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It’s valuable that Gianandrea Noseda’s performances have come under the aegis of a complete cycle like Gergiev’s; the former is altogether more probing and, in this work, atmospheric. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2024, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

There are some more unusual choices and I think that’s what makes this disc really fascinating. (Francois Xavier-Roth) is someone who is trying to shake things up and I think a major force is... — CD Review More…

The three main works on offer plus the Prokofiev encore come across with clarity and balance … the performances themselves all show considerable boldness of style … the combination of largeness... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Michele Pertusi is exemplary, with a lovely legato quality…Erika Grimaldi is at her best when projecting the drama of the text…the LSO Chorus are superb throughout, as are the LSO themselves.... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2017 More…

Singing without scores, the London Symphony Chorus are on unambiguous great form. Once Gergiev has the bit between his teeth, the tension hardly lets up… — Gramophone Magazine, March 2009 More…

The LSO plays, as always, splendidly for Valery Gergiev. The general excellence and detail of their performance is remarkable. — BBC Music Magazine, December 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Znaider seems to have taken Mozart’s description of his own silky tone to heart, and his new recording of the first three concertos with the LSO…is notable for the purity of his sound. These... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

an admirable and infectious performance. Sir Colin Davis and his fine players are wonderfully idiomatic and offer a performance of exceptional clarity of detail. — Penguin Guide, 2010 edition, 3 out of 4 stars More…