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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...

Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 / Lucy Hall, soprano; Marcus Farnsworth, baritone. Sir Colin Davis

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2013-02-12

Works: Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 2 in B minor, Op. 16 "The Four Temperaments"; Symphony no 3, Op. 27 "Sinfonia espansiva"
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

With this eagerly awaited recording of Symphonies Nos.2 & 3, Sir Colin Davis completes his enlightening Nielsen symphony cycle. The first title in the series,...continue...
Recording information: Barbican Center, London (12/2011)....continue...

Nielsen: Symphonies Nos.1 & 6 / Colin Davis, LSO

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2012-02-14

Works: Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 7; Symphony no 6, FS 116 "Sinfonia semplice"
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

The second release in Sir Colin Davis' acclaimed Nielsen cycle with the London Symphony Orchestra features the fi rst and sixth symphonies. The debut recording...continue...
Recording information: Barbican, London....continue...

Haydn: The Seasons

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2011-06-14

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Seasons
Conductors: Davis, Colin

In 2009, LSO Live released an acclaimed recording of Haydn's Die Schöpfung (The Creation) conducted by Sir Colin Davis. This month, Sir Colin returns to...continue...
Recording information: Barbican, London (06/27/2010)....continue...

Walton: Belshazzar's Feast; Symphony No. 1

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2011-03-08

Works: William Walton: Belshazzar's Feast, for baritone, double chorus & orchestra; Symphony no 1 in B flat minor
Performers: Coleman-Wright, Peter
Conductors: Davis, Colin

In 2006, LSO Live released Walton’s First Symphony conducted by Sir Colin Davis. The disc received widespread acclaim — it was an Editor’s Choice in...continue...
Recording information: Barbican, London, England....continue...

Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2011-01-11

Works: Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 4, Op. 29 "Inextinguishable"; Symphony no 5, Op. 50
Conductors: Davis, Colin

Despite having been an admirer of the music of Danish composer Carl Nielsen for many years, Sir Colin Davis has rarely conducted any of his...continue...
Recording information: Barbican, London....continue...

Verdi: Otello / Colin Davis

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2010-10-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello
Performers: Clayton, Allan; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Johnson, Ben; Rose, Matthew
Conductors: Davis, Colin

Sir Colin Davis' eagerly anticipated recording of Verdi's Otello is released on the 10th anniversary of the LSO Live label. Opera has always formed an...continue...
Recording information: Barbican, London (12/01/2009-12/06/2009)....continue...

Sibelius: Symphonies no 1-7, Kullervo / Colin Davis, Monica Groop, Peter Mattei, London SO

4 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2009-10-13

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Symphony no 4 in A minor, Op. 63; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Symphony no 3 in C major, Op. 52; Symphony no 5 in E flat major, Op. 82; Symphony ...
Conductors: Davis, Colin

For the first time, Sir Colin Davis’ acclaimed LSO Live recordings of Sibelius’s symphonies appear together as a four disc set. Sibelius is one of...continue...
Recording information: Barbican, London....continue...

Verdi: Requiem / Colin Davis, Christine Brewer, Karen Cargill, et al

2 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2009-09-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Brewer, Christine; Cargill, Karen; Neill, Stuart; Relyea, John
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Colin Davis' series of choral master-works continues with Verdi's Requiem, a work that Davis has been conducting for much of his long career. It...continue...

Haydn: Creation / Davis, Bostridge, Henschel, Matthews, London SO

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2009-06-09

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation, H 21 no 2
Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Henschel, Dietrich; Matthews, Sally
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Many of Sir Colin Davis' recent releases on LSO Live have featured his favorite choral works, including Beethoven's Mass in C, Mozart's Requiem and Handel's...continue...

MacMillan: St John Passion / Davis, Maltman, London SO, et al

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2009-02-10

Works: James MacMillan: St John Passion, for baritone, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Maltman, Christopher
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"James MacMillan's compositions must be among the most frequently performed works of all living composers and with the release of this live recording of his...continue...

Sibelius: Symphonies no 1 & 4 / Colin Davis, London SO

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2008-12-09

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Symphony no 4 in A minor, Op. 63
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"...where his earlier interpretations were strongly conceived dramatic readings with plenty of power and panache, his interpretations here are deeply considered, thoroughly tragic readings. Now,...continue...

Beethoven: Mass in C major, Op 86 / Davis, Matthews, Mingardo, Ainsely, Miles, et al

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2008-09-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Mass in C major, Op. 86; Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Matthews, Sally; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Many of Sir Colin Davis' finest recordings for LSO Live have focused on choral music and opera. Recent titles have included Handel's 'Messiah', Mozart's 'Requiem',...continue...

Tipett: A Child of our Time / Colin Davis, Indra Thomas, et al

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2008-07-08

Works: Michael Tippett: A Child of Our Time, oratorio
Performers: Davislim, Steve; Rose, Matthew; Thomas, Indra
Conductors: Davis, Colin

A contemporary of Benjamin Britten, Sir Michael Tippett wrote his potent oratorio 'A Child of Our Time' (1939-41) as a compelling response to Nazi oppression,...continue...

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...

Mozart: Requiem / Davis, Arnet, Stephany, Kennedy, et al

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2008-02-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626
Performers: Arnet, Marie; Jeffrey, Darren; Stephany, Anna; Vocal], Andrew Kennedy [Tenor
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
If you want a traditionally conceived budget-price Requiem, well sung à superbly played and vividly recorded, Davis's performance has much to commend it.
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MacMillan: The Confession of Isobel Gowdie, etc / Davis

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2008-01-08

Works: James MacMillan: The World's Ransoming, for cor anglais & orchestra (Part I of Triduum, an Easter triptych); The Confession of Isobel Gowdie, for orchestra
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

The witch-hunts of the Scottish Reformation were the inspiration for James MacMillan's 'The Confession of Isobel Gowdie', which launched his international career at its 1990...continue...

Handel: Messiah [Hybrid SACD] [includes DVD]

2 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2007-10-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Gritton, Susan; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Davis, Colin

To create what became his most popular oratorio, Handel chose Biblical excerpts telling the story of Christ's birth, death and resurrection. In this 2006 live...continue...

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...

Elgar: Enigma Variations, etc / Davis, London SO

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2007-06-12

Works: Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Introduction and Allegro, for string quartet & string orchestra in G major, Op. 47
Performers: Alberman, David; Hugh, Timothy; Lauri, Carmine; Nikolic, Gordan; Vanderspar, Edward
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
Davis is marvellous at bringing out the subtleties of Elgar's orchestration. Subsidiary middle voices that are often inaudible at the hands of less...continue...

Sibelius: Symphony no 2, etc / Davis, London SO

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2007-05-08

Works: Jean Sibelius: Pohjola's daughter, Op. 49; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"This is an absolutely magnificent performance of the Second Symphony from first bar to last, reinforcing yet again the contention that live performances by great...continue...

Sibelius: Symphony no 2, etc / Davis, London SO

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2007-05-08

Works: Jean Sibelius: Pohjola's daughter, Op. 49; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
What Sir Colin Davis has to say about Sibelius's Second Symphony hasn't changed in substance since his first recording with the Boston Symphony, but...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Davis, Brewer, Mac Master, et al

2 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2007-02-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Borowski, Daniel; Brewer, Christine; Jeffrey, Darren; MacMaster, John; Matthews, Sally; Sigmundsson, Kristinn; Tortise, Andrew; Uusitalo, Juha; Vocal], Andrew Kennedy [Tenor
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"This new entry into the Fidelio sweepstakes is played and sung just about perfectly... we meet the lovely-voiced, innocent-but-not-soubrette Sally Matthews as Marzelline and the...continue...

Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius / Davis, Rendall, et al

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2006-10-10

Works: Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38
Performers: Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Rendall, David; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus

"This new recording from the LSO and Sir Colin Davis is so detailed in its emotional responses-so magical is Davis's phrasing that there are times...continue...

Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius / Davis, Rendall, et al

2 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2006-09-12

Works: Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38
Performers: Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Rendall, David; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus

Elgar's 'Dream of Gerontius' was thought by many to be outlandishly modern at the time of its completion in 1900. Telling the story of the...continue...

Walton: Symphony no 1 / Colin Davis, London SO

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2006-06-13

Works: William Walton: Symphony no 1 in B flat minor
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"If I were do to this concert proper justice in print I would have to arrange for your newsagent to supply a box of matches...continue...

Sibelius: Kullervo / Davis, Mattei, Groop, London SO, et al

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2006-02-14

Works: Jean Sibelius: Kullervo, Op. 7
Performers: Groop, Monica; Mattei, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"This winning disc features earthy, folk-drenched music composed by a youthful Sibelius which the LSO and Chorus under Colin Davis perform with passion and energy....continue...

Sibelius: Kullervo / Davis, Mattei, Groop, London SO, et al

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2006-02-14

Works: Jean Sibelius: Kullervo, Op. 7
Performers: Groop, Monica; Mattei, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Elgar: Symphonies no 1, 2 & 3 / Davis, London SO

3 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2005-10-11

Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55; Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 63; Symphony no 3 (incomplete; completed by Anthony Payne)
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"No other orchestra is better equipped than the LSO to perform Elgars music. - Gramophone...continue...

Smetana: Má Vlast / Davis, London SO

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2005-10-11

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Má vlast
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"Colin Daviss performance of Smetanas Ma Vlast with the London Symphony Orchestra was an irresistible pageant of Czech patriotic fervour, a depiction of ancient battles...continue...

Dvorak: Symphonies no 6-9 / Davis, London SO

3 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2005-10-11

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 6 in D major, Op. 60/B 112; Symphony no 7 in D minor, Op. 70/B 141; Symphony no 8 in G major, Op. 88/B 163; Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"Davis offers a story and a sense of conviction that place his [Dvorak] performances in a wholly different league. - BBC Music Magazine...continue...

Dvorak: Symphony no 6 / Davis, London SO

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2005-07-12

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 6 in D major, Op. 60/B 112
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"[Sir Colin] Davis offers a story and a sense of conviction that place his performance in a wholly different league." - BBC Music Magazine...continue...

Dvorak: Symphony no 6 / Davis, London SO

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2005-04-12

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 6 in D major, Op. 60/B 112
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

The London Symphony Orchestra, winners of the 2004 Gramophone Award for Lifetime Achievement, play with unmatched strength and glowing timbre. "Davis's performance seethed with vitality...continue...

Sibelius: Symphonies no 3 & 7 / Colin Davis, London SO

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2005-02-08

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 3 in C major, Op. 52; Symphony no 7 in C major, Op. 105
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"One of the finest performances of Sibelius's Seventh ever to have gone down on disc. The burnished splendour of the LSO's playing is no surprise...continue...

Verdi: Falstaff / Davis, Pertusi, Alvarez, Ibarra, et al

2 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2004-10-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
Performers: Alvarez, Carlos [Baritone Vocals]; Bezdüz, Bülent; Domashenko, Marina; Elliott, Alasdair; Hoare, Peter [; Ibarra, Ana; Jeffrey, Darren; Moreno, Maria José; Pertusi, Michele
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"If it wasn't obvious before, then it is now. The LSO Live label is the recording phenomenon of the decade. Here's a conductor at the...continue...

Britten: Peter Grimes / Davis, Winslade, Watson, LSO

3 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2004-08-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes
Performers: Buchanan, Alison; Davies, Ryland; Gillett, Christopher; Gunn, Nathan; Lemalu, Jonathan; Matthews, Sally; Michaels-Moore, Anthony; Rutherford, James; Watson, Janice; Winslade, Glenn; Wyn-Rogers, Cathe...
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus

"Hearing this performance in the theater would be a most satisfying experience, but in a recording one wants more. Any lover of Britten's music really...continue...

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...

Holst: The Planets / Sir Colin Davis, London Symphony

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2003-04-01

Works: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"Recordings of Holst's giant astrological suite are legion. Holst recorded it twice. by the 1970s, the advent of space-age music and the score's potential as...continue...

Dvorak: Symphony no 7 / Sir Colin Davis, London SO

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2003-03-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 7 in D minor, Op. 70/B 141
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"Davis masterminds a performance of imposing authority. Tempi are more spacious than before his approach markedly more flexible and generously expressive, yet there's absolutely no...continue...

Bruckner: Symphony no 6 / Sir Colin Davis, London SO

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2003-02-01

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 6 in A major, WAB 106
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

From a concert review in The Times (UK), February 2002 "Impressive even by the London Symphony Orchestra's own lofty standards... While perhaps the hardest of...continue...

Bruckner: Symphony no 9 / Colin Davis, London SO

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2002-11-01

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 9 in D minor, WAB 109
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"Sir Colin Davis's encounter with the Ninth is not so much a challenge to history as a visitation: the master conductor who numbers William Blake...continue...

Elgar: Symphony no 3 (Completed from Sketches) / Davis, LSO

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2002-08-01

Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 3 (incomplete; completed by Anthony Payne)
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"The orchestra and Sir Colin are in top form, and the recording is very satisfactory." - Bauman, ARG...continue...

Elgar: Symphony no 2 / Sir Colin Davis, London SO

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2002-05-01

Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 63
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Colin Davis's revelatory LSO Live recording of Elgar's Symphony No. 1 was greeted with unanimous acclaim earlier in 2002 and is an Editor's Choice...continue...

Elgar: Symphony no 1 / Sir Colin Davis, London SO

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

Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

When rehearsing the LSO in 1908 for a performance of Elgar's Symphony No. 1, the legendary conductor Hans Richter described it as "the greatest symphony...continue...

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...