Déjà Reviews
Re-published reviews from the archive
Carmina Burana: Medieval Poems and Songs (Naxos)
Everything is played with a life and energy that left me dancing around the room by the disc’s end [KS]
Harris: Symphonies Nos 7 & 9 (Naxos)
Serious, but highly listenable music from an under-recorded American giant [NH]
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos Nos 1-5 (Hyperion)
A credit to this brave and enterprising label. Go on, treat yourself – you won’t regret it [TH]
Stevenson: Songs (Delphian)
(Déjà Review) Depth and thoughtfulness, amplifying, refracting and complementing the poets’ lines in a way that enriches and moves [JW]
R Strauss: Sinfonia Domestica (Arte Nova Classics)
(Déjà Review) Refreshing, highlighting the invention and vivacity [RBr]
Schubert: Lieder with Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) A disc to return to many, many times [CC]
Vasks: Symphony No.2, Violin Concerto (Ondine )
(Déjà Review) Two rewarding lyrical works [RB]
Rota: La Strada Ballet Suite (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) A wonderful album straddling the worlds of the concert hall, the ballet stage and the silver screen [IL]
Rachmaninov & Ravel: Piano Works (Naïve)
(Déjà Review) Indulgence is avoided, lending more, not less, emotive weight to the cascades of sound [CC]
Chopin: Preludes, Etudes (Apex)
Definitely a top choice [KS]
Krebs: Complete Organ Works Vol 6 (Priory)
Kitchen is an ideal and expert advocate of this little known repertoire [GH]
Shostakovich: Symphony No 11 ‘The Year 1905’ (LSO Live)
Certainly the finest recording of the modern era [MB]
Danielpour: An American Requiem (Reference Recordings)
A deeply-felt, well-crafted, moving and powerfully expressive work in a superbly committed reading; deserves wider recognition [HC]
Brahms: Piano Concerto 1 (Apex)
(Déjà Review) Rest assured you will get musicianship of a thrilling order [TH]
British Treasures (SOMM Recordings)
(Déjà Review) Three gorgeously, lyrical, romantic British violin sonatas played with great affection [IL]
Bach: Orchestral Suites (Avie)
(Déjà Review) ‘Original’ versions of the Overtures – indispensable for Bach aficionados [JV]
Claire Edwardes (percussion): Coil (Tall Poppies)
(Déjà Review) Claire Edwardes is a marvellous advocate for her profession and this repertoire [DC]
Turner: Sacred Choral Music (Delphian)
(Déjà Review) An important addition to the catalogue – the quality of the music justifies the efforts of everyone involved [JV]
American Virtuosa – Tribute to Maud Powell (Cedille)
(Déjà Review) I had anticipated dipping in to this disc, but found I could not switch it off [CF]
Alessandro Scarlatti: Dixit Dominus, Magnificat (Naïve)
Recommended for the bright, powerful and yet sensitive attention to detail and texture [MS]
Shostakovich: The 15 String Quartets (Doremi)
An indispensable document for those who value unvarnished honesty of performance and a sense of direct link to the mind of the composer [EMc]
Sibelius: Tone Poems (BIS)
(Déjà Review) Vänskä is keeping up to the incredibly high standards he has set himself [TH]
Tippett: Orchestral works (Decca)
(Déjà Review) Something special – treasurable and pleasurable, all in excellent sound [RB]
Rossini: La donna del lago (Opera Rara)
(Déjà Review) Sets the gold standard for recorded performances of this work [RJF]
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