Challenge Classics
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Christoph & Julian Prégardien - Father & Son
Christoph Prégardien, Julian Prégardien (tenor), Michael Gees (piano), Fabienne Waga, Patricia Messner (harmonica)
a real treasure...What makes this anthology so enriching is the skill of their arrangements...The two tenors of father and son - shared DNA, complementary tints and timbres - blend with grace... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Choral & Song Choice
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Beethoven: Triple Concerto & Archduke Trio
Storioni Trio: Wouter Vossen (violin), Marc Vossen (cello), Bart van de Roer (fortepiano)
Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, Jan Willem de Vriend
Those who might not count the Triple Concerto among Beethoven's finest works could well be swayed by this intelligently balanced, beautifully played performance...in the Archduke Trio, the Storioni... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2013, Editor's Choice
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From Mannheim to Berlin - Sonatas for Violoncello Piccolo
Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde, Victor Garcia Garcia, Artem Belogurov (piano), Franz Benda
Dostaler-Lalonde plays [the sonatas] exquisitely, with a beguiling lyrical tone quality, elegant phrasing, and flawless technique. The sound world of the cello piccolo, with its range from a... —
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2023, Editor's 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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The Brodsky are the Britten team for the new century, and at full price they take advantage of the super-refined Snape Maltings acoustic to offer performances of great intelligence and expressive... —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2003, Editor's Choice
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Bach, J S: Christmas Oratorio, BWV248
Combattimento Consort Amsterdam & Capella Amsterdam, Jan Willem de Vriend
Jan Willem de Vriend oversees a joyful account of Bach's festive music with light-footed responses to dance rhythms…. I can whole heartedly commend this issue for its expressive warmth, its... —
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Record Review, December 2007, Critics Disc of the Year
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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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Prégardien never allows the novelty of a new incarnation to distract him: his singing here is full of imaginative insights...the tenor's courage and imagination triumph. —
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2012, Choral & Song Choice
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Not surprisingly, [the performances] are much in the same vein as in Vol. 1, which is to say bright and buoyant, with no tricks or surprises but plenty of energy and brilliance. Bonizzoni’s... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Baroque Instrumental
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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 —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2013, Editor's Choice
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