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This set conveniently brings together Colin Davis’ LSO Elgar symphony cycle–but the results are mixed. To recapitulate: Davis pokes at the First Symphony like a
Colin Davis recorded the two Berlioz overtures for RCA, and those performances are quite similar to these live versions, except that the studio edition has
It’s always gratifying when non-Czech performers take up this work, not just for the fresh insights that they bring, but also because great music needs
When Colin Davis is on form, he’s as engaging, exciting, and convincing as any conductor living or dead. He’s in top shape here, and so
If all of the Colin Davis/LSO Live productions were this good you would think this partnership the finest in the world. Whatever the pluses and
Elgar’s Violin Concerto has a certain mystique about it independent of the knee-jerk obeisance it has received in the British press. It probably is the
This is a great performance of Massenet’s maudlin melodrama. In 1980, when it was recorded, José Carreras was only a few years past his prime,
Dating from the 1960s and ’70s, Stephen Kovacevich’s complete Beethoven recordings for Philips are gathered together in a budget-priced boxed set. His objective, somewhat cool
The virtues of Colin Davis’ Concertgebouw Haydn recordings are well known: judicious tempos, excellent playing (particularly from the wind soloists), and stylish phrasing even in
It seems just minutes ago that this was a full-priced new release. Go figure. Colin Davis is, of course, a commanding Berlioz conductor, and the
