5 stars More…

...this disc juxtaposes what are probably the most characterful string trios from the entire 20th century...Webern comes off best in these hyper-intense, rather over-resonant recordings, with... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2010 More…

Ein Heldenleben [is] remarkably primarily for the forward momentum of Ingo Metzmacher's performance, the overall excellence of the Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester's playing and the sympathetic... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2014 More…

Well known and less familiar Vaughan Williams and Finzi songs, sung with technical elegance and fine spirit by the Dutch a capella vocal group Quink. — BBC Music Magazine, December 2011, 4 out of 5 stars More…