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Collector alert: This is not yet another reissue of Colin Davis’ Concertgebouw recording of Dvorák’s last symphony, but Antal Dorati’s from 1959. It’s worth remembering
This DG Concerts download preserves a “live” concert (from the series of April 27-29, 2006) that must have been a lovely occasion. Colin Davis recognizes
It’s interesting that many artists will do things on recordings that they would seldom do live. Colin Davis recorded this same symphony with this same
Everyone who loves Elgar acclaims The Dream of Gerontius as a masterpiece. I don’t. Cardinal Newman’s words are beyond atrocious as poetry, and I find
Major artists like Colin Davis are probably too busy to bother much with recordings by other artists, let alone make listening comparisons in real time,
Colin Davis is a fine Mozartean, as most readers/listeners will already know. His Philips recordings of the late symphonies with this orchestra stand among the
This Sibelius Second, from 1988, is an extremely exciting, well played performance with one possibly fatal flaw: it’s missing a few bars from the bassoon
There are remarkably few first-class recordings of Mozart’s last two symphonies currently available. This is one of them, and then some. I well remember my
Colin Davis recorded a Kullervo Symphony with the LSO as part of his often lousy complete symphony cycle for RCA. His ongoing series of remakes
This six-disc set gives you most of Tippett, aside from the operas, large choral works, and some late orchestral and chamber pieces. With the exception
