Browse: Challenge Classics (label)
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'Good bye, great artist. Truly Yours, Beethoven' - Romberg: 3 Grand Sonatas, Op. 5 For Harp and Cello Simona Marchesi, Bartolomeo Dandolo Marchesi
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J S Bach - Complete Cantatas Volume 22
RecommendedSandrine Piau, Johannette Zomer (soprano), Bogna Bartosz, Nathalie Stutzman (alto), James Gilchrist, Christoph Prégardien, Jörg Dürmüller (tenor) & Klaus Mertens (bass)
The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Ton Koopman
Koopman's irrepressible enthusiasm and impish wit remain undiminished as he ends his immense 12 year project recording all Bach's cantatas. Assured vocal soloists, fluent choir and impeccable... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2008, Choral Award Winner
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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 moods... — More…
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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. — More…
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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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Performing on two copies of Stefanini and Ruckers harpsichords, Ton Koopman completes the exquisite solo oeuvre by Buxtehude with captivating élan. For a musician with somewhat precipitous tendencies,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2008, Editor's Choice
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Folk Stories
Songs by Beethoven, Britten & Mahler
Cora Burggraaf (mezzo-soprano), Simon Lepper (piano), Liza Ferschtman (violin) & Floris Mijnders (cello)
The essence of folk song is outward simplicity: this disc is a wide-ranging selection of arrangements and originals, performed with artful directness. — More…
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Bach, J S: St John Passion, BWV245 Sigiswald Kuijken (direction & violin, gamba, viola d’amore), Christoph Genz (Evangelist/tenor arias), Jens Hamann (Jesus/baritone arias), Gerlinde Samann (soprano), Petra Noskaiová (mezzo)
La Petite Bande, Sigiswald Kuijken
This 'choir' provides heartfelt congregational ardour in chorales, the hysterical ferocity of a crowd thirsting for blood, and objective commentary as onlookers in the opening and closing choruses.... — More…
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