Colin Davis

About the artist

Davis studied the clarinet at the Royal College of Music in London, where he was barred from taking conducting lessons owing to his lack of ability at the piano. Nonetheless, he formed and often served as conductor of the Kalmar Orchestra with fellow students. In 1952, Davis worked at the Royal Festival Hall, and in the late 1950s conducted the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. He first found wide acclaim when he stood in for an ill Otto Klemperer in a performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera

Top songs

1. Saint-Saëns : Samson et Dalila : Act 2 "Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix" [Dalila, Samson]
2. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": Introduction
3. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": Variation 1: C. A. E. (The Composer's Wife) -
4. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik ,Serenade in G Major: K.525: First Movement (Allegro)
5. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": Variation 9: Nimrod (A. J. Jaeger) -
6. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": Variation 2: H. D. S. P. (Hew David Steuart-Powell)
7. Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Act 2: "Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix" (Dalila, Samson)
8. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": Variation 4: W. M. B. (William Meath Baker) -
9. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": Variation 5: R. P. A. (Richard Penrose Arnold)
10. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": Variation 3: R. B. T. (Richard Baxter Townshend) -

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