Déjà Reviews
Re-published reviews from the archive
Riisager: Ballet Music (Dacapo)
(Déjà Review) Brilliantly orchestrated and balanced – moving forward in a blizzard of detail; the very antithesis of drab [RB]
Hoffmann: Chamber Music (cpo)
Be surprised by the restraint and elegance of Hoffmann’s chamber music [DS]
Mozart: Fantasias & Sonatas (Apex)
Absolutely first-rate Mozart keyboard playing [PSh]
Holmboe: Symphonies Nos 4 and 5 (BIS)
(Déjà Review) Densely coiled and symphonically argued with the highest of skill … charts a grim and determined course [JW]
Skempton: Piano works (Sony Classical)
A lovely disc of an under-rated British composer’s music, superbly played and recorded [NH]
Englund: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 (Ondine)
Another indispensable addition to the Englund discography from Ondine [RB]
Handel: Arias for mezzo soprano (Apex)
This music springs to life as Handel’s operatic music rarely does [CH]
Beethoven: Piano Concerti 4 & 5 (Hänssler Classic)
(Déjà Review) Admirers of this great German pianist should certainly snap this up [JQ]
Bantock: Orchestral Works (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Full-blooded, romantic readings of more exotic Bantock [IL]
Arambarri: Orchestral works (Claves)
Arambarri has the charm and freshness of Guridi and Canteloube [RB]
MacMillan: The Birds of Rhiannon (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) A highly recommended collection of works for choir and orchestra by MacMillan, magnificently performed under the direction of the composer [CT]
British Recorder Concertos (Dutton)
(Déjà Review) Well-planned, varied and superbly played … pure joy from first to last [HC]
Ernst Wilhelm Wolf: Four Symphonies (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Wolf can attain depths of expression that seem to post-date his period [CC]
Telemann: Six Concertos for Two Flutes (MSR Classics)
(Déjà Review) Lovers of the baroque flute and “Telemaniacs” will wish to investigate these well-played world premières [PCW]
Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin (Atma Classique)
One of the freshest and most uplifting interpretations I have come across for a very long time [GF]
Holmboe: Symphonies Nos 1, 3 and 10 (BIS)
(Déjà Review) Superbly cogent works performed with stunning intelligence, tonal blend, sectional discipline and conductorly flair [JW]
Gesualdo: Madrigals (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Harry van der Kamp who directs and sings has done a wonderful job with these works [GH]
Mozart: Haffner Serenade, Bella mia fiamma (Profil)
(Déjà Review) Wand’s devotion plays itself out in these elegant performances [KS]
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]
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