PHI

These are generally no-nonsense accounts, with brisk tempos of a kind favoured these days in period-instrument performances...these are impressive, if somewhat unyielding performances, and they... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

These are not performances that fall over themselves with an excess of enthusiasm and energ y, but rather convey a mature and graceful stateliness – yet there’s no shortage of joy. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2024, 3 out of 5 stars More…

an unmitigated delight…the winner among these works is Symphony No. 3…enchanting in every way, with Schubert's devotion to Beethoven's Second Symphony, in the same key, evident but unstressed — BBC Music Magazine, May 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

These energising accounts of Schumann’s (officially) second and fourth symphonies are beautifully judged: Philippe Herreweghe’s conducing treads a fine line that draws forth most of what’s best... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…

There are arresting moments, and the playing has a delicate beauty and textual clarity that repeatedly draw one's attention to Mahler's technical finesse - and the slightly soft-focus recording... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2011, 2 out of 5 stars More…

Herreweghe maintains focus throughout the music, refusing to allow the Second’s motivic working to sink into prolixity. His wind soloists make a lovely sound and the rest of the orchestra is... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2018 More…

this strikes afresh. The sound is crystal clear, the playing sings, dynamic contrasts stand out (just before the first movement’s recap, the sudden stillness is magical). Never has his woodwind... — Sunday Times, 21st May 2017 More…