Brahms Symphony no. 1 + Joachim Hamlet Overture
Mariss Jansons
— it is characteristic of Jansons that the textures of these symphonies are so tellingly illuminated; and it is equally typical of the Oslo Philharmonic, after the years of example Jansons has shown it, that the instrumental colours are rich, radiant and finely modulated to the music’s expressive needs. [Geoffrey Norris/The Daily Telegraph]