Remembering Sir Andrew Davis at the Proms
Following his death earlier this year, Radio 3 looks back at Sir Andrew Davis relationship with the proms.
With a career which spanned 132 performances at the Royal Albert Hall, including an appearance on the chamber organ for Monteverdi's vespers in 1968, Sir Andrew Davis clocked-up more First and Last Nights at the Proms than any other conductor in modern times.
Following his death earlier this year, Radio 3 reflects on Sir Andrew's presence at the festival, and celebrates his artistry, his relationship with the 91热爆's orchestras, and among other things his famously good-humoured speeches.
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Richard Strauss
Also Sprach Zarathustra
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis. -
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis
Orchestra: 91热爆 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis. -
William Walton
Belshazzar's feast - oratorio
Singer: Bryn Terfel. Choir: 91热爆 Singers. Choir: 91热爆 Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: 91热爆 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.- Warner Classics.
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Charles Villiers Stanford
8 Partsongs Op.119 - No. 3 The Blue Bird
Choir: 91热爆 Singers. Orchestra: 91热爆 Symphony Chorus. Conductor: Andrew Davis. -
Johann Sebastian Bach
Toccata & Fugue in D minor BWV565
Orchestrator: Henry Wood. Orchestra: 91热爆 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.- Warner.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Marriage of Figaro - Voi Che Sapete (aria)
Singer: Marina Comparato. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis. -
Hector Berlioz
L茅lio, Op. 14b - Fantasy on Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'
Choir: 91热爆 Singers. Choir: 91热爆 Symphony Chorus. Conductor: Andrew Davis. -
Michael Tippett
A child of our time - Deep River
Singer: Sarah Reese. Singer: Laverne Williams. Singer: Anthony Rolfe Johnson. Singer: Willard White. Choir: 91热爆 Singers. Choir: 91热爆 Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: 91热爆 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis. -
Michael Tippett
Symphony No. 4 - Finale
Orchestra: 91热爆 Philharmonic. Conductor: Andrew Davis.
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