Challenge Classics
Darkness (Challenge Classics)
An interesting if sombre compilation of German songs; the singing may not rival the very best [DJa]
Bax, Delius & Bridge: English Spring (Hallé)
Déjà Review: A winner on all counts [RB]
Beethoven: Works for Cello & Piano (Challenge Classics)
(Déjà Review) Guaranteed to provide long-term enjoyment [DCL]
Smetana, Dvořák & Suk: Bohemian Legacy (Challenge Classics)
A trio of Bohemian chamber works played with energy and passion [RMo]
Mozart: Sonatas for piano four hands (Challenge Classics)
(Déjà Review) Playing that is full of stylish élan and richness of character [DC]
Buxtehude: Vocal Works Vol 4 (Challenge)
(Déjà Review) Outstanding … full of rich, sonorous and decidedly beautiful choral music [MS]
Haydn: Organ Concertos (Challenge Classics)
(Déjà Review) A very welcome release indeed [DC]
Emily Beynon: flute & friends (Channel Classics)
Unmissable [CR]
Onslow: String Quintets (Naxos/Challenge Classics)
Very different takes on these attractive works, neither entirely successful [DJB]
Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610 (Challenge Classics)
(Déjà Review) Scaled down, placid, serene, delightful, immediate and colourful [MS]
Brahms: Complete Works for Viola, Vol 1 (Challenge Classics)
Brahms and the viola: a new series explores the connection [PH]
Veracini: Sonate Accademiche – An Anthology (Challenge Classics)
A perfect introduction to the music of Veracini [JV]
JS Bach: Latin Church Music Vol 1 (Challenge Classics)
Kindled an instant love [JFL]
Bach: Organ Works Volume 8 (Challenge Classics)
(Déjà Review) Those who like big-sounding Bach will enjoy this more than those who expect a lighter touch [BW]
Spain On Fire (Challenge Classics)
A delight from first note to last [DJB]
Respighi, Loevendie and Enescu: String Octets (Challenge Classics)
The Respighi is a delightful discovery, but I’m less convinced by the others [DJB]
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Op 2 (Challenge Classics)
Prosseda amply demonstrates the surprising distinctiveness of these early Beethoven piano sonatas [MG]
Bononcini: Cantate per Contralto con Violini (Challenge Classics)
A fine disc of cantatas by a relatively neglected composer [GPu]
Faenza. An imaginary Codex (Challenge Classics)
A new way of looking at this mystifying manuscript, in scholarly yet virtuoso performances [GH]
Respighi, Loevendie, Enescu: String Octets (Challenge Classics)
An unusual programme played with skill and panache [NB]
Romantic Pieces for Piano (Challenge Classics)
(Déjà Review) Well-played and recommended, especially for the Alkan [DBl]
Torelli: 12 Concerti da camera (Challenge Classics)
This ensemble could hardly have made a better debut than with this recording of little-known pieces [JV]
Schubert: Symphony No 9 (Challenge Classics)
This finely considered account combines freshness with thematic and structural clarity [MG]
Mascitti: Sonate a Tre, Opera Prima (Challenge Classics)
An excellent composer whose sonatas are done full justice here [JV]
