Gramophone Awards, Mahler (composer)

There’s no doubt that the Munich-based orchestra is among the best in the world today...But what lifts this up among the very best Sixth Symphony recordings is the finale – this time perfectly... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2024, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

It is masterly, wonderfully paced and finely detailed. The Berlin Philharmonic has never sounded like this since the 1980s. — Penguin Guide, 2011 editionMore…

…Fischer… rarely pushes too hard. The orchestral sound is lean but not undernourished, allowing for even balance between contesting lines - outstanding in the funereal coda of the first movement... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2006, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

The first thing one notices in this wide-ranging recital from rising baritone Huw Montague Rendall is his seriousness of purpose...There’s also top-rank work from the orchestra and conductor;... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2024, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

It is perhaps no surprise that the various 18th-century works included find DiDonato on especially thrilling form...Yet DiDonato shines, too, in the more contemporary works…This is a highly... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2022, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

…Fischer's feeling of the Symphony's supple architecture, his ability to caress a phrase or point out a delicious colour without losing the sense of the larger flow, make this one of the most... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2009, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

It is perhaps no surprise that the various 18th-century works included find DiDonato on especially thrilling form...Yet DiDonato shines, too, in the more contemporary works…This is a highly... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2022, 4 out of 5 starsMore…