“Mackerras evokes atmosphere in every piece, with more consciously dramatic attack, more pointing of rhythm, more swagger in the playing. An admirable account with really brilliant and incisive playing-in Gnomus, for instance. The acoustic in general sounds very well and the performance is both imaginative and really well-played.”(Gramophone) (Petrushka) “qualities of confidence and finesse that mark out Mackerras’s work in the studio … he seems to have taken naturally to working at full intensity before the microphones” (Gramophone) “Audio buffs will relish the wide dynamic range of these recordings – made in 8-track sound – a fascinating listening experience.” (classicalcdreview.com)
