Déjà Reviews
Re-published reviews from the archive
Grieg: Orchestral works (BIS)
The engineers achieve the finest orchestral recording I have ever heard [DBi]
Hindemith: Die Harmonie der Welt (Wergo)
An excellent performance and recording of this magnificent, all but unknown opera [PSh]
Diamond: String Quartets Nos 3 & 8 and Concerto for String Quartet (Albany)
(Déjà Review) The two earlier works are approachable examples of the middle ground between neo-classicism and romantic-impressionism [RB]
Karłowicz: Three Symphonic Poems (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Passionate, intense, vivid, powerful and highly charged. This is the product of a fertile musical imagination [JQ]
Tiomkin: Red River (Marco Polo)
(Déjà Review) Marco Polo have done a wonderful service in ensuring that such a brilliant score has been fully restored and recorded [SA]
Hommage à Evgueni Svetlanov (Naïve)
(Déjà Review) Eloquent testimony to Svetlanov’s stature as a conductor [CC]
Gebel: Johannes Passion (cpo)
(Déjà Review) A totally forgotten Passion from 18th century Germany – a splendid work, moving and enthralling [JV]
Mozart: Divertimenti (Apex)
(Déjà Review) The playing in all of these pieces is a delight [GPJ]
Larsson: Concert Overture No 2 & Sinfonietta (Phono Suecia)
(Déjà Review) Good examples of Larsson’s early and late styles [RB]
Vivaldi: Chamber Music for Oboe (Signum Classics)
This a release to savour and the leading candidate for both my baroque and chamber record of the year [MC]
Beethoven: Symphony No 9 (Naxos)
A splendid achievement that transcends occasional lapses of orchestral technique and sonic limitations [JQ]
CPE Bach: Trio Sonatas (cpo)
Unjustly neglected music in good performances [JV]
Britten: Blest Cecila – Choral Works Vol 1 (Coro)
(Déjà Review) Fecundity of original ideas [GH]
Braga Santos: Symphony No 4 & Symphonic Variations (Marco Polo)
(Déjà Review) Braga Santos – a nationalistic impressionist with Iberian exoticism. A top recommendation [RB]
Clementi: Early Piano Sonatas Vol. 2 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Thoroughly engaging performances of works that are as musically rewarding as they are historically important [GPu]
Mahler: Symphony No 5 (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) Much to admire here [TD]
Bowen: Piano Concertos Nos 2 & 3 (Dutton)
(Déjà Review) A most enjoyable helping of Bowen’s late-romanticism [RB]
Bruckner: Symphony No 6 (Profil)
(Déjà Review) If you are looking for mid-price Bruckner 6 in modern sound, look no further [PCW]
J S Bach: Organ Works Vol 8 (Challenge Classics)
(Déjà Review) Those who like big-sounding Bach will enjoy it more than those who expect a lighter touch [BW]
Ariosti: The Stockholm Sonatas II (BIS)
(Déjà Review) Highly attractive [DC]
Saint-Saëns: Organ Works (Capriccio)
Saint-Saëns enthusiasts should not hesitate to add this attractive disc to their collections [DBi]
Zandonai: Violin Concerto, Quadri di Segantini (cpo)
Colourful nationalist music atmospherically presented and standing in the lineage of Dvorak and Respighi [RB]
Leifs: Baldr (BIS)
(Déjà Review) Tough, tonal, uncompromising music, rhythmically emphatic, not without melodic softness, hewn out of granite and adversity [RB]
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos 1-9 (Brilliant Classics)
(Déjà Review) A masterly and visionary cycle offered at a ridiculously low price [NH]
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