Symphonies Nos 4, 5 & 6 / Romeo & Juliet / Capriccio italien / Serenade for Strings

"Gatti strips away layers of accrued misreadings of the scores and instead unearths tempos and dynamics as originally stipulated by the composer. Wonderful."
Andrew Clarke, The Independent, 7-13 February 2004, *****

"The orchestral playing is superb, fully rounded yet clear of texture, and with individual timbres beautifully judged. First-time buyers need look no further."
Geoffrey Norris,
The Daily Telegraph on the 5th

"If such familiar Tchaikowsky can be the supreme test of a conductor, Gatti passes with great distinction."
Anthony Holden,
The Observer

" In Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet, Gatti brought fresh ideas to the music, crafting the textures with care and eliciting playing that was at once malleable and disciplined."
- The Daily Telegraph (concert review)

"The performance is magnetic; Gatti has the full measure of Tchaikovsky's white-heat inspiration. Altogether an excellent recommendation."
The Gramophone on the Pathetique.

"Daniele Gatti's music directorship of the Royal Philharmonic is generally considered to be the finest thing to happen to the orchestra in years. Just how far he's managed to turn them into a force to be reckoned with can be gauged by this powerhouse Tchaikovsky disc, the second in a series for Harmonia Mundi… The playing is wonderful in both cases." The Guardian on the 4th