To be clear, this is no subjective opinion or individual judgement. Musicologists, musicians and critics are all fully in agreement of the qualities of the work. It has been described in colourful adjectives and superlatives: ‘the overpoweringly great, fiery, artistic, pathetic, sublime Symphony in C’, said the composer’s contemporary and author of reference works about music, Ernst Ludwig Gerber. One unforgettable characteristic of the Sinfonia Concertante is the remarkable partnership and equality shared by both soloists and the searingly beautiful sound blend they create.