Déjà Reviews

(Déjà Review) Bavouzet’s playing is restricted to a most narrow range: wonderful to superb [MC]

(Déjà Review) This disc enjoys the privilege of being one of the worst I have heard for many a moon [CC]

(Déjà Review) Excellent performances and recordings of early and late Hindemith masterpieces [PSh]

(Déjà Review) I find these performances sure and faultless [GH]

(Déjà Review) There may well be superior recordings of each piece, but as a whole it would be difficult to best this album [PG]

(Déjà Review) The instrumental combinations and sonorities make for compelling listening [TB]

(Déjà Review) The constants that characterise him are the hallmark of a great composer. One can also hear the torment, the contradictory side of the creative impulse [TH]

(Déjà Review) Essential listening for all enthusiasts of British piano music [JF]

(Déjà Review) Lang Lang’s sparkling playing and considerable insights make for joyous listening [MC]

(Déjà Review) A fine release of rare and interesting repertoire that will appeal to lovers of the cello [MC]

(Déjà Review) A seasonal gift for a musical friend but you may be tempted to keep it instead as a treat for yourself [JQ]

(Déjà Review) Lovely music bound to please those already enthralled by Markevitch, Stravinsky and Bliss [RB]

(Déjà Review) Schnabel’s “Diabelli” set interpretative and intellectual standards which are a daunting challenge to all that followed [CH]

Works of stature and originality [PCW]

Starts with brief, polite applause and finishes with rapturous cheering, something I would have been actively joining in [TH]

This is an extraordinary album – outstanding readings, a detailed recording set in a generously broad acoustic [DW]

(Déjà Review) Drama and skill, production values of the highest … a major voice in the symphonic canon of the twentieth century [JW]

(Déjà Review) An unusually stimulating selection of (mainly) modern church music [NHo]

(Déjà Review) Rapturous, restive and troubled late-romanticism [RB]

(Déjà Review) A grand success and a major addition to the catalogue [RB]

(Déjà Review) I have been completely re-educated as to the substance and content of these pieces. What more can one ask for! [DC]

(Déjà Review) If you missed the earlier opportunities to acquaint yourself with these towering statements you should do so now, without delay [JW]

(Déjà Review) Makes me want to seek out more music by this composer and these performers. Should definitely be added to your collection [KS]

I cannot remember a record I’ve enjoyed more this year or one I felt compelled to listen to time after time [SA]