Colin Davis

Most Popular Colin Davis Trailers

Total trailers found: 13

The Blu-ray Experience II: Opera, Ballet & theatre Trailer (2010)

26 October 2010

Elgar: The Man Behind the Mask Trailer (2010)

12 November 2010

The composer of Land of Hope and Glory is often regarded as the quintessential English gentleman. But Elgar's image of hearty nobility was deliberately contrived.

Ariadne Auf Naxos Trailer (2004)

24 May 2004

A rich man invites to a banquet at which - at his wish - a new opera, Ariadne auf Naxos, is to be performed simultaneously with the improvised play The Faithless Zerbinetta and Her Four Lovers.

The Magic Flute Trailer (2003)

27 January 2003

The Queen of the Night enlists a handsome prince named Tamino to rescue her beautiful kidnapped daughter, Princess Pamina.

Tannhäuser and the Singers' Contest at Wartburg Castle Trailer (1978)

10 July 1978

TANNHÄUSER UND DER SÄNGERKRIEG AUF WARTBURG is a grand opera by Richard Wagner in three acts. After experiencing boundless sensuality and freedom with the fun-loving Venus (soprano), the singer Tannhäuser (Tenor) finds it impossible to conform to the cultured setting of his betrothed Elizabeth (soprano), who loves him.

The Turn of the Screw Trailer (1982)

01 January 1982

Benjamin Britten’s opera of the Henry James novel. An inexperienced governess is sent to a country�

Nielsen: The Complete Symphonies Trailer (2015)

22 January 2015

These recordings, made during Sir Colin Davis’ ‘Indian summer’ with the orchestra, are acknowledged to be amongst the finest recordings ever made of this repertoire, receiving numerous awards.

Engelbert Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel Trailer (2008)

16 December 2008

Staging directors Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiser infuse German composer Engelbert Humperdinck's fairy-tale opera with more than a dollop of black humor in this 2008 London performance that's both enchanting and menacing.

Achucarro Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 Trailer (2010)

30 March 2010

This recording commemorates the 50th anniversary of Joaquín Achúcarro's debut with the London Symphony Orchestra after winning the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic International Competition in 1959.

Mozart: Requiem in D minor, KV626 Trailer (1984)

01 January 1984

Live performance of Mozart's immortal Requiem in D minor from the Herkulessaal in Munich, 1984. Soprano Edith Mathis, alto Trudeliese Schmidt, tenor Peter Schreier, and bass Gwynne Howell, with the The Bavarian Radio Symphony and Orchestra, are conducted by Sir Colin Davis.

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis - Sir Colin Davis Trailer (2011)

04 September 2011

Sir Colin Davis tackles a work whose uncompromising nature makes it as great a challenge as anything in the choral repertoire, whether you regard it as a statement of the composer's belief in the spiritual potential of man or his faith in a supreme being.

Handel: Messiah Trailer (2014)

03 February 2014

Sir Colin Davis conducts the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in this rendition of George Frideric Handel's Messiah.

Colin Davis: The Man and His Music Trailer (2012)

01 January 2012

In 2012, just a year before his passing, Sir Colin Davis—president of the London Symphony Orchestra at the time and with over five decades of appearances with the prestigious ensemble—gets an affectionate look in this final video appearance, a documentary by Reiner E.