CD Recording: Brahms Beloved for Telarc: The orchestra breathes and sighs to the rise and fall of his (John Axelrod's) baton...quite simply one of the most all-embracing, humane first movements I’ve heard...all in all, a perfect Fourth magnificently led and played by John Axelrod and his Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi Orchestra...(and) everything about Axelrod’s Second is perfectly judged and perfectly realized by his outstanding Italian orchestra... I can’t urge you too strongly to acquire this release.» - Jerry Dubins, Fanfare Magazine