Nielsen - Symhonies Nos.4 and 5

Carl NIELSEN (1865-1931)

Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5 

London Symphony Orchestra

Colin Davis 

At last! Nielsen s two best-known symphonies in modern performances with real fire in their belly...Inspiring. --Gramophone, Feb 2011

Davis s Fifth is even finer than his Fourth, and his taut grasp on the dramatic pulse of this music is magisterial. It bodes well for the rest of the cycle. --Hugh Canning , Sunday Times CLASSICAL CD OF THE WEEK *****

**** ½ Davis is equally attuned to the quiet dignity of the Sixth as to the joyful noise of the Fifth, making his recording an evocative study in contrasts. This is a lovely performance, with especially alert playing from the LSO in the dancing Allegro molto... I m happy with the sound, as I am with Davis s bold conception and execution of the scores --Audiophile Audition (US)

Album Choice of the Year --HiFi News

Classical Albums of 2011 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 (UK)

One cannot doubt the depth and passion of Colin Davis nor his performances of Nielsen ... Davis is too great to make any errors of judgement and the London Symphony Orchestra down to the last musician was born to play Nielsen symphonies ... The LSO simply deliver what the conductor wants. They make it sound easy; I can t give them higher praise than that. --Jack Lawson, MusicWeb International May 2013

Classical Albums of 2011 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 (UK)