Kaddish is not ‘easy’ Bernstein. It contains some of his most angry and angular music though, at its heart, is a melting lullaby for soprano and children’s choir which Karita Mattila sings here with sublime devotion as well as her customary dramatic intensity. Menuhin is a restrained narrator; considerably more phlegmatic than those on the composer’s two recordings. While something of Lenny’s essential character is lost in a delivery which determinedly eschews the histrionic, the moments of contemplation and compassion are heartfelt and the humanity always shines through.

-- David Wilkins, BBC Music Magazine