Challenge Classics

Played by the composer himself, Krishna Nagaraja’s epic A Norwegian Suite for solo Hardanger fiddle is a superb showpiece, while Meta4 performs his equally lively Stringar for string quartet... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2022, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

The Kuijken family, like the Mozarts, often played together, though each was a virtuoso on his or her own instrument – original ones, or copies of them. In this delightful recording, titled... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2022, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

By avoiding any hint of big player rhetoric or self-conscious interpretative tinkering, Foyle and Štšura keep the mind focused on Beethoven’s wideranging inspiration and radical thought patterns...The... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2021, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Forget the less than perfect presentation and enjoy the top-drawer singing. — Gramophone Magazine, May 2021More…

All the playing here is on an international level: beautifully balanced, marvellously flexible in phrasing and tempo, with much well-judged space in the phrasing. — Gramophone Magazine, September 2023More…

Mühlbacher sings these laments expressively, with smooth tone and accurate semiquaver runs. — Gramophone Magazine, March 2024More…