Wiener Symphoniker

Luisi recognises that this work’s downbeat emotional trajectory is made more effective with plenty of light and shade...this is an affectionate, lyrical reading of a slow movement which needn’t... — The Arts Desk, 11th May 2013 More…

This first movement, while fresh and genial, is a little short on mystery...Luisi, like several recent exponents, launches the slow movement with massed double basses rather than that vulnerable-sounding... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2013 More…