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in the glorious surroundings of the Semper Oper and with this staggering orchestra, the brass playing of which has been celebrated by everyone since Wagner, there is both tension and relaxation...The... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2015, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

Thielemann’s approach to tempos is slightly more flexible than in [his recording of] the Fourth Symphony, although his choices are judiciously handled and do not detract from the overall sense... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2017More…

A hugely enjoyable performance of what many see as John Cranko’s masterpiece. — MusicWeb International, January 2019More…

It is an extraordinary work, weird and lovable…The Dresden Staatskapelle is, as always, a wonder to hear and to behold…though the assembled audience goes wild at the end, [Thielemann] seems... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2018, 3 out of 5 starsMore…

Boulez paints the often delicate colours of Ravel's Valses nobles et sentimentales with subtlety, the Vienna Philharmonic's woodwind showing their finesse. — BBC Music Magazine, November 2010, 4 out of 5 starsMore…