"The power of music lies in is its ability to speak to all aspects of the human being - the animal, the emotional, the intellectual, and the spiritual. Music teaches us, in short, that everything is connected." —Daniel Barenboim

"Daniel Barenboim is one of the few musicians in the world today who could accurately be described as legendary." —The Times

Orchestral playing of the very highest standard. -Music Web International

"Wheresoever … there is an ear to hear, and a mind to conceive … let there be music, and let there be peace." —Dave Johnston (Guitarist)

"The 20th century would be unthinkable without Wagner ... Bach, Beethoven, Wagner, Debussy: those four, they changed everything. Music was not the same after them." —Daniel Barenboim

The 20th century would be unthinkable without Wagner . . . Bach, Beethoven, Wagner, Debussy: those four, they changed everything. Music was not the same after them. -- Daniel Barenboim

These performances are full of flair... A fine, revealing cycle. -Gramophone

"Passionate, intelligent and highly musical." —JSBach.org

"The playing covers the widest spectrum of feeling. A thoroughly satisfying musical experience." —Penguin Guide

Exemplary. -Penguin Guide

The foremost Wagner conductor of our time. -Opera Now

Outstanding. -Gramophone

"This is the truest musical inspiration miraculously caught on the wing. One hesitates before describing any new recording of Beethoven as historic, but on any count this set is so. Barenboim and Klemperer, young and old in equal enthusiasm, bring a new revelation of the Beethoven concertos. I cannot think of another cycle that so consistently rivets the attention." —Gramophone