Déjà Reviews
Re-published reviews from the archive
Le Flem: Works for Solo Piano (Accord)
(Déjà Review) Melancholy, heroic, sombrely optimistic – I cannot overstate the high quality of this music [RB]
Janáček: The Eternal Gospel & other orchestral works (Hyperion)
All Janáček fans should be acquiring this without delay as should those as yet unconverted [ED]
Schumann: Symphonies Nos 1-4 (Sony Classical)
(Déjà Review) Unassuming, confident, middle of the road performances very well recorded [RB]
Handel: Arias (Linn)
(Déjà Review) I will treasure this disc as a record of a fine singer at a wonderful peak in her career [RH]
Farrenc: Chamber music (Naïve)
(Déjà Review) Entices me to seek out more music by this fine and unjustly neglected composer [KS]
Dupré: Le Chemin de la Croix (cpo)
(Déjà Review) One of the finest organ discs I’ve heard in years [JQ]
Bertali: Valoroso (Mirare)
Highly musical players who manage to imbue each piece with a special improvisatory feeling [JR]
Dvořák: Rusalka (Supraphon)
(Déjà Review) This is a recording which instilled in me a love of the opera which has so far not died; it will surely do the same for many new listeners [CH]
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas (Doremi)
(Déjà Review) A once-in-a-lifetime portrait of two very great and even somewhat enigmatic artists at the top of their form [KS]
Bendix, Simonsen: Piano Concertos (Danacord)
(Déjà Review) Marshev is a capably sympathetic advocate for these neglected romantics [RB]
Brahms: Symphony No 2, Hungarian Dances (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Alsop’s Brahms should go among the great cycles [KS]
Beethoven: Piano Trios (Naxos)
A wonderful disc, well recorded and containing some magnificent playing [CC]
Guarnieri: Symphonies Nos 2 and 3 (BIS)
(Déjà Review) Likely to appeal strongly to those who are already captivated by Villa-Lobos and by the Latino Copland [RB]
Bach: Cantatas (Eloquence)
(Déjà Review) A wonderful disc of Bach cantatas with a star cast [EML]
Bruckner: Symphony No 5 (Profil)
(Déjà Review) Magnificent playing in a galvanising performance [TB]
Geminiani: Violin Sonatas op.5 (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Played with delicacy, sensitivity and warmth by three dedicated experts [MS]
Broadstock: Symphonies Nos 1-5 (Et’cetera)
(Déjà Review) This set represents a magnificent, vividly living and very emotional achievement which I urge you to hear [RB]
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) This performance is forever recommended, especially in this transfer [CC]
Berlioz: Te Deum (Profil)
Sir Colin’s performance of the Te Deum is a hugely impressive account of a great pièce d’occasion [JQ]
Butler: American Rounds (NMC)
One of the loveliest discs I have heard recently [HC]
Turnage: Orchestral Collection (Decca)
One of the most individual voices in British contemporary music [CT]
Korngold and Marx: Piano Concertos (Hyperion)
Exciting compositions, sumptuously played by Hamelin and the BBC Scottish Orchestra. The Marx work is a real find and the recording companies should explore his music further [GL]
Norwegian Heartland (Simax Classics)
(Déjà Review) Intense enjoyment if you are prepared to try something a little out of the normal run [JP]
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos 4 & 7 (Sony Classical)
(Déjà Review) As a coupling of the symphonies, this disc is unbeatable [TP]
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