Originally planned as an 85th birthday tribute, this set documents over 3 decades of exceptional artistry by the Sir Colin Davis, one of the musical pillars of the Philips label (now part of Decca Classics), who died Sunday 14th April 2013. He was a musician of incomparable integrity and class.
After signing to Philips exclusively in the mid-1960s, over more than three decades he then produced work for the label of the highest quality and range.
After signing to Philips exclusively in the mid-1960s, over more than three decades he then produced work for the label of the highest quality and range.
• the first (and still greatest) Berlioz cycle
• pioneering Tippett,
• superb Haydn and Mozart,
• plus top-ranking Sibelius, Beethoven, Stravinsky, Dvorak and Britten, and much else.
• pioneering Tippett,
• superb Haydn and Mozart,
• plus top-ranking Sibelius, Beethoven, Stravinsky, Dvorak and Britten, and much else.
His many recording orchestras included the English Chamber Orchestra, London Symphony, BBC Symphony, Royal Opera House, Royal Concertgebouw, Boston Symphony, Bavarian Radio and Dresden Staatskapelle, as well as the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonics.
His great Philips collaborators on disc include Stephen Kovacevich, Kiri Te Kanawa, Jon Vickers, José Carreras, Jessye Norman, Arthur Grumiaux and Claudio Arrau.
An extraordinary number of his recordings have achieved legendary status and are enduring staples of the catalogue. This set balances all his most important musical spheres as well as many of his most important artistic relationships with soloists, orchestras and opera houses around the world.
The booklet notes are in English, French and German with an excellent appreciation of his work for Philips by Jeremy Hayes.
His great Philips collaborators on disc include Stephen Kovacevich, Kiri Te Kanawa, Jon Vickers, José Carreras, Jessye Norman, Arthur Grumiaux and Claudio Arrau.
An extraordinary number of his recordings have achieved legendary status and are enduring staples of the catalogue. This set balances all his most important musical spheres as well as many of his most important artistic relationships with soloists, orchestras and opera houses around the world.
The booklet notes are in English, French and German with an excellent appreciation of his work for Philips by Jeremy Hayes.
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