Since you are interested in Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 4 'The Inextinguishable' & 5, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
SIBELIUS
Symphonies Nos 3 & 7 London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live / CD - released 10/Mar/2004 ] "Davis's third Sibelius symphony cycle launches with a pairing to relish" (Gramophone Editor's Choice June 2004) |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos 3 & 7 London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Jan/2005 ] 'an absolutely masterful characterization of music that in most other performances puzzles as often as it enchants … this release will be tough to beat' Artistic Quality 9, Sound Quality 9 (ClassicsToday.com February 2004) |
London Symphony Orchestra. Sir Colin Davis
Sibelius - Symphonies Nos 5 & 6 [ LSO Live / CD - released 24/Jun/2004 ] '[Sir Colin Davis] brings a lifetime of wisdom to this ever-astonishing music … Davis is a supreme interpreter of this work…. An outstanding disc, beautifully recorded.' CLASSICAL CD OF THE WEEK Sunday Times (UK), 30 May 2004 |
SIBELIUS
Symphonies Nos 1 & 4 London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live SACD / SACD - released 1/Jan/2009 ] "I doubt whether I shall ever hear an orchestra and conductor achieve a closer rapport in Sibelius" The Times |
ELGAR
Symphony No 1 London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live / CD - released 5/Apr/2002 ] Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine (April 2002) |
ELGAR
Symphony No 2 London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live / CD - released 20/May/2002 ] Colin Davis recording Elgar continues the cycle |
BRAHMS
Symphony No 3 / Serenade No 2 London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live / CD - released 8/Dec/2007 ] 'a really beautiful performance of the second serenade ... A delight - this seems to me a new benchmark. It goes without saying that the playing is excellent: the LSO can probably play Brahms symphonies in its collective sleep.' (BBC Music) |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Symphony No 6 London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live / CD - released 8/Dec/2007 ] "an admirable and infectious performance. Sir Colin Davis and his fine players are wonderfully idiomatic and offer a performance of exceptional clarity of detail." Penguin Guide |
DVORAK
Symphony No 8 London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live / CD - released 23/Apr/2003 ] 'Unmissable ... Superb in all respects. Sound quality doesn't come any better than this whatever the price. Don't hesitate.' Classic CD |
DVORAK
Symphony No 9 From the new World London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live / CD - released 8/Dec/2007 ] 'Davis offers a story and a sense of conviction that place his performance in a wholly different league.' performance ***** sound ***** BBC Music Magazine |
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis-conductor
Bruckner-Symphony No 6 [ LSO Live / CD - released 1/Mar/2003 ] Sir Colin Davis follows his moving performance of Bruckner's ninth symphony with a monumental reading of the Symphony No 6 |
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis - conductor
Bruckner - Symphony No 9 [ LSO Live / CD - released 28/Feb/2003 ] Recorded live at the Barbican Centre on 22 and 24 February 2002 |
DVORAK
Symphonies Nos 6 - 9 London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis conductor [ LSO Live / 3 CD Box Set - released 5/Oct/2005 ] 'a resplendent Sixth … it blazes with Bohemian warmth and vivacity' Daily Telegraph (UK), 4 April 2005 |
DVORAK
Symphony No 6 London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live SACD / SACD - released 14/Apr/2005 ] Hybrid SACD Compatible with all CD players. Includes high denstity stereo and surround tracks that can be read by SACD players. |
ELGAR
Symphonies Nos 1 - 3 London Symphony Orchestra. Sir Colin Davis conductor [ LSO Live / 3 CD - released 5/Oct/2005 ] 'a radical version that sweeps away preconceived notionsabout the work.The headiness of Davis's approach is matched by the lushness of the LSO's playing and a sumptuous recording' The Guardian (UK),3 May 2002 (on Symphony No 2) |
SMETANA
Ma vlast (My Country) (Rec May 2005) London Symphony Orchestra. Sir Colin Davis conductor [ LSO Live SACD / SACD - released 15/Oct/2005 ] 'Colin Davis's performance of Smetana's Ma Vlast with the London Symphony Orchestra was an irresistible pageant of Czech patriotic fervour, a depiction of ancient battles and pastoral idylls, as well as a revelation of the work's symphonic... |
SMETANA
Ma vlast (My Country) (Rec May 2005) London Symphony Orchestra. Sir Colin Davis conductor [ LSO Live / CD - released 15/Oct/2005 ] "Colin Davis' performance of Smetana's Ma Vlást was an irresistible pageant of Czech patriotic fervour, a depiction of ancient battles and pastoral idylls, as well as a revelation of the work's symphonic integrity" The Guardian, 12 May 2005 |