Déjà Reviews
Re-published reviews from the archive
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]
Chopin: Nocturnes (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) A Chopin player of decided viewpoints [JW]
Scharwenka: Complete Chamber Music (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Highly attractive romantic music caught in the web of ley lines between Schumann and early Fauré [RB]
Brahms: Violin Concerto, Clarinet Quintet (Music & Arts)
(Déjà Review) Lyrical intensity, seamless affection [JW]
Full Fathom Five (Danacord)
Altogether a pleasurable experience [RB]
Fauré: Complete Songs Vol. 2 (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) This disc has given me enormous pleasure and will continue to do so [JQ]
Bax: String Quartets Nos 1 & 2 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) You must hear this! One of 2001’s top ten classical discs. Roll on the Naxos/Maggini Third Quartet – a work of symphonic impact and scale [RB]
Popes and Antipopes (Metronome)
(Déjà Review) There were times listening to this deeply impressive recording when I wondered whether the Orlando Consort were not, after all, the greatest ensemble of its kind anywhere. It’s that kind of disc [JW]
C Stamitz: Cello Concertos (Claves)
(Déjà Review) Wonderfully wrought works, full of catchy, instantly memorable melody and magnificently harmonious [TM]
Tchaikovsky & Rachmaninov: Piano Trios (BIS)
(Déjà Review) Playing of great intelligence, intellectual rigour and keen spontaneity [TH]
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