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Movie Magic: Epics & Westerns - Screen Themes in 32-bit digital sound / Carl Davis, Royal PO

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-10-16

Works: Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra; Francis Lai: Where Do I Begin (for the film Love Story); Maurice Jarre: Somewhere My Love (from Doctor Zhivago); Lawrence of Arabia; Sergey Rachmaninov: Conc...
Performers: Roscoe, Martin [Piano]
Conductors: Davis, Carl
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Nineteen of the most memorable and stirring themes from cinema history, delivered in all their bombast and sensitivity by the Royal Philharmonic and composer and...continue...
Recording information: CTS Studios, London (1996)....continue...

Richard Strauss: Tone Poems - Also Sprach; Don Juan; Till Eulenspiegel / Royal PO

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-09-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Don Juan, Op. 20; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

A collection of Richard Strauss' three greatest tone poems, vividly brought to life by the Royal Philharmonic under the direction of Sir Charles Mackerras. 'Zarathustra'...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London (03/1995)....continue...

Beecham Collection - Brahms, Bax, Strauss / Beecham

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Spoken Word: Introductory Talk by Sir Thomas Beecham on Johannes Brahms; Introductory Talk by Sir Thomas Beecham on Arnold Bax; Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a ...
Performers: Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Kennedy, John; Riddle, Frederick
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Here are further Beecham gems from the archives. We all know the conductor's prowess in the works of Brahms and Haydn, but this CD is...continue...

Strauss: Horn Concerto no 1, Eine Alpensinfonie / Kempe, Civil, Royal PO

1 CD / Testament / 2009-02-10

Works: Richard Strauss: Concerto for Horn no 1 in E flat major, Op. 11 (TrV 117); Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64
Performers: Civil, Alan
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Before this recording, which was made following a concert at the Royal Festival Hall, Rudolf Kempe had never conducted the Alpine Symphony. The sessions are...continue...

Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, etc / Beecham, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-11-21

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Don Quixote, Op. 35; Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, Op. 60
Performers: Clark, Raymond; Harrison, Eric; Lampe, Oscar; Rubens, Leonard; Staryk, Steven; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Bruno Walter conducts Mozart & Strauss

1 CD / Opus KURA / 2005-04-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 39 in E flat major, K 543; Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20
Conductors: Walter, Bruno
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Strauss / Freccia, Kempe

1 CD / Chesky / 2001-01-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20; Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf; Freccia, Massimo
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, etc / Beecham, Royal PO

1 CD / Testament / 1998-09-10

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Feuersnot, opera, Op. 50 (TrV 203); Intermezzo, Op. 72; Salome, Op. 54
Performers: Lampe, Oscar
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra