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Britten: Peter Grimes / Vickers, Harper, Summers. Colin Davis

2 CD / Decca / 2013-04-09

Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Chorus; Royal Opera House Orchestra

Reissued as part of Decca Opera or the Britten Centenary...continue...

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...

50 Best London Symphony Orchestra

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 8 in F, Op. 93; Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, Op. 4; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony ...
Performers: Beroff, Michel; de Peyer, Gervase; Isserlis, Steven; Loriod, Jeanne; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Sitkovetsky, Dmitry
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen; Previn, Andre; Boult, Adrian; Gardelli, Lamberto; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Khachaturian, Aram; Hickox, Richard; Davis, Colin; Barbirolli, John

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks from the catalogues of EMI Records, EMI Classics and Virgin Classics of recordings by the London Symphony Orchestra under...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...

Essential Opera Divas - Over 2 hours of glorious operatic performances

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina; Antonio Vivaldi: Bajazet; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Ma...
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Arroyo, Martina; Auger, Arleen; Behrens, Hildegard; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Ciofi, Patrizia; Crespin, Regine; de los Angeles, Victoria; Dernesch, Helga [So...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Rousset, Christophe; Muti, Riccardo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Langrée, Louis; Karajan, Herbert von; Tennstedt, Kla...

These two CDs present a veritable galaxy of opera divas - sopranos who have won countless hearts and thrilled millions of opera lovers with their...continue...

Essential Verdi - Over 2 hours of dramatic arias and choruses

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Ernani; Macbeth; Nabucco; Un ballo in maschera; La forza del destino; Aida, opera; Requiem Mass; Otello; Don Carlo
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Bella, Benito di; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, Jose [Violin]; Corelli, Franco; Crespin, Régine; D'Amico, Fiamma Izzo; de los Angeles, Victoria; Dessi, Daniella; Dimitrova, Ghen...
Conductors: Ceccato, Aldo; Davis, Colin; Serafin, Tullio; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Rudel, Julius; Muti, Riccardo; Schippers, Thomas; Zedda, Alberto; Gardelli, Lamberto; Patanè, Giuseppe; Prêtre, Geor...

The operas of Verdi today form the mainstay of the repertoire of opera all over the world. Some of his music has become absorbed into...continue...

Murray Perahia: First 40 Years [63 CDs & 5 DVD-Videos]

73 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2012-11-06

Works: Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze for Piano, Op. 6; Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13; Symphonic Etudes in Variation Form, WoO 6; Moderato; Songs (5) for voi...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Brainin, Norbert [Violin]; Cole, Vinson; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Cox, Michael; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Fleming, Renée; Frank, Pamela; Glennie, Evelyn; Kremer, Gidon; Kroyt...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Perahia, Murray; Mehta, Zubin; Haitink, Bernard; ; Davis, Colin; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra

In recognition of his 40th anniversary with the label, Sony Classical is proud to present Murray Perahia: The First 40 Years. This limited edition box...continue...

A Christmas Celebration - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker; Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel / Damrau, Kirchschlager, Connell, Allen. Royal Opera & Royal Ballet [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-10-30

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71; Engelbert Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Connell, Elizabeth; Damrau, Diana; Kirchschlager, Angelika
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Orchestra

Enjoy Christmas fantasy for all the family with these two classics from the Royal Opera House. The Nutcracker comes to life in this captivating production...continue...
Run Time: 265 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0
Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish...continue...

Britten: The Turn of the Screw / Helen Donath, Heather Harper, Robert Tear, Ava June. Lillian Watson - Colin Davis

2 CD / Decca / 2012-09-11

Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Reissued for the first time at mid price...continue...

Gounod: Faust / Kiri Te Kanawa, Francisco Araiza, Evgeny Nesterenko, Pamela Coburn and Marjana Lipovsek

3 CD / Decca / 2012-09-11

Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

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This is the most satisfying performance of Gounod's favorite opera yet to appear in the LP/CD era. Davis has generated just the sense of a...continue...

Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera / Jose Carreras, Ingvar Wixell, Montserrat Caballe, Patricia Payne, Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco

2 CD / Decca / 2012-09-11

Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

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The passion of ... Jose Carreras's... performance, and in the finals scene its pathos, fulfill every facet of Riccardo's complex personality. Caballe seems inspired by...continue...

Voices of Italian Opera - Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, Verdi, Puccini / Gigli, Caruso, Bjorling, Gobbi, Callas, Scotto et al.

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; La sonnambula, opera; I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Lucia di Lammermoor; La Favorita; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Arroyo, Martina; Baltsa, Agnes; Barbieri, Fedora; Basiola, Marco; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Blake, Rockwell; Bonisolli, Franco; Borgonovo, Luigi; ...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Eichhorn, Kurt; Pidò, Evelino; Fistoulari, Anatole; Sabajno, Carlo; Davis, Colin; Robinson, Stanford; Goehr, Walter; Gui, Vittorio; Levine, James; Albergoni, Angelo; Norrington,...

These two compilations present a sampling of the many outstanding voices captured on record by EMI Classics over the past century in the field of...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concertos No. 5 'Emperor'; Piano Concerto No. 4 / Stephen Kovacevich, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"
Performers: Kovacevich, Stephen
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Perhaps the most remarkable thing about Beethoven's Fourth and Fifth Concertos are the openings - no previous classical concerto had announced itself with the soloist...continue...

Grieg: Peer Gynt; Piano Concerto / Stephen Kovacevich, piano; Colin Davis; Herbert Blomstedt

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55; Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16
Performers: Kovacevich, Stephen
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert; Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

Grieg's music, while based on the German tradition, magically captures the spirit and grandeur of his native Norway. Peer Gynt includes two perennial favorites, "Morning...continue...

Schumann: Cello Concerto; Adagio & Allegro; Fantasiestücke

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-07-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 129; Phantasiestücke (3 Fantasy Pieces) for clarinet (or cello or violin) & piano, Op. 73; Adagio and Allegro for Cello and Piano in A flat ma...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Ma, Yo-Yo
Conductors: Davis, Colin

Méditation: The Beautiful Music of Massenet

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-03

Works: Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Le Cid; Werther; Hérodiade; Manon; Esclarmonde; Thaïs; Valse très lente, for piano; Chérubin; Cendrillon; Oh! si les fleurs avaient...
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Fleming, Renée; Gheorghiu, Angela; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Kaufmann, Jonas; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Lisni...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Mauceri, John; Armiliato, Marco; Abel, Yves; Rizzi, Carlo; Davis, Colin; Lewis, Henry; Agoult, Raymond

Julesl Massenet, who died 100 years ago in 1912, was a French composer best known for his operas, and was widely considered in his day...continue...

Essential Overtures - Over 2 hours of thrilling overtures (overture highlights only)

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; La scala di seta; Guillaume Tell; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; George Frederi...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Gardelli, Lamberto; Davis, Colin; Willcocks, David; Muti, Riccardo; Rodzinski, Artur; Kempe, Rudolf; Tausky, Vilem; Marriner, Sir Neville; Karajan, Herbert ...