Marek Janowski Bruckner Symphonies

Janowski, a no-nonsense Brucknerian, showcases his orchestra’s singing violins and sensitive woodwinds, but the cello lines are alarmingly thin and the overall sound lacks the majesty this music... — Financial Times, 18th January 2014, 2 out of 5 starsMore…

every orchestral department here delivers superbly, with gorgeously rich strings, mellow woodwind, and powerful brass. Janowski's conducting, too, combines a true sense of Brucknerian space... — Classic FM Magazine, September 2011, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

The fact that it stands up well is attributable to the quality of the playing as much as to Janowski’s
interpretation, which is responsive to the symphony’s long drawn-out paragraphs as well... — The Telegraph, March 2008More…

this is a very persuasive Bruckner Symphony No. 2: well paced, warm toned without heaviness, Romantically atmospheric and with stranger inspirations subtly highlighted. The recording suits Janowski's... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2013, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Bruckner could be impulsive and excitable, and Janowski certainly knows how to generate heat and excitement at the great releases. What a terrific surge he achieves into the coda of the first... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2012More…

...this is a far tighter and richer orchestra than it used to be...the strings are capable of an opulent and balanced sonority; the woodwinds are pungent and well-focused (listen to their playful... — International Record Review, July/August 2010More…

Janowski's Scherzo is very high-energy, his finale, Beethovenian in its urgency, a fraught but ultimately victorious journey with excellent trumpets and timpani at the end...I like Janowski's... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2012More…