Déjà Reviews

Re-published reviews from the archive

Bartók: Piano Works (Oehms Classics)

(Déjà Review) Bach is a most musical pianist whose understanding of the Bartókian idiom should be sampled [CC]

Adams: Shaker Loops (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) An ideal very inexpensive introduction to one of the most stimulating composers currently before the public [JQ]

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Bernstein: Chichester Psalms (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Wonderful playing and singing, and a recording which is crystal clear and atmospheric [GPJ]

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Breton: La Verbena de la Paloma (Naïve)

(Déjà Review) Recommendable both to lovers of zarzuela and to those new to it [RH]

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Jussi Björling (tenor) Til Havs (Swedish Society Discofil)

(Déjà Review) A treasure snatched from last minute oblivion and a memorable memento of a great voice and personality [RB]

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La Belle Homicide – Lute Music (Naïve)

(Déjà Review) I urge listeners who wouldn’t normally purchase a recital of lute works to hear this superlative recording [MC]

Enescu: The Three Piano Suites (Avie)

(Déjà Review) Absorbing music, outstandingly recorded [CW]

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Korngold: The Adventures of Robin Hood (Marco Polo)

(Déjà Review) A thorough restoration performed with ‘great-hearted’ elan and thumpingly well recorded [RB]

Ravel: Sonatas & Trio (Erato)

(Déjà Review) A winning combination of youth and musical insight; a treat indeed [CC]

Mills R: Concertos for Strings (ABC Classics)

(Déjà Review) Superb performances of these fine, though still too little known, works [HC]

Grieg: Piano Concerto & Peer Gynt (Deutsch Grammophon)

(Déjà Review) This issue is going to be very hard to beat and it brings the bonus of the less familiar music [GPJ]

Doráti: Orchestral Works (BIS)

(Déjà Review) Two harmonically astringent potently imaginative works coupled with a bright and light-on-the-toes serenade [RB]

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Brahms: Lieder Vol. 6 (cpo)

(Déjà Review) An altogether splendid offering from artists who know and love this music [TB]

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Cozzolani: Messa Paschale (Musica Omnia)

(Déjà Review) Confirms the beauty and emotionality of this unknown composer [KM]

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Beethoven: Middle Quartets (Bridge Records)

(Déjà Review) An invaluable addition in excellent sound, splendid documentation and full of concentrated wisdom [JW]

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Busoni: Piano Concerto (Hyperion)

(Déjà Review) A landmark disc of an epic, landmark concerto, one of the finest in the Hyperion series [CF]

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Bach: Trio Sonatas (BIS)

(Déjà Review) New worlds of feeling in music that is certainly familiar [KM]

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Cras: Piano Works (Timpani)

(Déjà Review) Folk-like simplicity redolent of folk song … a beautifully atmospheric seascape [HC]

Verdi: Falstaff (Warner Classics)

(Déjà Review) Truly one of the ‘Great Recordings of the Century’ [CF]

Woolrich: The Ghost in the Machine (NMC)

(Déjà Review) Woolrich definitely has things to say and knows how to say them in the musically most satisfying way [HC]

Langgaard: Symphonies No.6, 7 & 8 (Dacapo)

(Déjà Review) Langgaard was the true heir of Wagner and Strauss [TB]

Dvořák: Symphonies 8 & 9 (Philips)

(Déjà Review) Fischer and his colleagues enter a very competitive field and offer extremely fine versions of both symphonies which must now be counted among the best available [JQ]

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Alkan: Piano Music Vol. 1 (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Any pianist who can play these works with such deep understanding as Ringeissen, is a rare bird, and must be treasured [RBr]

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Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra (Orfeo)

(Déjà Review) Splendid performances that could hardly be bettered [IL]