Challenge Classics
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Nostalgia and Humility
Cora Burggraaf (mezzo-soprano), Liza Ferschtman (violin)
Netherlands Youth String Orchestra, Bas Wiegers
A bejewelled performance of Andriessen's haunting Miroir de Peine is framed by hypnotic Takemitsu (Nostalghia) and a majestic but underpowered Tchaikovsky Serenade. — More…
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Richard Rijnvos: Uptown, Downtown
John Snijders (piano)
Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic & Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Celso Antunes
the music is wonderfully direct and genuinely engaging, whether referencing other composers – Ives, Gershwin, Thelonious Monk and Bernard Herrmann – in the concerto, or generating huge waves... — More…
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Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24
Charlotte Margiono (soloist), Thomas Quasthoff (soloist), Vinson Cole (soloist), Jaco Huijpen (soloist)
Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, Groot Omroepkoor, Bernard Haitink
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Amstel Quartet: Amstel Tracks NOW!
Amstel Quartet: Remco Jak (soprano saxophone), Olivier Sliepen (alto saxophone), Bas Apswoude (tenor saxophone) & Ties Mellema (baritone saxophone)
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14 in G minor, Op. 135
Gal James (soprano) & Thomas Oliemans (bass)
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Gordan Nikolic
[Oliemans's] intelligence and insight trump authenticity in most instances...But it is the piece itself that unfailingly makes the most indelible impression and Gordan Nikolitch leads from the... — More…
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The Kuijken pace the opening movement very naturally, and the second theme, with its warmly duetting cellists, is just one instance of the quality of their musicianship. There's a tremendous... — More…
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Beethoven & Krufft: Sonatas for Horn and Fortepiano
Anneke Scott (natural horn) & Kathryn Cok (fortepiano)
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Mozart: Gran Partita
Vinciane Baudhuin (oboe), Annelies Decock (violin), Mika Akiha (viola), Ronan Kernoa (cello), Ewald Demeyere (fortepiano)
Quatuor Dialogues
Quatuor Dialoguees and the fortepianist Ewald Demeyere make a decent case for the arrangement…[and] there’s some touching extempore ornamentation throughout — More…
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Minaaar’s identification with this unique realm of music is complete and his deeply felt interpretations shine with clarity and infinite nuance — More…
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