Déjà Reviews

Re-published reviews from the archive

Ries: Piano Sonatas & Sonatinas, Vol 5 (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) The finest possible tribute to Ries’s piano sonatas [Byz]

Grieg: Violin Sonatas (Dynamic)

(Déjà Review) It is hard to imagine a performance that Grieg himself would have liked more than this one [Byz]

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Mahler: Symphony 8 (Naxos)

A mandatory purchase for anyone interested in superb Mahler and even better sound [DM]

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Reichenauer: Concertos (Supraphon)

Baroque enthusiasts will love this: was Reichenauer the Vivaldi of Prague? [BR]

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Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (Somm Recordings)

(Déjà Review) Schoenberg’s arrangements present this music in a new light, and these performances are very successful [GA]

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Romantic Violin Concertos (Coviello Classics)

(Déjà Review) Quite a discovery [MC]

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Constantin Silvestri (conductor): A Bournemouth Love Affair (Nimbus)

(Déjà Review) Heartfelt exuberance, sensitivity and quicksilver fleetness [NB]

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Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps (Deutsche Grammophon)

(Déjà Review) A disc with that rare “Wow!” factor [JQ]

Mahler: Symphony No.3 (Tudor)

(Déjà Review) You have been warned [DM]

Martin: Der Sturm (Hyperion)

(Déjà Review) Magically re-imagined and brought to harvest [RB]

Weelkes: Ninth Service and Anthems (Nimbus)

(Déjà Review) Fruitful, grand and invigorating [JW]

Verdi: Four Sacred Pieces & Hymn of the Nations (Chandos)

(Déjà Review) A most compelling disc [MC]

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Sibelius & Paganini: Violin concertos (Pristine Audio)

The fervour is unceasing and the music is charted with feverish intensity [JW]

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Žebeljan: The Horses of St Mark & Orchestral works (cpo)

cpo must be congratulated for once again finding another original voice [Byz]

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Shostakovich: Complete Works for Cello (Nimbus)

(Déjà Review) Wallfisch excels in Shostakovich’s complete cello works [LW]

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Tcherepnin: Piano Music (Toccata Classics)

(Déjà Review) Evocative, melodic, harmonically imaginative and immensely varied [Byz]

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Andrew Kennedy (tenor): Arias by Gluck, Mozart and Berlioz (Signum)

(Déjà Review) Andrew Kennedy does Berlioz proud [GF]

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Music for counter-tenor and recorder (Guild)

(Déjà Review) Singing and playing of the highest order [AMa]

Poulenc: Choral works (Signum Classics)

(Déjà Review) Nigel Short directs the impeccably prepared Tenebrae in beautiful accounts of this music [MC]

Rheinberger: Mass and Motets. Sacred Music IX (Carus)

(Déjà Review) Attractive performances, characterful and responsive [MC]

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Shostakovich: Cello Concerto & Sonata (RCA)

(Déjà Review) I know of no more dramatic and beautifully played account of the Concerto [MC]

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Suk: Asrael (Supraphon)

(Déjà Review) The best modern version [RB]

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Molino: Chamber Works for Flute, Violin & Guitar (cpo)

Effortlessly tuneful music in fine performances [BW]

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Rossini: Otello (Naxos)

If you are curious about Rossini’s version of Otello then you will not go far wrong with this Naxos recording [RH]