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Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 / Zweden, Netherlands Radio PO

1 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 3 in D minor, WAB 103
Conductors: Zweden, Jaap van
Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

Jaap van Zweden, one of the world's leading conductors and Chief Conductor of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, is the true Bruckner conductor. The illustrious conductor...continue...
Recording information: Studio MCO 5, Hilversum, Holland (12/21/2011-12/23/2011)....continue...

Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6 / Combattimento Consort Amsterdam

3 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Concerto Grosso in E minor, Op.6/3, HWV 321; Concerto Grosso in D major, Op.6/5, HWV 323; Concerto Grosso in B flat major, Op.6/7, HWV 325; Conce...
Conductors: de Vriend, Jan Willem
Ensemble: Combattimento Consort Amsterdam

Over the past 30 years, Combattimento Consort Amsterdam has established a strong national and international reputation. The ensemble is famous for the high quality and...continue...
Recording information: Muziekcentrum Enschede, NL (2010-11-29_2010-12-01&2011-)....continue...

Handel's Memories: A Selection from Grand Concertos Op. 6 / Al Ayre Español; Eduardo López Banzo: harpsichord

2 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op.6/10, HWV 328; Concerto Grosso in D major, Op.6/5, HWV 323; Concerto Grosso in A major, Op.6/11, HWV 329
Performers: Banzo, Eduardo Lopez
Conductors: Banzo, Eduardo Lopez
Ensemble: Al Ayre Español

G.F. Handel used material from his composer colleagues, and created his own arrangements of their music. While he arranged countless renditions of his contemporaries' music,...continue...
Recording information: Auditorio de El Escorial, San Lorenzo de El Escorial (12/02/2011-12/05/2011)....continue...

Christoph Graupner: 2 Sonatas for chalumeaux & various instruments; Violin Concerto; Overtures / Gunar Letzbor, violin

1 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Christoph Graupner: Concerto for 2 chalumeaux, 2 violins, viola & harpsichord in C major, GWV 303; Sonata for violin & harpsichord in G minor, GWV 709; Overture for 3 chalumeaux, 2 violins, viola & h...
Conductors: Letzbor, Gunar
Ensemble: Ars Antiqua Austria

The chalumeaux is in the spotlight on this new album from Ars Antiqua Austria, with music by Austrian composer Christoph Graupner, considered one of the...continue...
Recording information: Stiftskirche St. Florian, Linz, Austria (11/10/2011-11/13/2011)....continue...

Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 / Jaap van Zweden - Netherland Radio PO

2 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 8 in C minor, WAB 108
Conductors: Zweden, Jaap van
Ensemble: Netherland Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

Dallas Symphony Orchestra chief conductor Jaap van Zweden was the former chief conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, with whom he made this recording....continue...
Recording information: Studio MCO 5, Hilversum, Holland (08/25/2011-08/29/2011)....continue...

Beethoven: Complete Symphonies / Netherlands SO - Jan Willem De Vriend

6 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2012-05-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 7 in A major,...
Conductors: de Vriend, Jan Willem
Ensemble: Netherland Symphony Orchestra

Over the past few years, Jan Willem de Vriend and the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra have made CD recordings of all the symphonies of Ludwig van...continue...
Recording information: Muziekcentrum Enschede (NL)....continue...

Amstel Tracks NOW!: works by Bach, Brahms, Barber, Ravel, Barber, et al / The Amstel Saxophone Quartet

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (II), chorale prelude for organ (Achtzehn Choräle no 8), BWV 659 (BC K8; Guillermo Lago: Ciudades, for saxophone quartet; Johannes Brahms: Symp...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Amstel Quartet

The most colorful saxophone quartet in the world! Old music, new music, popular music, world music - anything goes with Remco Jak, Olivier Sliepen, Bas...continue...
Recording information: Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem (09/27/2011-09/30/2011)....continue...

Beethoven: Complete Symphonies, Vol. 5: Symphony No. 9 / Jan Willem de Vriend

1 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Conductors: de Vriend, Jan Willem
Ensemble: Netherlands Symphony Orchestra

The final CD in the complete Beethoven Symphonies series performed by Jan Willem de Vriend and his Netherlands Symphony Orchestra....continue...
Recording information: Muziekcentrum Enschede, NL (2011-07-12_2011-07-14&2011-)....continue...

Beethoven: Complete Symphonies Vol. 4 - Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 / de Vriend

3 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"
Conductors: de Vriend, Jan Willem
Ensemble: Netherlands Symphony Orchestra

A refreshing new recording of the Beethoven symphonies, through the eyes of conductor Jan Willem de Vriend and his orchestra! De Vriend's name as a...continue...
Recording information: Muziekcentrum Enschede (NL)....continue...

Dvorak: Violin Concerto; Gershwin: An American in Paris / Liza Ferschtman, violin

1 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 53; George Gershwin: An American in Paris
Performers: Ferschtman, Liza
Conductors: Venzago, Mario
Ensemble: ; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam

Anton Dvorák's much loved Violin Concerto is performed on this new hybrid SACD by the outstanding young soloist Liza Ferschtman. The disc also includes George...continue...
Recording information: Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (04/20/2011-04/22/2011)....continue...

Johann Christian Schieferdecker: Musicalische Concerte (Hamburg 1713) / Elbipolis Barockorchester Hamburg

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Johann Christian Schieferdecker: Concert Overture no 13 in C minor; Concert Overture no 8 in F major; Concert Overture no 5 in D minor; Concert Overture no 10 in G major; Concert Overture no 1 in A m...
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Ensemble: Elbipolis Barockorchester Hamburg

One of the most innovative young early music groups in Europe, the Elbipolis Baroque Orchestra, performs a series of rarely heard concertos by the early...continue...
Recording information: Isselhorst Evangelical Church, Gütersloh, Germany (04/04/2011-04/08/2011)....continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8

1 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2011-11-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93
Conductors: de Vriend, Jan Willem

In the third part in this Beethoven series, we hear Symphonies 7 & 8 in an interpretation by Jan Willem de Vriend and his Netherlands...continue...
Recording information: Muziekcentrum Enschede (NL)....continue...

Johann Joseph Fux: Partite a 3

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2011-10-11

Works: Johann Joseph Fux: Partita à 3 in B minor, K319; Sonata da chiesa, for 2 recorders (or flutes) & continuo, K. 320; Intrada in canone à 3 in G major, K321; Partita à 3 in D minor, K322;...
Performers: Korol, Ilia
Conductors: Letzbor, Gunar
Ensemble: Ars Antiqua Austria

A superb musical imagination is explored in the magnificent, in-depth interpretation of these works by the passionate and skillful musicians of Ars Antique Austria. Says...continue...
Recording information: Castello di Ivanka pri Dunaji, Slovacchia (04/15/2010-04/18/2010)....continue...

Young Hearts On Fire / Music for Strings by Korngold, Rossini & Mendelssohn

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony for Strings no 10 in B minor; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Sextet for strings in D, Op. 10; Gioachino Rossini: Sonata a quattro (String Symphony) no 6 in D major
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble Caméléon

Mozart was a great idol for all three of the composers featured here, and all three were compared to him. The disc features works from...continue...
Recording information: Studio 1, The Netherlands Broadcasting Music Center, Hi (05/14/2010-05/21/2010)....continue...

Willen van Otterloo: The Original Recordings: 1951-1966

7 CD / Challenge Classics / 2011-06-14

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93; César Franck: Les Eolides, M 43; Symphony in D minor, M 48; Psyché, symphonic poem for chorus & orchestra (also arr. for piano, 4 hands), M. 47;...
Performers: Asma, Feike; Groot, Cor De; Krebbers, Herman; Olof, Theo
Conductors: Otterloo, Willem Van

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5 / Lubimov

1 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2011-03-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Conductors: de Vriend, Jan Willem
Ensemble: Netherlands Symphony Orchestra

Over the last 20 years, Dutch conductor Jan Willem de Vriend has, with enormous passion and enthusiasm, immersed himself in the life and work of...continue...
Recording information: Muziekcentrum Enschede, The Netherlands....continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies 4 & 6

1 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2010-10-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"
Conductors: de Vriend, Jan Willem

A refreshing new recording of the Beethoven symphonies through the eyes of conductor Jan Willem de Vriend and his orchestra. De Vriend's name as a...continue...
Recording information: Muziekcentrum Enschede (NL)....continue...

Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 97 & 98 / Ton Koopman

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2010-09-14

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 98 in B flat major, H 1 no 98; Symphony no 97 in C major, H. 1/97
Conductors: Koopman, Ton

The first volume in the series of twelve London Symphonies of Joseph Haydn, recorded and released by Ton Koopman and his Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra. Haydn...continue...
Recording information: Wallse Kerk, Amsterdam (09/2009)....continue...

The Mystery of Sign. Mouthon: 10 Concerti a 5

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2010-05-11

Works: Charles Mouton: Concerto à 5 no 1 in B major (attrib.); Concerto à 5 no 2 in F major (attrib.); Concerto à 5 no 3 in D major (attrib.); Concerto à 5 no 4 in G major (attrib.); Con...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ars Antiqua Austria

It is not certain whether the lutenist Mouton and the composer Mouthon were the same person. What we do know is that this relatively unknown...continue...
Recording information: Ivanka pri Dunaji, castle, Slovakia (04/23/2009-04/26/2009)....continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 1 "Titan" / Jan Willem de Vriend

1 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2010-05-11

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"
Conductors: de Vriend, Jan Willem

In 1893 Mahler restored his First Symphony. The movement called "Blumine" was put back in, and the Symphony got the nickname "Titan". This version of...continue...
Recording information: Muziekcentrum Enschede, NL (05/27/2009-05/29/2009)....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5

1 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2010-04-13

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Marche slave, Op. 31
Conductors: Sado, Yutaka

The Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin plays a precise, darkly shimmering rendering of Tchaikovsky that resonates with an even balance of drama and finesse. In 1987, Yutaka...continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin (D) (05/13/2008-05/15/2008)....continue...

Between Life & Death

2 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Komm, süsser Tod, komm, sel'ge Ruh'!, BWV 478; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2; Des Knaben Wunderhorn; Rückert Lieder (5); Franz Schubert: Schwanengesang, D 744; Aufl&ou...
Performers: Gees, Michael; Pregardien, Christoph

A selection of compositions ranging over almost two centuries, with eleven compositions and many musical forms. Pregardien and Gees present 22 faces of death in...continue...
Recording information: Galaxy Studios, Mol, Belgium (11/14/2008-11/17/2008)....continue...

Bach: Cantatas - 24 Highlights / Koopmann, Amsterdam Baroque Soloists

2 CD / Challenge Classics / 2009-10-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 214, "Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erchallet, Trompeten!" BWV 214 (BC G19); Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Cantata no 29, "Wir danken dir, Got...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Grimm, Anne; Larsson, Lisa; Magnus, Elisabeth von; Mertens, Klaus; Piau, Sandrine; Prégardien, Christoph; Zomer, Johannette [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

Sinfonias from the Enlightenment - Hasse, Graun, CPE Bach, etc / moderntimes_1800

2 CD / Challenge Classics / 2008-06-10

Works: Johann Adolf Hasse: Sinfonia in D major (for Alcide al bivo, festa teatrale), for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 horns, 2 trumpets; Johann Gottlieb Graun: Sinfonia in E flat major, for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bas...

"(These) two discs survey some especially important, and unfamiliar, eighteenth century symphonies, including the jewels in this particular crown: two "new," never before recorded sinfonias...continue...

From Toy Symphony to Peasant Wedding - Leopold & W.A. Mozart / Mathot, Koopman, et al

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2008-04-08

Works: Leopold Mozart: Divertimento in D major "Peasant Wedding"; Toy Symphony (Cassation), for toys, 2 oboes, 2 horns & strings in G major (formerly K. 63); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Gallimathias musicum, K...
Performers: Mathot, Tini
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

All these works have been recorded before, but never so well and never in this context, which reveals the roots of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. A...continue...

The French Symphonic Organ at Artisten / Oortmerssen

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2006-11-14

Works: César Franck: Pieces (3) for Organ; Camille Saint-Saëns: Preludes and Fugues (3) for organ, Op. 99; Charles-Marie Widor: Fifth Organ Symphony in F, Op. 42/1; Jehan Alain: Variations sur u...
Performers: Oortmerssen, Jacques van

When a new building, the Artisten, was erected for the School of Music at Gothenburg, Sweden in 1988, three organs were commissioned, the principal one...continue...

Johann Wilhelm Wilms / Halstead, Netherlands Radio CO

2 CD / Challenge Classics / 2006-07-11

Works: Johann Wilhelm Wilms: Symphony in C minor, Op. 23; Symphony in E flat major, Op. 14; Variations on "Wilhelmus van Nassauwe", for orchestra; Symphony in D major, Op. 52; Symphony no 6 in D minor, Op. ...
Conductors: Halstead, Anthony
Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra

Johann Wilhelm Wilms (1772-1847) was the most important composer in the Amsterdam music during the first half of the 19th century, occupying a place similar...continue...

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos / de Vriend, Combattimento

2 CD / Challenge Classics / 2006-04-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G m...
Conductors: Vriend, Jan
Ensemble: Combattimento Consort Amsterdam

This is a new recording of some of Bach's most famous music, the Brandenburg Concertos, by the Combattimento Consort Amsterdam, an ensemble specializing in music...continue...

Handel: Concerto Grossi / Combattimento Consort Amsterdam

1 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2005-08-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerti grossi (6), Op. 3; Concerto Grosso in B flat major, Op. 3 no 2; Concerto Grosso in G major, Op.3/3, HWV 314; Concerto Grosso in F major, Op.3/4a, HWV 315; Concerto G...
Conductors: Vriend, Jan

Pietro A. Locatelli - The Italian Music Master in Amsterdam

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2005-08-09

Works: Pietro Antonio Locatelli: Introduttione Teatrale no 4 in G major, Op. 4/4; Concerto Grosso in E flat major, Op. 7/6; Concerto Grosso in G major ("Da Chiesa"), Op. 4/9; Introduttione Teatrale no 5 in ...
Performers: Faultless, Margaret; Koopman, Ton
Conductors: Koopman, Ton

Although an Italian, Pietro Locatelli spent the second half of his career working in Amsterdam, where he had most of his greatest successes, and he...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 14 / Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque

3 CD / Challenge Classics / 2004-02-03

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 68, "Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt" BWV 68; Cantata no 6, "Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden," BWV 6; Cantata no 74, "Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort hal...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Dürmüller, Jörg; Koopman, Ton; Larsson, Lisa; Markert, Annette; Mertens, Klaus; Prégardien, Christoph; York, Deborah
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Choir; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

Bach after Bach / Wyneke Jordans, Leo van Doeselaar

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2003-10-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Suite for Orchestra no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Brandenburg Concerto no 6 in B f...
Performers: Doeselaar, Leo Van; Jordans, Wyneke

Vivaldi: Concerto di Amsterdam, etc / de Vriend, et al

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2003-01-07

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto per la solennità di S Lorenzo, for violin, 2 oboes, 2 horns, timpani, strings & continuo in; L'Olimpiade, opera in 3 acts, RV 725; Double Orchestra Concerto, for violin...
Performers: Nikolic, Gordan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Combattimento Consort Amsterdam