Symphonia Domestica / Eine Alpensinfonie / Oboe Concerto / Duett-Concertino

"The recording is actually quite close and as such is remarkably detailed. Most importantly, as one embarks on the domestic voyage, it becomes clear there is an echt-Straussian feel to it all, the strings warm, Schwarz's response to the score ever natural. Orchestral soloists are excellent - try the agile, spiky oboe that begins the Scherzo, for example. The 'Wiegenlied' has a shadowy tenderness, yet these are not menacing shadows - more that the section is heard as if through a veil of finest lace. Schwarz paces the Adagio fourth section so that it moves but is still warm. Impressive in its passion, it moves to even more passionate territory - that of the finale. It is a tribute to the recording that even the most cacophonous climax makes sense, and there is no impression at any time of any loss of detail. What an advert for the RLPO this set is! The cultural life of Liverpool is clearly thriving"
(MusicWeb)