Déjà Reviews
Re-published reviews from the archive
Beethoven: String Quartets, Opp 127 & 132 (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) Beautifully paced, flawlessly executed [KS]
Bendix: Symphonies Nos 1-4 (Danacord)
(Déjà Review) Bendix wrote some extremely beautiful and moving music [JF]
Dvořák: Symphony No 9 & Cello Concerto (Archipel)
(Déjà Review) Sample the slow movement of the New World and hear a magician at work [JW]
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerti (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Some fleet playing but 2 & 3 are too superficial to make the cycle recommendable as a whole [CH]
Onslow: Symphonies 1 & 3 (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Onslow’s is a voice that should be heard and not simply in relation to other bigger names [JW]
Chopin: Etudes (Harmonia Mundi)
Chiu possesses a melting tone and a high level of musicianship [CC]
Foulds: Three Mantras (Warner Classics)
Deserves wide appreciation among general music lovers [JT]
Bacewicz: Works for Violin and Piano (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) A splendid opportunity to get to grips with a large body of Bacewicz’s chamber music [JW]
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 8-11 (BIS)
(Déjà Review) A fresh viewpoint, though not everything convinces [CC]
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique (RCA)
(Déjà Review) If you don’t have a favorite recording already, this is a disc that you should consider [PG]
Dallapiccola : Orchestral Works (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Masterpieces of lyrical serial music that just demand to be discovered [JF]
Beethoven, Mendelssohn: Violin Concerti (Philips)
(Déjà Review) Will irritate as many as it will thrill [TH]
Byrd, Tallis: … in chains of gold… (Delphian)
(Déjà Review) Music to make the hair stand on end regardless of one’s religious convictions [SA]
Oratio – 20th Century Sacred Works (Guild)
(Déjà Review) Much fine music here and wonderful singing by all concerned [HC]
Beethoven & Schubert: Orchestral Works (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Articulate and exciting performances by a past master of one art prepared for a present-day audience by a master of another [PSe]
Rarities of Piano Music at Schloss vor Husum 2002 (Danacord)
A number of works catch the ear [JW]
Schubert: String quartets Vol. 5 (Naxos)
The Kodály’s musicality shines through this delightful selection of three earlier works [CC]
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos 5 & 7 (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) The stuff of legends, but what are legends made of? [CH]
Böhm: Works for Organ (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Very well played, and recorded in a beautiful clean, clear acoustic [SM]
Schumann: Symphony No. 1; Strauss: Sinfonia domestica (Orfeo)
(Déjà Review) Mitropoulos’ readings offer a must-hear, never less than fascinating experience [CC]
Cherubini: Medea (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) The set should be heard for its documentation of an extraordinary musical meeting [CH]
Weyse: Sovedrikken [The Sleeping Draught] (Dacapo)
(Déjà Review) The score is bright, carries warm harmonies and is fast moving with enjoyable themes, and catchy motifs [RW]
Bach: Goldberg Variations (Simax Classics)
(Déjà Review) One of the most personal and original harpsichord recordings of the Goldbergs to be released in years [KM]
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A disc of undoubted historic interest that contains performances of distinction in their own right [JL]
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