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Pentatone
Pentatone is a classical record label based at Baarn in the Netherlands and founded in 2001 by three former Philips Classics executives - Giel Bessels, Dirk van Dijk and Job Maarse. The label is best known for its high resolution multichannel surround sound recordings released in the SACD format. In 2022 Sean Hickey succeeded Simon M Eder as managing director of Pentatone and the label was acquired by the San Francisco Conservatory.
Further information: pentatonemusic.com
A selection of articles about Pentatone
Spotlight. Soul-searching Works - Gerald Fenech emphatically recommends orchestral music by Tchaikovsky. '... the singing is consistently exquisite, marvellously balanced and warmly intimate.'
Classical music news - International Opera Awards - A series of organisations and individuals were honoured at a ceremony in Poland on 9 November 2023, plus other news
CD Spotlight. Wondrous Sensitivity - Music by Gordon Getty, heard by Roderic Dunnett. '... Getty is given the best possible advocacy on this well-recorded Pentatone disc.'
CD Spotlight. December Celebration - New American carols, heard by Keith Bramich. '... this collection of new works is interesting and different.'
CD Spotlight. A Flowing Delivery - Bach Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin, heard by Howard Smith. '... vital technical flair ...'
CD Spotlight. Eminently Competitive - Mozart works for clarinet, reviewed by Howard Smith. '... Paul Dean demonstrates his exemplary fluency ...'