Sir Colin Davis - Sir Colin Davis conducts Sibelius (2013)
BAND/ARTIST: Sir Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra
- Title: Sir Colin Davis conducts Sibelius
- Year Of Release: 2013
- Label: RCA Red Seal
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: FLAC (tracks)
- Total Time: 8:17:56
- Total Size: 2.08 GB
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:
Symphony No. 1, Op. 39 In E Minor
1-1 Andante, Ma Non Troppo 11:47
1-2 Andante (Ma Non Troppo Lento) 9:48
1-3 Scherzo: Allegro; Lento 5:34
1-4 Finale: Quasi Una Fantasia 12:25
Symphony No. 4, Op. 63 In A Minor
1-5 Tempo Molto Moderato, Quasi Adagio 10:55
1-6 Allegro Molto Vivace Tranquillo 4:53
1-7 Il Tempo Largo 12:17
1-8 Finale: Allegro 9:13
Symphony No. 2, Op. 43 In D
2-1 Allegretto 10:13
2-2 Tempo Andante 15:25
2-3 Vivacissimo 6:07
2-4 Allegro Moderato 14:45
Symphony No. 6, Op. 104 In D Minor
2-5 Allegro Molto Moderato 8:36
2-6 Allegro Moderato 4:40
2-7 Poco Vivace 3:36
2-8 Allegro Molto 9:03
Symphony No. 3, Op. 52 In C
3-1 Allegro Moderato 11:15
3-2 Andantino Con Moto, Quasi Allegretto 10:45
3-3 Moderato; Allegro (Ma Non Tanto) 8:17
Symphony No. 5, Op. 82 In E-Flat
3-4 Tempo Molto Moderato; Allegro Moderato 13:16
3-5 Andante Mosso, Quasi Allegretto 8:15
3-6 Allegro Molto 8:46
Symphony No. 7, Op. 105
4-1 Adagio; Vivacissimo; Allegro; Moderato; Vivace; Presto; Adagio 22:51
Rakastava, Op. 14
4-2 The Lover 4:31
4-3 The Path Of His Beloved 2:13
4-4 Good Evening ... Farewell! 7:56
4-5 En Saga, Op.9 18:48
Kullervo, Op. 7
4-6 Introduction: Allegro Moderato 16:18
5-1 Kullervo's Youth (Grave) 15:58
5-2 Kullervo And His Sister (Allegro Vivace) 26:01
5-3 Kullervo Goes To War (Alla Marcia) 10:27
5-4 Kullervo's Death (Andante) 11:53
Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22
6-1 Lemminkäinen And The Maidens Of The Islands 16:28
6-2 The Swan Of Tuonela 10:53
6-3 Lemminkäinen In Tuonela 18:19
6-4 Lemminkäinen's Return 6:43
6-5 Pohjola's Daughter, Op. 49 15:05
6-6 The Bard, Op. 64 7:57
Karelia Suite, Op. 11
7-1 Intermezzo 4:22
7-2 Ballade 6:32
7-3 Alla Marcia 4:27
7-4 The Oceanides, Op. 73 10:57
7-5 Finlandia, Op. 26 9:00
7-6 Valse Triste 6:04
7-7 Tapiola, Op. 112 18:29
7-8 Nightride & Sunrise, Op. 55 17:01
Symphony No. 1, Op. 39 In E Minor
1-1 Andante, Ma Non Troppo 11:47
1-2 Andante (Ma Non Troppo Lento) 9:48
1-3 Scherzo: Allegro; Lento 5:34
1-4 Finale: Quasi Una Fantasia 12:25
Symphony No. 4, Op. 63 In A Minor
1-5 Tempo Molto Moderato, Quasi Adagio 10:55
1-6 Allegro Molto Vivace Tranquillo 4:53
1-7 Il Tempo Largo 12:17
1-8 Finale: Allegro 9:13
Symphony No. 2, Op. 43 In D
2-1 Allegretto 10:13
2-2 Tempo Andante 15:25
2-3 Vivacissimo 6:07
2-4 Allegro Moderato 14:45
Symphony No. 6, Op. 104 In D Minor
2-5 Allegro Molto Moderato 8:36
2-6 Allegro Moderato 4:40
2-7 Poco Vivace 3:36
2-8 Allegro Molto 9:03
Symphony No. 3, Op. 52 In C
3-1 Allegro Moderato 11:15
3-2 Andantino Con Moto, Quasi Allegretto 10:45
3-3 Moderato; Allegro (Ma Non Tanto) 8:17
Symphony No. 5, Op. 82 In E-Flat
3-4 Tempo Molto Moderato; Allegro Moderato 13:16
3-5 Andante Mosso, Quasi Allegretto 8:15
3-6 Allegro Molto 8:46
Symphony No. 7, Op. 105
4-1 Adagio; Vivacissimo; Allegro; Moderato; Vivace; Presto; Adagio 22:51
Rakastava, Op. 14
4-2 The Lover 4:31
4-3 The Path Of His Beloved 2:13
4-4 Good Evening ... Farewell! 7:56
4-5 En Saga, Op.9 18:48
Kullervo, Op. 7
4-6 Introduction: Allegro Moderato 16:18
5-1 Kullervo's Youth (Grave) 15:58
5-2 Kullervo And His Sister (Allegro Vivace) 26:01
5-3 Kullervo Goes To War (Alla Marcia) 10:27
5-4 Kullervo's Death (Andante) 11:53
Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22
6-1 Lemminkäinen And The Maidens Of The Islands 16:28
6-2 The Swan Of Tuonela 10:53
6-3 Lemminkäinen In Tuonela 18:19
6-4 Lemminkäinen's Return 6:43
6-5 Pohjola's Daughter, Op. 49 15:05
6-6 The Bard, Op. 64 7:57
Karelia Suite, Op. 11
7-1 Intermezzo 4:22
7-2 Ballade 6:32
7-3 Alla Marcia 4:27
7-4 The Oceanides, Op. 73 10:57
7-5 Finlandia, Op. 26 9:00
7-6 Valse Triste 6:04
7-7 Tapiola, Op. 112 18:29
7-8 Nightride & Sunrise, Op. 55 17:01
Colin Davis became one of the world's best-known conductors during the last four decades of the 20th century. He was particularly well known for his recordings of Berlioz and Sibelius. While playing the clarinet as a student at the Royal College of Music in London, he participated in a performance of Berlioz's oratorio L'enfance du Christ. He was deeply affected by the work and decided then to become a conductor. A great obstacle in achieving his goal was his lack of skill at the piano. For that reason, he was barred from conducting classes at the Royal College of Music and had to learn conducting on his own. He admitted that he played piano "very badly, not worth talking about."
He was called to military service and was posted to the Band of the Household Cavalry. At that point he formed, with some fellow Royal College instrumentalists, an ensemble called the Kalmar Orchestra, which he often conducted. It soon evolved into the Chelsea Opera Group, a semi-professional organization. Davis became recognized for his professional and stylish performances of Mozart operas. In 1952 he became head of ballet music at Royal Festival Hall. He was an assistant conductor of the BBC Scottish Orchestra (1957-1959). In 1958 he debuted at Covent Garden in Die Entführung aus dem Serail. In 1959, when Otto Klemperer became ill, he took over a performance of Mozart's Don Giovanni at the Royal Festival Hall, a performance that won him wide acclaim. In 1960 lightning struck twice when Thomas Beecham, scheduled to conduct Mozart's Zauberflöte at Glyndebourne, fell ill and Davis again made a brilliant substitution.
In 1961 he was appointed musical director of the Sadler's Wells Opera. He resigned from Sadler's Wells in 1964 to do more symphonic conducting, especially with the London Symphony Orchestra. In 1965 he was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. During this period he began to record widely, including a classic series of releases of the music of Hector Berlioz, including the first recording of the complete Les Troyens.
From 1967 to 1971 he was principal conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, with the autonomy to pursue an adventurous policy of repertory. He conducted the Royal Opera Company on several occasions, again mainly in newer music, and emerged as a principal champion of Michael Tippett's operas.
He was chosen to succeed Georg Solti as musical director of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in 1971. While continuing to be praised for his Mozart and for unusual repertory, he received some criticism for his more standard selections, including a Wagner Ring cycle of 1974-1976. Even so, he was asked to appear at Bayreuth, where his Tannhäuser in 1977 was the first appearance of a British conductor in the Wagnerian shrine. Over the years, he became more at home in the core operatic and orchestral repertory.
In 1980 he received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II. In 1984 he accepted a position as chief conductor of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Munich. He took it on a tour of North America in 1986. In the same year, he resigned his position with the Royal Opera to have more time for guest conducting. He remained with the Munich Orchestra into 1994 and was principal guest conductor with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In 1995 he was appointed principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, where he remained to his death in 2013. Davis won a Best Opera Grammy Award in 2006 for his LSO Live disc of Verdi's Falstaff and continued conducting the LSO. ~ Joseph Stevenson
He was called to military service and was posted to the Band of the Household Cavalry. At that point he formed, with some fellow Royal College instrumentalists, an ensemble called the Kalmar Orchestra, which he often conducted. It soon evolved into the Chelsea Opera Group, a semi-professional organization. Davis became recognized for his professional and stylish performances of Mozart operas. In 1952 he became head of ballet music at Royal Festival Hall. He was an assistant conductor of the BBC Scottish Orchestra (1957-1959). In 1958 he debuted at Covent Garden in Die Entführung aus dem Serail. In 1959, when Otto Klemperer became ill, he took over a performance of Mozart's Don Giovanni at the Royal Festival Hall, a performance that won him wide acclaim. In 1960 lightning struck twice when Thomas Beecham, scheduled to conduct Mozart's Zauberflöte at Glyndebourne, fell ill and Davis again made a brilliant substitution.
In 1961 he was appointed musical director of the Sadler's Wells Opera. He resigned from Sadler's Wells in 1964 to do more symphonic conducting, especially with the London Symphony Orchestra. In 1965 he was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. During this period he began to record widely, including a classic series of releases of the music of Hector Berlioz, including the first recording of the complete Les Troyens.
From 1967 to 1971 he was principal conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, with the autonomy to pursue an adventurous policy of repertory. He conducted the Royal Opera Company on several occasions, again mainly in newer music, and emerged as a principal champion of Michael Tippett's operas.
He was chosen to succeed Georg Solti as musical director of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in 1971. While continuing to be praised for his Mozart and for unusual repertory, he received some criticism for his more standard selections, including a Wagner Ring cycle of 1974-1976. Even so, he was asked to appear at Bayreuth, where his Tannhäuser in 1977 was the first appearance of a British conductor in the Wagnerian shrine. Over the years, he became more at home in the core operatic and orchestral repertory.
In 1980 he received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II. In 1984 he accepted a position as chief conductor of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Munich. He took it on a tour of North America in 1986. In the same year, he resigned his position with the Royal Opera to have more time for guest conducting. He remained with the Munich Orchestra into 1994 and was principal guest conductor with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In 1995 he was appointed principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, where he remained to his death in 2013. Davis won a Best Opera Grammy Award in 2006 for his LSO Live disc of Verdi's Falstaff and continued conducting the LSO. ~ Joseph Stevenson
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