Déjà Reviews
Re-published reviews from the archive
Caldara: Sonate a Violoncello solo col basso (Tactus)
(Déjà Review) A chance to enjoy some of Caldara’s rare instrumental music [GPu]
Haydn: Favourite Symphonies (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Partnership of conductor and orchestra at something like its best [JW]
Fasch: Orchestral Music (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Creativity and originality … first recordings of three works by Fasch [JV]
Handel: Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) A fine recording of a remarkable and fascinating masterpiece from Handel’s years in Italy [GPu]
Ginastera: Complete String Quartets (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Jaw-dropping prowess revealing masterpieces of the quartet literature [NB]
Haydn: Piano Sonatas Vol. 2 (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Some of the finest performances of Haydn sonatas I have heard [MC]
Liszt: Liszt Abroad (Signum Classics)
(Déjà Review) Should be heard by every lover of songs [GF]
Gouvy: Symphony No 3 & 5 (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Symphonies in an idiom between Bizet, Beethoven & Mendelssohn [RB]
Fauré: Piano Quintets (Naxos)
Magical, enchanting works in alluring performances [IL]
Handel: Alexander’s Feast & Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day (Carus)
Very good reasons to add this set to your collection [JS]
Elgar: Violin Concerto (Avie)
(Déjà Review) I’d say that Graffin loves the concerto very much and that comes through [JQ]
Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Music for Two Guitars Volume 2 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Refinement and beauty … technical sophistication and musical taste [NB]
Barber: Orchestral Music (Classics for Pleasure)
(Déjà Review) Is Samuel Barber the most inexplicably underrated composer of the 20th century? [GPJ]
Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust & La Mort de Cléopatre (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Made doubly tempting by Baker’s wonderful Cléopâtre [RH]
Bach: Violin Concerti (Hyperion Helios)
(Déjà Review) Eminently sane performances, well recorded, at a very reasonable price [BW]
Bartholomée: Requiem (Cyprès)
(Déjà Review) A splendid performance and recording of a thought-provoking Requiem [HC]
Bériot: Solo Violin Music, Vol 1 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Exceptional violin playing reviving a major work of the solo violin repertoire [NB]
Brahms: The Symphonies 1-4 (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) An important set of the Brahms symphonies [JQ]
JL Adams: the place we began (Cold Blue)
As hypnotic as it is different [CC]
JS Bach: Latin Church Music Vol 1 (Challenge Classics)
Kindled an instant love [JFL]
Brendel plays Mozart in Vienna (Alto)
(Déjà Review) A splendid reminder of early Brendel, still sounding very well [BW]
Pabst, Rimsky-Korsakov and Scriabin: Piano Concertos (Danacord)
(Déjà Review) Simply splendid [EML]
Saxophone Concertos played by Nobuya Sugawa (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) A very fine release with much to enjoy here [HC]
North Italian Baroque Violin Concertos (Avie)
(Déjà Review) Buy the CD or the download, but get this recording somehow [BW]
