Déjà Reviews
Re-published reviews from the archive
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos (Archiv Produktion)
(Déjà Review) An excellent recording of the first three Brandenburg concerti [KM]
Alla Turca (Atma Classique)
Invigorating yet subtly beautiful vocal and instrumental pieces expertly and sensitively played [MS]
Cesare Siepi (bass) (Nimbus Prima Voce)
Hearing Cesare Siepi in his mature youth is a treat indeed [GF]
Mozart: Piano Sonatas (Brilliant Classics)
(Déjà Review) These original recordings melt the heart [JLa]
Schubert: Lieder (RCA)
(Déjà Review) A fine young singer and a master accompanist [WH]
Piano Music for Children (Divine Art)
(Déjà Review) I don’t know whose idea this CD was, but it was a brilliant one [GPJ]
Alwyn: Miss Julie (Lyrita)
(Déjà Review) Difficult to imagine a more focused or fervent performance [CC]
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerti (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Revelatory and refreshing [KS]
Mendelssohn, Dvořák: Piano Trios (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Much beautiful playing here, polished and musical [PJL]
Chopin: Piano Concertos (BIS)
(Déjà Review) These fine chamber renderings of the Chopin concertos make them sound as if that is how they were meant to be [JL]
Les Chemins d’Amour (CD Accord)
(Déjà Review) It would be difficult to imagine a better duo partnership for this music [CH]
Beethoven: Lettre à Elise (Mirare)
One of the most charming piano recitals that I have come across in years [KS]
Britten: Orchestral works (Naxos)
Another spectacular and poetic Britten collection ex-Collins courtesy of Naxos [EM]
Bach: Keyboard Works (Labor Records)
(Déjà Review) Some will think these exceptional recordings are the best Bach-on-the-piano ever, others will hate them [PSh]
Schubert: Die Winterreise (Challenge Classics)
(Déjà Review) A fresh, personable and individual reading that shows these well-known songs in part in a new light [GF]
Puccini: Turandot (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) The pleasure that Caballé’s beautiful tone and imaginative approach gives is enormous [JS]
Michael Studer (piano) The Legacy (Claves)
(Déjà Review) Buy it for the Bach, and become enthralled by the rest [DC]
Mussorgsky: Symphonic Transcriptions by Stokowski (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) A fine new recording of Stokowski’s vividly orchestrated responses to Mussorgsky’s music [CT]
Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Piano Music (SOMM)
(Déjà Review) All credit to Bebbington and Somm for opening this stimulating door [RB]
Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1-5 (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) A revelation of what can still be revealed by dedicated musicians [RB]
Allegri: Miserere (Coro)
(Déjà Review) Those famous tumbling high Cs in the Allegri are piercing in their exaltation – tonal splendour and vocal blend a joy throughout [TH]
Prospice (Meridian Records)
A recording which has somehow failed to attract much notice but proves to be a complete revelation [LF]
Walton: Choral works (Naxos)
Some very fine music in absolutely top class performances which are accorded recorded sound of comparable excellence [JQ]
Chinoiserie (BIS)
A veritable treasure trove of delights [CC]
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