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Sir Thomas Beecham
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Title
Sir Thomas Beecham [sound recording].
Published
[London] : IMG Artists : EMI Classics, p2003.
Physical Description
2 sound discs : digital, stereo., mono. ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
IMG Artists: 7243 5 75938 2 3 (7243 5 75939 2 2--7243 5 75940 2 8).
Mendelssohn originally for piano; arr. for orchestra.
Compact discs.
Biographical notes on the conductor by Graham Melville-Mason in English, with French, and German translations, and text of the 3rd work in German with English, and French translations (30 p. : ill.) inserted in container.
Recorded between July 1934 and April 1958, in London. The 9th eork recorded in stereo.
Sung in German (Wagner) or English (Delius).
Format
Audio
Language
German; English
Added to Catalog
February 19, 2013
Series
Great conductors of the 20th century ; 25
Performers
The 3rd work: Edith Furmedge, Margaret Field-Hyde, sopranos ; Sylvia Patriss, contralto ; Gwladys Garside, mezzo-soprano ; Walter Widdop, George Chitty, tenors ; Theo Hermann, bass. The 1st-2nd, 5th-6th works: London Philharmonic Orchestra. The 4th, 7th-10th works: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The 5th work: Cuthbert Matthews, baritone ; chorus. All works: Sir Thomas Beecham, conductor.
Contents
Guillaume Tell. Ouverture / Gioachino Rossini (11:32)
Legend in G major, op. 59 no. 2 / Antonin Dvořák (4:17)
Das Rheingold. Einzug der Götter in Walhall / Richard Wagner (8:02)
Divertimento no. 15 in B flat major for 2 horns and strings, K287 (movements II and III) / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (9:04)
Appalachia : variations on an old slave song with final chorus / Frederick Delius (34:07)
Der Freischütz. Overture / Carl Maria von Weber (9:41)
Symphony no. 2 "Antar" / Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (27:40)
Songs without words. Nos. 44 & 45 / Felix Mendelssohn (4:01
Symphony no. 4 (1st mvt) / Peter Tchaikovsky (42:15)
Amaryllis suite. Sarabande / George Fredericc Handel, arr. Beechum (3:24).
Issue number
7243 5 75938 2 3 (7243 5 75939 2 2--7243 5 75940 2 8) IMG Artists
Subjects
Also listed under
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Divertimenti, K. 287, B♭ major Andante grazioso con variazioni.
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
London Philharmonic Orchestra.
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