Challenge Classics
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Like all cycles, it has had ups and downs, but overall it has been as fine as anyone conducting Bruckner at present would be. —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2015, Editor's Choice
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Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 2 & Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Thomas Sanderling, Linus Roth, London Symphony Orchestra
Roth is stark and uncompromising throughout, drawing you into its claustrophobic world, especially in the central Adagio. Thomas Sanderling and the London Symphony Orchestra provide sturdy support... —
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ECHO Klassik Awards, 2017, Winner
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Lieske and Spindler's interpretations can be expansively orchestral in conception...or intimately lyrical and expressive...Albéniz apparently said his music appealed to him more when played... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2010, Editor's Choice
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Schumann: Piano Trios Opp. 63 & 110
RecommendedVoces Intimae: Riccardo Cecchetti (piano), Luigi De Filippi (violin) & Sandro Meo (cello)
The Voces Intimae players provide admirable insight and character, making the most of both the music's drama and its lyrical warmth. On the debit side, Schumann's ritardandos cry out for more... —
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Building a Library, December 2011, Period Instrument Choice
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Auf Flügeln Des Gesanges - Romantic Songs and Transcriptions
Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Cyprien Katsaris (piano)
Prégardien can always be relied upon to approach art song thoughtfully and adventurously… [He] sounds like he’s in his element, striding assuredly through this hit parade and savouring each... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Vocal
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Koopman is indefatigible...His enthusiasm shines through his playing, nowhere more so than in the Toccata opening Partita VI...His technique is superb, too...ornamentation is lavish and spontaneous,... —
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2013, Instrumental Choice
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Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 4 & 5
RecommendedHannes Minnaar (piano)
Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, Jan Willem de Vriend
Characterful accounts of Beethoven's final two piano concertos from a young Dutch pianist already making an impressive mark. His lively grace is matched by the sensitive Netherlands musicians... —
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Building A Library, February 2019, Recommended Recording
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Grieg, Elgar and Sibelius - Music for Violin & Piano
Isabelle van Keulen (violin) & Ronald Brautigam (piano)
Isabelle van Keulen and Ronald Brautigam are artists of keen insight, immaculate musicianship and culture… Moreover they are accorded first-rate sound… —
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2007, Chamber Choice
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J S Bach - Coffee Cantata, Peasant Cantata & Amore Traditore
RecommendedAnne Grimm (soprano), Els Bongers (soprano), Paul Agnew (tenor) & Klaus Mertens (bass)
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Ton Koopman
Lest it be thought that all Bach's cantatas are strait-laced manifestations of religious piety (however melodically varied), Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra here give spirited... —
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Hartmann, K: Simplicius Simplicissimus
Juliane Banse (soprano), Peter Marsch (tenor), Will Hartmann (tenor)
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra & Netherlands Radio Choir, Markus Stenz
Leading a strong cast, Juliane Banse as the shepherd brilliantly meets the soprano part's technical challenges while evoking the naivety of the idealistic character...[Stenz] proves himself... —
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2014, Editor's Choice
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