"Die Musik fliesst ganz natürlich, als würde die Melodie von alleine strömen. Im zweiten Satz der Rheinischen Sinfonie von Robert Schumann glaubt man fast, den Rhein selbst mit seinen wogenden Wellenbewegungen vor sich zu sehen. Dieser sanfte Schwung und der warme Ton grundieren die ganze Konzertaufnahme der Schumann-Sinfonien von Christian Thielemann. Der Dirigent formt mit der Staatskapelle Dresden einen dunklen Klang, der die einzelnen Farben des Orchesters zu einer homogenen Einheit verschmilzt"

"Christian Thielemann and Staatskapelle Dresden have been in Tokyo, including performing Robert Schumann's ultra-wonderful four Symphonies, captured for Sony Classical at Suntory Hall concerts ... if Thielemann ... follows in the footsteps of his admired German forebears then he does so on his own terms and his personalising of this music mostly persuades and enlightens"

"Vurdering: Diapason d'or"

"These performances are sumptuous rather than sinewy and perhaps a touch more indulgent than has become the fashion ... But, in phrase after elegantly turned phrase, you hear how much this music means to Thielemann; the affection is palpable to a more discernable degree than in his previous recording, with the Philharmonia ... Those in search of slimline Schumann will likely eschew the Dresden option"

"Christian Thielemann's wayward tempo fluctuations still take some getting used to, but they are an integral part of his Romantic approach to the musik in general, and his performance of the C major Symphony No. 2, in particular, is impressive ... done with full expressive ardour ... In the Rhenish Third Symphony ... the finale's rhythms need to be much more tautly sprung ... and the main portion of the first movement in the D minor Symphony No. 4 again lacks urgency and energy"