- Outstanding Living Stereo sound for Munch’s recording with the Boston Symphony, with both sides of this original Shaded Dog pressing earning Double Plus ( A++ ) grades or BETTER

- The 14 minute long Elgar piece on this Nearly Triple Plus ( A++ to A+++ ) side two is close to the BEST we have ever heard, right up there with our Shootout Winner

- Surely one of the greatest performances ever recorded, more powerful and emotional than any with which we are familiar

- "In his conception of the Serenade, Tchaikovsky envisioned a work which falls somewhere between a symphony and a string quintet. The work is as personal as any of the composer’s symphonies and as intimate as his chamber music."