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French Ballet Music: Debussy, Delibes, Gounod, Saint-Saens / Sir Thomas Beecham

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-26

Works: Léo Delibes: Le roi s'amuse, incidental music ("Six airs de danse dans le style ancien"); Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; L'Enfant prodigue; Camille Saint...
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
The great thing about Beecham's conducting of such pieces as the dances from Samson and Delilah is that he enjoyed himself so enormously and,...continue...

Beecham Collection - Haydn: The Seasons

2 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Seasons
Performers: Langdon, Michael; Morison, Elsie; Young, Alexander [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Beecham Collection - Handel: Solomon / Cameron, Young, et al

2 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon, HWV 67
Performers: Cameron, John [baritone (50s)]; Marshall, Lois; Morison, Elsie; Young, Alexander
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: Beecham Choral Society; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The Beecham Collection - Delius: A Mass of Life, Songs, etc

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Frederick Delius: A Mass of Life; Arabesque; Songs of Sunset
Performers: Henderson, Roy; Labette, Dora
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: BBC Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Select Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Pure... Classical

4 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2011-06-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: The Well Tempered Clavier; Orchestral Suite no 3, BWV 1068; Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Brandenb...
Performers: De Larrocha, Alicia; De Maistre, Xavier; Donat, Zdislawa; Entremont, Philippe; Feltsman, Vladimir [Piano]; Gould, Glenn; Graffman, Gary; Hering, Jorg; Holzl, Barbara; Hyman, Dick; Newman, Anthony; Op...
Conductors: Spivakov, Vladimir; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Salter, Robert; Ormandy, Eugene; ; Newman, Anthony; Levine, James; Leppard, Raymond; Davis, Colin; Stokowski, Leopold; Szell, George; Munch, Charles; Bruno, ...
Ensemble: ; Brandenburg Collegium; Moscow Virtuosi; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

Handel Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; The Water Music; MEDLEY; Handel - Bourée; Suite for Harpsichord in E major, HWV 430; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Suite for Harpsichord in D minor, HWV 437; Dank Se...
Performers: Biggs, E. Power; Carroll, Edward; Gruberova, Edita; Hartman, Bonnie; Kipnis, Igor [Harpsichord/Piano]; Marsalis, Wynton; Soper, Lee; Taylor, Stephen W. [Oboe]; Timm, Joel; Wolff, Beverly
Conductors: Galway, James [Flute]; Ormandy, Eugene; Kapp, Richard; Carroll, Edward; Leppard, Raymond; Rudel, Julius; Groves, Charles, Sir; Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; Washington Chamber Soloists

London PO 75th Anniversary Vol 1 (1932-1957)

4 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2007-08-28

Works: Jean Sibelius: The Tempest, incidental music for vocal soloists, chorus, orchestra & harmonium, Op. 109; En saga, Op. 9; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a) "Great"; Symphony no 35...
Performers: Labbette, Dora; Lympany, Moura; Pougnet, Jean; Ricci, Ruggiero; Zareska, Eugenia
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Beinum, Eduard Van; Boult, Adrian; Fistoulari, Anatole
Ensemble: ; Leeds Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

The LPO made its first recordings on 10 October 1932, just three days after its first public performance following its founding by Sir Thomas Beecham....continue...

The Founding Years / Beecham, London PO

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2005-11-15

Works: Jean Sibelius: The Tempest, incidental music for vocal soloists, chorus, orchestra & harmonium, Op. 109; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a) "Great"; Symphony no 35 in D major, K 3...
Performers: Labbette, Dora
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: Leeds Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

LPO is pleased to present a disc of remarkable recently-discovered performances conducted by its founder Sir Thomas Beecham. Works by Sibelius (the first ever recording...continue...

Gemini - Handel: Solomon, Love in Bath / Beecham, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-05-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Thomas Beecham: Love in Bath (Handel), suite for orchestra
Performers: Cameron, John; Hollweg, Ilse; Marshall, Lois; Morison, Elsie; Young, Alexander [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: Beecham Choral Society; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

"...Beecham's Handel recordings are dated. But to my mind this doesn't invalidate 'Solomon' as great listening, or as a hybrid composition of considerable worth. Let's...continue...

Gemini - Haydn: The Seasons / Beecham, Morison, Young

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-02-15

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Seasons
Performers: Langdon, Michael; Morison, Elsie; Young, Alexander [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: Beecham Choral Society

Classical Music 101 - 101 Famous Classical Themes

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-09-28

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Goldberg Variations, BWV 9...
Performers: Anda, Geza; Ax, Emanuel; Baekkelund, Kjell; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Demus, Jorg [Piano]; Domingo, Placido; Douglas, Barry [Piano/Conductor]; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Hautz...
Conductors: Stratta; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Stokowski, Leopold; Ormandy, Eugene; Munch, Karl; Leinsdorf, Erich; Mehta, Zubin; Fiedler, Arthur; Prêtre, Georges; Copland, Aaron; Kapp, Richard; Grüner-Hegge...
Ensemble: ; Lucerne Festival Strings; Philharmonia Virtuosi

Close Encounters with Great Singers - Jon Vickers

1 CD / Video Artists International / 2003-06-24

Works: Jon Vickers / Jon Tolansky: Jon Vickers in Conversation with Jon Tolansky (Interview); Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; George Frederick Handel: Der Messias;...
Performers: Freni, Mirella; Glossop, Peter; Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]; Veasey, Josephine; Vickers, Jon
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Karajan, Herbert von; Stein, Horst; Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The 1959 Royal Festival Hall Concert / Beecham, RPO

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Thomas Arne: God Save the Queen; Felix Mendelssohn: Overture for orchestra in F major ("Fair Melusina"), Op. 32; John Addison: Carte blanche, ballet suite; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A ma...
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir

From Sir Thomas's last year of conducting before his death in 1961 comes this live concert recording from November 8, 1959. This disc features Beecham's...continue...

Chabrier, Mozart, Berlioz, et al / Thomas Beecham, Royal PO

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: Gwendoline, opera in 2 acts; España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Div for Winds and Strings no 2 in D major, K 131; Frederick D...
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This is an excellent collection of Beecham live performances he did with the BBC. These are works Beecham referred to as "lollipops", which he used...continue...

Great Performers of the Twentieth Century - Thomas Beecham

2 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts); Thomas Arne: God Save the Queen; Felix Mendelssohn: Overture for orchestra in F major ("Fair Melusina"), Op. 32; John Addison: Carte blanche, ...
Performers: Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir

Beecham's last concert at the Royal Albert Hall was a performance of Berlioz's Grande Messe des Morts. He retired permanently from the conducting platform soon...continue...

More Tears From Heaven - Bach, Handel, Rachmaninoff, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 1999-03-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for sol...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Luchetti, Veriano; Price, Leontyne; Van Dam, Jose
Conductors: Guttenberg, Enoch zu; Stokowski, Leopold; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Davis, Colin; Solti, Sir Georg; Westenburg, Richard
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Munich; Bavarian Radio Chorus; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Musica Sacra; Norman Luboff Choir; Royal Philharmonic Chorus; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Beecham Conducts Handel - Historical Recordings 1929-1940

1 CD / Video Artists International / 1995-11-06

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Israel in Egypt, oratorio, HWV 54; Concerto Grosso in E minor, Op.6/3, HWV 321; Der Messias; Thomas Beecham: The Gods Go A-Begging (after Handel), ballet suite for o...
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestra

Basic 100 Vol 21 - Handel: Messiah Highlights / Beecham

1 CD / RCA Records / 1993-10-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Sinclair, Monica; Tozzi, Giorgio [Bass Vocals]; Vickers, Jon; Vyvyan, Jennifer
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir

Sir Thomas Beecham Conducts Handel's Messiah

3 CD / RCA Records / 1992-07-28

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Sinclair, Monica; Tozzi, Giorgio [Bass Vocals]; Vickers, Jon; Vyvyan, Jennifer
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir