Anthony Collins
Anthony Collins (1893-1963) was a British conductor and composer, remembered especially for his pioneering recorded Sibelius cycle. Born in Hastings, he worked in both Britain and the United States, including film and concert music.
Collins’s complete Sibelius symphony recordings with the London Symphony Orchestra were among the first such cycles and became important to the composer’s international reception. They occupy a central pla...
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 1
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2
Studio recordings, 1952 & 1953
Total duration: 75:16
London Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Anthony Collins
SIBELIUS Symphonies 1-7
Studio recordings, 1952-1955
London Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Anthony Collins
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 6
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 7
Studio recordings, 1954/55
Total duration: 78:25
London Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Anthony Collins
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 3
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 4
Studio recordings, 1954
Total duration: 57:05
London Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Anthony Collins
SIBELIUS Pohjola's Daughter
SIBELIUS Night Ride and Sunrise
SIBELIUS Pelléas et Mélisande Suite
SIBELIUS Karelia Overture
SIBELIUS Karelia Suite*
SIBELIUS The Swan of Tuonela*
Studio recordings, 1954-57
Total duration: 73:22
London Symphony Orchestra
*London Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Anthony Collins
MENDELSSOHN Piano Concerto No. 1
MENDELSSOHN Piano Concerto No. 2
GRIEG Piano Concerto
Recorded 1956/59
Total duration: 75:35
Peter Katin, piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Anthony Collins, conductor
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Colin Davis, conductor
