Zinman's recording packs a fair punch and the Eighth is exhilaratig in the extreme. All repeats are played in both symphonies; the recordings are excellent and if your current library preference is for one of the modern-instrument ‘greats’, Zinman at super-budget price will prove both instructive and refreshing."

• Pick (Good CD Guide on Symphonies 3 & 4)

“Whatever you think of the conducting and piano playing, this is worth it just for the sound. But I consider the conducting and pianist to have given us the best reading yet. Tops my list of LvB concerto CDs and I've heard plenty”
(CDUniverse.com on Piano Concertos 3 & 4)

“This is what Beethoven is supposed to sound like! Powerful performances that grab your attention from the outset.” – MEL (Marbecks on the Overtures)