'This second CD lives up to the high standard set by its predecessor' (Financial Times)

'Colin Davis establishes himself as a first-class Nielsenian on our pick of the week ... with this coupling, Davis leaves the best for last, too: Nielsen’s most accessible symphony, 'The Four Temperaments' (No 2), a work ideally suited to Davis’s volatile humours; and the 'Sinfonia Espansiva', arguably the composer’s greatest and most characteristically nationalist' (The Sunday Times)

'This recording is an exhilarating display of the life-force at full blast in both composer and conductor' (BBC Music Magazine)

'Sir Colin Davis’s interpretations of the great Dane’s idiosyncratic and tempestuous scores have been revelations' (The Times)

'The newly released Nielsen Symphonies 2 & 3 is drawn from concerts in December 2011 and showcases authoritative performances that for me are the best in class. Nielsen needs a firm hand, and gets one from Davis; his intellectual grip and rigour is astonishing' (The Mail on Sunday)

'The great British maestro brings the expansiveness and rigour of his celebrated Sibelius to two of the Danish composer’s most frequently heard symphonies' (The Sunday Times)

'[Davis's] 4th is thrilling … his strings are excellent, as is the rest of the orchestra … Davis is able to balance the moments of ferocity with the moments of peace' (American Record Guide)

'Cracking energy marks both performances, particularly the Inextinguishable which is given a virtuoso fast-paced reading of immense power. The two sets of timpani in the finale are beautifully recorded' (Classical CD Review, USA)

'The LSO is on top form throughout in one of the more successful Barbican recordings—the all-important timpani parts are ideally incisive' (Hi-Fi News)

'If you don’t already have enough documentation of the yearly Christmas celebration of the Nine Lessons and Carols by the famed and beloved Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, in your collection, then this new release … will be an essential acquisition' (Classics Today)» More

'Released shortly after the composer's 60th birthday, this album from The Zoo Duet presents works that deserve to be better known. Taking a line for a second walk is vintage Nyman, conceived originally as an orchestral work for Houston Ballet in 1966 and transcribed for two amplified pianos without any loss of its hypnotic intensity. Water Dances began life as music for Peter Greenaway's film Making A Splash and receives its premiere recording in its five-movement form on this disc' (Music Week)

'Alongside Ludovico Einaudi, Nyman is the world's foremost composer for contemporary piano. But unlike his Italian compadre, Nyman delights in pushing back the frontiers of new compostion. His music is romantic, at times chaotic and always inventive. This collection features three pieces, an orchestral work, a five-movement piece for film and a delightful five-minute interlude' (The Shropshire Star)