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“Conducting Mahler's Fourth Symphony, Zinman and the Tonhalle Orchestra achieve the rare feat of creating great tension at slow speeds...one experiences both relaxation and foreboding, mature joie de vivre and aching world-weariness. The orchestra sounds uncrowded; with icy, spacious clarity each part stands out in vivid detail. The soprano Luba Organasova revels in the relaxed time frame and creates a magnificent arch of sound in the final movement, her tone opulent, her expressive awe a just culmination of the rapt and searching progress of the ruhevoll adagio. An exceptional account.” The Times, 12th April 2008 *****

“Zinman's account of the slow movement is particularly successful, seamless in the right way and showcasing the Zürich orchestra's luminous string tone.” Gramophone Magazine, July 2008