Déjà Reviews
Re-published reviews from the archive
Schnittke: Discoveries (Toccata Classics)
(Déjà Review) Five different works from throughout Schnittke’s career performed with vigour and insight by committed musicians [MS]
Witt: Orchestral Music (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) The Naxos tradition of bringing the obscure to light has paid off in this recording [JPJ]
Beethoven: Cello Sonatas 2 & 3 (Forgotten Records)
(Déjà Review) Fresh and full of life, and will leave you wishing there was more [GA]
Come to the River: An Early American Gathering (Avie)
(Déjà Review) A very enjoyable disc which can be played as a whole – repeatedly – with great pleasure [JS]
Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov (Opus Arte)
(Déjà Review) The young Bulgarian bass Orlin Anastassov will surely grow into one of the great interpreters of Boris [RJF]
Olsen: Orchestral Works (BIS)
(Déjà Review) Much in common with Grieg perhaps spliced with Saint-Saëns and even Bizet [RB]
Weber: Overtures (BIS)
(Déjà Review) A very distinguished collection which avoids any hint of the routine [JS]
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (Hänssler)
(Déjà Review) A marvellous reading overall, though with one curious and questionable characteristic [WH]
Venables: Chamber Music (SOMM Recordings)
(Déjà Review) This impressive disc deserves the widest possible exposure [DJ][RB]
Chopin & Stravinsky: Piano Concertos (Pristine Audio)
(Déjà Review) Mewton-Wood is a pianist who demands investigation, especially for one of the finest performances on disc of the Chopin [CH]
Elina Garanca – Habanera (Deutsche Grammophon)
There are a few records every year where everything is right. This is one of them [GF]
Rachmaninov and Stravinsky played on two pianos (SOMM)
(Déjà Review) The pianism is superb [BBr]
Schmitt: Piano Music (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Persuasive interpretations of these challenging works [JZ]
Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades (Opus Arte)
(Déjà Review) Tells the story compellingly with excellent singing and playing from everyone [ST]
Sibelius: Symphony No 2 & 5 (Ondine)
(Déjà Review) Without orchestra, the Sibelius symphonies fail [BR]
Victoria: Requiem & Lobo: Versa est in luctum (Signum Classics)
(Déjà Review) Vivid, committed performances of some masterpieces of Iberian polyphony [JQ]
Sibelius: Symphonies 2 & 5 (Ondine)
(Déjà Review) All in all, a magnificent success [DC]
Johann Strauss: Der Carneval in Rom (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Splendid – the story may be slender but the music is anything but [GF]
Schumann: Complete Works for Violin and Orchestra (BIS)
(Déjà Review) Ulf Wallin clearly relishes these challenges [GD]
Smetana & Sibelius: String Quartets (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) A well-filled disc and the performances of these quartets are as good as any [LW]
Leighton: Symphony No 1 and Piano Concerto No 3 (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Well done Chandos – I waited for 36 years and you have not disappointed me! [JF]
Handel, Blow and Boyce: Choral Music (Hyperion)
Déjà Review) Certainly worth hearing for the music itself, especially the Blow and Boyce [JS]
Haydn: Symphonies No.49, 103, 104 (Forgotten Records)
(Déjà Review) Blech conveys well the feeling behind the classical restraint [MG]
Grandi: Vespro della Beate Vergine (Carus)
(Déjà Review) This disc charmed me far more than I could have imagined [RH]
