The two best pieces on this disc are the first and the last, so if the procession of mediocre funeral marches starts to get you down jumpy to track 15 – it’s yet another funeral march, but is exceptionally impressive and a magnificent piece of ceremonial music…Other than the last piece, the Overture in G major which opens the disc is the most worthwhile piece.

Chailly and the Filarmonica della Scala fight Cherubini's corner with a fervour which rivals Beethoven’s own, and their advocacy is well worth hearing even if you already have other versions of the Symphony in your library...And despite the relatively large modern-instrument forces, there’s a very Classical sensibility behind the phrasing, tempi and clarity of texture