Déjà Reviews
Re-published reviews from the archive
Sculthorpe: Songs of Sea & Sky (ABC Classics)
Deeply moving music – one of the most revelatory and frankly astonishing CDs I’ve encountered [EML]
Stainer: The Crucifixion (Naxos)
Naxos has done English choral music proud in the last few years and this is another fine release [JQ]
Mozart: Piano and Violin Sonatas (Decca)
(Déjà Review) One of the most rewarding and enjoyable Mozart discs in recent years [DS]
Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Anyone who wants this particular coupling need not hesitate [GF]
Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) Ravel & Carter (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Aimard positively revels in complexities, eating up fistfuls of notes and spitting them out with ease [TH]
Piazzolla: Tangos (SOMM Recordings)
(Déjà Review) Piazzolla sans bandoneon but with added colour and played with fervour and sensitivity [IL]
MacMillan: Seven Last Words from the Cross, Te Deum (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Seven Last Words makes a profound impression; a masterpiece [JQ]
Mozart: …che cosa è amor… (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) I have derived much pleasure from this disc and I expect many opera lovers will like it too [GF]
Gounod: Faust (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Some of the most glorious tenor singing ever recorded [GF]
JS Bach: The Keyboard Concertos Vol. 2 (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Bach performances to cherish [CH]
Bizet: Carmen (DG)
(Déjà Review) A great evening at the opera, crowned by Grace Bumbry’s great performance of Carmen [CH]
Liszt: Complete Piano Music Vol 22 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Excellent recording, excellent Liszt playing, at times verging upon the legendary [PSh]
Martinů: Symphonies 3 & 4 (Supraphon)
(Déjà Review) An auspicious launch for the first fresh new Martinů cycle of the new century [RB]
Mozart: Wind Concertos (Avie)
(Déjà Review) Authenticists might not agree with everything, but surely even they would get sucked in to the spirit of it all [CC]
Jack Liebeck (violin) Violin Sonatas (Quartz)
(Déjà Review) Brilliant performances – recommended without a moment’s hesitation [KS]
Offenbach: La Périchole (Apex)
(Déjà Review) 67 minutes of unalloyed joy [RJF]
Donizetti: L’elisir d’amore (Apex)
(Déjà Review) An ideal introduction to this delightful opera and also to the young Alagna [RH]
Bridge: Orchestral Works (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A fine introduction to the orchestral music of Frank Bridge [JF]
Beethoven: Symphonies 2 & 6 (Naïve)
(Déjà Review) Intelligently crafted, satisfying appetites in both Romantic and Classical camps [AN]
CPE Bach: Johannes-Passion (Capriccio)
(Déjà Review) Moments of great beauty as well as operating on a real dramatic trajectory [CC]
The World’s First Piano Concertos (Avie)
(Déjà Review) Excellent performances of early piano concertos played on a little-known instrument [JV]
Louis Kaufman (violin) French works for violin (Music & Arts)
(Déjà Review) Lyrical, tragic, introspective, exultant [JW]
Schubert: Wanderer Fantasy and Sonatas (APR)
(Déjà Review) Performances which reflect Smith’s formidable credentials as a Schubertian of distinction [JW]
Smetana: Má Vlast for piano four hands (Supraphon)
(Déjà Review) An impossible task accomplished – 20 fingers doing what 100 orchestra players can do [PSh]
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