Déjà Reviews
Re-published reviews from the archive
Shostakovich: Piano Trios & Blok Romances (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) A superb disc from the Florestan Trio and guest [LW]
Tansman: Clarinet Concerto, Concertino (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A quality disc for a quality composer [Byz]
Alfred Cortot (piano) The Late Recordings Vol 4 (APR)
Much to excite the poetic instinct [JW]
Volkslieder Vol 1 (Carus)
The result of all these collaborations is a work of pure beauty and joy [MMB]
Sarasate: Music for Violin and Orchestra (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Tianwa Yang’s best Sarasate yet, which is really saying something [BR]
Schubert & Brahms: Symphonies (Profil)
(Déjà Review) An exceptionally satisfying disc [JQ]
Early One Morning: Finnish Orchestral Favourites (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) I loved this two-disc sampler of lesser-known Finnish composers [BR]
Barbella: Sei trii per due violini e violoncello (Tactus)
(Déjà Review) These sonatas make pleasant listening – the performers realise often truly swinging performances [JV]
Duruflé, Howells: Requiems (Regis)
(Déjà Review) Beautifully crafted, inspired music in immaculate performances [JQ]
Continental Britons. The Émigré Composers (Nimbus Records)
(Déjà Review) No one with the slightest interest in these composers can fail to be stirred by this release [JW]
David Oistrakh (violin, viola): Legacy (ICA Classics)
(Déjà Review) Admirers of string players will warm to this DVD, and to the estimable performances preserved here [JW]
Nancy Green (cello): Spanish & Latin Cello (Cello Classics)
(Déjà Review) An enjoyable recording with wide appeal [ZT]
O Virgo Benedicta: Music of Marian Devotion from Spain’s Century of Gold (Delphian)
An auspicious debut disc from a fine British vocal consort [JQ]
Leopold Stokowski (conductor) Chicago Debut Concerts (Pristine Audio)
A little slice of Stokowskian debut history in these two discs [JW]
Jill Crossland plays Mozart & Beethoven (Diversions)
(Déjà Review) A consistent and well thought-out recital that grew on me with each listening [OL]
Bryars: Piano Concerto (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Wistful, often romantic and without flourish, and deeply intimate in reach [JW]
Wagner: Götterdämmerung (Hallé)
(Déjà Review) Strongly competitive in a hotly contested field [BW]
Bach: St John Passion (Soli Deo Gloria)
(Déjà Review) A splendid new account, which all devotees of Bach’s vocal music should try to hear [JQ]
Alwyn: Violin Concerto (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Some very impressive and often very romantic music [JF]
Freddy Kempf (piano): Plays Rachmaninov, Bach, Ravel & Stravinsky (BIS)
(Déjà Review) A perfect vehicle to showcase Freddy Kempf’s talents as a virtuoso pianist [RBe]
Gál: The Right Tempo (Chamber Music) (Gramola)
(Déjà Review) Beautifully documented, superbly played and sympathetically recorded [GH]
Puccini: Gianni Schicchi (Regis)
A classic recording, which captures the spirit of the opera superbly [GPu]
Rutter: Gloria, Magnificat & Te Deum (Naxos)
I cannot imagine anyone who engages with John Rutter’s music being anything but delighted with this disc [NB]






































