Prokofiev: Complete Symphonies (Nos 1-7)

"The recorded sound is great, the Scottish National Orchestra plays like a world class band, and the symphonies don't just have bite - or that pensive beauty as in the case of the marvelous, charming, sweeping Järvi Seventh - they are coherent and unified structures. All in all, this is not only a set to complete your Prokofiev collection, it's also the one to start it - if you haven't yet."
(MusicWeb bargain of the Month Jan 2009)

"These Chandos recordings from the mid-1980s are of the highest quality. Both versions of the Fourth Symphony are included: the 1947 revision appears with the Classical on the first disc, while the 1930 original is coupled with the third. Nos 2 and 6 are on the third disc, and 5 and 7 on the last, so that no side breaks are involved. As performances, these are equal of the best."
- Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide

"(Jarvi's) Third is atmospheric and powerful, certainly one of the finer accounts available. His early Fourth may be the best reading here: it's fleet and potent, capturing its balletic spirit and thematic richness. The later Fourth is also good: like the Fifth, it is epic and full of drama. But Järvi's Fifth is also dark and features greater depth, not surprising traits in a work that is one of the more powerful symphonies of the 20th century."
(ClassicalNet)

Recorded in: Glasgow City Hall August 1984
Recorded in: Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow December 1984, April & May 1985, April 1985, December 1984 and April 1985