Déjà Reviews
Re-published reviews from the archive
Vaňhal: Flute Quartets (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Beautifully played music which makes few emotional demands, but hiding a verdant garden of rich colour and variety [DC]
Verdi: Ernani (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Outstanding portrayals from Domingo and Bruson to compensate for an over-parted Freni [RJF]
Smetana: Má vlast (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) For the Talich collector this 1954 set is glorious and the one that remains the most generally recommendable [JW]
Zemlinsky & Schulhoff: Lieder (Simax Classics)
(Déjà Review) Stene and the orchestra are magnificent in these gloriously emotion saturated songs [RB]
Schubert: Piano Trios 1 & 2 (Erato)
(Déjà Review) Goes straight to the top for my recommendations of these wonderful works [TH]
Sierra: New Music with a Caribbean Accent (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Enterprising as ever, Naxos has served up another stimulating American Classic [DM]
Segovia: Original Compositions (Emec Records)
A useful recording for students of the guitar and essential for Segovia aficionados [ZT]
Schubert: Symphony 9 (Tudor)
A superb version that captures the spirit of Schubert and yet manages to be individual [PCW]
Saint-Saëns: Requiem and Organ Symphony (Cala Signum)
(Déjà Review) A worthwhile restoration [JW]
Sculthorpe: Requiem (ABC Classics)
(Déjà Review) A fine introduction to this endearing composer’s sound-world [HC]
Nielsen & Aho: Clarinet Concertos (BIS)
(Déjà Review) A clear winner on all accounts and Aho’s concerto is destined to be a standard work [GF]
Poulenc & Francaix: Chamber music (Capriccio)
(Déjà Review) A thoroughly engaging disc of very worthwhile music all superbly recorded [DM]
Prokofiev: The Stone Flower (VAI)
(Déjà Review) You must have this very idiomatic performance and production if you have any liking for Prokofiev’s music [RB]
Roussel: Bacchus et Ariane, Symphony No.3 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) This carves a niche firmly for itself on any serious record collector’s shelves [CC]
Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible & Rachmaninov: The Bells (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Classic performances in sound that is still demonstration-worthy [TH]
Rodrigo: Piano Music, Vol 2 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Constantly invigorating, inspiring music, played in masterly fashion [GF]
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (Deutsche Grammophon)
A well-chosen selection from an already much-praised Flute [DM]
Röntgen: Cello Concertos (Etcetera)
This is a fine addition to the Röntgen discography – a fringe enthusiasm that encourages affection [JW]
Mozart: String Quartet & Quintet (Aeon)
This beautifully engineered package is one with which I shall be able to live happily for a long time [DC]
Homs: Music for Chamber Orchestra (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) This offers the best introduction possible to the composer’s personal, endearing sound-world [HC]
Glazunov: Symphonies 1 to 8 (BIS)
Déjà Review) If you like your Glazunov languidly accentuated then this splendidly recorded set from Otaka and the BBC NOW is for you [RB]
Brahms: Violin Concerto & Schumann: Symphony 4 (Avie)
(Déjà Review) A fine advertisement for the quality of playing, and indeed the acoustic, to be heard at The Sage [JWi]
Finzi: Orchestral Works (Lyrita)
(Déjà Review) For anyone new to Finzi this disc is an ideal place to start [GH]
Handel: Music for the Chapel Royal (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) The Musicians Extra-ordinary sound like an expert group of specialists [JW]
