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]
Gluck: Opera Highlights (Alto)
Ferrier brings real passion, classical purity and strength of line [RH]
d’Indy: Orchestral Works Vol. 2 (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Estimable recordings covering a range of d‘Indy’s music [WK]
Elgar: Enigma Variations (Signum Classics)
(Déjà Review) Vital and individual readings from a safe pair of hands [WH]
Handel: Concerti Grossi Op.6 (BIS)
(Déjà Review) As they say in the trade: ‘a winner!’ [DC]
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]
Donizetti: L’Elisir d’amore (VAI)
(Déjà Review) Strictly for opera addicts interested in how it used to be done [RJF]
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis & Mass in C (Warner Classics)
These performances are still worthy of collectors’ attention [JQ]
Brian & Cooke: Symphonies (Lyrita)
Add this splendid CD to your collection without delay [JQ]
The Romantic Piano Concerto 48: Benedict and Macfarren (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Plenty of verve and drama; neither academic nor over-balancing [JW]
Beethoven: Septet & Serendade (Nimbus)
(Déjà Review) Fine performances of Beethoven at his most delightful [BW]
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]
A History of Requiem – Part II Campra & Michael Haydn (Cypres)
New light shed on Haydn’s Requiem [RH]
Jascha Heifetz – Violin Virtuoso (Regis)
Hard to see how this utterly committed recording could be bettered [RMay]
Offenbach: Orphée aux Enfers (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Singers who know how to sing Offenbach and to act it [JPJ]






































