Déjà Reviews
Re-published reviews from the archive
JCF Bach: Symphonies (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Attractive and graceful [Byz]
Beethoven: Symphonies 4-6 (C major)
(Déjà Review) Eminently worth your while, especially if you want to hear a somewhat different take on these Beethoven warhorses [RC]
Verdi: Otello conducted by Toscanini (Pristine Audio)
(Déjà Review) Pick this one with confidence [ST]
Schumann: Chamber Music (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Seek it out, lend it not [DC]
WF Bach: Cantatas 1 (Carus)
(Déjà Review) Four of WF Bach’s Halle cantatas given splendid world première recordings by a top team [MS]
Beethoven: Complete Sonatas for Violin and Piano (Erato)
(Déjà Review) Cut from intimate cloth, preferring incremental, dextrous playing, exuding tenderness and relaxation [JW]
Soirées Internationales – Cello Music (Avie)
(Déjà Review) This Parisian journey can be warmly welcomed [JW]
Music from Estonia (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Enterprising repertoire gloriously recorded and performed [RB]
Gundula Janowitz (soprano) In Concert (VAI)
I’d be willing to stay up all night to hear her [RMo]
Sanctum est Verum Lumen – Multi-part Music for Choir (Delphian)
This magnificent CD ravishes and stimulates the ear [JQ]
Schmidt: Complete Symphonies (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Sumptuous, vernal energy and weightiness of tone [RB]
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 & Piano Concerto No. 3 (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) The Third Piano Concerto is more than just a curio [IL]
Mendelssohn & Bach: Magnificats (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A very interesting combination of Bach’s Magnificat and a little-known setting by Mendelssohn [JV]
The Mozart Album – Daniele de Niesse (Decca)
(Déjà Review) An interesting and enjoyable collection from a young singer on the crest of a wave [RJF]
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Arthaus Musik)
(Déjà Review) A very likeable performance [GF]
Hungarian Music for Cello and Piano (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A winning recital [JW]
Pergolesi & A Scarlatti: Masses (Naïve)
(Déjà Review) Charming and inventive, vibrant and involving [RH]
Schumann: Symphonies 3 & 4 & Overtures (BIS)
(Déjà Review) An attractive prospect [DC]
Debussy: Piano Music Vol. 4 (BIS)
Don’t expect to hear these Etudes played more beautifully [CH]
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto, Souvenir d’un lieu cher (Decca)
A breath of fresh air [DC]
Pierre-Laurent Aimard – Homage a Messiaen (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) A very special disc indeed [CC]
Saint-Saëns: Complete Works for Cello and Orchestra (Hänssler Classic)
(Déjà Review) A fruitful emotional encounter with Saint-Saëns [MC]
Dean: Orchestral works (BIS)
(Déjà Review) Excellent performances and superb recording of some of Dean’s most endearing works [HC]
Elgar: The Crown of India (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) At last a version of this legendary work for pleasure, analysis and study [JF]
