Déjà Reviews
Re-published reviews from the archive
Grainger: Complete Piano Music (Nimbus)
(Déjà Review) What a splendid undertaking [JW]
Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) One of the finest recordings of these Mahler songs by today’s leading interpreter of these works [KM]
Chopin: Piano Works (SOMM)
An outstanding recital [RBe]
Donizetti: Maria Stuarda (C Major)
Some good singing in this bel canto gem; pity about the pathetic set and non-production [RJF]
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Nebolsin is the real thing, a genuine virtuoso who can interpret Chopin with imagination and style [RC]
Giordano: Fedora (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) Domingo adds this Loris to his studio recorded audio legacy [RJF]
Beethoven: Triple Concerto & Brahms: Double Concerto (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Artistic insight, poignancy and exciting performance values [RB]
Buxtehude: Vocal Works Vol 4 (Challenge)
(Déjà Review) Outstanding … full of rich, sonorous and decidedly beautiful choral music {MS}
Brahms & Liszt: Piano Sonatas (Supraphon)
(Déjà Review) A fascinating disc from a pianist whose career is most definitely worth following [CC]
Caldara: Forgotten castrato arias (Erato)
(Déjà Review) A bouquet of fine arias by a great yet underestimated composer [JV]
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis (1823) (C Major)
(Déjà Review) A performance of real stature [ST]
Buxtehude: Complete Organ Works, Vol 3 (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Performances that are light and fleet of finger and foot, instinctive and brilliant [Byz]
JS Bach: Goldberg Variations (Nimbus)
One to lift the spirits [DC]
Bliss, Walford Davies & Bowen: Violin sonatas (EM Records)
Magnificent impassioned music-making in works of real and dazzling substance [RB]
Bach: The Art of Fugue (Divine Art)
(Déjà Review) At the right time and in the right mood you may find this irresistible [JS]
Braunfels: Die Vögel (Arthaus Musik)
(Déjà Review) A superb recording that merits the highest praise [RC]
Sullivan: Ivanhoe (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) An excellent job … sure to please the harshest of critics [RW]
Schnittke & Shostakovich: Viola Music (Ambroise)
(Déjà Review) Captures the essence of both works with understanding and communicating effectively to the listening audience [CR]
Pierné: Piano Concerto, orchestral works (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Very fine indeed, and a high-quality programme with no fillers necessary [DC]
Rachmaninov: Symphony No.3, Isle of the Dead (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) If you want these performances, this disc proves a canny and inexpensive way to acquire them [JW]
Mozart: Piano Sonatas Nos 1-18 (Avie)
(Déjà Review) Hesitate not – this really is new Mozart [DC]
Post: String Quartet Nos 2-4 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Post is not only inventive and technically capable, but also a superb communicator [Byz]
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, Octet (Onyx)
Flawless, perfect, profound; James Ehnes scores another home run with this incomparable performance [KS]
Piazzolla: Music for Flute & Guitar (Bridge)
Artistic expertise bringing light and shade and creating an admirable sense of atmosphere [CR]
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