Chandos certainly know how to maximize on the advantages of CD—my sympathy lies with the poor disc mastering people faced with the task of squeezing their exacting recordings on to vinyl! Take the infrequently recorded opener on this disc. If you have a weak heart or weaker loudspeakers, watch out for the initial chords on this disc, but then settle down to the exuberance of a fine orchestra inspired by a demanding conductor operating in a helpful acoustic and recorded by people who let you hear the finest detail without thrusting you into the midst of the players. At times you will be straining to the weakest sounds, at others the raging complexities of Prokofiev's score will take you apart. This disc is demonstration material; not of hi-fi but of how far we have advanced in bringing the joys of orchestral performance on to the domestic stage.'