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The Beecham touch
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Title
The Beecham touch [sound recording].
Published
Watford, England : Dutton, p2005.
Physical Description
1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
The Respighi & Bizet works are orch. suites, arr. from piano works in Rossini's Péchés de vieillesse & the opera, respectively.
Compact disc.
Originally issued on English & American Columbia 78 rpm discs.
Program notes about the conductor by Lyndon Jenkins, with discographical details, inserted in container.
Recorded in Kingsway Hall, London on Feb. 13, 1939 (Debussy), & Abbey Road Studio No. 1 between Apr. 9, 1934 & Feb. 1, 1938 (remainder).
Variant and related titles
Fair maid of Perth.
Slavonic rhapsody no. 3.
Format
Audio
Added to Catalog
September 30, 2010
Performers
London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Sir Thomas Beecham, conductor.
Contents
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune / Debussy (LX 805; 69600D (U.S.)) (9:28)
Rossiniana. Barcarolle & siciliana (7:39) ; Intermezzo (2:46) ; Tarantelle (6:23) / Rossini ; arr. Respighi (LX 391
LX 392; MX-56 (U.S.))
La jolie fille de Perth. Suite / Bizet (LX 317
LX 318; X-28 (U.S.) (16 min.)
La damnation de Faust. Menuet des follets (5:49) ; Danse de sylphes (2:54) ; Marche hongroise (4:26) / Berlioz (LX 702
LX 703; MX-94 (U.S.))
Slavonic rhapsody no. 3 in Ab [op. 45] / Dvořák (LX 402
LX 403; X-55 (U.S.)) (13:19).
Issue number
CDBP 9753 Dutton
LX 805 Columbia
69600D Columbia
LX 391--LX 392 Columbia
MX-56 Columbia
LX 317--LX 318 Columbia
X-28 Columbia
LX 702--LX 703 Columbia
MX-94 Columbia
LX 402--LX 403 Columbia
X-55 Columbia
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London Philharmonic Orchestra.
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