SACD, Oehms (label)

Kitaenko's Tchaikovsky symphony cycle continues to provoke decidedly mixed emotions within me. Admiration, certainly, for the expertly honed orchestral contribution...but the wayward Third needs... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2013 More…

The Hamburg Philharmonic, with whom Simone Young is recording all the symphonies, has a great Bruckner tradition, and thanks to the fine recording the results are often resplendent. — BBC Music Magazine, June 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The most apposite word I can apply to Simone Young's approach to Bruckner is 'fluidity'…she allows the lyrical melodies of the first two movements to unfold naturally and with a good sense of... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2015, 3 out of 5 stars More…

The Gürzenich-Orchester Köln is plainly a fine ensemble: poised, cultured, eminently articulate. — Gramophone Magazine, September 2011 More…

The tonal and dynamic range of the IV/66 Goll instrument of 2000 adds clear-cut precision and ardent solo voices, yet Albrecht conjures ample romanticism throughout, not least through his intricate... — Choir & Organ More…

de Billy sheds an optimistic light on this dramatic cantata, starting with a male chorus whose ringing summons to duty doesn't however overwhelm the orchestra. All forces are indeed skilfully... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2013 More…