Press review

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FARAO’s sonics are very good … The SACD multi-channel version has been particularly well engineered, adding a discreet amount of additional ambiance and instrumental localization with no dilution of overall impact … An easy disc to overlook, there’s a lot of fine music-making going on here and it deserves your consideration.

Fanfare Magazine

Sawallisch proves a deeply sympathetic advocate of Barber’s one-movement symphony. He conducts a detailed, vivid, and passionate account, the Bavarian State Orchestra … absolutely in command of Barber’s idiom … the music’s emotional outpouring and virtuoso scoring are wonderfully conveyed … the performance is so gripping and so assured…