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Beecham conducts Sibelius

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 6 in D minor, Op. 104; Symphony no 4 in A minor, Op. 63
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

These are previously unreleased performances by Sir Thomas Beecham featuring one of his favorite composers, Jean Sibelius. Anyone who grew up collecting records in the...continue...

Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D Major; Karelia Suite; Finlandia / Mackerras

1 CD / Royal Philharmonic Masterworks / 2011-09-13

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Finlandia, Op. 26
Performers: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Sir Charles Mackerras was born in the United States of Australian parents. He studied in Sydney and Prague, and made his debut in opera at...continue...

The Great Violin Concertos - Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Brahms, Beethoven, et al / Yehudi Menuhin

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in C major ("Il piacere"; "Il Cimento" no 6), Op. 8; Concerto for Violin in C m...
Performers: Bennett, William; Cocker, Paul; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Malcolm, George; Menuhin, Yehudi
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Menuhin, Yehudi; Silvestri, Constantin; Kurtz, Efrem; Enescu, George; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Elgar, Edward, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Wöldike, Mogens; Boulez...
Ensemble: ; Bath Festival Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Camerata Lysy; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Polish Chamber Orchestr...

This elegant 10-CD boxed set contains the greatest violin concerto recordings from Menuhin's extensive catalog, the absolute cream of the crop, including Vivaldi's Four Seasons;...continue...

Sibelius: Symphony no 2, etc / Mackerras, Pendrill, et al

1 CD / Regis Records / 2006-05-09

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22; Karelia Suite, Op. 11
Performers: Pendrill, Christine
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Great Performers of the Twentieth Century - Sir Adrian Boult

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2000-10-24

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Georges Bizet: Petite Suite, pieces (5) for orchestra from Jeux d'enfants; Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 2; Jean Sibeli...
Conductors: Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Sir Adrian Boult was, with Beecham and Barbirolli, one of the three leading English conductors of his generation. Boult was the chief architect of the...continue...

Sibelius: Symphony no 2, etc / Boughton, Royal PO, et al

2 CD / Nimbus Records / 2000-03-14

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Finlandia, Op. 26; En saga, Op. 9; Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 46; Romance for Strings in C major, Op. 42; Andante festivo for Strings and...
Conductors: Boughton, William
Ensemble: English String Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This two disc set presents some of Sibelius' best known music alongside some of his lesser known works. When Sibelius was born in 1865, Tchaikovsky...continue...

Isaac Stern Collection - The Early Concerto Recordings Vol 2

3 CD / Sony Classical / 1990-08-14

Works: Edouard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, for violin & orchestra in D minor, Op. 21; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Pablo de Sarasate: Ziegeunerweisen; Jean Sibelius: Concerto for V...
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard; Bruch, Max; Lalo, Edouard; Saint-Saens, Camille; Sibelius, Jean; Stern, Isaac; Wieniawski, Henryk
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Waxman, Franz; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Bernstein, Leonard; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Kurtz, Efrem
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic; Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Symphony of the Air

Personnel: Isaac Stern (violin)....continue...