"Recording of the month - Editor's choice: I honestly can't remember hearing a performance of this extraordinary symphony that was so plainly in love with its ethos, its originality, its sonority. Iván Fischer reads the 'small print' of the score with such thoroughness that he makes most other readings feel like generalisations by comparison. It's one of those performances that makes one think of the piece differently, and that in itself is cause for celebration and reassessment ... There is a joyousness about this account that tells you not just how much Iván Fischer loves this symphony but how he loves it unconditionally"

"Die Emotion aber ist bei Fischer und seinen phänomenalen Musikern ... immer eine aus dem Notentext geborgene ... Endlich einmal spukhaft, böse huschend gelingt das Scherzo, duftig die zweite Nachtmusik, detailliert, doch räumlich von der Tontechnik abgebildet"

"Orchestral choice: Fischer contrasts gracious, chamber-textured dances with brilliant fanfares and toppling masses to absolute perfection. Throughout there's a transparency to the recorded sound, even in the heftiest passages, which is beautifully underlined by natural, state-of-the-art recording"

Vurdering: 4/5