...what we have here is a 'choreographic symphony' that is ripe for dance and in which every musical incident belongs and is related - beautifully played (solos and tuttis), details and dynamics fastidiously attended to, and conducted by Sir Antonio [Pappano] with a keen sense of theatre designed for the concert-hall without betraying the score's gorgeous sound-world, glowing depictions, voluptuous expressions, tender characterisations and dramatic turning-points...'