"It is high time that there was a reliable scholarly edition of this, the most celebrated of symphony cycles....I think anyone who is at all serious about interpreting Beethoven's symphonies will find they have totally new insights into the workings of that extraordinary mind".
John Eliot Gardiner

"We are in urgent need for the same rigorous investigation of the sources and critical editions of these most famous of all symphonies, and it is clear that the general editorship must go to this brilliant young scholar, Jonathan Del Mar, who is uniquely equipped to carry out this complex and responsible project".
H. C. Robbins Landon

"... I can assure you he [Jonathan Del Mar] is an absolutely first class musicologist, ... I can think of no one better to edit the Beethoven symphonies ... and the need for such authentic editions is greater in Beethoven than any other great composer, simply because for some reason no really scholarly editions of Beethoven's works have been attempted".
Sir Charles Mackerras

"We have just completed our first Beethoven cycle using his edition ... In my opinion it is of a level of scholarship equal to only the very finest ... The work has been done so thoroughly and courageously that I would urge you [Bärenreiter] to do the entire musical world a great favour and publish the Beethoven Symphonies, newly restored by Mr. Del Mar's research".
Sir Simon Rattle


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