"It's especially rewarding to find a fresh, polished and vital new account [Leonore overture no. 1], in stunning SACD sound, opening this impressive release ... Soprano Maria Bengtsson [in Ah! perfido] ... brilliantly done, with a strong dramatic presence ... Anybody as yet unfamiliar with Cherubini's D major Symphony, I doubt you'll ever encounter a performance better played or recorded than this. Strongly recommended".