Latest News: Classical, Sir Andrew Davis (conductor)
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Recording of the Week,
Tippett's A Child of Our Time from the late Andrew Davis 3rd May 2024A long-term champion of Tippett's music, the British conductor leads a meticulously-detailed account of his wartime oratorio with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and soloists Pumeza Matshikiza, Dame Sarah Connolly, Joshua Stewart and Ashley Riches.
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Obituary,
Andrew Davis (1944-2024) 22nd April 2024The English conductor, particularly known for his long association with the BBC Proms, has died aged 80.
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Recording of the Week,
Andrew Davis concludes Chandos's cycle of Vaughan Williams symphonies 29th September 2017James listens to the final instalment in a cycle begun by the great Richard Hickox - Vaughan Williams' evocative Sinfonia Antartica, with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Recording of the Week,
Andrew Davis continues Chandos's cycle of Vaughan Williams symphonies 10th February 2017David enjoys Andrew Davis' account of Vaughan Williams' most mysterious symphony, and the Biblical ballet Job, with the Bergen Philharmonic.
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Recording of the Week,
Andrew Davis conducts Elgar's King Olaf 26th January 2015James listens to Edward Elgar's relatively little-known cantata, based on Longfellow's poem about Olaf, the first Christian king of Norway.
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Recording of the Week,
Andrew Davis conducts orchestral works by Bax 1st September 2014James listens to the culmination of Chandos's Bax project, including the first ever recording of his Four Orchestral Pieces, conducted by Andrew Davis.
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Recording of the Week,
Two important Elgar rarities 9th November 2009Sir Andrew Davis conducts The Crown of India with the BBC Philharmonic, and Roderick Williams and others explore The Fringes of the Fleet, a patriotic song-cycle setting texts by Rudyard Kipling.