London Symphony Orchestra. Sir Colin Davis
Elgar-Symphony No 3 (Sketches elaborated by Anthony Payne) [ LSO Live / CD - released 25/Jul/2002 ] Recorded live at the Barbican Centre on 13-14 December 2001 |
ELGAR
Enigma Variations London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ LSO SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jan/2008 ] "Davis is marvellous at bringing out the subtleties of Elgar's orchestration." BBC Music |
SIBELIUS
Symphonies Nos 3 & 7 London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live / CD - released 10/Mar/2004 ] "Davis's third Sibelius symphony cycle launches with a pairing to relish" (Gramophone Editor's Choice June 2004) |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos 3 & 7 London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Jan/2005 ] 'an absolutely masterful characterization of music that in most other performances puzzles as often as it enchants … this release will be tough to beat' Artistic Quality 9, Sound Quality 9 (ClassicsToday.com February 2004) |
London Symphony Orchestra. Sir Colin Davis
Sibelius - Symphonies Nos 5 & 6 [ LSO Live / CD - released 24/Jun/2004 ] '[Sir Colin Davis] brings a lifetime of wisdom to this ever-astonishing music … Davis is a supreme interpreter of this work…. An outstanding disc, beautifully recorded.' CLASSICAL CD OF THE WEEK Sunday Times (UK), 30 May 2004 |
BERLIOZ / SIBELIUS / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / DVORAK / etc
Sir Colin Davis Anthology (Limited Edition of 5000) [12 CDs + bonus DVD] London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live SACD / CD / DVD / 12 Hybrid SACD/DVD - released 7/Apr/2014 ] This unique collection of 13-discs is the 100th release on LSO Live, and will be a limited edition release. The collection pays tribute to not only Sir Colin's work with LSO Live, but more specifically his relationship with LSO through the decades. |
SIBELIUS
Symphonies Nos 1 & 4 London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live SACD / SACD - released 1/Jan/2009 ] "I doubt whether I shall ever hear an orchestra and conductor achieve a closer rapport in Sibelius" The Times |
NIELSEN
Symphonies nos 1 & 6 London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/May/2012 ] "More fiery and dramatic Nielsen from Sir Colin Davis and the LSO...The First Symphony here is beautifully paced, balancing drive with poetry." (Gramophone) |
CARL NIELSEN
Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 4 'The Inextinguishable' & 5 London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Feb/2011 ] "At last! Nielsen's two best-known symphonies in modern performances with real fire in their belly...he [Davis] brings animal excitement to the task, such a thrilling sense of discovery and existential danger" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine... |
JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 92, 93, 97, 98 & 99 London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 30/Jun/2014 ] "If anyone complains that the forces used are too large, they should remember that Haydn, like Mozart and Beethoven, liked big orchestras. In any case, the string textures Davis secures are irreproachably crisp and clear, and the rhythms vital." |
ELGAR
Symphony No 1 London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live / CD - released 5/Apr/2002 ] Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine (April 2002) |
ELGAR
Symphony No 2 London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live / CD - released 20/May/2002 ] Colin Davis recording Elgar continues the cycle |
BRAHMS
Symphony No 3 / Serenade No 2 London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live / CD - released 8/Dec/2007 ] 'a really beautiful performance of the second serenade ... A delight - this seems to me a new benchmark. It goes without saying that the playing is excellent: the LSO can probably play Brahms symphonies in its collective sleep.' (BBC Music) |
DVORAK
Symphony No 6 London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live / CD - released 8/Dec/2007 ] 'this Sixth bespeaks the freshness of a new discovery ... buy with confidence. It's really exciting' ClassicsToday.com, 31 March 2005 |
DVORAK
Symphony No 8 London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live / CD - released 23/Apr/2003 ] 'Unmissable ... Superb in all respects. Sound quality doesn't come any better than this whatever the price. Don't hesitate.' Classic CD |
DVORAK
Symphony No 9 From the new World London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live / CD - released 8/Dec/2007 ] 'Davis offers a story and a sense of conviction that place his performance in a wholly different league.' performance ***** sound ***** BBC Music Magazine |
WALTON
Walton: Belshazzar's Feast / Symphony No. 1 (recorded live at the Barbican 2008) Peter Coleman-Wright (baritone) / London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2011 ] "The LSO Chorus give Walton's grateful choral writing all they have, and the orchestra revel in his brilliant and unconventional orchestration: E flat clarinet, alto saxophone, exotic percussion and extra brass." Sunday Times, 6th March 2011 **** |
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis-conductor
Bruckner-Symphony No 6 [ LSO Live / CD - released 1/Mar/2003 ] Sir Colin Davis follows his moving performance of Bruckner's ninth symphony with a monumental reading of the Symphony No 6 |
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis - conductor
Bruckner - Symphony No 9 [ LSO Live / CD - released 28/Feb/2003 ] Recorded live at the Barbican Centre on 22 and 24 February 2002 |
DVORAK
Symphonies Nos 6 - 9 London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis conductor [ LSO Live / 3 CD Box Set - released 5/Oct/2005 ] 'a resplendent Sixth … it blazes with Bohemian warmth and vivacity' Daily Telegraph (UK), 4 April 2005 |