Déjà Reviews

(Déjà Review) Intoxicating, sometimes quixotic, but always entertaining [JW]

(Déjà Review) A real feeling of spontaneity and excitement [CC]

(Déjà Review) Lithe and insightful traversals [JW]

A delightful disc with obvious affection for both the composer and the works [SA]

A great recording that can also function as a strong introduction to the works of Viktor Ullmann [VM]

(Déjà Review) A compulsory purchase for anyone who has not yet encountered these under-exposed masterpieces [NHo]

(Déjà Review) Music in Brucknerian manner; a symphony that includes a mighty adagio to treasure [RB]
The detailed orchestration has a French brilliance to it [GPJ]

(Déjà Review) Many pleasures in these near-ideal performances [CC]

(Déjà Review) Colourful, saturated, brittle, heavily rhythmic, laced with ostinato and swooning strings [JW]

(Déjà Review) Saturated in swaying delicacy: lyricism with a capital L, voluptuous and unmistakable [JW]

(Déjà Review) Perfectly elegant and passionate renditions, with excellent pacing and a blended, lovely choral sound [KS]

(Déjà Review) Versions to return to on a regular basis [CC]

(Déjà Review) A thoroughly satisfying disc [CF]

Strongly recommended for admirers of the Bach sons, students of the history of the keyboard concerto and preclassical music in general [PSh]

(Déjà Review) One of the finest accounts of Das Lied von der Erde ever committed to disc [JQ]

(Déjà Review) Fans of early twentieth century conservative Scandinavian symphonies will be well pleased with these recordings [JP]

(Déjà Review) From Boulez-inspired serialism to film scores and out and out jazz. A useful overview of the prolific and diverse output of a truly versatile composer [CT]

(Déjà Review) Wide-ranging performances that encompass the entire gamut of Rachmaninov’s inexhaustible emotional palette [PL]

(Déjà Review) A refreshing collection with excellent interpretations all round [RB]

(Déjà Review) If you fancy wallowing in a well programmed, superbly recorded concert hall-style recital, you really will enjoy this [TH]

(Déjà Review) Highly approachable music … any lover of late-romantic opera will feel at home [GF]

(Déjà Review) Sea music portrayed in a great fusion of romanticism and modernism [JF]

(Déjà Review) A suitably warm and wonderfully detailed recording matches insight, imagination and colouristic sensibility [JW]

More than a curio, this Fourth has an appeal and an impact all of its own [CC]