‘[Daphnis] is in the orchestra's blood. Valery Gergiev's combination of attention to detail and grasp of long-term architecture … make this a very enticing prospect. The strings sweep and swoon m ...
'The most striking thing about these fine performances is their seductive combination of tonal warmth and sparkling virtuoso finesse ... Gergiev conjures up an intoxicatingly languorous soundworl ...
'Gergiev generates a frisson in everything he conducts … this Daphnis with the London Symphony Orchestra has everything one could want—atmosphere, languor, superb wind playing. Gergiev generates ...