Instruct: Classify the given review as either positive or negative.
Query: Surprisingly below par from this respected conductor

Richard Hickox has a large recorded output, a product of his reputation for fresh, reliable interpretations. But this Mozart Requiem sounds like outtakes from a rejected session by Neville Marriner. It's correct and dull, without any imaginaiton or even aspirations to be interesting. The vocal quartet consists of English stalwarts doing a bored job on a Sunday in St. Paul's Cathedral. At times the choral singing gets a bit pugnacious, although it mostly coasts along. I would avoid this one, even at bargain price.