Niklas Willén's Alfven cycle has had its ups and downs, but this conclusion is definitely an "up". The Norrköping Symphony plays with confidence and fervor, and while Willén adds about six minutes to Järvi's timing on his otherwise excellent BIS recording, he never sounds slow. Alfvén was nothing if not expansive, and if his formal touch was never all that deft, he did know how to fill up time with arresting ideas, glowingly scored. A serenely lovely Andante religioso, for strings, harp, and celesta, makes a perfect encore, one that puts the finale of the symphony's straining for heroic effect in its proper perspective in the gentlest and most affecting way. Naxos' sonics for this production are also excellent. Very enjoyable indeed.

--David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com