Recording review – Mendelssohn Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5 / NDR Radiophilharmonie / Pentatone

“The results are exhilarating: a fresh, dynamic ‘Italian’ Symphony, bursting with life and light, is followed by a ‘Reformation’ Symphony that is transparent, not weighty but deeply eloquent, its ‘Dresden Amen’ so uplifting that Wagner would directly copy it.”
Guardian, February 2018

“Manze brings a ‘period’ aesthetic to these marvellous works, both contrasting and revelatory. The ‘Italian’ is a bracing account, yet Manze relaxes in the andante con moto to revel in the exquisite woodwind detail his orchestra conveys.”
Sunday Times, March 2018