Die Welt: Gewandhausorchester musiziert im Leipziger Rosental
The nebulous sounds surfacing at the beginning of the piece, symbolizing the (still) deep silence of the water, were played by the Gewandhaus Orchestra in such a floating tenderness that one wanted to hold one's breath. With pianissimos of the finest quality, Nelsons and the Gewandhausorchester took the qualities of the Elbphilharmonie acoustic to its limits. But also when the wave movements finally sloshed through the woodwind registers, the beatings of the timpani gave a hint of danger and finally the brass fanfares announced the happy arrival of the ship, the sound balance of this orchestra was unique and precise.
„The nebulous sounds surfacing at the beginning of the piece, symbolizing the (still) deep silence of the water, were played by the Gewandhaus Orchestra in such a floating tenderness that one wanted to hold one’s breath. With pianissimos of the finest quality, Nelsons and the Gewandhausorchester took the qualities of the Elbphilharmonie acoustic to its limits. But also when the wave movements finally sloshed through the woodwind registers, the beatings of the timpani gave a hint of danger and finally the brass fanfares announced the happy arrival of the ship, the sound balance of this orchestra was unique and precise.“