‘…a stunning recording… the playing is excellent, and the control of the dynamics very well done, and the pacing first-rate… Very highly recommended.’
Early Music Review on CHAN 0655 (Volume One)
‘….finely played, vigorous and richly detailed readings, excellently recorded…’
International Record Review
‘I praised the first issue in this series recently and am pleased to report that this second instalment of the London Symphonies is up to the high standards of its predecessor’
American Record Guide
‘The greatest virtue remains the vibrant, golden sound of his ensemble: bright clear, and yet warm, exploiting every sonority of these scores to the fullest…delightful!’
Fanfare
‘Hickox’s performances can be recommended to any Haydn lover.’
BBC Music Magazine on CHAN 0655 (Volume One)
‘Hickox gives characteristically crisp, unaffected performances of these favourite symphonies’.
BBC Music Magazine
‘Hickox and his orchestra play with a sense of Georgian London’s animated society bustle and chatter. The disc makes history vivid. No who treads the same pavements should be without it.’
Hot Tickets on CHAN 0655 (Volume One)