0:00:07 > 0:00:09Sir Colin Davis was one of the greatest conductors,
0:00:09 > 0:00:10celebrated around the world.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14In this country, he led three major musical institutions,
0:00:14 > 0:00:17the BBC Symphony Orchestra, The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
0:00:17 > 0:00:18and the London Symphony Orchestra,
0:00:18 > 0:00:22with whom he collaborated for more than half a century.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25Colin Davis had a fiery temperament in his youth,
0:00:25 > 0:00:27but fellow conductors, orchestral players
0:00:27 > 0:00:30and amateur musicians have all spoken of his eternal
0:00:30 > 0:00:33generosity and kindness, and his towering musicianship.
0:00:34 > 0:00:38He made over 140 appearances here at the BBC Proms,
0:00:38 > 0:00:42the first in 1960, the last in 2011, when he conducted
0:00:42 > 0:00:47an unforgettable performance of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49This work, he said, made him, a non-believer,
0:00:49 > 0:00:52reconsider faith each time he conducted it.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56In the Agnus Dei, he talked about how Beethoven's music reaches
0:00:56 > 0:00:59an intensity of protest that is almost unbearable.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04In memory of Sir Colin Davis, he conducts the Kyrie
0:01:04 > 0:01:07and Agnus Dei from Beethoven's Missa Solemnis.
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