Déjà Reviews
Re-published reviews from the archive
A Christmas Caroll from Westminster Abbey (Hyperion)
A first rate Christmas compilation [JQ]
Delius: The Complete Violin Sonatas (Conifer Classics)
(Déjà Review) Done with unblinking and almost daunting passion [RB]
Mahler: Symphony no. 2 (CSO Resound)
(Déjà Review) Points to an affinity between Haitink and the CSO in interpreting Mahler [JZ]
Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610 (Challenge Classics)
(Déjà Review) Scaled down, placid, serene, delightful, immediate and colourful [MS]
Pleyel: Clarinet Concertos 1 & 2 (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Most listeners will succumb immediately [RB]
Clementi: The Complete Piano Sonatas Volume 4 (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Easily lives up to the very high standards of the earlier volumes [MS]
Brahms: Symphony No.2 (High Definition Tape Transfers)
(Déjà Review) So alive, so full of electricity, and there’s a passionate verve in evidence in almost every bar [BBr]
Bartók: Orchestral Works, Dances (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) A good addition to your Bartók collection – some performances will be difficult to improve on [GH]
Bruch: Arminius (cpo)
(Déjà Review) This recording is very welcome [CF]
Mahler: Symphony 10 (Deutsche Grammophon)
A triumph, and one not to be missed [MJ]
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Opus Arte)
Get a Blu-ray player and buy this [JWn]
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos (Soli Deo Gloria)
(Déjà Review) Marvel afresh at the musical skill, imagination and invention [JQ]
Boccherini: Symphonies & Cello Concerto (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Packed with immediately appealing music by a sadly neglected composer [JPJ]
Elgar: Orchestral Music (Hallé)
(Déjà Review) High standards … a fascinating programme [GPJ]
Bowen: Piano Concertos 3 and 4 (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Derivative but delightful. A wonderful romantic wallow [IL]
Bacewicz: Music for string orchestra (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Bacewicz’s centenary year is further celebrated with persuasive accounts of four major works for strings [CT]
Bach: Stokowski Transcriptions Vol. 2 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) They don’t make them like Stokowski any more! [BBr]
Flute Sonatas by the Bach Sons (Accent)
(Déjà Review) An enjoyable disc with excellent playing [CR]
Beethoven: String Quartets Live (Nimbus)
(Déjà Review) A wonderful document of a significant segment of the core quartet repertoire [CC]
Byström: Persuasion (Phono Suecia)
I wish I could receive discs such as this every week [HC]
Handel: Acis and Galatea (Linn)
A strong contender for the Recording of the Year [BW]
Piotr Anderszewski at Carnegie Hall (Erato)
(Déjà Review) Something of a mixed bag for me [JW]
Cheryl Barker: Great Operatic Arias (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Chandos can be proud with this latest addition to their Opera in English series [GF]
Strauss: Salome (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Real emotional and sonic surge [DH]
