'In terms of sound, the balance is realistic on both, with much clarity and a battling edge to Mendelssohn’s dramatic tutti. Sir John Eliot Gardiner’s Hebrides Overture must be one of the most thrilli ...
BBC Music Magazine
'As you might expect, Sir John brings his love of authentic performance into his approach—the LSO strings sound bright and breezy as they evoke Mendelssohn's Scotland in both the Scottish Symphony and ...