“... Pichl has an inventiveness all his own. What is most striking is that, over 68 minutes, not one of these symphonies sounds like the others. Pichl serves up a breadth of melodies, rhythms, counterpoint, modulations and styles... The performances are spry, lithe, warmly comforting in the slow movements, brightly tunes, rhythmically energetic, and so superbly balanced that the oboes, flutes, French horns and harpsichord have a refined presence but are not buried among the modern strings – which are, however, played with sweetness, clarity, and the buoyance of period instruments. Ensemble is flawless; even tremolos are played in perfect unison. And the engineering couldn’t be better...”