“ a lively, light-footed rendition, featuring three fine soloists, beautiful orchestral work and rousing singing from the London Symphony Chorus … another huge triumph for LSO Live”
“The LSO’s magnificent playing is an immediate reminder of the impact of Davis’s conducting. He has chosen excellent soloists for their various roles and the chorus are in superb voice”
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“A work to which he [Sir Colin Davis] brings special qualities. His response to the actual sound of the piece is beautifully managed throughout, with Haydn’s sense of wonder coming vividly alive. The LSO is on unimpeachable form … The sound is excellent covering the entire picture while simultaneously setting out plenty of detail”
“From the first to the last this recording has a definitive quality about it. Davis, as so often in Haydn, here highlights the almost endless interpretive possibilities and nuances in the composer’s late oratorio. His whole approach is filled with life and energy”
