Déjà Reviews
Re-published reviews from the archive
Wallen: The Girl in My Alphabet (Avie)
(Déjà Review) Wallen is a brashly creative, open-minded composer striding with confident abandon from jazz, to Tippett, to spirituals, to Schoenberg, to Mediterranean mystery [RB]
Bartók & Dohnányi: Violin Sonatas (Caprice)
(Déjà Review) A triumph all round [CC]
Dvořák & Brahms: Concertos (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Packed with drama and tunefulness and with virtuosity to burn [KS]
Bainton & Clifford: Orchestral Music Vol. 2 (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Committed readings of unjustly neglected works from the forgotten byways of the British Musical Renaissance [HC]
Beethoven: Works for cello and piano (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) An outstanding first instalment of Beethoven’s complete works for cello and piano [KS]
Clarke: Works for Viola and Piano (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A splendid release in every respect [HC]
Beethoven: Complete Works for Solo Piano Vol 4 (BIS)
(Déjà Review) Another success … carry on collecting with pleasure [TH]
JS Bach: Motets (Challenge Classics)
One of the most satisfying recordings of Bach’s motets, in particular in regard to the relationship of text and music [JV]
Salsa Nueva (SOMM Recordings)
The best thing to do with a disc such as this is to sit down, relax and enjoy [HC]
Janáček: Danube (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) An inspired rediscovery of three rarities [RBr]
Gormenghast (Sony Classical & BBC Studios)
(Déjà Review) One of the finest scores ever written for television [GSD]
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) Songs of the British Isles (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Craftsmanship that is quite incredible … remarkable control … a masterful, spirited and dynamic touch [EML]
Four Temperaments (Linn)
Another outstanding recording by Phantasm, which presents English consort music in its full glory [JV]
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 for two pianos (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) This will be compulsory and compulsive listening for admirers of DSCH [PCW]
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5, The Voyevoda, Capriccio italien (BIS)
(Déjà Review) Popular and not so well known pieces, excellently played and stunningly recorded [JPh]
Mozart: Don Giovanni (Orfeo)
(Déjà Review) A collector’s item specifically for opera buffs and Furtwängler fanatics which fills a gap in his recording legacy [AR]
McKay: Violin Concerto and Sinfonietta No 4 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Beautifully crafted and well-orchestrated works [JPh]
Handel: The Six Organ Concertos Op. 4 (Avie)
Very imaginative and enthralling interpretations [JV]
Michael Haydn: Requiem, Missa in honorem Sanctae Ursulae (Hyperion)
Particularly memorable for their fine recording of Michael Haydn’s astonishing Requiem [RH]
Handel: Deborah (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Tread carefully, and be warned: if you give this modestly-priced issue a miss, you’ll be depriving yourself of some truly wonderful music, expertly executed [PJL]
Rózsa: String Quartets Nos 1 & 2 (ASV)
(Déjà Review) A real winner and warmly recommended with the secret hope that ASV will next turn to the String Trio and Piano Quintet [HC]
Blyton: Choral Works (Upbeat Records)
(Déjà Review) This music, simply delightful as it is, could well change your life [GH]
Lehár: Die lustige Witwe (Naxos Historical)
(Déjà Review) Good sound, excellent playing and glorious singing [GF]
Arnold: Overtures (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Hugely entertaining music conducted with incisiveness and flair [JQ]
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