"By and large, this is a lovely performance ... There is a well-balanced trio of soloists ... Harnoncourt ... is ever vigilant in defining articulation and pointing character ... Haydn's bucolic late masterpiece evoking the country year, with its summer storm and winter blasts, its hunting and shooting scenes, spinning chorus and harvest celebrations, emerges in all its moods and weathers with a warmth, humour and affection that is captivating".
