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Jacob Obrecht: Missa de Sancto Donatiano / Wim Diepenhorst, Capella Pratensis

1 CD / Challenge Records / 2009-10-13

Works: Wim Diepenhorst: Improvisation on Gefft den armen gefangen (1); Improvisation on O sanctissime pater; Improvisation on Gefft den armen gefangen (2); Anonymous: Introitus; Graduale; Alleluia; Offertor...
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CHAG 72414
Music in Motion / De Quant, Van Malde

1 CD / Challenge Records / 2009-09-08

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for flute (or violin) & piano in D major, Op. 94; Rob du Bois: Movements for piccolo & piano; Otar Vasil'yevich Taktakishvili: Sonata for flute & piano in C major; Robert Zui...
Performers: Malde, Elizabeth van; Quant, Abbie de

A well-balanced program of some of the finest flute compositions of the 20th century, both classic and modern, by Holland's most adventurous flute soloist....continue...
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CHL FL72413
Adieu, naturlic leven mijn / Aventure

1 CD / Challenge Records / 2008-02-12

Works: Anonymous, Koning Manuscript: Benefico solacio, for 2 voices; Truren moet ic nacht ende dach, for 3 voices; De Sancta Ursula ("Flatu docta spiritali"), for 2 voices; O, Jesus bant, for 2 voices & vio...
Performers: Kale, Christopher; Lems, Arnout; Mayer, Nancy
Ensemble: Ensemble Aventure

This is a fine collection of medieval monophonic and polyphonic songs related to the transition from life to death, alternated with instrumental settings....continue...
Includes och, voer die doot en is geen boet (anonymous, kon by various composers....continue...
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CHL 72411
Bach: Organ Works Vol 7 / Jacques van Oortmerssen

1 CD / Challenge Records / 2007-09-04

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue for Organ in C major, BWV 547; Concerto for Organ solo in C major, BWV 595 (after Duke Johann Ernst of Saxe-Weimar); In dulci jubilo, BWV 729; Pastorale in F ...
Performers: Oortmerssen, Jacques van

Jacques van Oortmerssen, a former student of Marie-Claire Alain, now teaches at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam. He is in demand as a concert recitalist...continue...
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CHL 72108
Sonatas & Variations - M. Danzi, W. Mozart /Lohmann, Schlepp

1 CD / Challenge Records / 2007-09-04

Works: Margarethe Danzi: Sonata for violin & piano in E flat major, Op. 1/1; Sonata for violin & piano in B flat major, Op. 1/2; Sonata for violin & piano in E major, Op. 1/3; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Varia...
Performers: Lohmann, Antoinette; Schlepp, Vaughan

Margarethe (Marchand) Danzi (1768-1800) was the wife of the well-known composer Franz Danzi, and a fine musician herself who was discounted as a composer due...continue...
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CHL FL72405
Tangón / Dobal, Hiltula, Aurelia Saxophone Quartet

1 CD / Challenge Records / 2007-06-12

Works: Astor Piazzolla: La muerte del Angel; Milonga Loca; Mumuki
Performers: Dobal, Juan Pablo; Hiltula, Juan Pablo
Ensemble: Aurelia Saxophone Quartet

Recorded live at the Bethaniënklooster in Amsterdam on September 2006. The world-famous Aurelia Saxophone Quartet's first Piazzolla tango CD was a smash hit some ten...continue...
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CHL 72173
Handel: Agrippina / Combattimento Consort Amsterdam [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Challenge Records / 2007-04-10

Works: George Frideric Handel: Agrippina, HWV 6
Performers: Alofs, Jan; Arends, Renate; de Lang, Quirijn; Hart-Davis, Michael; Kremer, Annemarie; Micinski, Piotr; Muuse, Robert; van der Linde, Clint
Ensemble: Combattimento Consort

“Agrippina” is one of Handel’s earlier operas, written in 1709. This brilliant DVD production includes a complete staged performance of the opera, interviews, backstage photos,...continue...
Run Time: 173 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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HBDirect Recommended Recording CHL DVD72143
Hommage à Poulenc - Taffanel, Poulenc / Abbie De Quant

1 CD / Challenge Records / 2007-02-13

Works: Paul Taffanel: Andante Pastorale et Scherzettino for flute & piano in G minor; Charles Koechlin: Sonata for flute & piano, Op. 52; Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Flute and Piano; Bart Visman: Melodie, f...
Performers: Malde, Elizabeth van; Quant, Abbie de

The most original program of twentieth-century music for fl ute and piano one could imagine, including several first recordings. Poulenc's genial sonata is the central...continue...
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CHL FL72410
Schubert: Winterreise / Oliemans, van den Brink

1 CD / Challenge Records / 2006-11-14

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, song cycle for voice & piano, D. 911 (Op. 89)
Performers: Brink, Bert Van Den; Oliemans, Thomas

Schubert's cycle of twenty-four songs, 'Winterreise,' is a powerfully eloquent, heartrending diary of the winter journey of a rejected lover, whose unquenchable pain leads him...continue...
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CHL FL72409
Randal Corsen Plays Joseph Sickman Corsen

1 CD / Challenge Records / 2006-10-10

Works: Joseph Sickman Corsen: Simpatia, waltz for piano; Un Deseo, waltz for piano; Amorosa, danza for piano; 2e Mazurka Nocturne, for piano; Wals No. 6, for piano; Nelly, polka for piano; Meditacion, for p...
Performers: Corsen, Randal

The music of Joseph Sickman Corsen (1853-1911) is a delightful discovery for most music lovers, although he has long been beloved on the island of...continue...
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CHL FL72408
Arensky, Korngold / Escher Trio

1 CD / Challenge Records / 2006-07-11

Works: Anton Arensky: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 32; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Piano Trio in D major, Op. 1
Performers: Bal, Jeroen; Beek, Sonja van; Iersel, Johan van
Ensemble: Escher Trio

"The sound is exceptional: open and spacious, with the proverbial "air" around the instruments and front-to-rear depth as well, without making one feel that the...continue...
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HBDirect Recommended Recording CHL FL72407
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet; Bernstein: West Side Story

1 CD / Challenge Records / 2006-05-09

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B minor, Op. 115; Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story
Performers: Decroos, Jean; Hakii, Ken; Kracht, Johan; Pieterson, George; Zweden, Jaap van
Ensemble: Amsterdam Saxophone Quartet

After a successful 16-year career as leader of the Concertgebouw Orchestra, violinist Jaap van Zweden has already conducted two main Dutch orchestras and will be...continue...
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CHL FL72403
St: Matthew Passion: Durmuller / Agnew / Koopman: Cnd [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Challenge Records / 2006-03-14


The magnificent series of complete Bach cantatas by Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque is crowned here with their definitive recording of Bach's greatest choral...continue...
Run Time: 163 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Country of Origin: Netherlands
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$34.49   $31.49

CHL DVD72233
J.M. Kraus: Sonatas and Trio / Schlepp, Lohmann, Wakelkamp

2 CD / Challenge Records / 2005-10-11

Works: Joseph Martin Kraus: Sonata for piano & violin in D major; Sonata for piano & violin in C major; Piano Sonata in E flat major, Vb. 195; Sonata for piano & violin in E flat major; Sonata for violin & ...
Performers: Lohmann, Antoinette; Schlepp, Vaughan; Wakelkamp, Frank

The Swedish composer Joseph Martin Kraus, an almost exact contemporary of Mozart, has been overshadowed by the latter for 200 years, but recently his large...continue...
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CHL FL72404
Markus Passion (1731): Koopman, Ton, Cnd / Amsterdam. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Challenge Records / 2005-05-10


Koopman's procedure involves using some of Bach's own music from other religious works that fit the surviving libretto, plus connecting music he has written himself...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Letterbox, 16:9, Color
Country of Origin: Amsterdam
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$17.99   $15.99

CHL DVD72141
Saint-Saëns: Complete Piano Trios / Altenberg Trio Wien

1 Super Audio CD / Challenge Records / 2005-01-04

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello no 1 in F major, Op. 18; Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello no 2 in E minor, Op. 92
Ensemble: Altenberg Trio Vienna

Since its debut at the 1994 Salzburg Mozart Week, the Altenberg Trio has enjoyed great success with performances in the United States, Canada and all...continue...
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CHL SACD72111
J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol 16 / Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque

3 CD / Challenge Records / 2004-10-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Ich habe genug, BWV 82; Wer weiss, wie nahe mir mein Ende, BWV 27; Herr Gott, dich loben wir, BWV 16; Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170; Herr, deine Augen sehen ...
Performers: Agnew, Paul; Bartosz, Bogna; Gilchrist, James; Markert, Annette; Mertens, Klaus; Piau, Sandrine; Prégardien, Christoph; Rubens, Sibylla; Zomer, Johannette
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Choir ; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

"The strengths of Koopman's Bach, as ever, lie in effervescent energy and dynamic projection, notably encapsulated in the choral work which is always beautifully balanced...continue...
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$48.49   $43.49

HBDirect Recommended Recording CHL 72216
Arie Antiche - Scarlatti, Caccini, et al / Margiono Quintet

1 Super Audio CD / Challenge Records / 2004-10-05

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Il Pirro e Demetrio; La donna ancora è fedele; Il Pompeo; Vincenzo Ciampi: Tre giorni son che Nina; Antonio Lotti: Arminio; Louis Niedermeyer: Pietà, Signore; Giul...
Ensemble: Margiono Quintet
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CHL SACD75138
Vivaldi: Sacred Works / Le Blanc, Stubbs, Teatro Lirico

1 CD / Challenge Records / 2002-02-05

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Salve Regina in F major, RV 617; Laudate pueri Dominum in G major, RV 601; O qui coeli, RV 631; Vos aurae per montes in A major, RV 634
Performers: De Bruine, Frank; Frankenberg, Peter; Guimond, Claire; LeBlanc, Suzie; Von der Goltz, Gottfried
Ensemble: Teatro Lirico
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CHL 72027
 
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