Michael Davis

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Pro Arte Orchestra

ex London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra

Classical violinist and concert master.
Former Leader with the London Symphony Orchestra (1979-1987).

For the American violinist of the same name, ex-member of The Louisville Orchestra, please use Michael Davis

ALBUMS

Kurt Weill - Watson* - Richardson* - Holland* - Coxon* - Harries* - Davis* - BBC Symphony Orchestra - Sir Andrew Davis*

Royal Palace - Der Neue Orpheus

2004, CD, Album, Capriccio (2),

Opera/Contemporary

Kayako Matsunaga, Gert Rainer Schubert*, Michael Davis (5), Anne Marie Yasinitsky, Duo Gelland Perform Music By Rashid Kalimullin, Lennox Berkeley, Dieter Acker, André Jolivet, Paul Hindemith

Distinguished Performers Series I

1995, CD, Album, Vienna Modern Masters,

Modern/Contemporary

John Ireland - Michael Davis (5), Nelson Harper

Music For Violin And Piano

1993, CD, Album, Vienna Modern Masters

Wilfred Josephs – Michael Davis (5), Nelson Harper

1992, CD, Album, Vienna Modern Masters

Vaughan Williams*, Bryden Thomson, The London Symphony Orchestra*, Michael Davis

Symphony No. 5 In D / The Lark Ascending

Arpad Joo, Michael Davis

Emil Nikolaus Von Reznicek ; Michael Davis (5), Philharmonia Hungarica, Gordon Wright*

Sinfonie D-Dur / Konzert Für Violine Und Orchester

Ernest Bloch - Michael Davis (5), Nelson Harper

Sonata No.2 For Violin & Piano / Baal Shem Suite / Avodah

1979, LP, Orion

Michael Davis (5), Badings*, Ben-Haim*, Berkeley*, Prokofiev*

Solo Violin Sonatas

1978, LP, Album, Orion

William Walton*, Lennox Berkeley, Wilfred Josephs, Michael Davis (5), Rosemary Platt

Sonata, Sonatina, Chacony

1978, LP, Orion,

Nancy Van de Vate – Ruth Spindler, Michael Davis (5), Miloš Machek, Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Brass And Percussion Ensemble*

Chamber Music, Vol. II

CD, Album, Vienna Modern Masters

Elgar*, Messiaen*, Walton*, Michael Davis (5), Rosemary Platt

Sonata, Op. 82, Theme & Variations, Two Pieces

LP, Album, Orion

Emil Nikolaus Von Reznicek, Michael Davis (5), Philharmonia Hungarica, Gordon Wright*, RIAS Sinfonietta, Jiří Stárek

Violin Concerto/Violinkonzert - Serenade For Strings/Serenade Für Streicher

CD, Comp, Koch Schwann Musica Mundi

APPEARANCES +

Vaughan Williams*, Richard Hickox, Sir Andrew Davis*

Complete Symphonies

2022, 6xSACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Comp + Box, Comp, Chandos,

Romantic/Modern

Claudio Abbado, London Symphony Orchestra

Complete Deutsche Grammophon And Decca Recordings

2021, 46xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Deutsche Grammophon,

Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Opera/Modern

Un Taxi Mauve / J'Ai Épousé Une Ombre (Bandes Originales Des Films)

2020, CD, Album, Comp, Ltd, RM, Music Box Records (2),

Soundtrack/Score

Sir John Barbirolli

The Complete Warner Recordings

2020, 109xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Comp, Warner Classics,

Romantic/Classical/Modern/Opera/Baroque/Impressionist/Neo-Romantic/Choral/Marches/Neo-Classical/Operetta

Sir John Barbirolli, Hallé Orchestra

70th Birthday Concert, BBC Broadcast 18 December 1969. Elgar: Introduction And Allegro / Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.6 / Beethoven: Symphony No.7

2020, 2xCD, Album, Mono, RM, The Barbirolli Society

Legends Of The Fall (Expanded Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Soundtrack/Contemporary

Miklós Rózsa • Bruce Broughton • Sinfonia Of London

BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus*, Sir Andrew Davis*

The British Line: A Celebration Of British Music

2019, 16xCD, RE + Box, Comp, Warner Classics

An American Tail (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Score/Soundtrack

Dracula (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Soundtrack/Score/Neo-Romantic

L'Ours (Bande Originale Du Film)

Raiders Of The Lost Ark (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

2017, 2x Vinyl 180 Gram,

Score/Soundtrack/Neo-Romantic

Complete Concerto Recordings On Deutsche Grammophon

2016, 22xCD + Box, Comp, Deutsche Grammophon, Deutsche Grammophon,

Classical/Baroque/Contemporary/Romantic/Modern

Οι Μεγάλες Στιγμές Της Κλασικής Μουσικής

2014, 3xCD, Comp, Not On Label,

Baroque/Classical/Opera/Operetta

The History Of Classical Music CD 51-100 (2/2)

2013, 50xCD, Comp + Box, Comp, Deutsche Grammophon,

Classical/Early/Modern/Opera/Contemporary/Neo-Classical/Neo-Romantic

The House That Jack Built : A Talisman : Doubles

2011, CD, Album, NMC (3)

Le Choc / J'ai Épousé Une Ombre

2009, CD, Comp, EmArcy,

Soundtrack/Score

Tchaikovsky*, Jerome Lowenthal, Sergiu Comissiona, London Symphony Orchestra

The Music For Piano & Orchestra - Piano Concertos 1, 2 & 3 (Original Versions) - Concert Fantasy

2009, 2xCD, RM, Bridge Records (4)

The Masterworks

2009, Box, Comp + 30xCD, Decca,

Baroque/Oratorio/Opera

Hall of Fame - Top 20 - Vol.2

2009, CD, Comp, Classic FM,

Georges Delerue

Le Cinéma De Georges Delerue

2008, 6xCD, Comp, EmArcy, Universal Music Jazz France,

Leonard Bernstein, Gidon Kremer, Krystian Zimerman, Wiener Symphoniker, London Symphony Orchestra

Bernstein Conducts Bernstein - Divertimento - Serenade / Symphony No. 2 "The Age Of Anxiety"

2008, DVD-V, Copy Prot., Multichannel, NTSC, DTS, Deutsche Grammophon, Unitel Classica,

Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection

2008, Box Set, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD,

Soundtrack/Neo-Romantic/Score

A Midsummer Night's Dream

2007, 3xCD, Reader's Digest,

2006, 5xCD, Comp, Mladinska Knjiga Beograd, Reader's Digest,

Opera/Romantic/Classical

Crusell* – Thea King, London Symphony Orchestra, Alun Francis

Clarinet Concertos

2005, CD, RE, Helios,

Patrizio Buanne

Prokofiev*, Irina Tchistyakova, James Rutherford, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC National Chorus Of Wales, Leonard Slatkin

Ivan The Terrible

2004, CD, Album, Warner Classics

Elgar*, Walton*, Britten*, Bax*

Sea Pictures / Coronation Te Deum / Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra / November Woods

2004, CD, Album, Warner Classics

Alexandre Desplat

Girl With A Pearl Earring (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Bernstein*, Jamie Bernstein, The London Oratory School Schola, BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus & Orchestra*, Leonard Slatkin

Kaddish • Chichester Psalms • Missa Brevis

Les Rivieres Pourpres 2 - Les Anges De L'Apocalypse

Bruce Broughton

Mark Twain's Roughing It

2003, CD, Album, Ltd, Intrada,

Score/Contemporary

Vaughan Williams*, Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Roderick Williams

Symphony No. 6 / Symphony No. 8 / Nocturne

2003, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Sup, Chandos,

Mannheim Steamroller

Romantic Melodies

2002, HDCD, Comp, American Gramaphone,

Turnage* - Evelyn Glennie, Peter Erskine, Christian Lindberg

Fractured Lines

2002, CD, Album, Chandos

Leon Botstein, London Philharmonic Orchestra

Music Of Max Reger - Reger & Romanticism

2002, CD, Promo, Telarc

Max Reger, Leon Botstein, London Philharmonic Orchestra

Music Of Max Reger - Reger & Romanticism

2002, CD, Album, Telarc

Nancy Van de Vate

Chamber Music Vol. VI

2001, CD, Album, Vienna Modern Masters

Fantasía Clásica Instrumental

2001, 5xCD, Comp, Reader's Digest Mexico, S.A. De C.V.,

Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Impressionist

Von Offenbach Bis Stolz - Die Operette

Le Cinéma De Claude Sautet - Musiques De Philippe Sarde

2000, CD, Comp, Universal Music Jazz France, EmArcy,

Soundtrack/Chanson/Electro/Classical

John McCabe (2), Emily Beynon, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Vernon Handley

Of Time And The River / Flute Concerto

1999, CD, Album, Hyperion,

Modern/Contemporary

Brahms* - Neeme Järvi, London Symphony Orchestra

Brahms Complete Symphonies

1999, 4xCD, Chandos

Vaughan Williams*, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bryden Thomson, London Symphony Orchestra

Norfolk Rhapsody • In The Fen Country • Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis • The Lark Ascending • 5 Variants Of "Dives And Lazarus" • Fantasia On "Greensleeves"

1999, CD, Chandos

Beethoven*, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Piano Concerto No. 1 In C, Op. 15 • Piano Concerto No. 5 In E-Flat, Op. 73, "Emperor"

Mannheim Steamroller By Chip Davis

25 Year Celebration Of Mannheim Steamroller

1999, 2x CD Digibook,

New Age/Fusion/Ambient

Georges Delerue

30 Ans De Musique De Film

1998, 2xCD, Comp, Odeon Soundtracks

Alexandre Desplat, Le Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*

1998, CD, Album, RCA Victor, BMG France,

Score/Soundtrack/Contemporary

Elgar*, Sir Andrew Davis*, BBC Symphony Orchestra

As 150 Mais Belas Melodias

Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Contemporary

Twentieth Century Blues - The Songs Of Noël Coward

Ballad/Chanson/Downtempo/Synth-pop/Vocal

Marilyn Hill Smith, Ivor Novello, The Chandos Concert Orchestra, Stuart Barry

Marilyn Hill Smith Sings Ivor Novello

Bantock*, Julian Lloyd Webber, Susan Bickley, Royal Philharmonic*, Vernon Handley

Sapphic Poem / Sappho

1997, CD, Album, Hyperion,

Bruce Broughton

True Women (Original Soundtrack)

1997, CD, Album, Intrada

's Werelds Mooiste Melodieën

1997, 6xCD, Comp, Reader's Digest,

Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Contemporary

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Carl Davis

Cinema Classics

Vocal/Ballad/Big Band/Swing

Watch What Happens When Laura Fygi Meets Michel Legrand

In The Air, In The Woods, Over Fields

1996, CD, Comp, Chandos

1996 Chandos Catalogue Sampler

1996, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Chandos,

Romantic/Baroque/Modern/Classical

Bruce Broughton

Shadow Conspiracy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

1996, CD, Album, Intrada

Music On And Off The Keys

1996, CD, Album, Vienna Modern Masters

Kimera (3), The London Symphony Orchestra* Conductor Franck Pourcel

Kimera Opera Pop

Opera/Disco/Techno

Michael Tippett* – BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis

Concerto For Double String Orchestra / Fantasia Concertante On A Theme Of Corelli / Ritual Dances From The Midsummer Marriage

Modern/Contemporary

Richard Barrett, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Tamayo

Laurens van Rooyen

1995, CD, Album, Columbia, Columbia,

Instrumental/Theme/Romantic/Ballad/Easy Listening

Distinguished Performers Series II

1995, CD, Album, Vienna Modern Masters

Michael Conway Baker

1995, CD, Album, Summit Records (3)

Miklós Rózsa, Bruce Broughton, Sinfonia Of London, Sinfonia Chorus*

Score/Contemporary

Paul Buckmaster

12 Monkeys (Music From The Motion Picture)

Laurens van Rooyen

1994, CD, Album, Columbia, Columbia

Basil Poledouris

Lassie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

1994, CD, Album, Sony Wonder

Vaughan Williams*, London Symphony Orchestra

Oboe Concerto, Violin Concerto, Tuba Concerto, Piano Concerto, The Lark Ascending, Four Hymn-Tune Preludes, Toward the Unknown Region, Concerto Grosso for String Orchestra, Partita for Double String Orchestra

1994, 2xCD, Comp, Chandos

John Corigliano, The Louisville Orchestra, Lawrence Leighton Smith*, James Tocco

Music of John Corigliano

1994, CD, First Edition Records,

Clarinet Concertos

1994, CD, Comp, Hyperion,

Stargate (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Soundtrack/Contemporary

Stargate Overture

Bryn Terfel, Evelyn Glennie, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Singers, Andrew Davis

The Last Night Of The Proms (The 100th Season)

Akathist Of Thanksgiving

Religious/Contemporary

Nancy Van de Vate

1993, CD, Album, Vienna Modern Masters,

Second Concerto For Orchestra

1993, CD, NMC (3)

Classical Masterpieces

1993, CD, Comp, The Orchid Series

Ervin Litkei, The London Symphony Orchestra*, Bernard Ebbinghouse

The Atlantic And Pacific Suite

1993, CD, Album, Aurora Records (14),

George Fenton, The London Symphony Orchestra* & The Choir Of Magdalen College, Oxford*

Shadowlands (Original Film Soundtrack)

Discover The Classics

1992, 3xCD, Comp, Cornerstone Promotions, Inc.

Kiri Te Kanawa, Michel Legrand

Magic (Kiri Sings Michel Legrand)

Georges Delerue

Diên Biên Phù (Bande Originale Du Film)

Beliebte Orchesterwerke: Meisterwerke Zum Kennenlernen

1991, 3xCD, Comp, Intercord

Ballad/Vocal/AOR

Discover The Classics

Discover The Classics - Love And Romance

Romantic/Baroque/Modern

Hallé Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey

A Viennese Evening (Strauss Waltzes • Polkas • Overtures)

Lord Of The Flies (Original Film Soundtrack)

Maurice Ravel, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado

Orchestral Works = Orchesterwerke = Oeuvres Pour Orchestre

Brahms*, Bruch*, Lydia Mordkovitch, Raphael Wallfisch, London Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi

Concerto For Violin, Cello & Orchestra Op. 102 / Concerto For Violin & Orchestra No. 1 Op. 26

Tchaikowsky* – Jerome Lowenthal, The London Symphony Orchestra* Conducted By Sergiu Comissiona

Piano Concertos Nos. 2 And 3 (Original Uncut Scores)

An Evening With Kiri Te Kanawa

Heather Harper, Richard Strauss, Richard Hickox

Vier Letzte Lieder/Four Last Songs, 12 Orchesterlieder/Songs With Orchestra

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, John Mauceri

Scheherazade Symphonic Suite Op. 35 - London Symphony Orchestra

Copland* • Corigliano* / Bernstein* : Richard Stoltzman, London Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Leighton Smith*

Clarinet Concertos / Prelude, Fugue & Riffs

Neeme Järvi, London Symphony Orchestra, Brahms*, Schumann*

Symphony No 1 Op. 68 · Manfred Ouverture Op. 115

The Granada Studios Tour Souvenir Album

Music Of The Night -A Collection Of Songs From Hit Shows Of The 1980's-

John Dankworth Conducts The London Symphony Orchestra*

Crossing Over The Bridge

The London Symphony Orchestra*

Rock Symphonies

The London Symphony Orchestra*

Musical Fantasy

1986, 2xLP, Gat, Sounds Marketing System, Inc.

Ravel*, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado

Bolero ∙ Rapsodie Espagnole ∙ Ma Mère L'Oye ∙ Pavane

John Dankworth Conducts London Symphony Orchestra

Symphonic Fusions

Kiri Te Kanawa / José Carreras / Sarah Vaughan / Mandy Patinkin

Sibelius* / Gennadi Rozhdestvensky & The London Symphony Orchestra*

Mannheim Steamroller

La Tentation D'isabelle

1985, LP, Erato

Tjeknavorian*, Loris Tjeknavorian • London Symphony Orchestra

Othello (Symphonic Suite From The Ballet)

1985, LP, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice,

David Shire, The London Symphony Orchestra*

Return To Oz (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Kimera (3) And The Operaiders With The London Symphony Orchestra*

Roy Budd Conducts The London Symphony Orchestra*

The Final Frontier (The Triple Album)

Soundtrack/Score/Neo-Romantic

Pergolesi* - Margaret Marshall • Lucia Valentini Terrani • London Symphony Orchestra • Claudio Abbado

Mozart*, Verena Schweizer, Martina Borst, Andreas Schmidt (2), Deon van der Walt, Julie Kaufmann, Hans Georg Ahrens, Chor* Und Orchester Der Ludwigsburger Festspiele*, Wolfgang Gönnenwein

Così Fan Tutte KV 588

1985, 3x Vinyl, Box Set,

Classical/Opera

Crusell* / Weber*, Thea King, London Symphony Orchestra, Alun Francis

Clarinet Concerto No.2 In F Minor, Op 5 / Clarinet Concerto No.2 In E Flat, Op 74

Michel Colombier

Old Fool Back On Earth

1983, 2x Vinyl,

Jazz-Rock/Neo-Classical

Richard Strauss, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado

Don Juan • Till Eulenspiegel • Tod Und Verklärung = Death And Transfiguration

The London Symphony Orchestra*, The English Chorale and Special Guests*

Musical Fantasy

1983, 2x Vinyl Gatefold Sleeve,

The Dark Crystal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Soundtrack/Score

Vivaldi* - Gidon Kremer • London Symphony Orchestra • Claudio Abbado

Le Quattro Stagioni (Die Vier Jahreszeiten = The Four Seasons)

Corelli*, Cantilena Directed By Adrian Shepherd

Christmas Concerto

John Williams (4), London Symphony Orchestra

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture)

Soundtrack/Score

Tchaikovsky* - Árpád Joó* ~ London Symphony Orchestra

Romeo And Juliet / Theme And Variations

The Eye Of Wendor: Prophecies

Abbado Conducts: Bolero, Carmen Suite No.1, Don Juan, Italian Symphony

CD, Comp, Lim, Deutsche Grammophon

Nancy Van de Vate

Music For Viola, Percussion, And Piano ....

CD, Album, Vienna Modern Masters

Nancy Van de Vate

Chamber Music, Vol. V

CD, Album, Vienna Modern Masters

Vivaldi* ‎– Gidon Kremer, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado

The Four Seasons

CD, Comp, RE, Deutsche Grammophon

Verdi*, Edinburgh Festival Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado, José Carreras, Jessye Norman, Margaret Price, Ruggero Raimondi

Laserdisc, 12", Pioneer Artists,

Alexandre Desplat

Dziewczyna Z Perłą (Oryginalna Ścieżka Dźwiękowa Z Filmu)

Favorieten Van Vandaag, Evergreens Van Morgen

2010, 3xCD, Comp, Reader's Digest

Music For Well-Being

2007, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Reader's Digest

Vječne Melodije: Izbor Najljepše Sakralne Glazbe

2007, 3xCD, Comp, Mozaik Knjiga, Reader's Digest,

La Magia De Los Grandes Instrumentos - Violín Seductor

2006, CD, Comp, Reader's Digest Música

Bewitching Violins

Die Grossen Hits Der Klassik - Starorchester Spielen Unvergeßliche Traum-Melodien

Rodgers & Hammerstein - Kiri Te Kanawa / José Carreras / Sarah Vaughan / Mandy Patinkin, Ambrosian Singers*, London Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan Tunick

Ravel*, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado

Bolero ∙ Rapsodie Espagnole Pavane