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    • Sir Colin Davis
    London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
    Yann Beuron
    Karen Cargill
    William Dazeley
    Matthew Rose, Peter Rose
    Tenebrae (Director: Nigel Short)

    Catalogue Number:  ALC 1608
    Number of Discs: 2
    Date/Runtime: DDD; 2006, 96:40
    Barcode: 5055354416088

     

     

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    Financial Times’ Disc of the Year; New York Times’ CDs of the Year
    “Performance: ***** Recording: ***** ‘Beuron, probably today’s finest lyric tenor, gives the performance an essential idiomatic core in his narration … [Tenebrae are] dramatically alert and glowing as stained glass, the angelic messages skin-pricklingly ethereal.” (BBC Music Magazine) “[Sir Colin’s] revisitation of this truly classic score is utterly and totally compelling.’ (International Record Review)

    Disc 1 [41:04]
    1. Part I, Le Songe d’Hérode: Prologue – 1:53
    2. Scene 1 – Marche Nocturne 8:25
    3. Scenes 2 & 3 – Toujours Ce Rêve! 8:49
    4. Scene 4 – Les Sages de Judée 3:33
    5. Scene 4 – Les Devins Font Des Évolutions 1:27
    6. Scene 4 – La Voix Dit Vrai, Seigneur 4:11
    7. Scene 5 – O Mon Cher Fils 8:20
    8. Scene 6 – Joseph! Marie! 4:22
     
    Disc 2 [55:28]
    1. Part II, La Fuite en Égypte: Ouverture 6:25
    2. L’adieu des Bergers a la Sainte Famille (The Shepherds’ Farewell) 4:32
    3. Le Repos de la Sainte Famille (The Holy Family At Rest) 6:39
    4. Part III, L’Arrivée à Saïs: Depuis Trois Jours 3:33
    5. Scene 1 – Dans Cette Ville Immense 5:25
    6. Scene 2 – Entrez, Pauvres Hébreux 7:36
    7. Scene 2 – Trio for Two Flutes and Harp 6:23
    8. Scene 2 – Vous Pleurez, Jeune Mère 4:27
    9. Epilogue – Ce Fut Ainsi Que Par un Infidèle 3:08
    10. Epilogue – O Mon Âme 7:16
    ]]>         Berlioz: Grande Messe des Morts / ‘Requiem’ https://altocd.com/product/berlioz-grande-messe-des-morts-requiem/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:45:56 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=52380 Sir Colin Davis
    Barry Banks
    L.S.O. Chorus
    London Philharmonic Choir
    London Symphony Orchestra

    Catalogue Number:  ALC 1607
    Number of Discs: 2
    Date/Runtime:DDD, 2012: 94:04
    Barcode: 5055354416071

    ]]>     Grammy Nomination 2014; Gramophone Magazine’s Editor’s Choice; MusicWeb International’s Recording of the Month: ‘[Davis’] last-ever Berlioz recording, demonstrates yet again his unique empathy with and understanding of Berlioz’s music as well as his authority in conducting it.’
    Classical Source: ‘Those two concerts in Saint Paul’s were colossal events. I attended the first and have rarely been so moved by the magnificence of stately music superbly rendered … and captured here with remarkable fidelity.’ The Arts Desk: ‘This is an essential purchase – a first-rate reading of a religious work combining entertainment and spiritual uplift.’

    Disc 1 [52:56]
    [1] I. Requiem et Kyrie 12:14
    [2] II. Dies irae 13:38
    [3] III. Quid sum miser 3:23
    [4] IV. Rex tremendae 6:43
    [5] V. Quaerens me 5:10
    [6] VI. Lacrymosa 11:46
     
    Disc 2 [41:08]
    [1] VII. Offertoire (Domine Jesu Christe) 11:48
    [2] VIII. Hostias 3:47
    [3] IX. Sanctus 11:27
    [4] X. Agnus Dei 14:05
    ]]>         Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique / Shepherds’ Farewell / Romeo & Juliet (exc) https://altocd.com/product/berlioz-symphonie-fantastique-shepherds-farewell-romeo-juliet-exc/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:45:55 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=52365 London Symphony Orchestra
    Sir Colin Davis

    Catalogue Number: ALC 1370
    Number of Discs: 1
    Date/Runtime: DDD, 2006: Time 69:20
    Barcode: ###

    ]]>     “Berlioz’s greatest interpreter of modern times recorded it three times, but this most recent version is the most gripping and satisfying, deftly treading a fine line between self-revelation and self-indulgence. The volcanic outpourings of feeling are as intense as they should be, yet in the quieter moments – Davis achieves a wonderfully expressive pianissimo, in which every detail seems to convey meaning’ (Gramophone)

    • [1] Shepherds’ Farewell (L’Enfance du Christ, Op.25)* 4:33
    • [2] Romantic Excerpt (Romeo et Juliette, Op.17) 7:20
    • Scene 1c – “Premiers transports que nul n’oublie!”
    • Symphonie Fantastique Op.14/H48 [57:10]
    • [3] I. Rêveries – Passions 15:49
    • [4] II. Un Bal 6:35
    • [5] III. Scène aux champs 17:16
    • [6] IV. Marche au supplice 7:01
    • [7] V. Songe d’une nuit de sabbat 10:27
    ]]>         Dvořák: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 https://altocd.com/product/dvorak-symphonies-nos-7-8/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:45:55 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=52366 London Symphony Orchestra
    Sir Colin Davis

    Catalogue Number: ALC 1406
    Number of Discs: 1
    Date/Runtime:Total Time 79:08 DDD 1999-2001
    Barcode: 5055354414060

    ]]>     “This beautiful performance deserves to win many new friends for Dvořák’s most Brahmsian symphony. Davis’s love of this music shines out of every bar.” (Gramophone)
    “culminating in a towering account of the finale, which unlike many, here emerges as a fully satisfying conclusion”
    “More successfully than any other recording, Davis captures the slow movement’s elusive heart of darkness.”

    Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 70 (1884-5) [39:57]
    [1] I. Allegro maestoso 11:09
    [2] II. Poco Adagio 11:20
    [3] III. Scherzo. Vivace 7:40
    [4] IV. Finale. Allegro 9:46
     
    Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88 (1889) [39:05]
    [5] I. Allegro con brio 10:02
    [6] II. Adagio 11:19
    [7] III. Allegretto grazioso – Molto Vivace 6:59
    [8] IV. Allegro ma non troppo 10:44
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