Challenge Classics
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Perfectly Free
Maja Bogdanović, Robbrecht Van Cauwenberghe, Phion Symphony Orchestra, David Cohen, Xandi van Dijk
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Seasoned performers of Golijov's music, the Arethusa Quartet and clarinettist Chen Halevi get it just about right. They apply presence, resonance and weight in the first movement, while maintaining... —
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In Heaven
Songs for a Trip to Space
Olivia Vermeulen (mezzo), Jan Philip Schulze (piano/synthesizer)
An extraordinary sonic journey. This duo consistently delivers inventive concepts yet their deeper artistic purpose never eclipses their light touch. Schulze's virtuosic playing matches Vermeulen's... —
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2026, Vocal Choice
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James MacMillan: Works for Chamber Orchestra with Soloists
Linus Roth (violin), Lars Wouters van den Oudeweijer (clarinet), Julius Berger (cello)
Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic, James MacMillan
[From Ayrshire] is played here with burnished lyricism by the German violinist Linus Roth, who scorches the brief, 'fast-reel', second movement with virtuosity...MacMillan elicits a magnificent... —
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2014, Concerto Choice
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MacMillan: St. Luke Passion
RecommendedPeter Dicke (organ)
Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic, Netherlands Radio Choir & National Youth Choir, Markus Stenz
The music is good at portraying the extremes of almighty power. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th April 2015
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The solos and duos on this radiant release from Fedorov, Daniel Rowland and Maja Bogdanović are in themselves powerfully intimate, and are imbued with still greater intensity in light of the... —
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2023, Chamber Choice
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Willem Jeths: Requiem
Andreas Wolf (bass), Kelly God, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Choir, James Gaffigan
This is a powerful performance, with the orchestra and organ at full force and well balanced with the choir. Bass baritone Andreas Wolf is excellent—his intonation is spot-on and his tone focused,... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Contemporary
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Arvo Pärt: Stabat Mater & Ivan Moody: Simeron
Goeyvaerts String Trio: Kristien Roels (violin), Kris Matthynssens (viola), Pieter Stas (cello), Zsuzsi Tóth (soprano), Barnabás Hegyi (countertenor), Olivier Berten (tenor)
The absolute control and pinpoint perfection required by pieces such as these is masterfully achieved: the result is incredibly, movingly, beautiful..There's nothing stark or white about this... —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2014, Editor's Choice
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Ritratto
Martin Mkhize, Cameron Shahbazi (countertenor), Lucas van Lierop, Dominic Kraemer, Frederik Bergman, Paride Cataldo, Sam Carl, Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Dutch National Opera, Geoffrey Paterson
Jeths’s story about the meaning and purpose of art is a powerful and accomplished piece of music theatre. His own post-modernist style helps...It’s invidious to single out individuals from the... —
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2021, Opera Choice
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