British conductor.
Born: 25 September 1927 in Weybridge, England, UK.
Died: 14 April 2013 in London, England, UK (aged 85).
Sir Colin Rex Davis CH CBE was an English conductor and was particularly noted for his advocacy of the music of Hector Berlioz and of Sir Michael Tippett. In 1960, he was appointed chief conductor of Sadler's Wells Opera Company, a post he held until 1965. After he left Sadler's Wells, and being passed over as principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, he was named chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, effective September 1967, serving the orchestra until 1976. From 1971 to 1986, he was principal conductor of the Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. In 1977, he became the first English conductor to appear at Bayreuth. From 1983 to 1993, he was chief conductor of the Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks. In 1995, he was appointed principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra; Davis was the longest-serving principal conductor in the history of the LSO, holding the post from 1995 until 2006, after which the orchestra appointed him its President.
Amongst many awards and honours, he was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1965, knighted in 1980, and appointed to the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) in 2001.
He is the father of conductor Joseph Wolfe.
2024
Decca
18xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd
2023
Urania Records (4)
3xFile, MP3, Album, 320
2023
Diapason
CD, Comp, Gat
2022
Alto
CD, Comp, RM
2021
Diapason
2xCD, Comp, RM
2021
RCA Red Seal
4xCD + Box
2020
Alto
CD, Comp
2020
Alto
CD
2020
Decca
CD, Comp, RE, RM, 96k
2019
Alto
CD, Album
2019
Alto
CD, Comp
2019
Decca, Decca
2xCD, Album, Comp
2018
BR-Klassik
11xCD, Comp + Box
2018
LSO Live
10xCD, RM + 6xSACD, Hybrid, Multichannel + Box, Co
2018
Alto
CD, Album, RM
2017
Lyrita
CD, Album, Mono
2016
Lyrita
CD, Mono
2016
Sony Classical
CD, Comp
2016
Decca
28xCD, Comp + Box, Comp
2015
Sony Classical
CD
2015
2014
RCA Red Seal, Sony Classical
51xCD, RE + Box, Comp
2014
LSO Live
6xFile, FLAC, 24-
2014
LSO Live
4xFile, FLAC, Album, 16
2014
Sony Classical
HDCD, Album
2014
2013
Decca
15xCD, RM + Box, Comp
2013
Decca
Box + 13xCD, Comp
2013
Decca
CD, Album
2013
LSO Live
2xSACD
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2012
Decca
CD, Comp
2012
Decca
5xCD, RM + Box, Comp
2012
Decca
CD, Comp
2012
EMI Classics, EMI Classics
6xCD, RM + Box, Comp
2012
2011
Decca
CD, Comp
2011
Decca
6xCD, Comp, S/Edition
2011
2011
2011
2011
2011
2010
Opus Arte
3xCD, Album
2010
LSO Live
2xSACD, Hybrid, Multichannel
2010
Decca Classics
2xCD, Album, Dig
2010
2009
LSO Live
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album
2009
Opus Arte
2xDVD
2009
Society of Sound Music
6xFile, FLAC, Album
2009
PentaTone classics
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Comp, Quad, RM
2009
Deutsche Grammophon
CD, Comp
2009
2009
2009
2009
2009
2008
Profil Edition Günter Hänssler
2xLP, Comp
2008
Royal Academy of Music
3xCD, Album
2008
Decca
CD, Album, Comp, RE
2008
LSO Live
CD, Album, DSD
2008
LSO Live
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel
2008
EMI Classics, EMI Classics
CD, Album
2008
Decca
2xCD, RE
2008
2008
2008
2008
2008
2007
LSO Live
2xSACD, Hybrid, Multichannel + Box, Sli
2007
Profil Edition Günter Hänssler
CD, Album
2007
Decca
CD, RE, EDC + CD, RE, EDC + CD, RE, EDC + CD, RE,
2007
EMI Classics
CD, Comp
2007
Orfeo (2)
CD, DDD
2007
EMI Classics
CD, Comp
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
2006
Philips Classics
CD, Comp
2006
UBS
CD, Comp, Promo
2006
BBC, BBC Music
CD
2006
triptychon
2xCD, Album, Ltd
2006
RCA Red Seal
CD
2006
2006
2006
2006
2005
EMI Classics
CD, Comp, RM
2005
Decca Music Group Limited
6xCD, Comp, RE
2005
Profil Edition Günter Hänssler
CD, Album
2005
LSO Live
3xCD + Comp
2005
HMV Classics
CD-ROM, Album, Comp
2005
Profil Edition Günter Hänssler
CD, Album
2005
Philips
CD, Comp
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