... and a swift recovery from the illness that, alas, will prevent him from conducting tomorrow's celebratory concert with the LSO.
First, the 'Hallelujah' Chorus from Handel's Messiah. Davis's 1966 recording remains, the singular case of Beecham aside, overall my top recommendation:
The final movement of the Symphonie fantastique, Sir Colin having accomplished more for the composer's cause than anyone since Berlioz himself:
No tribute would be complete, or even begun, without a contribution from the conductor's beloved Mozart. This recording of the Sinfonia concertante, KV 364/320d, with Arthur Grumiaux Arrigo Pelliccia remains the one to which I return most often:
From a recent night of enchantment at the Royal Opera House:
And finally, the end of the 2011 Proms Missa Solemnis, for me the single most revelatory concert of last year:
