Déjà Reviews

(Déjà Review) Mackerras conducts with love and understanding. The pacing is ideal, and the music’s lyrical intensity is experienced at every stage [TB]

(Déjà Review) Refined and viscerally communicative music – the best possible introduction to Ohana’s idiosyncratic sound world [HC]

(Déjà Review) I defy anyone to play these tracks through once and not do so immediately again [ED]

(Déjà Review) Diligently, impressively and with consistent success this company is building up a portfolio of very fine discs [JW]

(Déjà Review) This is another absorbing and splendidly performed release in this very important series [JQ]

(Déjà Review) Barbirolli’s 1954 Proms performance of the Brahms C minor is a lithe, vital and convincing document [JW]

(Déjà Review) If you come to terms with some controversial aspects, you could be watching one of the finest all-round operatic performances you will ever see [JL]

(Déjà Review) Great to have this landmark recording issued on CD [JF]

(Déjà Review) A lovely ballet score that should appeal to anyone responding to Prokofiev’s ballet scores [HC]

(Déjà Review) One of the most rewarding and enjoyable Mozart discs in recent years [DS]

(Déjà Review) These two Davrath discs remain the reference against which all other recordings are measured [RB]

(Déjà Review) An explosively dramatic and expressive piece given an exemplary performance – very highly recommended [AT]

(Déjà Review) Once again thanks to Hyperion for introducing us to this lovely, interesting and well-wrought music [JF]

(Déjà Review) And above all else, above even Baillie, you’ll have a double dose of Williams, a magnificent colossus of an Elijah [JW]

(Déjà Review) America is fantastic, gorgeous, exciting and brilliant, fun, tuneful and moving [JF]

(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]