Mahler: Symphony No 9

International Record Review’s Outstanding Recording
‘The LSO’s playing is inspirational, both individually and corporately seemingly at one with its great conductor, virtually beyond criticism … Nothing can detract from the excellence of this disc: it is quite outstanding in every respect, a very fine conclusion to a most worthwhile integral series of performances and recordings.’

ResMusica’s La Clef
‘We could listen to this recording over and over again with great satisfaction … one of the most pertinent versions on disc.’

‘The inner movements bristle with existential alarm, and the exhausted collapse at the height of the Rondo Burleske is particularly well done … superbly played.’
The Guardian

‘This final instalment is outstanding. Perfectly paced … the London Symphony are in superb form, the engineers producing stunning sound in the wide mood swings.’
The Yorkshire Post

‘Valery Gergiev closes his Mahler symphony cycle with a skillful, often moving account of the Ninth Symphony … The horn playing is magnificent and Gergiev rises to the challenge of the final pages, finding the right mix of subdued melancholy and wistful solace with a barely audible thread of sound at the coda ....This is intelligent and sensitively wrought Mahler with terrific playing by the LSO.’
The Classical Review

‘[Gergiev’s] Mahler [is] intense, thrilling, enlightening and refreshing… rarely do you hear music-making and orchestral playing of such a high order.’
American Record Guide