Blu-Ray Video, Andris Nelsons (conductor)

As recorded in Leipzig's handsome new(ish) Gewandhaus Hall, the sound is a feast in its own right - a lovely balance of clarity, spaciousness, and glowing warmth. — BBC Music Magazine, December 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

If this all sounds rather eclectic, well, yes it is – but it all hangs together beautifully as a celebration of the festival’s diversity and joie de vivre. The performance styles, too, come... — Katherine Cooper, Presto Music, 22nd July 2013 More…

a sombre and moving document...the concert itself begins with the first movement of Schubert's Unfinished Symphony performed without a conductor, the empty podium standing as a conspicuous symbol... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2015, 5 out of 5 stars More…

[Zimmerman] The idiom is bluesy and jazzy, with an electric organ warbling in the background alongside a piano and reduced jazz-band forces. The star trumpeter Håkan Hardenberger is no square... — Fanfare, January/February 2020 More…

every gesture and expression dovetails with what we hear. Subtle yet soaring, these orchestral performances are shaped by a conductor who enjoys every second of his job, and equally enjoys the... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2012, 3 out of 5 stars More…

This Fifth might even be caricatured as vaguely retro...The Leipzig team works hard to invigorate old-school expressive intentions with precise, sometimes glorious playing...The concerto may... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2020 More…

The performances are a wonderful showcase for the refined sound of the Gewandhaus Orchestra. Strings are unfailingly rich and burnished, brass have a full-bodied tone and woodwinds often distinguish... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2021 More…