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Kees Bakels… secures phenomenally crisp ensemble from this orchestra of international players than he founded as recently as 1998. It is good to be reminded of the extraordinary brilliance... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2006 More…

the performance as a whole displays such unfailing purpose, sensitivity and freshness of new discovery that I felt I was encountering the music for the first time...The SACD sound throughout... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2013 More…

I'm happy to be able to report that Kees Bakels presides over atheletic, shapely and involving performances of both works...there's not a hint of routine about the Dutchman's painstakingly prepared,... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2012 More…

Flor's account of Symphony No. 7 lacks drama but is well compensated by colourful performances of The Wild Dove and the Othello Overture. — BBC Music Magazine, July 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Flor's excellent account of Symphony No. 8 stresses its pastoral aspect. Sympathetic interpretations of The Golden Spinning Wheel and the rumbunctious Scherzo capriccioso. — BBC Music Magazine, November 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

the Malaysian Philharmonic members fully immersed in the composer's unique sound world. — Classics Today More…

the playing is both warmly expressive and beautifully detailed. The scene- setting opening work, Vysehrad...is spellbindingly performed...this non-Czech performance, by a classy cosmopolitan... — Classic FM Magazine, June 2011, 4 out of 5 stars More…