Déjà Reviews
Re-published reviews from the archive
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Volume VIII (ECM)
Warning: may render your current versions redundant [DC]
Beethoven: Cello Sonatas Vol. 1 (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Wonderful, life-affirming music-making from this exciting partnership [TP]
Bach: Christmas Oratorio (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) A performance that will give much pleasure [JQ]
Schubert: Die Winterreise (Music & Arts)
(Déjà Review) Belongs among the Desert Island Disc recordings of Winterreise [GF]
Galuppi: L’Olimpiade (Dynamic)
(Déjà Review) A desirable acquisition for lovers of baroque opera [GF]
Handel: Messiah (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) A middle-of-the-road performance which just about presses all the right buttons [BW]
Beethoven: Complete String Quartets (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Excellence and depth: real transcendent Beethoven, almost all of the time [DC]
Farrenc: Piano Trios (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Well-crafted and top-quality and certainly worth getting to know [GH]
Emily Beynon: flute & friends (Channel Classics)
Unmissable [CR]
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]
