Sir Thomas Beecham Edition
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You'll find out why he was adored in this companion documentary narrated by John Tolansky, which proves to be an engaging portrait featuring Beecham himself, in rehearsal and in radio broadcasts,... — More…
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Sir Thomas Beecham conducts English Music
John Cameron (baritone), Maureen Forrester (contralto), David McCallum (violin), Freda Hart (soprano), Leslie Jones (tenor), Dennis Dowling (Manz), Frederick Sharp (Marti), Margaret Ritchie (Sali - as a child), René Soames (Sali), Dorothy Bond (Vreli - as a child), Lorely Dyer (Vreli), Gordon Clinton...
Beecham's English Collection is unmissable...[Song of the High Hills is] one of the first recordings made by Beecham's new postwar orchestra, and they already play as though they adore him — More…
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Sir Thomas Beecham conducts French Music
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Francaise, Sir Thomas Beecham
The French accent he found for the RPO in Bizet's L'Arlesienne Suites is still deliciously colourful 55 years on. This is the box to explore first if you're a fan of Beecham's lollipops...no... — More…
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Sir Thomas Beecham: The Later Tradition
Alexander Young (tenor), Walter Midgley (tenor), John Kennedy (cello), Paul Tortelier (cello), Leonard Rubens (viola), Oscar Lampe (violin), Steven Staryk (violin), Jennifer Vyvyan (soprano), Monica Sinclair (contralto), Richard Lewis (tenor), Marian Nowakowski (bass)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,...
The finesse of the detail, the fierce attack, individual flair, corporate precision, blazing warmth: the sum total is playing of tangible personality and, often, ineffable beauty...Listen to... — More…
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Sir Thomas Beecham: The Classical Tradition
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham
Beecham's Mozart is often surprisingly sprightly - he reminds me of Charles Mackerras in some of the Symphonies' outer movements - and lovingly shaped...Beecham conducts the London Symphonies... — More…
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