Berlioz Odyssey – The Complete Sir Colin Davis Recordings

   in Classical Music (Mar, 2019)
This is an important release. Sir Colin Davis was a major conductor (arguably the conductor) of Berlioz, a composer he championed throughout his musical life. Released at affordable price, this Berlioz Odyssey is a goldmine, acting as a golden memorial for Sir Colin (1927- 2013); but also for the producer James Mallinson, who died in 2018 and, not least, for Berlioz himself, whose sesquicentenary falls in 2019. The works up to and including Harold above are issued on CD, the balance on hybrid SACD.

Collectors will no doubt be familiar with Davis’ classic Philips Berlioz recordings, plus a smattering on Hänssler. Given Sir Colin’s close association with the LSO, these final …