MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Haydn: The Seasons [Die Jahreszeiten] (Complete in German)

"Gardiner here more than ever rejects the idea prevalent among period performers that slow, measured speeds should be avoided, and almost gets the best of both worlds in intensity of communication, whatever the purists may say. Even more than usual, this studio performance conveys the electricity of a live event. The silver-toned Barbara Bonney and Anthony Rolfe johnson at his most sensitive are ouitstanding soloists."
(Three Stars. Penguin Stereo Guide to Compact Discs)