Déjà Reviews
Re-published reviews from the archive
Brahms: Piano Concerto 1 (Apex)
(Déjà Review) Rest assured you will get musicianship of a thrilling order [TH]
British Treasures (SOMM Recordings)
(Déjà Review) Three gorgeously, lyrical, romantic British violin sonatas played with great affection [IL]
Bach: Orchestral Suites (Avie)
(Déjà Review) ‘Original’ versions of the Overtures – indispensable for Bach aficionados [JV]
Claire Edwardes (percussion): Coil (Tall Poppies)
(Déjà Review) Claire Edwardes is a marvellous advocate for her profession and this repertoire [DC]
Turner: Sacred Choral Music (Delphian)
(Déjà Review) An important addition to the catalogue – the quality of the music justifies the efforts of everyone involved [JV]
American Virtuosa – Tribute to Maud Powell (Cedille)
(Déjà Review) I had anticipated dipping in to this disc, but found I could not switch it off [CF]
Alessandro Scarlatti: Dixit Dominus, Magnificat (Naïve)
Recommended for the bright, powerful and yet sensitive attention to detail and texture [MS]
Shostakovich: The 15 String Quartets (Doremi)
An indispensable document for those who value unvarnished honesty of performance and a sense of direct link to the mind of the composer [EMc]
Sibelius: Tone Poems (BIS)
(Déjà Review) Vänskä is keeping up to the incredibly high standards he has set himself [TH]
Tippett: Orchestral works (Decca)
(Déjà Review) Something special – treasurable and pleasurable, all in excellent sound [RB]
Rossini: La donna del lago (Opera Rara)
(Déjà Review) Sets the gold standard for recorded performances of this work [RJF]
Rózsa: The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (Tadlow Music)
(Déjà Review) A winning performance of a colourful, exciting and atmospheric score [IL]
Mendelssohn: Symphony No 2 , A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture (Decca)
(Déjà Review) A level of involvement I haven’t heard from Chailly in years [SV]
Moór: Cello Sonatas, Suite for four cellos (Cello Classics)
(Déjà Review) With performances this ardent, we can wallow in the moment and relish the intensity of the music making [JW]
Haydn: Piano Sonatas (Naïve)
(Déjà Review) Certainly a Haydn recital like you’ve never heard before [ED]
Hanson: Organ Concerto (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) An attractive disc which fills some useful gaps in the Hanson discography [JQ]
Elgar: Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 (Lyrita)
(Déjà Review) Rarely, rarely comes an opportunity like this [SHa]
Glass: Music with Changing Parts (Orange Mountain Music)
(Déjà Review) As close as Glass ever came to modern jazz and this performance is really quite profound [PG]
Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen (Arthaus Musik)
(Déjà Review) Mackerras conducts with love and understanding. The pacing is ideal, and the music’s lyrical intensity is experienced at every stage [TB]
Ohana: Orchestral Works (Timpani)
(Déjà Review) Refined and viscerally communicative music – the best possible introduction to Ohana’s idiosyncratic sound world [HC]
Martial Singher (baritone) French Opera Arias (Pristine Audio)
(Déjà Review) I defy anyone to play these tracks through once and not do so immediately again [ED]
Buxtehude: Cantatas (Carus)
(Déjà Review) Diligently, impressively and with consistent success this company is building up a portfolio of very fine discs [JW]
Bach: The Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, Volume 23 (Soli Deo Gloria)
(Déjà Review) This is another absorbing and splendidly performed release in this very important series [JQ]
Brahms: Symphony No 1; Haydn: The Creation (And God created man…In native worth), L’Isola Disabitata (Guild)
(Déjà Review) Barbirolli’s 1954 Proms performance of the Brahms C minor is a lithe, vital and convincing document [JW]
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