Leipziger Volkszeitung: Saisoneröffnung im Gewandhaus mit Nelsons, Helmchen, Mozart, Debussy und Strawinsky
Nelsons is entirely in his element in "La Mer", in this intoxication of colours and reflexes, of dazzling nuances and mirages, of controlled eruptions and cultivated breakers. And also his Saxon orchestra follows him in blind (self) trust with subtly animated tutti sound, wonderful details and enchanting solos (English horn, trumpet) through this precious seascape of the soul, followed by the first sharp cries of the season.
“Nelsons is entirely in his element in “La Mer”, in this intoxication of colours and reflexes, of dazzling nuances and mirages, of controlled eruptions and cultivated breakers. And also his Saxon orchestra follows him in blind (self) trust with subtly animated tutti sound, wonderful details and enchanting solos (English horn, trumpet) through this precious seascape of the soul, followed by the first sharp cries of the season.”