Déjà Reviews
Re-published reviews from the archive
Mahler: Symphony 4 (RCA Victor)
(Déjà Review) A cold journey through Mahler’s fairy tale landscapes [TD]
Antheil: Carnegie Hall Concert 1927 (Nimbus)
(Déjà Review) Indispensable to anyone interested in American music and the musical experiments of the 1920s [BBr]
Walton: Concertos (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Performances that sit comfortably with the best [IL]
Cello Diverse (Divine Art)
(Déjà Review) Some of the finest, most purposeful, cello playing I’ve heard in a long time [BBr]
Handel: Water & Fireworks Music (Archiv Produktion)
(Déjà Review) An example that big can be beautiful too! [GFe]
A Little of What You Fancy (ASV)
(Déjà Review) An indispensable record for those who love the world of the old music hall [TD]
Ferneyhough: Shadowtime (NMC)
(Déjà Review) An amazing, fascinating and complex masterpiece that repays repeated listening [AO]
Bishop: Shakespeare At Covent Garden (Decca)
(Déjà Review) This excellently recorded disc sheds enlightenment on a long dimly-lit but far from discreditable corner of British music [PSc]
Alwyn: Symphonies 1-5 (Chandos)
Lively interpretations that steer well clear of the routine [RB]
Bartok: Duke Bluebeard’s Castle (DG)
No lover of Bartók’s music or of modern 20th century classics should be without this exceptional issue [GFe]
Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) A very clever idea to package Prokofiev’s two major film scores together [IL]
Bruch: Violin Concerto 1 (BIS)
(Déjà Review) Quite the finest performance of the Bruch concerto I have ever heard [CF]
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5 (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) A most impressive album [IL]
Fritz Busch (conductor) (Guild)
(Déjà Review) A welcome addition to Guild’s Fritz Busch series [BBr]
Raff: Cello Concerti (Tudor)
(Déjà Review) Fine performances of lyrical, romantic works [PCW]
Beethoven: Missa solemnis (Testament)
(Déjà Review) Another historical package that really sweeps the board [GFe]
Mackenzie: Violin Concerto & Pibroch Suite (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Full of pleasing musical quality with continually attractive melodic invention [VB]
Sorabji: Opus Clavicembalisticum (BIS)
(Déjà Review) Finally we have a great recording of this spellbinding piece [GF]
Handel: Giulio Cesare (Harmonia Mundi)
Probably the best DVD version and one of the best in any format [BW]
Todd: Saint Cuthbert (Mawson & Wareham)
A superb must buy for anyone remotely interested in British choral/contemporary music [NH]
Armenian Rhapsody (BIS)
(Déjà Review) The APO’s considerable team talents are put to fine use on this quality all-Armenian disc [Byz]
Rautavaara: The Gift of the Magi (Arthaus Musik)
(Déjà Review) An intelligent, small-scale opera well performed, and accompanied by a moderately interesting documentary [Gpu]
Stravinsky: Violin & Piano (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) An unexpectedly wide range of memorable repertoire in colourful and personally characterised performances [LF]
Pettersson: Symphonies 10 & 11 (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Deeply impressing pieces [RB]
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