'Flair, intimacy and spontaneity' (Gramophone)

‘Martin Roscoe demonstrates throughout this revealing double CD set [that Nielsen's piano music] is a canon of work that desperately needs attention … fantastic playing of compelling authority by one of Britain's finest pianists. A wonderful discovery’ (The Herald)

‘The piano music of Carl Nielsen is notable not only for its striking emotional power and radicalism but also for its transparency—for the writing is always unmistakably Nielsen … the album as a whole is a treasure-chest; it presents an entirely new slant for those not acquainted with Nielsen's music and broadens the field of vision significantly for those who are … this deserves to become a most conspicuous recording, and Hyperion's usual excellence in achieving a full-bodied, crystal-clear sound continues boldly forward’ (International Record Review)

‘These new recordings are sonically the best yet. Roscoe is famed for his touch and his playing's delicacy and finesse is evident throughout’ (Gramophone)

‘Apart from Grieg, no Scandinavian composer has written for the piano with more individuality and insight than Nielsen … Martin Roscoe is right inside this music and guides us through its marvels with great subtlety and authority. His is the most eloquent account since the pioneering set by Arne Skjøld Rasmussen. Hyperion gives him vivid and natural recorded sound and there are outstanding notes by Daniel Grimley’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘The Symphonic Suite, the Chaconne, the magnificent Theme and Variations … are powerful, poetic, original in both idea and structure, widely varied in mood, impressively organic and as important in their way as any of Nielsens' remarkable symphonies. Martin Roscoe's technique withstands everything that the composer throws at it. He obviously belives in every note, as well he might’ (The Sunday Times)

'Davis and the LSO triumph in this recording … in this gripping performance, it [Symphony No 6] emerges as one of the twentieth century’s most beguilingly original works' (The Sunday Times)

'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)