"... I can't think of a version of the Second Concerto, past or present, where structure and content are more thoughtfully balanced or where significant points in the score are more lovingly underlined."

"This is, hands down, the best-engineered performance of Korngold's masterful symphony yet released, and that means a lot. " 

"...the present disc joins a relatively small group of recordings devoted to the composer's piano-and-orchestra works, and a welcome addition it is."

"Superb soloists, splendid orchestra and chorus mark this issue that stands up well to the fine recordings already available—over 90 of them!" 

"Exemplary ensemble balances make every strand in the texture audible, while the engineering couldn't be more natural. This is without question one of the great performances."

"Throughout, what really comes across is (Kodama's) affection for the music, her wish to give it time so that we may enjoy its shape, harmonies and details."