SACD, Nielsen (composer)

[the Nielsen] merits the supreme artistry that Shraon Bezaly brings to it, both in terms of deft, discerningly harnessed virtuosity and in her supple, sinuous shaping of the music. Neeme Jarvi... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2013 More…

Youthful passion occasionally pushes him to stylistic excess...but for most of the time he’s beauty incarnate and in perfect step with his composers’ various voices. He’s also blessed with a... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

In addition to Frølund’s virtuoso range, it’s his sensitive programming that makes this disc such an interesting discovery. — Gramophone Magazine, October 2023 More…

Brantelid's feverish energy, tonal and textural range add something new. The Andante has a glistening innocence, while the sense of rough, spontaneous dance in the finale pulls the music closer... — BBC Music Magazine, Awards Issue 2015, 5 out of 5 stars More…

[Soltan] holds his own in a pugnacious reading [of the Nielsen]. His sinewy tone suits this knotty work and his playing – scrupulously observed dynamics and precisely tongued staccatos – is... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2016 More…

…Maximiliano Martín, has an attractive tone, reliable intonation and nimble technique. …for clarinet buffs there's an early Fantasia by Nielsen; two pieces by the 20th-century clarinet virtuoso... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2006, 4 out of 5 stars More…