Opera/Operetta > Beecham, Thomas, Sir

Voices of Italian Opera - Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, Verdi, Puccini / Gigli, Caruso, Bjorling, Gobbi, Callas, Scotto et al.

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; La sonnambula, opera; I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Lucia di Lammermoor; La Favorita; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Arroyo, Martina; Baltsa, Agnes; Barbieri, Fedora; Basiola, Marco; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Blake, Rockwell; Bonisolli, Franco; Borgonovo, Luigi; ...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Eichhorn, Kurt; Pidò, Evelino; Fistoulari, Anatole; Sabajno, Carlo; Davis, Colin; Robinson, Stanford; Goehr, Walter; Gui, Vittorio; Levine, James; Albergoni, Angelo; Norrington,...

These two compilations present a sampling of the many outstanding voices captured on record by EMI Classics over the past century in the field of...continue...

Essential Ballroom Classics - Over 2 hours of captivation dance music

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Masquerade; Johann Strauss II: Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214; Morgenblätter, Op. 279; An der schönen blauen Donau (On the Beautiful Blue Danube), waltz; Frühlingsst...
Performers: Garello, Raul; Giaimo, Jose Alberto; Morris, Gareth; Nilsson, Stig; Pane, Julio
Conductors: Kurtz, Efrem; Karajan, Herbert von; Jansons, Mariss; Boskovsky, Willi; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Auge, J. Casas; Mari, Jean-Baptiste; Ozawa, Seiji; Plasson, Michel; Paavo, Järvi; Beecham, Thomas, Sir;...

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...

The Very Best of Victoria de Los Angeles

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Suor Angelica; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Alfredo...
Performers: Björling, Jussi; De Larrocha, Alicia; de los Angeles, Victoria; Monte, Carlo del; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Soriano, Gonzalo
Conductors: Santini, Gabriele; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Serafin, Tullio; Morelli, Giuseppe; Cellini, Renato; Gui, Vittorio; Susskind, Walter; Fistoulari, Anatole; Monteux, Pierre; Cluytens, André; Frühbec...

Much of her charm and ease of communication derived from her Spanish background. The dark-hued good looks married to the warm, Mediterranean tints in her...continue...

The Very Best of Jussi Björling

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Aida, opera; Requiem Mass; Gioachino Rossini: Stabat Mater; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Giocond...
Performers: Bjorling, Anna-Lisa; Bjorling, Jussi; de los Angeles, Victoria; Ebert, Harry; Franke, Paul; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Warren, Leonard [Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Grevillius, Nils; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Cellini, Renato

Björling, like Gigli and Caruso before him, was idolised in his time as the operatic tenor par excellence in the Italian repertoire. He was a...continue...

The Beecham Collection - Gretry: Zémire Et Azor

2 CD / SOMM / 2012-01-10

Works: André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry: Zémire et Azor, opera in 4 acts
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

A unique recording taken from a live broadcast performance on Monday, May 16, 1955 at the Royal Theatre in Bath, UK. SOMM's efforts in highlighting...continue...
Recording information: Royal Theatre, Bath (05/16/1955)....continue...

Wagner: Rienzi, Ov.; Delius: In a Summer Garden; Schubert: Symphony No. 9 / Beecham

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Richard Wagner: Rienzi; Frederick Delius: In a Summer Garden, rhapsody for orchestra, RT vi/17; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Live recordings from the Royal Festival Hall in December 1956; Usher Hall, Edinburgh Festival in August 1956; and Royal Festival Hall in 1955. This is...continue...

Beecham Collection - Delius: Brigg Fair, etc /London PO, etc

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Frederick Delius: Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody; Pieces (2) for small orchestra, RT vi/19; A Village Romeo and Juliet; Sea Drift, for baritone, chorus & orchestra, RT ii/3; North Country Sketches,...
Performers: Noble, Dennis
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Society Orchestra

Sir Thomas Beecham In Toronto / previously Unissued Concerts

4 CD / Music & Arts / 2011-10-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 102 in B flat major, H 1 no 102; Symphony no 94 in G major, H 1 no 94 "Surprise"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 38 in D major, K 504 "Prague"; Symphony no 35 in...
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir

Three of these discs are previously unissued concerts of Sir Thomas Beecham conducting Canadian orchestras from 1960. The fourth bonus disc contains live BBC broadcasts...continue...

Beecham Collection - Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann

2 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne
Performers: Ayars, Ann; Bond, Dorothy; Brannigan, Owen; Clifford, Grahame; Dargavel, Bruce; Dickie, Murray; Grandi, Margherita; Morgan, Fisher; Rounseville, Robert; Sinclair, Monica; Soames, René
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus

Hector Berlioz: The Trojans / Beecham

3 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Hector Berlioz: Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a; Recorded Sound: Applause
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir

This recording was taken from two studio performances in 1947 and is sung in French. There is no libretto, but a synopsis of the opera...continue...
Recording information: BBC Maida Vale (1947-06-03&1947-06-06&1947-)....continue...

Beecham Collection - Smetana, Verdi, Mozart, et al

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93; Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La clemenza di Tito, K 621; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Op....
Performers: Grandi, Margherita; Schoeffler, Paul
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: ; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Beecham Collection - RPO - The Early Days

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Robert Schumann...
Performers: Lympany, Moura
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

In the summer of 1946, Sir Thomas Beecham set about forming the third and last of his symphony orchestras. The Beecham Symphony Orchestra had been...continue...

Beecham Collection - Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma", etc

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Symphony in D major, G 490; André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry: Zémire et Azor, opera in 4 acts; Spoken Word: Work(s); Franz Liszt: Die Lorelei, song for voice & orchestra, ...
Performers: Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Civil, Alan; Raisbeck, Rosina
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

A concert program of works such as these featured on this recording was familiar fare in the Beecham years. The Boccherini and Gretry come from...continue...

Moonlight Classics / Beethoven, Debussy, Dvorak, Ravel, Vivaldi

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto, Op. 16; Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei for Cello and Orche...
Performers: Campanella, Bruno [Conductor]; Dessay, Natalie; Gedda, Nicolai; Haidan, Delphine; Maurer, Sonia; Menuhin, Yehudi; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Popp, Lucia; Richter, Sviatoslav; Scaramuzzino, ...
Conductors: Matacic, Lovro von; Paavo, Järvi; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Kurtz, Efrem; Plasson, Michel; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Dervaux, Pierre; Soltesz, Stefan; Vonk, Hans

20th Century Classics: Delius

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Frederick Delius: Over the Hills and Far Away, fantasy overture for orchestra, RT vi/11; Sleigh Ride; Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody; Florida Suite; Marche-caprice; A Dance Rhapsody (no 2), for orc...
Performers: Cameron, John
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

50 Best Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Coronation Anthem; Messiah; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto no 1 in E 'La primavera'; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Double Concerto in D mi...
Performers: Barley, Peter; Bell, David [Organ]; de los Angeles, Victoria; Eisenberg, Matthias; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Gutierrez, Horacio; Harper, Heather; Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Voca...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lysy, Alberto; Sanderling, Kurt; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Barbirolli, John; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Previn, Andre; Boskovsky, Willi; Davis, Andrew; Plasson, Michel; Ormandy...

Best Tchaikovsky 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-05-04

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Concerto for Violin in D, Op. 35; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G, Op. 44; Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo them...
Performers: Abramovic, Charles; Chang, Sarah; Christ, Tanja; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Christoff, Boris; Donohoe, Peter; Eyron, Jan; Gaust, Georg; Gedda, Nicolai; Gergieva, Larissa; Hartog, Bernhard; Lemalu, Jona...
Conductors: Fedoseyev, Vladimir; Ozawa, Seiji; Barshai, Rudolf; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Muti, Riccardo; Karajan, Herbert von; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Lanchbery, John; Soltesz, Stefan; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Plasso...
Ensemble: ; Chung Trio

This 6-CD set contains 100 tracks from the most familiar and best-loved works by the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893), performed by many of...continue...

Best Tenor Voices 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; MEDLEY; Semele; As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); Giulio Cesare; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction f...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Blake, Rockwell; Bostridge, Ian; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Fr...
Conductors: Davis, Andrew; Müller-Kray, Hans; Bicket, Harry; Kohn, Eugene; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Klobucar, Berislav; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Böhm, Karl; Muti, Roccardo; Ferraris, Franco; Rudel, Julius; S...

The iconic three tenors - Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, and Jose Carreras - highlight the caliber of vocalists in this collection. The stars of today...continue...

Puccini - The Music Scene

2 CD / XXI-21 Productions / 2009-09-08

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; La Fanciulla del West; Turandot; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Suor Angelica
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Borkh, Inge; Callas, Maria; Caruso, Enrico; Caselli, Dario; Cesari, Renato; Corena, Fernando; D'Angelo, Gianna; de los Angeles, Victoria; Del Mon...
Conductors: Molinari-Pradelli, France; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; De Sabata, Victor; Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von; Capuana, Franco; Erede, Alberto; Patanè, Franco; Leinsdorf, Erich; Pasternack, Josef A....

This is a collection of acts and scenes from various Puccini operas performed by world-renowned singers. No librettos are included....continue...

The Very Best of Glyndebourne on Record - Mozart, Britten, Verdi, Stravinsky, Monteverdi, Rossini, Lehár, etc

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; Don Giovanni; Idomeneo; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Ser...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Alan, Hervey; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Allin, Norman; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Baccaloni, Salvatore; Barabas, Sari; Blackwell, Harolyn [Soprano Vocals]; Borriel...
Conductors: Busch, Fritz; Mudie, Michael; Goodall, Reginald; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Gui, Vittorio; Pritchard, John; Haitink, Bernard; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Welser-Möst, Franz; Dove, Jonathan; Davis, Andrew
Ensemble: ; English Opera Group Orchestra; Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Members; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orches...

The Glyndebourne Festival is a massive yearly event in both the British and international opera worlds, with stars from around the globe gathering to listen...continue...

Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen - Historical Recordings 1922-1954 Vol 3

4 CD / Gala / 2009-04-05

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Götterdämmerung
Conductors: Défosse, Henri; Mörike, Eduard; Hager, Robert; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Barbirolli, John, Sir; Seidler-Winkler, Bruno; Weissmann, Frieder; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Blech, Leo; Breisach, Pa...

Best Tenor Arias 100

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2009-02-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; MEDLEY; Semele; As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); Giulio Cesare; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction f...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Blake, Rockwell; Bostridge, Ian; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Fr...
Conductors: Davis, Andrew; Müller-Kray, Hans; Bicket, Harry; Kohn, Eugene; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Klobucar, Berislav; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Böhm, Karl; Muti, Riccardo; Ferraris, Franco; Rudel, Julius; S...

100 Best Series offers an impressive assortment of well-known and beloved classical repertoire featuring performances by great artists from Menuhin to Kennedy, Callas to Te...continue...

Icon - Victoria de los Angeles - The Voice of an Angel Sings Puccini, Verdi, etc

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Ernani; Otello; Simon Boccanegra; La traviata; Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Il barbiere di Siviglia; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Alfredo ...
Performers: Bjorling, Jussi; Borelli, Giannella; Christoff, Boris; Croisier, Marcelle; De Larrocha, Alicia; de los Angeles, Victoria; Drolc, Eduard; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gedda, Nicolai; Gerard, Jean-Claude...
Conductors: Morelli, Giuseppe; Robinson, Stanford; Susskind, Walter; Villa-Lobos, Heitor; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Santini, Gabriele; Cellini, Renato; Serafin, Tullio; Gui, Vittorio; Monteux, Pierre; Cluytens, Andr...

The distinguished Spanish soprano Victoria de los Angeles was one of the best-loved classical singers of the 20th century. With a voice of exceptional beauty,...continue...

Icon - Jussi Björling, The Swedish Caruso sings Verdi, Puccini, etc

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Rigoletto; Requiem Mass; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Turandot; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; A...
Performers: Amara, Lucine; Bjorling, Anna-Lisa; Bjorling, Jussi; de los Angeles, Victoria; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Ebert, Harry; Franke, Paul; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Newton, Ivor; Reardon, Joh...
Conductors: Grevillius, Nils; Waldimir, Sune; Bokstedt, Bertil; Cellini, Renato; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Santini, Gabriele

Swedish opera star Jussi Bjorling (1911–1960) was essentially a lyric tenor with the added ability to sing dramatic roles, which enabled him to excel in...continue...

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Robert Merrill Vol 4 - Arias from Rigoletto, La Traviata, etc

1 CD / Preiser / 2008-10-14

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Un ballo in maschera; Otello; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Afrikanerin; Ambroise Thomas: Hamlet; Georges Bi...
Performers: Bjorling, Jussi; Calabrese, Franco; Cehanovsky, George; de los Angeles, Victoria; Lenchner, Paula; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Peerce, Jan [Tenor Vocals]; Roggero, Margaret; Stevens, Rise [Mez...
Conductors: Bellezza, Vincenzo; Perlea, Jonel; Toscanini, Arturo; Reiner, Fritz; Beecham, Thomas, Sir

The fact that Robert Merrill generally is remembered more for his singing than for his interpretations does in no way reduce his artistic merits. His...continue...

Verdi: Otello / Beecham, Stella, Vinay, et al

2 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2008-06-06

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello
Performers: Modesti, Giuseppe; Stella, Antonietta; Taddei, Giuseppe; Vinay, Ramon
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir;
Ensemble: Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Chorus; Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Orchestra

Ramon Vinay is considered, with Mario del Monaco, as one of the greatest interpreters of 'Otello' of the twentieth century. In 1946 he sang it...continue...

100 Best Romantic Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-01-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; D...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bean, Hugh; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Br...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kurtz, Efrem; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Temirkanov, Yuri; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, ...

This 6 CD set contains an unrivalled collection of 100 favourite romantic classics. Performed by some of the world?s leading artists. Among them are the...continue...

Best Romantic Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-01-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; D...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bean, Hugh; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Br...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kurtz, Efrem; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Temirkanov, Yuri; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, ...

The second of this month's 'Best 100' releases is the 'Best Romantic Classics 100'. A fantastic present for Valentine's Day, this 6-CD album sets the...continue...

Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail, etc / Beecham, Jouve

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-09-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; La Clemenza de Tito; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Idomeneo; Misero! o ...
Performers: Frick, Gottlob; Hollweg, Ilse; Marshall, Lois; Simoneau, Leopold [Tenor Vocals]; Unger, Gerhard
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Jouve, Andre
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

"This reissue of what our Mozart Overview (J/F 2002) called Beecham's "most loved recording" is very welcome indeed. It dates from 1956, but the reprocessed...continue...

Offenbach Anthologie, Vol. 4

1 CD / Forlane (France) Import / 2007-07-10

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne
Performers: Balbon, Andre; Belhomme, Hippolyte; Berglund, Joel; Bettendorf, Emmy; Devries, David; Feraldy, Germaine; Groh, Herbert Ernst; Guenot, Louis; Klose, Margarete; Korjus, Milizia; Luart, Emma; Marak, Ott...
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Cloez, Gustave; Rother, Artur; Desormiere, Roger; Schönbaumsfeld, Franz; Frigara, Maurice; Orthmann, Erich; Bastin, Maurice; Grevillius, Nils; Bigot, Eugene; Weissmann, Fri...

French Orchestral Music - Bizet, Fauré, etc / Beecham, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-03-06

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Overture "Patrie", for orchestra, Op. 19; Roma, symphony for orchestra in C major; Emmanuel Chabrier: Gwendoline, opera in 2 acts; Joyeuse marche (Marche français...
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; ORTF National Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

"The Carmen Suite was recorded during June 1958. The performance is galvanizing and brilliant but has all Beecham's characteristic wit and lightness of touch in...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4, etc / Beecham

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-03-06

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Eugen Onegin
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Margherita Grandi sings Verdi

1 CD / Testament / 2006-12-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Don Carlos; Il Trovatore
Performers: Frank, Ernst; Grandi, Margherita; McKinley, Andrew; Midgeley, Walter; Tajo, Italo; Terry, Vera; Thomas, Edward; Valentino, Francesco; Vivian, Robert
Conductors: Goldschmidt, Berthold; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Erede, Alberto; Goehr, Walter
Ensemble: ; Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

"Margherita Grandi, Australian by birth, Italian by musical upbringing, was something of a hit-and-miss meteor in her stuttering career, badly affected by two world wars....continue...

100 Best Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; MEDLEY; Sarabande; Coronation Anthem; Der Messias; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Andre, Maurice; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barley, Peter; Barrueco, Manuel; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bell, David [Organ]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lysy, Alberto; Sanderling, Kurt; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Barbirolli, John; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Previn, Andre; Boskovsky, Willi; Davis, Andrew [Bassist]; Davis, Andrew;...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Ambrosian Singers; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Beecham Choral Society; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Ber...

100 of the world's best loved classical music recordings featuring the most well-known composers: Mozart, Bizet, Verdi, and Handel, performed by legends such as Yehudi...continue...
Looking to build a classical music library? Want a collection of just "the hits" from the best-known composers? This collection provides hours of definitive classical music as performed by ensembles s...continue...

Gemini - Rossini: Overtures / Beecham, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-05-02

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La scala di seta; Il Signor Bruschino; Tancredi; L'italiana in Algeri; L' inganno felice, opera; L'assedio di Corinto; Guglielmo Tell; Il barbiere di Siviglia; La Cenerentola; Over...
Conductors: Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Schippers, Thomas; Gardelli, Lamberto; Gui, Vittorio; Serafin, Tullio; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Goossens, Eugene, Sir
Ensemble: ; Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Polish Chamber Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Stuttgart Radio Sympho...

Beecham (Box)

4 CD / Membran / 2006-04-27

Works: Thomas Beecham: The Great Elopement, ballet (after Handel); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 38 in D major, K 504 "Prague"; Div for Winds and Strings no 2 in D major, K 131; Franz Schubert: Symph...
Performers: Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Heifetz, Jascha
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte / Sir Thomas Beecham, et al

2 CD / Melodram / 2006-03-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Berry, Walter; Cetera, Amanda; Chelavine, Olga; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Ecignard, Maria del Carmen; Gagliardo, Tullio; Giuliano, Carmela; Lorengar, Pilar; Malfa, Corrada; Mill, Arnold van; Pas...
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Orchestra

The magic Beecham imparted to the music he performed in the concert hall and to his classic recordings is the stuff of legend. Thanks to...continue...

Wagner: Gotterdammerung Act II, etc / Beecham, et al

2 CD / Guild / 2006-02-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung; Die Walküre; Siegfried
Performers: Habich, Eduard; Janssen, Herbert; Laubenthal, Horst R.; Leider, Frida; Marherr, Elfriede; Melchior, Lauritz; Nezadal, Maria; Schorr, Friedrich; Thorborg, Kerstin; Vocals], Emanuel List [Bass; Weber, ...
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Blech, Leo
Ensemble: Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Here is an essential release for anyone who loves great Wagnerian singing and the conducting art of Sir Thomas Beecham. By the time of this...continue...

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Eva Turner

1 CD / Preiser / 2006-01-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Aida, opera; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; Landon Ronald: O Lov...
Performers: Turner, Eva [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Robinson, Stanford; Molajoli, Lorenzo
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Orchestra

Smetana: The Bartered Bride / Beecham, Tauber, Konetzni

2 CD / Urania (Italy) / 2005-11-04

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93
Performers: Andreva, Stella; Clifford, Grahame; Hinze, Gerhardt; Jarred, Mary; Kalter, Sabine; Konetzni, Hilde; Krenn, Fritz; Matters, Arnold; Rothmuller, Marko; Tauber, Richard; Tessmer, Heinrich
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

This is a very rare recording in excellent sound quality and includes the German version of The Bartered Bride. This recording enables us to listen...continue...

The Beecham Touch - Dvorák, Debussy, Bizet, Berlioz, Rossini

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2005-08-09

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Ottorino Respighi: Rossiniana, original music by Rossini arranged for orchestra, P. 148; Georges Bizet: La Jolie Fille de Perth...
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

The Very Best of Victoria de Los Angeles

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-04-22

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Suor Angelica; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; ...
Performers: Björling, Jussi; De Larrocha, Alicia; de los Angeles, Victoria; Monte, Carlo del; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Soriano, Gonzalo
Conductors: Santini, Gabriele; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Serafin, Tullio; Morelli, Giuseppe; Cellini, Renato; Gui, Vittorio; Susskind, Walter; Fistoulari, Anatole; Monteux, Pierre; Cluytens, André; Frühbec...

The Very Best of Jussi Björling

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-04-22

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Aida, opera; Requiem Mass; Gioachino Rossini: Stabat mater; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Giocond...
Performers: Bjorling, Anna-Lisa; Bjorling, Jussi; de los Angeles, Victoria; Ebert, Harry; Franke, Paul; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Warren, Leonard [Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Grevillius, Nils; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Cellini, Renato

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...

The Opera Album /Alagna, Callas, Pavarotti, Gheorghiu, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2002-08-13

Works: Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Pietro Mascagni: L'Amico Fritz; Jacques Offenba...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Bjorling, Jussi; Blanc, Ernest; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Daniels, David; de los Angeles, Victoria; Dessay, Natalie; Domingo, P...
Conductors: Plasson, Michel; Levine, James; Serafin, Tullio; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Cambreling, Sylvain; Soltesz, Stefan; Muti, Riccardo; Chung, Myung-Whun; Armstrong, Richard; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Norringto...

Personnel: Montserrat Caballé, Maria Callas, Natalie Dessay, Mirella Freni, Angela Gheorghiu, Anna Moffo, Jessye Norman, Lucia Popp, Joan Sutherland, Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); Anna Murray, Anne S...continue...

Prima Voce Vol 2 - Treasury of Opera - Historic Recordings

5 CD / Nimbus Records / 2000-11-14

Works: Daniel-François-Esprit Auber: Manon Lescaut; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; Tosca; Turandot; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: May Night; Sadko; Snow Maiden; The Tsar's Bri...
Performers: Anthony, Grace; Barone, Clement; Berger, Erna [Soprano vocals]; Björling, Jussi; Bori, Lucrezia; Bronskaya, Yevgeniya; Caruso, Enrico; Chaliapin, Feodor; de Luca, Giuseppe; Farrar, Geraldine [So...
Conductors: Pasternack, Josef A.; Romani, Romano; Molajoli, Lorenzo; Ormandy, Eugene; Cloez, Gustave; Bourdon, Rosario; Albergoni, Angelo; Dobrindt, Otto; Pelletier, Wilfred; Coppola, Piero; Ghione, Franco; Barb...

Gounod: Faust / Beecham, Nash, Licette, Easton, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2000-09-12

Works: Charles Gounod: Faust
Performers: Brunskill, Muriel; Carr, Robert; Easton, Robert; Licette, Miriam; Nash, Heddle [Tenor Vocals]; Vane, Doris; Williams, Harold
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir

Here is a complete Faust sung in English, recorded in Central Hall, Westminster April, 1929 through January, 1930....continue...