”Ben van Oosten erweist sich als genialer Interpret. Eine bessere Einspielung der Orgelsinfonien ist mir nicht bekannt.” (Stadtstreicher)

”Wir hören einen feinsinnigen Interpreten mit stilsicherem Gefühl für Ausdruck, Registrierung und Gebrauch des Schwellwerks.” (Luister)

”Cum Laude” (Klassik)

”On the heels of Ben van Oosten´s decisively played complete organ works of Louis Vierne, it takes no great imagination to recognize the same interpretive gifts put to an entire Charles-Marie Widor symphony collection. MDG contributes deep, full-toned reproduction of the 1880 organ which fortunately survives intact, restored, and well kept. A quiet, gentle, and retrospective look at emerging French organ Romanticism.” (Fanfare)

”Ben van Oosten needs no introduction as one of the most successful organ virtuosos of his generation. His awards for his recordings of Vierne and Guilmant speak for themselves. The BBC has proclaimed his Widor project definitive.” (K Int´l)

"Ben van Oosten, embarking on a complete cycle of Widor´s symphonies, is a frontrank virtuoso player for whom demands hold on fear. The Intermezzo from the First Symphony and the finale from the Second are despatched with a tremendous jeu d´esprit, while the shimmering celestes of the slow movements flow easily and fluently." (BBC Music Magazine)

"The complete Windor cycle has been recorded a number of times, most notably by Ben van Oosten, and this remains the benchmark recording." (BBC Music Magazine)

"Van Oosten brings two particular qualities to this work. First, he combines a deeply studied knowledge of the scores with expert musical instinct. The second quality that distinguishes this disc is this organ comes from an out-of-the-way locale, the Church of Santa Maria la Real in Azkoitia, Spain." (Fanfare)