Déjà Reviews
Re-published reviews from the archive
L Anderson: Orchestral Music Vol. 3 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Leroy Anderson hits in uninhibited performances full of joie de vivre [IL]
Berg: String Quartet, Lyric Suite; Wolf: Italian Serenade (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Interpretative stature and technical prowess [CC]
Grieg: Lyrical Travels (Simax Classics)
(Déjà Review) A fresh and thought-provoking approach to these well-known but often castigated pieces [GF]
Benda: Six Violin Sonatas (cpo)
(Déjà Review) The first recording ever entirely devoted to the technically demanding and musically enthralling violin sonatas by Franz Benda [JV]
Grieg: Orchestrated Piano Pieces (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Piano works by Grieg in orchestral garb by some important colleagues superbly played [GF]
Bax: Symphony 6, Overtures (Lyrita)
The symphony is essential Bax in performance and recording terms [RB]
Dvořák: String & Piano Quintets (Supraphon)
Two very fine performances [MC]
Alfvén: Synnöve Solbakken Suite (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) An exciting recording dealing with a lesser-known aspect of Alfvén’s career [WK]
Bach: Organ Works Volume 8 (Challenge Classics)
(Déjà Review) Those who like big-sounding Bach will enjoy this more than those who expect a lighter touch [BW]
Bloch: Piano Quintets (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) It is never too late to make good personal discoveries of great music [JFL]
Bruckner & Mahler: Symphonies (Tahra)
(Déjà Review) These performances repay careful listening and study [JQ]
Bach: Brandenburg Concerti (Avie)
(Déjà Review) All the benefits of period performance without the tears [BW]
Hildegard: Celestial Harmonie (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) The sheer beauty and simplicity of the music can stand alone [GH]
Elgar: Symphony No 1, Organ Sonata (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) A wonderful thing to have on your shelf or in your pocket [DC]
Glass: Music with Changing Parts, Parts 1 & 2 (Orange Mountain Music)
(Déjà Review) As close as Glass ever came to modern jazz and this performance is really quite profound [PG]
Chopin: Piano Sonata No 2, Scherzi (Warner Classics)
A must-hear experience [CC]
Corigliano & Friedman: String Quartets (Naxos)
I urge lovers of the medium to be brave and sample this wonderful disc [DWa]
Brahms/Strauss/Bax: The Beecham Collection (SOMM Recordings)
(Déjà Review) Another hard-to-resist entrant for the Beecham collector [JW]
Busoni: Violin Sonatas (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A disc full of enjoyable material executed with style [ED]
Bacevičius: Orchestral works (Toccata Classics)
(Déjà Review) Anyone remotely interested in 20th century Eastern European Music will make a wonderful discovery [DWa]
Bach: Cantatas (Accent)
(Déjà Review) If you are partial to the ‘one voice to a part’ experience, Kuijken’s approach has much to commend it [TB]
Russian Romantic Songs (Harmonia Mundi)
(Déjà Review) The programme is excellent, singing superb and the guitar playing complementary in accompaniment and entertaining in solo [ZT]
Gillian Weir (organ): On Stage at the Royal Festival Hall (Priory)
(Déjà Review) The sheer brilliance of Gillian Weir, above all, makes this an essential purchase [CB]
Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano): Enchantment (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) An excellent collection of works that show off the talents of this amazing young singer [KM]
