Challenge Classics
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L'apothéose De Corelli - Triosonatas
Eun-Shik Kim, Ryo Terakado (violin), Kaori Uemura (viola), François Guerrier (harpsichord)
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Paganini - Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Rudolf Koelman (violin)
Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, Jan Willem de Vriend
He plays both concertos in a bold, dashing manner, keeping to a minimum the traditional changes of tempo, and achieving a strong sense of continuity and cohesion. The quick movements have a... —
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Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24
Charlotte Margiono (soprano), Vinson Cole (tenor), Thomas Quasthoff (baritone) & Jaco Huijpen (bass)
The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra & The Netherlands Radio Choir, Bernard Haitink
Haitink's increasingly dramatic reading of the score comfortably outstrips [Furtwängler and Solti]. Concern that his rather classical Marche hongroise is eschewing the danger and violence implicit... —
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Buxtehude - Organ Works 3
Opera Omnia VIII
Ton Koopman (The Wilde/Schnitger organ (1599/1682) St. Jacobi Kirche, Lüdingworth, Germany)
The opening of the G minor BuxWV 148 is thrillingly driven, garnished with quicksilver flourishes and capped by an ostinato oozing vitality… Koopman's… colourful registration throughout this... —
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Haydn: Organ Concertos
Ton Koopman (organ/conductor) & Catherine Manson (violin)
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
With his genial, deft, twinkly-eyed music-making, 'Papa' Koopman is the perfect fit for these unpretentious charmers. And charm he does. —
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Brahms & Rheinberger: Sonatas for Clarinet and Piano
Lars Wouters van den Oudenweijer (clarinet) & Hans Eijsackers (piano)
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The preludes afford Koopman his most exhilarating flights of fancy, but his ever-present unwillingness to 'play safe' stamps a thought-provoking individuality on an ongoing series which prefers... —
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R. Strauss, Rota & Respighi - Violin Sonatas
Isabelle van Keulen (violin) & Ronald Brautigam (piano)
…a rewarding recital programme that confirms van Keulen and Brautigam as one of the most compelling violin and piano partnerships around today. —
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Buxtehude - Organ Works 1
Opera Omnia III
Ton Koopman (the Coci/Klapmeyer organ (1498/1728), St. Nicolas’ Church, Altenbruch, Germany)
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