Déjà Reviews

(Déjà Review) Scorchingly committed performances and recording of these monuments of twentieth century music-making [RB]

Anyone contemplating purchase of this set will be buying it for Maria Callas, and it is worthwhile for this alone [JP]

(Déjà Review) This disc in excellent sound is a worthy alternative to the composer’s own [JW]

(Déjà Review) No Arrau admirer would want to be without it [JW]

(Déjà Review) There’s something for everybody in this excellently played between-the-wars anthology of music [JL]

(Déjà Review) An excellently planned programme [NHo]

(Déjà Review) Magnificent accounts to cherish [MC]

(Déjà Review) This is a truly awe-inspiring offering from Pires which acts as a reminder of what a truly unique and inspiring musician she is [CC]

(Déjà Review) An absolute winner – a delightful sense of collegial give and take [KS]

(Déjà Review) One of the most enjoyable discs I have heard for a long while [CF]

(Déjà Review) A perceptive coupling of thoughtful and scintillating performances recorded with warmth and clarity [PSe]

(Déjà Review) I can’t think of any better disc at budget price with which to get to know these marvellous works [TH]

(Déjà Review) This disc represents the flowering of talent of an ensemble that, if they continue on their present well-chosen path, will achieve great things [CC]

(Déjà Review) One of the crowning glories of John Eliot Gardiner’s early recordings [PB]

(Déjà Review) One of the finest recordings of the Goldberg Variations on piano currently available [KM]

(Déjà Review) A tonic for the winter months [IL]

The contemporary pieces featured here would have been unthinkable without Bach’s innovative thinking [HC]

(Déjà Review) These symphonies are examples of Bentzon’s metamorphic style in which the voices of Bartok, Simpson and Shostakovich nudge and jostle [RB]

(Déjà Review) A natural next step for anyone who loves Vaughan Williams, Rózsa or Moeran [RB]

(Déjà Review) An outstanding issue in all regards [TB]

(Déjà Review) If a one-pianist complete set is required at reasonable price Kempff proves a generally reliable guide [CC]

(Déjà Review) A classic recording restored in its best sound [TD]

(Déjà Review) Véronique Gens joins the exalted ranks of Crespin and Baker for top placing in Les nuits dété, and comes top of the list for modern recordings. A truly beautiful record [CC]

(Déjà Review) An essential recording which should please a wide musical constituency [GSD]