Déjà Reviews
Re-published reviews from the archive
Paer: Sofonisba (Opera Rara)
A wholly admirable performance of a significant opera composer who was active immediately before Rossini [RJF]
Carl Schuricht in New York (Archipel)
Schuricht leads the Vienna orchestra with surety and command [JW]
Martinů: Julietta (Supraphon)
(Déjà Review) Surreal music drama defying operatic convention, illuminated by Martinů’s gorgeous yet poetically fastidious palette [RB]
Ligeti: Ligeti Project Vol 1-3 (Teldec)
(Déjà Review) A beguiling combination of clarity and sheer weirdness. Whether a Ligeti fan or not, heartily recommended – a rare sonic experience! [TH]
Coates: Orchestral Works (Lyrita)
(Déjà Review) One of the most handsome Coates collections [RB]
Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) A superb rendition of the opera [RMg]
Alwyn: Elizabethan Dances, Oboe Concerto, Aphrodite in Aulis (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Two premiere recordings at bargain cost and generally excellent performances [JW]
Beethoven: Piano Concerti No.4-5 (Regis)
(Déjà Review) Classic accounts of Beethoven that demand to be heard [CC]
Barber: Piano Concerto (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A series of recordings that has gone from unusual and interesting to groundbreaking and formidable [KS]
Takemitsu: A String Around Autumn (BIS)
(Déjà Review) It is reassuring that in so ephemeral and vulgar a society as ours, music such as this still holds evident value [TB]
J S Bach: Mass in B minor (Tahra)
A living text; a source of drama and commitment [JW]
Franck & Chausson: Symphonies (Pentatone)
A version of the Franck Symphony that matches the great versions of the past [CH]
Tubin: The Symphonies (BIS)
(Déjà Review) An epic pilgrimage of the spirit [RB]
Kilar: Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Marco Polo)
(Déjà Review) Played with commitment and passion [GH]
Vine: The Piano Music 1990-2006 (Tall Poppies)
(Déjà Review) An impressive, irreversible strength to the works on this disc [DC]
Amorous in Music (Et’cetera)
(Déjà Review) Plenty of variety here and quite some historical frisson as well [JW]
Stravinsky: The Firebird, Petrushka, The Rite of Spring (Deux-Elles)
(Déjà Review) Exciting recordings that throw new light on the originals, and absorbing in their own right [GPu]
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras Nos 7-9 (BIS)
(Déjà Review) This developing series is a triumph for the São Paulo Symphony, Roberto Minczuk and the BIS engineers [DH]
Fibich: Symphonies Nos 1-3 (Supraphon)
(Déjà Review) Enthusiastically recommended to lovers of romantic symphonies [CH]
Piston: Symphonies Nos 2 & 6 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) The merit of this distinguished 1988 recording, in its new incarnation, burns just as brightly [JW]
Puccini: La Bohème (Opus Arte)
(Déjà Review) A cinematographic representation helped by the stunning sets and Mula’s Mimi [RJF]
Röntgen: Symphony No. 3 (cpo)
(Déjà Review) A fine start to cpo’s Röntgen symphony series [RB]
Vivaldi: Late Violin Concertos (Sony Classical)
(Déjà Review) These are magnificent accounts to cherish. A must for lovers of late baroque music [MC]
Shostakovich: The Fall of Berlin & The Unforgettable Year 1919 (Marco Polo)
(Déjà Review) Overall, the playing is polished and expressive and the sound of pleasingly warm ambience [DK]
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