Déjà Reviews

A worthy testimony to the art of Frans Brüggen [JV]

(Déjà Review) One of the stronger Warner Apex CDs. By all means buy it to play straight through and enjoy the stimulation of the juxtaposition of the music of these three composers [CC]

(Déjà Review) Thrilling, evocative performances captured in the best Chandos sound. Especially important for presenting the full score of Scott of the Antarctic [IL]

Repeated listening to these Schulhoff scores offers revelatory rewards [MC]

Freire enthusiasts should love the performances, sound deficiencies or not [DS]

(Déjà Review) A well documented, brilliantly recorded, excellently played and broadly sympathetic set of readings [JW]

(Déjà Review) Whatever superlatives you hear about this disc I urge you to believe them [MC]

(Déjà Review) Pure delight, this. Buy it [KS] – Thoroughly enjoyable fare. This is a most approachable coupling. [CC] 

(Déjà Review) Brilliantly orchestrated and balanced – moving forward in a blizzard of detail; the very antithesis of drab [RB]

Be surprised by the restraint and elegance of Hoffmann’s chamber music [DS]

Absolutely first-rate Mozart keyboard playing [PSh]

(Déjà Review) Densely coiled and symphonically argued with the highest of skill … charts a grim and determined course [JW]

A lovely disc of an under-rated British composer’s music, superbly played and recorded [NH]

Another indispensable addition to the Englund discography from Ondine [RB]

This music springs to life as Handel’s operatic music rarely does [CH]

(Déjà Review) Admirers of this great German pianist should certainly snap this up [JQ]

(Déjà Review) Full-blooded, romantic readings of more exotic Bantock [IL]

Arambarri has the charm and freshness of Guridi and Canteloube [RB]

(Déjà Review) A highly recommended collection of works for choir and orchestra by MacMillan, magnificently performed under the direction of the composer [CT]

(Déjà Review) Well-planned, varied and superbly played … pure joy from first to last [HC]

(Déjà Review) Wolf can attain depths of expression that seem to post-date his period [CC]

(Déjà Review) Lovers of the baroque flute and “Telemaniacs” will wish to investigate these well-played world premières [PCW]

One of the freshest and most uplifting interpretations I have come across for a very long time [GF]

(Déjà Review) Superbly cogent works performed with stunning intelligence, tonal blend, sectional discipline and conductorly flair [JW]