Déjà Reviews

Highly musical players who manage to imbue each piece with a special improvisatory feeling [JR]

(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]

(Déjà Review) A once-in-a-lifetime portrait of two very great and even somewhat enigmatic artists at the top of their form [KS]

(Déjà Review) Marshev is a capably sympathetic advocate for these neglected romantics [RB]

(Déjà Review) Alsop’s Brahms should go among the great cycles [KS]

A wonderful disc, well recorded and containing some magnificent playing [CC]

(Déjà Review) Likely to appeal strongly to those who are already captivated by Villa-Lobos and by the Latino Copland [RB]

(Déjà Review) A wonderful disc of Bach cantatas with a star cast [EML]

(Déjà Review) Magnificent playing in a galvanising performance [TB]

(Déjà Review) Played with delicacy, sensitivity and warmth by three dedicated experts [MS]

(Déjà Review) This set represents a magnificent, vividly living and very emotional achievement which I urge you to hear [RB]

(Déjà Review) This performance is forever recommended, especially in this transfer [CC]

Sir Colin’s performance of the Te Deum is a hugely impressive account of a great pièce d’occasion [JQ]

One of the loveliest discs I have heard recently [HC]

One of the most individual voices in British contemporary music [CT]

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]

(Déjà Review) Intense enjoyment if you are prepared to try something a little out of the normal run [JP]

(Déjà Review) As a coupling of the symphonies, this disc is unbeatable [TP]

(Déjà Review) One of the very best of Chandos’s British film music series [IL]

(Déjà Review) The set deserves the strongest recommendation, unless one prefers the piano [BW]

(Déjà Review) Add this one to your collection soon [KS]

(Déjà Review) Long may this worthy retrieval continue [JW]

The singing is radiant, warm and luminous with the individual winding strands of voices clear and concise [EML]

Not only die-hard Verdians but all serious opera lovers should give it a try [GF]