Mahler - Symphony No. 1 in D major 'Titan'

what’s truly unique is the marriage of low-level dynamics which inform so much of the work with absolute focus… Every Mahler One should make one reflect on some aspect of the work ’s originality;... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2023, 5 out of 5 stars More…

It’s the most lightly, as in ineffably, characterised Mahler One I’ve heard since Kubelík’s. Everything flows, moves forward without rush…And when he needs to, Fischer pulls out the stops –... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The biggest surprises of Mahler’s second, 1893 version of his first symphonic masterpiece…are the touches of orchestration later changed, usually for the better…Roth’s punchiness is probably... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2019, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Eloquence in all departments was to be expected from Ivan Fischer and his hyper-alert Hungarians...What I hadn't anticipated was the risk-taking with a couple of crucial tempos. Fischer's orchestra... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…