Déjà Reviews

Re-published reviews from the archive

Haydn: Missa Brevis & Missa “Harmoniemesse” (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Exceptionally elegant performances from a first rate band of musicians [KS]

Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel (Warner Classics)

(Déjà Review) A modern makeover for an old favourite [GD]

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Handel: Serse (Erato)

Arrestingly beautiful, sung with passion and intensity [ST]

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Holst: The Planets (piano 4 hands) & Bowen: Piano Suites (Nimbus)

Utterly sympathetic and inspired [JF]

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Charpentier: Actéon (cpo)

(Déjà Review) Lively performances of three compositions which show Charpentier’s theatrical instincts [JV]

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Haydn: Organ Concertos (Challenge Classics)

(Déjà Review) A very welcome release indeed [DC]

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Handel: Arias of Love and Madness (Channel Classics)

(Déjà Review) Successfully mixes familiar and unfamiliar and performed with style, charm and a nice poignancy. What more could you want? [RH]

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Trumpet Concertos by Gruber, Eötvös and Turnage (Deutsche Grammophon)

(Déjà Review) Hardenberger is a soloist without equal, cruising through bruising technical passagework as if it were Handel or Haydn [DC]

Handel: Water Music (Naïve)

(Déjà Review) Vividly realized and thoroughly entertaining performances [MG]

Glass: Music for organ (Nimbus)

(Déjà Review) Superhuman performances in a fine recording [DC]

Chopin: Scherzos and Ballades (Oehms Classics)

(Déjà Review) This disc is a treasure, a rarity to behold [RC]

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Grainger: Salute to Percy Grainger (Eloquence)

(Déjà Review) A very substantial helping of the essential Grainger in performances and recordings that are exemplars to the rest [RB]

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Bruckner: Symphony 8 (BR Klassik)

The symphonic lines are sensitively and eloquently drawn and the orchestral playing is exemplary [TB]

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Daugherty: Route 66 (Naxos)

Great fun [NB]

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JS Bach: Oboe Concertos (BIS)

(Déjà Review) A standard which will be hard to beat [DC]

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Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Shakespeare Overtures Vol. 2 (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) The music is unfailingly attractive, is colourfully orchestrated and sympathetically played [GH]

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Arnold: Ballet Music (Chandos)

(Déjà Review) A disc that no admirer of Arnold’s music will want to be without [JQ]

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Britten: The Beggar’s Opera (Chandos)

(Déjà Review) Must now be first choice for this work [MG]

Beethoven &; Fauré: Violin Sonatas (Pristine Audio)

(Déjà Review) This release goes a long way to cementing the Sammons discography [JW]

Boeck: Orchestral Works (Et’cetera)

(Déjà Review) A composer who revelled in the late-romantic style [RB]

JS Bach: Organ Works (Divine Art)

(Déjà Review) An enjoyable disc then, and not your usual Bach greatest hits [GD]

Berg: Lulu (Opus Arte)

(Déjà Review) A fascinating set, one that is truly thought-provoking and stimulating [CC]

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JS Bach: Sonatas for viola da gamba (Lyrichord)

The sheer musicality and joy of the performances makes them my first choice [JS]

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Brian: Symphonies 17 & 32 (Naxos)

What an important figure Brian was in English music – performances, recording and notes are all that you could want [BBr]