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Special offer. Sir Colin Davis: The Philips Years

Stephen Kovacevich (piano), Claudio Arrau (piano), Ronald Dowd (tenor), Franco Tagliavini (tenor), Jessye Norman (soprano), Jon Vickers (tenor), Ingrid Haebler (piano), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano), Ryland Davies (tenor), Gwynne Howell (bass), Raimund Herincx (Faber),...

Sir Colin Davis: The Philips Years

Special offer. Sir Colin Davis: The Philips Years

Stephen Kovacevich (piano), Claudio Arrau (piano), Ronald Dowd (tenor), Franco Tagliavini (tenor), Jessye Norman (soprano), Jon Vickers (tenor), Ingrid Haebler (piano), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano), Ryland Davies (tenor), Gwynne Howell (bass), Raimund Herincx (Faber),...

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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:-

• 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.

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.

Artists

Stephen Kovacevich (piano), Claudio Arrau (piano), Ronald Dowd (tenor), Franco Tagliavini (tenor), Jessye Norman (soprano), Jon Vickers (tenor), Ingrid Haebler (piano), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano), Ryland Davies (tenor), Gwynne Howell (bass), Raimund Herincx (Faber), Yvonne Minton (Thea), Jill Gomez (Flora), Josephine Barstow (Denise), Robert Tear (Dov), Thomas Carey (Mel), Thomas Hemsley (Mangus)

London Symphony Orchestra (Nos. 1 & 3), BBC Symphony Orchestra (No. 2), Staatskapelle Dresden, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, London Symphony Orchestra & London Symphony Chorus, Berliner Philharmoniker, Frauenchor Des Rundfunkchores Berlin, London Symphony Chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Colin Davis

Contents and tracklist

Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 1, BB 91, Sz. 83
Work length24:05
1. Allegro moderato - Allegro
Track length9:08
2. Andante
Track length8:27
3. Allegro molto
Track length6:30
Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 2, BB 101, Sz. 95
Work length27:58
I. Allegro
Track length9:24
II. Adagio - Più adagio - Presto
Track length12:44
III. Allegro molto
Track length5:50
Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127, Sz. 119
Work length24:22
1. Allegretto
Track length7:05
2. Adagio religioso
Track length10:57
3. Allegro vivace
Track length6:20
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Work length36:03
I. Allegro con brio
Track length7:57
II. Andante con moto
Track length10:38
III. Scherzo. Allegro
Track length6:04
IV. Finale. Allegro
Track length11:24
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor'
Work length40:36
I. Allegro
Track length21:03
II. Adagio un poco moto –
Track length8:26
III. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
Track length11:07
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Work length55:11
I. Rêveries – Passions
Track length15:16
II. Un bal. Valse
Track length6:12
III. Scène aux champs
Track length17:05
IV. Marche au supplice
Track length6:46
V. Songe d'une nuit du Sabbat
Track length9:52
Mussorgsky: A Night on the Bare Mountain
Work length11:33
Berlioz: Grande Messe des Morts, Op. 5 (Requiem)
Work length1:30:41
1. Requiem - Kyrie
Track length11:34
2. Dies irae - Tuba mirum
Track length13:42
3. Quid sum miser
Track length3:18
4. Rex tremendae
Track length6:54
5. Quaerens me
Track length5:11
6. Lacrymosa
Track length11:03
7. Domine Jesu Christe
Track length10:54
8. Hostias
Track length3:40
9. Sanctus
Track length11:17
10. Agnus Dei
Track length13:08
Berlioz: Te Deum, Op. 22
Work length51:52
Te Deum
Track length8:06
Tibi omnes
Track length9:55
Dignare
Track length8:48
Christe, rex gloriae
Track length5:14
Te ergo quaesumus
Track length7:33
Judex crederis
Track length12:16
Dvořák: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70
Work length36:15
I. Allegro maestoso
Track length10:02
II. Poco adagio
Track length10:10
III. Scherzo. Vivace
Track length7:02
IV. Finale. Allegro
Track length9:01
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World'
Work length42:30
I. Adagio – Allegro molto
Track length11:40
II. Largo
Track length12:30
III. Scherzo. Molto vivace
Track length7:41
IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco
Track length10:39
Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36
Work length31:26
Theme (Andante)
Track length1:28
1. C.A.E. (L'istesso tempo)
Track length2:02
2. H.D.S.-P. (Allegro)
Track length0:46
3. R.B.T. (Allegretto)
Track length1:27
4. W.M.B. (Allegro di molto)
Track length0:30
5. R.P.A. (Moderato)
Track length2:19
6. Ysobel (Andantino)
Track length1:31
7. Troyte (Presto)
Track length0:58
8. W.N. (Allegretto)
Track length1:42
9. Nimrod (Adagio)
Track length3:49
10. Intermezzo: Dorabella (Allegretto)
Track length2:37
11. G.R.S. (Allegro di molto)
Track length1:00
12. B.G.N. (Andante)
Track length2:55
13. Romanza *** (Moderato)
Track length3:03
14. Finale: E.D.U. (Allegro - Presto)
Track length5:19
Holst: The Planets, Op. 32
Work length48:48
I. Mars, the Bringer of War
Track length6:58
II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
Track length8:02
III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger
Track length4:10
IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
Track length8:10
V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
Track length8:52
VI. Uranus, the Magician
Track length5:49
VII. Neptune, the Mystic
Track length6:47
Haydn: Symphony No. 94 in G Major 'Surprise'
Work length23:36
I. Adagio – Vivace assai
Track length8:28
II. Andante
Track length6:14
III. Menuetto – Trio. Allegro molto
Track length4:50
IV. Finale. Allegro di molto
Track length4:04
Haydn: Symphony No. 101 in D major 'The Clock'
Work length26:45
I. Adagio – Presto
Track length7:53
II. Andante
Track length6:55
III. Menuetto – Trio. Allegretto
Track length7:16
IV. Finale. Vivace
Track length4:41
Haydn: Symphony No. 104 in D major 'London'
Work length28:03
I. Adagio – Allegro
Track length8:28
II. Andante
Track length8:11
III. Menuetto – Trio. Allegro
Track length4:27
IV. Finale. Spiritoso
Track length6:57
Reger: Variations and Fugue for Orchestra on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 132
Work length33:57
Thema: Andante grazioso
Track length2:25
Var. I. L'istesso tempo
Track length2:30
Var. II. Poco agitato
Track length2:16
Var. III. Con moto
Track length1:31
Var. IV. Vivace
Track length0:48
Var. V. Quasi presto
Track length1:50
Var. VI. Sostenuto (quasi adagietto)
Track length2:23
Var. VII. Andante grazioso
Track length2:49
Var. VIII. Molto sostenuto
Track length8:03
Fugue: Allegretto grazioso
Track length9:22
Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Work length20:53
1. Allegro
Track length4:06
2. Turandot (Scherzo)
Track length7:29
3. Andantino
Track length4:19
4. Marsch
Track length4:59
Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements
Work length21:49
1. Allegro
Track length9:46
2. Andante - Interlude (L'istesso tempo)-
Track length6:05
3. Con moto
Track length5:58
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
Work length1:08:40
I. Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde
Track length7:34
II. Der Einsame im Herbst
Track length11:10
III. Von der Jugend
Track length2:42
IV. Von der Schönheit
Track length7:42
V. Der Trunkene im Frühling
Track length4:34
VI. Der Abschied
Track length34:58
Mozart: Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K183
Work length20:22
1. Allegro con brio
Track length7:52
2. Andante
Track length4:11
3. Menuetto
Track length3:50
4. Allegro
Track length4:29
Mozart: Symphony No. 32 in G, K.318 (Overture in G)
Work length8:13
1. Allegro - 2. Andante - 3. Tempo I
Track length8:13
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 15 in B flat major, K450
Work length25:31
I. Allegro
Track length10:58
II. (Andante)
Track length6:02
III. Allegro
Track length8:31
Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K550
Work length26:30
1. Molto allegro
Track length7:24
2. Andante
Track length8:05
3. Menuetto (Allegretto)
Track length4:33
4. Finale (Allegro assai)
Track length6:28
Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore in C, K339
Work length28:31
I. Dixit Dominus
Track length3:50
II. Confitebor tibi
Track length5:12
III. Beatus vir
Track length4:19
IV. Laudate pueri
Track length4:42
V. Laudate Dominum
Track length5:10
VI. Magnificat anima mea
Track length5:18
Mozart: Kyrie in D minor, K341
Work length8:22
Mozart: Ave verum corpus, K618
Work length3:50
Excerpt,Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate, K165
Work length15:08
Mozart: Zaide, K.344 / Act 1
Work length6:36
"Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben"
Track length6:36
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K.620 / Act 2
Work length4:25
"Ach, ich fühl's"
Track length4:25
Mozart: Così fan tutte, K.588 / Act 2
Work length9:50
Ei parte...Senti... - Per pietà, ben mio, perdona
Track length9:50
Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
Work length39:12
I. Andante, ma non troppo – Allegro energico
Track length11:20
II. Andante, ma non troppo lento
Track length9:16
III. Scherzo. Allegro
Track length5:25
IV. Finale, quasi una fantasia. Andante – Allegro molto
Track length13:11
Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26
Work length7:52
Sibelius: Pohjola's Daughter, Op. 49
Work length14:55
Sibelius: Tapiola, Op. 112
Work length17:59
Tippett: The Knot Garden / Act 1:"Confrontation"
Work length29:12
"So, If I Dream"
Track length4:33
"What Is It You Do To Flora?"
Track length4:24
"You Can Pick Roses"
Track length2:29
"If You Think We're Waxworks, You Ought To Play"
Track length3:33
"Ca - Ca - Caliban"
Track length2:26
"O, You Stare In Horror"
Track length7:42
"Do, Do Not, Do Not Torment Me"
Track length4:05
Tippett: The Knot Garden / Act 2:"Labyrinth"
Work length20:35
"Fear! What Do I Fear?"
Track length11:47
"Flora: Flora, Love; Stop Crying"
Track length3:52
"I Was Born In a Big Town"
Track length4:56
Tippett: The Knot Garden / Act 3:"Charade"
Work length30:27
"You Must Both Hold With Me"
Track length2:26
"Ugh-Ugh-Ugh. -Whatever Is That?"
Track length3:21
"Two Unruly Spirits Born!"
Track length2:35
"Mel! O Crude, O Obscene"
Track length3:03
"And What Are You, Mangus?"
Track length2:56
"I Am No More Afraid"
Track length3:59
"Goodbye Island: Goodbye Cave"
Track length3:47
"Enough! Enough!"
Track length8:20
Stravinsky: The Firebird, K10
Work length46:27
I. Introduction
Track length2:46
II. Kashchei's Enchanted Garden
Track length2:13
III. Appearance of the Firebird Pursued by Ivan Tsarevich
Track length2:10
IV. Dance of the Firebird
Track length1:22
V. Ivan Tsarevich Captures the Firebird
Track length0:49
VI. Supplication of the Firebird – VII. Appearance of the 13 Enchanted Princesses
Track length8:25
VIII. Game of the Princesses with the Golden Apples
Track length2:23
IX. Sudden Appearance of Ivan Tsarevich
Track length1:39
X. Round Dance of the Princesses
Track length4:33
XI. Daybreak
Track length1:28
XII-XIV. Magic Carillon – Capture of Ivan Tsarevich – Arrival of Kashchei – The Firebird Appears
Track length4:49
XV. Kashchei's Retinue Dances Under the Firebird's Spell
Track length0:42
XVI. Infernal Dance of Kashchei's Subjects
Track length4:26
XVII. Berceuse (The Firebird) – XVIII. Kashchei Awakes – Death of Kashchei – Darkness
Track length5:13
XIX. The Palace Disappears And Kashchei's Spells Are Broken, The Stone Knights Return To Life – General Rejoicing
Track length3:29
Stravinsky: Orpheus
Work length31:27
1st scene
Track length10:19
2nd scene
Track length17:52
3rd scene
Track length3:16
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