DVD Video, Strauss, R (composer)

Thielemann's interpretation of Bruckner's Seventh Symphony is majestic and clean, as expected, though it falls just short of the cumulative power that the audience's warm reception suggests.... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Extraordinary DVD shows how much of the composer’s aesthetic was determined by his relationship with his wife, Pauline — Financial Times, 17th May 2014 More…

You can immediately hear the classiness of the orchestral support...Thielemann's journey up the mountain is more a question of inner feeling than outward tone-painting...But the summit sequence... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The physicality of Nelsons's conducting...is assuredly part of his attraction...Aside from Nelsons's gymnastics, the players' ease and palpable enjoyment regularly catch the cameras' eyes. — BBC Music Magazine, April 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…