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Like his near-contemporaries Ernst Toch and Havergal Brian, Wellesz came late to the symphony, composing his first (1945), inspired by memories of Austria, at the age of 60. No 4 (1951-53) had... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

This is fascinating music and the extensive booklet-notes are helpful...The recordings, all of which seem to originate from Austrian Radio, are consistently excellent. — International Record Review, March 2011 More…

The performances by the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra are fluent and well prepared and, in Gottfried Rabl, Wellesz has been blessed with a most committed director. A wonderful close to a splendid... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2005 More…

The First Symphony… is imbued with a considerable degree of nostalgia and longing for his homeland. …the Eighth Symphony and the explosive Symphonic Epilogue explores a vein of angry Expressionism... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2004, 4 out of 5 stars More…