Déjà Reviews

Re-published reviews from the archive

Haydn: String Quartets, No 1-6 (Hyperion)

(Déjà Review) Superb performances which set the standard for Haydn interpretation [MG]

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Gluck: Opera Highlights (Alto)

Ferrier brings real passion, classical purity and strength of line [RH]

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Gardner: Orchestral works (Naxos)

Music that is well worth investigating [JQ]

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d’Indy: Orchestral Works Vol. 2 (Chandos)

(Déjà Review) Estimable recordings covering a range of d‘Indy’s music [WK]

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Elgar: Enigma Variations (Signum Classics)

(Déjà Review) Vital and individual readings from a safe pair of hands [WH]

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Handel: Concerti Grossi Op.6 (BIS)

(Déjà Review) As they say in the trade: ‘a winner!’ [DC]

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Lully: Psyché (cpo)

(Déjà Review) Splendid and approachable … interesting and unusual [MS]

Casella: Sinfonia per orchestra, Italia (cpo)

(Déjà Review) A stirring epic symphony and the dazzle of a latter-day Capriccio Italien [RB]

Chopin: Études (Avie)

(Déjà Review) Superb Chopin which serves to underline Borac’s excellence [CC]

Bernstein: Mass (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Do not hesitate [ST]

Donizetti: L’Elisir d’amore (VAI)

(Déjà Review) Strictly for opera addicts interested in how it used to be done [RJF]

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Beethoven: Missa Solemnis & Mass in C (Warner Classics)

These performances are still worthy of collectors’ attention [JQ]

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Brian & Cooke: Symphonies (Lyrita)

Add this splendid CD to your collection without delay [JQ]

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The Romantic Piano Concerto 48: Benedict and Macfarren (Hyperion)

(Déjà Review) Plenty of verve and drama; neither academic nor over-balancing [JW]

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Beethoven: Septet & Serendade (Nimbus)

(Déjà Review) Fine performances of Beethoven at his most delightful [BW]

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JC Bach & JCF Bach: Keyboard Concertos (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) A delightful disc (TP]

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Britten: Billy Budd (Virgin Classics)

(Déjà Review) Has changed the whole way I listen to Billy Budd (AO]

Beethoven: Symphony No.5 (Pristine Audio)

(Déjà Review) A rare Toscanini performance in an excellent transfer [JQ]

Benda, Pichl & Vranický: Violin Concerti (Supraphon)

(Déjà Review) The Vranický in particular is a real winner [JW]

Turina: Music for Violin and Piano (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Panache and passion – you won’t be disappointed [JW]

Vivaldi: New Discoveries (Naïve)

(Déjà Review) Delightful and thought-provoking pieces newly attributed to Vivaldi [MS]

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A History of Requiem – Part II Campra & Michael Haydn (Cypres)

New light shed on Haydn’s Requiem [RH]

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Jascha Heifetz – Violin Virtuoso (Regis)

Hard to see how this utterly committed recording could be bettered [RMay]

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Offenbach: Orphée aux Enfers (Warner Classics)

(Déjà Review) Singers who know how to sing Offenbach and to act it [JPJ]