Berlioz, Hector > Davis, Colin

Berlioz: Grande Messe des Morts / Barry Banks, tenor; Sir Colin Davis, London SO

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2013-03-12

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts)
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Colin Davis is a revered Berlioz expert and his LSO Live Berlioz recordings have been among the most widely acclaimed classical recordings of recent...continue...
Personnel: Barry Banks (tenor).

Recording information: St Paul's Cathedral, London (06/25/2012-06/26/2012)....continue...

Peter Pears: Anniversary Tribute

6 CD / Decca / 2010-06-21

Works: Benjamin Britten: Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31; Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for voice & piano, Op. 22; The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54; The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37; Canticle II, Op. 51...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Britten, Benjamin; Bush, Alan; Cable, Margaret; Cross, Joan; Dart, Thurston; Dickinson, Meriel; Dickson,...
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin; Bedford, Steuart; Boult, Adrian; Norrington, Roger; Munchinger, Karl; Jochum, Eugen; Davis, Colin; Lutoslawski, Witold
Ensemble: ; Melos Ensemble of London

The recorded legacy of the great English tenor Peter Pears is substantial and wide-ranging. It embraces Baroque repertory and Elizabethan songs as well as a...continue...

Ultimate Berlioz - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2009-08-25

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Harold in Italy for viola and orchestra, Op. 16; Tristia, for chorus & Orchestra, Op. 18; Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a; Le carnaval romain Overture, Op. ...
Performers: Budin, Jeffrey; Davies, Ryland; Holt, Hazel; Imai, Nobuko; Smith, Peter; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Davis, Colin; Dutoit, Charles; Maazel, Lorin; Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

Yehudi Menuhin - The Great EMI Recordings

51 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Concerto for 2 Violins in D mino...
Performers: Aronowitz, Cecil; Balsam, Artur; Barshai, Rudolf; Bennett, William; Cassadó, Gaspar; Cassad?, Gaspar; Civil, Alan; Cocker, Paul; Curzon, Clifford; de los Angeles, Victoria; Debost, Michel; Don...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Enescu, George; Monteux, Pierre; Dorati, Antal; Boulez, Pierre; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Pritchard, John; Silvestri, Constantin; Kletzki, Paul; Boult, Adrian; Panufnik, Andrzej; Da...
Ensemble: ; Alan Clare Trio; Bath Festival Ensemble; Instrumental Ensemble

This 50-CD set features Sir Yehudi Menuhin's most celebrated EMI recordings, made during his extraordinary 70-year exclusive recording relationship with the company. Includes works by...continue...
Includes work(s) by Manuel de Falla....continue...

Berlioz: Grande messe des morts Op. 5 / Davis, Ikaia-Purdy, Dresden Staatskapelle, et al

2 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2008-11-25

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts)
Performers: Ikaia-Purdy, Keith
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Dresden State Opera Chorus

Berlioz: Requiem Op. 5 "Grande messe des morts" / Davis, Dowd, London SO & Chorus, et al

2 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2008-07-29

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts)
Performers: Dowd, Ronald
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Wandsworth School Boys Choir

Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini / Davis, Kunde, Claycomb, Jeffery, London Symphony Orchestra, et al

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2008-06-10

Works: Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23
Performers: Cals, Isabelle; Claycomb, Laura; Coleman-Wright, Peter; Elliott, Alasdair; Foster-Williams, Andrew; Imbrailo, Jacques; Jeffrey, Darren; Kunde, Gregory; Relyea, John; Vocal], Andrew Kennedy [Tenor
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Colin Davis has made seven incredibly successful Berlioz recordings for LSO Live, which garnered praise from around the world and collected numerous awards. He...continue...

The Christmas Spirit

2 CD / Decca Import / 2007-10-23

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Christmas Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); The Holly and the Ivy (English); Work(s); Good King Wen...
Performers: Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Blades, James; Bowen, John; Briggs, David; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Pavarotti, Luciano; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; P...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Karajan, Herbert von; Rutter, John; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Jones, Philip; Guest, George; Davis, Carl; Willcocks, David; Munchinger, Karl; Boult, Adrian; Marriner, Sir Neville; Bonyng...
Ensemble: ; King's College Choir of Cambridge

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique / Royal Concertgebouw

1 CD / PentaTone Classics / 2007-09-25

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Berlioz: L'enfance du Christ / Davis, Beuron, et al

2 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2007-09-11

Works: Hector Berlioz: L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25
Performers: Beuron, Yann; Cargill, Karen; Dazeley, William; Rose, Matthew; Rose, Peter de
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Tenebrae

"[This is] a honey of a piece...and this marvelous new recording from Sir Colin reinforces that assessment at every turn...each solo voice is superb. French...continue...

Berlioz: Requiem / Colin Davis, Dowd, London SO

2 CD / Philips / 2007-03-13

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts); Symphonie funèbre et triomphale, for band, strings & chorus, Op. 15
Performers: Dowd, Ronald; Wicks, Dennis
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

"The large-scale brass sound is formidably caught and the choral fortissimos are glorious."-The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs...continue...

Berlioz: Te Deum; Mozart / Stuart, Davis, et al

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2006-10-31

Works: Hector Berlioz: Te Deum, Op. 22; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Kyrie in D minor, K 341 (368a)
Performers: Schöne, Hans-Dieter; Stuart, Neill
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Dresden Philharmonic Chorus; Dresden Singakademie

"Not only are the big climaxes given extra punch,... but in the hushed passages, with such a big body of singers - three adult and...continue...

Discover - Opera

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-10-31

Works: Orazio Vecchi: L'Amfiparnaso; Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo; Francesco Cavalli: Calisto; Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z 626; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Castor et Pollux,...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Amps, Kym; Banditelli, Gloria; Barr, Frank; Benackova, Gabriela; Biel, Ann-Christine; Bordogna, Paolo; Borst, Martina; Buchanan, Alison; Carmignani, Alessandro; Cigna, Patrizia; Da...
Conductors: Vartolo, Sergio; ; Medlam, Charles; Mallon, Kevin; Östman, Arnold; Halász, Michael; Segerstam, Leif; Zedda, Alberto; Humburg, Will; Rahbari, Alexander; Davis, Colin; Casadesus, Jean-Claude;...
Ensemble: ; Aradia Ensemble; London Baroque; Scholars Baroque Ensemble

For 400 years, opera has illuminated the innermost recesses of human existence. Once the sport of kings and princes, it now provides the soundtrack of...continue...

Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique / Colin Davis, Concertgebouw

1 CD / Philips / 2006-07-04

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

"This is one of the most tantalizing records... I have had to review... here at last is the version of the Symphonie fantastique we have...continue...

Elgar: Symphony no 1; Berlioz: Overtures / Davis, Dresden

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2006-02-21

Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55; Hector Berlioz: King Lear Overture, Op. 4; Béatrice et Bénédict, opera, H. 138
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique; Le Carnaval Romain Overture

1 CD / Philips Import / 2005-07-07

Works: Hector Berlioz: Le carnaval romain (Roman Carnival Overture), ouverture catactéristique for orchestra, H.95 (Op. 9); Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Conductors: Davis, Colin

London Symphony Orchestra (1904-2004) - Centennial Set

4 CD / Andante / 2005-01-18

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon, J 306; Hector Berlioz: King Lear Overture, Op. 4; Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Ludwig van Beethoven: Coriolan Overture in C minor, Op. 62; Franz Schubert: Symphony n...
Performers: Futral, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Naouri, Laurent; Sabbatini, Giuseppe
Conductors: Nikisch, Arthur; Harty, Hamilton, Sir; Walter, Bruno; Krips, Josef; Monteux, Pierre; Kertész, István; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Claudio; Previn, Andre; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

The year 1904 saw a historic and unprecedented event, the creation of the United Kingdom's first orchestra governed and managed by the players themselves -...continue...

Opera Arias / Evelyn Lear, et al

1 CD / Video Artists International / 2004-03-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare; Richard Strauss: Der Rosen...
Performers: Lear, Evelyn
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Maazel, Lorin; Kunsche, Mathias; Kleiber, Carlos; Szimandi, Istvan; Patanè, Giuseppe; Leinsdorf, Erich; Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra; Budapest Opera Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra; Salzburg F...

Berlioz - Edition du Bicentenaire / Colin Davis, London SO

12 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2003-10-01

Works: Hector Berlioz: Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a; La damnation de Faust, Op. 24; Béatrice et Bénédict, opera, H. 138; Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17; Harold in Italy for viola and o...
Performers: Anastassov, Orlin; Barcellona, Daniela; Bezdüz, Bülent; Bezduz, Bulent; Cals, Isabelle; DeYoung, Michelle; Earle, Roderick; Ewing, Alan; Greenan, Andrew; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Lang, ...
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

Berlioz: Harold in Italy / Davis, Zimmermann, London SO

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2003-08-01

Works: Hector Berlioz: Harold in Italy for viola and orchestra, Op. 16; Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a
Performers: Zimmermann, Tabea [Viola]
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"Tabea Zimmerman is an impressive violist who manages the solo part as well as anyone has on records. Her tone is robust, smooth, and penetrating,...continue...

Fauré: Penelope; Berlioz / Lloyd-Jones, Veasey, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2003-03-06

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Pénélope, opera in 3 acts; Hector Berlioz: Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a
Performers: Angas, Richard; Creffield, Rosanne; English, Gerald; Glossop, Peter; Howlett, Neil; Javelin, Sara de; Lee, Susan; Oliver, Alexander; Peters, Johanna; Sage, Sally le; Turp, Andre; van Allan, Richard [...
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David; Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; New Philharmonia Chorus

Berlioz. Symphonie Fantastique. London So, C.davis

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2002-04-01

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Béatrice et Bénédict, Overture
Conductors: Davis, Colin

The recent string of new Berlioz recordings by Sir Colin Davis and the London Symphony Orchestra has proven irresitable for collectors. The LSO has formed...continue...

The #1 Choral Album - Beethoven, Handel, Verdi, Bizet, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2002-03-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Requiem Mass; Il Trovatore; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Tannhäuser; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, ...
Performers: Braun, Victor; Burrowes, Norma; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Doughty, Stephen; Goodman, Roy; Morris, James; Norman, Jessye; Schunk, Robert; Sotin, Hans; Terfel, Bry...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Karajan, Herbert von; Willcocks, David; Thomas, Kurt; Cleobury, Stephen; Guest, George; Davis, Colin; Dutoit, Charles; Nelson, John; Farncombe, Charles; Daniel, Paul; Munchinger, Ka...

The #1 Christmas Album / Domingo, Pavarotti, Price, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2001-10-09

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Lullaby; Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Christmas Traditi...
Performers: Ambrosian Singers; Bach Choir; Barter, Robin; Blades, James; Briggs, David; Chester Cathedral Choir; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Clare College Choir & Orchestra, Cambridge; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Cond...
Conductors: Adler, Kurt Herbert; Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard; Guadagno, Anton; Munchinger, Karl; Solti, Sir Georg; Rudel, Julius; Davis, Colin; ; Music], John Scott [Choral; Boskovsky, Willi; Maazel, ...
Ensemble: ; Members of Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble; Vienna Mozart Ensemble

Personnel: Douglas Gamley (conch shell).

Recording information: 1958-1996....continue...

Berlioz: Requiem Op.5, Te Deum Op.22

2 CD / Philips Import / 2001-04-23

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts); Te Deum, Op. 22
Performers: Dowd, Ronald; Kynaston, Nicholas; Tagliavini, Franco
Conductors: Davis, Colin

Colin Davis's Berlioz cycle for Philips was a highly acclaimed, if not ambitious achievement forty years ago and many of his performances- including the Requiem...continue...

Berlioz: Great Orchestral Works / Davis, London SO

2 CD / Philips / 1994-05-10

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Le carnaval romain (Roman Carnival Overture), ouverture catactéristique for orchestra, H.95 (Op. 9); Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Harold in Italy ...
Performers: Imai, Nobuko; Wick, Denis
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: John Alldis Choir