CHALLENGE CLASSICS

Bernard Haitink was born and educated in Amsterdam. His conducting career began at the Netherlands Radio where in 1957 he became the Chief Conductor of the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. The links...

Bruckner / Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 Super-Audio CD

Bernard Haitink farewell concert to Amsterdam and the Netherlands, dated June 2019. One of his most beloved works, Bruckner's Seventh Symphony, in a first ever release. An outstanding account in a...

Burger / Klewitz Spiritual Standards: Songs Inspired By Martin CD1. A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Eine Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott) 2. Lord Keep Us Steadfast in Thy Word (Herr Erhalte Uns Bei Deinem...

Dieterich Buxtehude's chamber works today counts among the least known of his compositions. They were already forgotten soon after 1700, and this despite the fact that two third of Buxtehude's...

Ton Koopman is not only one of the great fathers of the Baroque-Renaissance revival in the 1970's, but a true pioneer of our time. After completing the Bach Cantatas survey, was he awarded the Bach...

Movements in time and sounds in space: While visual art and music share inspirational sources, they often flourish in different realms. This release circles around the idea of bringing (back) visual...

Working in 17th-century Venice soon after the world's first public opera houses opened there, composer Francesco Cavalli had no tradition to follow. He gave his fertile imagination free rein,...

The relatively rare Masses that celebrate saints other than the Virgin Mary were usually composed in response to an individual's or an institution's particular devotional interest. There is good...

Marieke Koopman was destined for music. Growing up in a musical household, Marieke was always surrounded by musicians, music, and creativity. "Even as a kid I was always singing, wherever I was!" As...

Chopin / Brownridge Frederic Chopin: Four Ballades Super-Audio CD

This release is a journey through the history of the solo viola da gamba, starting with it's birth (1553) and finishing at the end of 17th Century. Besides the pieces by Diego Ortiz and Tobias Hume,...