"Unlikely to be surpassed." —Penguin Guide

"The Stern-Laredo-Ax-Ma partnership produces some pretty high-voltage playing and a real sense of give-and-take; there is genuine musical rapport ... no one investing in [this] set is likely to be in the least disappointed." —Penguin Guide

Few other versions can match Argerich's playing. -Penguin Guide

"One of the warmest and most lyrical recordings ... in years, if not decades." —All Music Guide

"Abbado is highly attuned to the delicate shadings and intricate timbres of this brilliant score." —Classics Today

Abbado remains the high priest of Mahler, the man with the key to a unique kind of beauty with these musicians. It's almost a religion. If you hear it, you're converted. -Financial Times