Déjà Reviews
Re-published reviews from the archive
Davis: A Simple Man (Opus Arte)
(In Memoriam Déjà Review) Must be among his best scores [AB]
A Beethoven Concert (Arthaus Musik)
(Déjà Review) Subtle direction of the camera work adds to the very fine performances [SF]
Coates: Orchestral works (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Performances that shine through the old recorded sound [JL]
Berlioz: Les Troyens (LSO Live)
(Déjà Review) The finest opera CD I have heard this year [MB]
Debussy: Piano Music Vol. 1 (BIS)
(Déjà Review) The unique sound-world of Debussy is delivered with the utmost conviction [TB]
Bax: Violin Concerto, Symphony No. 3 (Dutton)
(Déjà Review) De rigueur addition for all Baxians and an antidote to the sleepy sloppy school of Baxian interpretation [RB]
Buxtehude: Harpsichord Music Vol. 1 (Dacapo)
(Déjà Review) Excellently performed, perfectly recorded, and played on a delightful instrument [KM]
JS Bach: Goldberg Variations (BIS)
(Déjà Review) A unique and personal recording of the Goldbergs [KM]
Bonnal: String Quartets (Arion)
(Déjà Review) I urge you strongly to seek out Bonnal’s sheerly magical impressionistic music [RB]
Byrd: Consort Songs (Harmonia Mundi)
A varied well-chosen programme, beautifully sung and played [RH]
Bach: Cantatas Vol 26 (Soli Deo Gloria)
(Déjà Review) A very important and distinguished cycle [JQ]
Bowen: Violin Concerto & Piano Concerto 1 (Dutton)
(Déjà Review) Such lavish extravagance of melody and sentiment [RB]
Bodinus: Divertissements (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Simply excellent music – why has it never been recorded before? [JV]
Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) An unusual and challenging interpretation with exceptional performances by the two leads [AO]
A Recital by Two Pianists (Dunelm Records)
(Déjà Review) A stimulating programme of relatively little-known music [PSc]
Weber: Oberon (Philips)
(Déjà Review) Playing and singing beautifully tailored to the score; an endless kaleidoscope of subtle colours [MC]
Tricklir: Cello Concertos (Cello Classics)
(Déjà Review) Definitely worth exploring [CH]
Tchaikovsky: Suites No 3 & 4 (Eloquence)
(Déjà Review) No need to delay, only extreme enjoyment awaits you [JP]
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]