"The exact number of players he [Adam Fischer] uses isn't given in the sleeve notes, but a photograph of the Danish Chamber Orchestra suggests there are fewer than 50 of them, and certainly these constantly fascinating performances demonstrate that, even in Brahms, less can mean a lot more. These aren't period-instrument performances ... It's their scale, and the greater transparency that comes with using fewer strings, that pays such dividends ... These fresh, meticulously rethought performances may be worlds away from the classic recordings of these symphonies ... but among recent surveys, it's hard to think of more engaging ones".