Challenge Classics

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... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2010 More…

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... — Gramophone Magazine, 22nd July 2014 More…

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... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

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... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

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,... — Fanfare, Nov/Dec 2021 More…

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... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

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... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

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... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…