This is Rattle

Orchestral Choice of the Month / ★★★★★
‘The dazzling panache of the LSO’s playing has you wondering all over again at the mesmerising range of options that Adès’s ear and technical command can summon…And Elgar’s Enigma Variations yet again sound as fresh as the day they were written: Rattle conjures a stellar orchestral response in each one, with the camera-work catching the players’ faces as they savour a score that truly offers something for all of them.’
BBC Music Magazine

Editor’s Choice
‘The ‘EDU’ finale receives an electric account and reception, and the film surely records a sign of things to come.’
Gramophone

★★★★
‘The evening’s central offering is an apparently sensitive and brilliant account of Harrison Birtwistle’s Violin Concerto.’
Classical Source

‘In exemplary surround sound and imaginatively shot and engineered, this portrait of the peerless London Symphony Orchestra under the guidance of Simon Rattle is as illuminating a snapshot of the orchestra itself and Rattle’s preoccupations as a musician that one is likely to find.’
Classical CD Choice

‘The stereo recording is excellent, and Rattle is always a joy to watch, and the London Symphony is both precise and passionate... As a souvenir of Rattle’s inaugural concert as Music Director of the London Symphony, it’s a valuable release.’
Audiophile Audition