3 Pizzicato Super Sonic Awards for Koopman & Pregardien

Challenge Records is very proud and happy with the great number of THREE Pizzicato Super Sonic Awards! Two are for the famous conductor/organplayer/harpsichordplayer Ton Koopman and his musicians of the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and soloists. The third award goes to international top tenor Christoph Prégardien, together with soprano Julia Kleiter and pianist Hilko Dumno.

Details about the winners:

• J.  Haydn: Concerto pour orgue Hob. XVIII:1, in F Hob XVIII:6, in D Hob XVIII:2; Ton Koopman, orgue et dir., Catherine Manson, violon, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; 1 CD Challenge Classics CC72390
• H. Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch; Christoph Prégardien; Julia Kleiter; Hilko Dumno; 1 SACD Callenge Classics CC72378
• D.  Buxtehude: Opera Omnia XII, Sonatas from manuscript sources, Chamber Music 1; C. Manson, D. Rabinovich, violon, J. Manson, viole de gambe, Ton  Koopman, clavecin et orgue, M. Fentross, luth, C. Sticher, violon; 1 CD; Challenge Classics CC72251

These Awards underline the standard of high quality music productions Challenge Records wishes to releases. We congratulate all who were involved in these albums.