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Collector's Edition
Sir Thomas Beecham - The Great Communicator
Album / Compact Disc
25.02.2011 / Klassik
Ordercode: 9099642
Komponist: Various
Mitwirkende: Sir Thomas Beecham * div. Vokalsolisten & Orchester
Hörprobe & Tracklisting
| Disc 1 | |
| 01 | Der Schönen Melusine Overture: Introduction - Men - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Thomas Beecham/Ge |
| 02 | Early life, and creation of Beecham Symphony Orche - John Lucas |
| 03 | L'Oiseau de feu - Dance of the Firebird - Sir Thomas Beecham/Beecham Symphony Orchestra |
| 04 | Early Opera Seasons - Narration - John Lucas/Paul Strang |
| 05 | Ritorna Vincitor - Narration: Aida - Dame Eva Turner/Orchestra |
| 06 | Creation of London Philharmonic Orchestra - Narrat - John Lucas/Leo Birnbaum |
| 07 | Le Carnaval Roman Overture - Narration - John Lucas |
| 08 | Der Freischütz - Overture (2003 Digital Remaster) - London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Thomas Beecham |
| 09 | London Philharmonic Orchestra - Narration - Richard Walton/Lyndon Jenkins |
| 10 | In a Summer Garden - Narration: Delius - Lyndon Jenkins/Bernard Keeffe/Leo Birnbaum/Paul St |
| 11 | International Opera Seasons at the Royal Opera Hou - Lyndon Jenkins/John Lucas/Giovanni Martinelli |
| 12 | Act I: Hier sitz' ich zur Wacht - Narration: Wagn - London Philharmonic Orchestra/Ludwig Weber |
| 13 | International Opera Seasons at the Royal Opera Hou - Lyndon Jenkins/Norman Walker |
| 14 | Conducting Mozart in Berlin - Narration - Lyndon Jenkins |
| 15 | Act 1: Schnelle Füße, rascher Muth - Narration: D - Tiana Lemnitz/Gerhard Hüsch/Favres Solisten Verein |
| Disc 2 | |
| 01 | Creation of Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Jon Tolansky |
| 02 | The Defeat of Quixote - Narration: Don Quixote - Jon Tolansky/Paul Tortelier/Royal Philharmonic Orc |
| 03 | Intermezzo (Prelude to Act II): Le Bourgeois gent - Oscar Lampe/Raymond Clark/Eric Harrison/Royal Phil |
| 04 | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Narration - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Raymond Ovens |
| 05 | Sea Drift - Once Paumanok - Narration - Raymond Ovens/Gordon Clinton/Royal Philharmonic Or |
| 06 | Sea Drift - O reckless despairing carols - Narrati - Gordon Clinton/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/John A |
| 07 | II. Allegro: Symphony No. 2 (Symphonic Suite - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Thomas Beecham |
| 08 | Beecham's Marking of the Parts - Narration - John Amis |
| 09 | Beecham's Rehearsal Method (I) - Narration - Basil Tschaikov/Harry Legge |
| 10 | Symphony No.41 (The Jupiter) - Movement 2 - Narrat - Paul Strang |
| 11 | Beecham's Rehearsal Method (II) - Narration - Basil Tschaikov/Harry Legge |
| 12 | Act 2: Ach, Belmonte - Rehearsal: Die Entführung - Lois Marshall/Ilse Hollweg/Léopold Simoneau/Gerhar |
| 13 | Ach, Belmonte! ach mein Leben! (Konstanze/Belmont - Lois Marshall/Ilse Hollweg/Léopold Simoneau/Gerhar |
| 14 | Mvt 1: Beecham's insistence on perfection - Narra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Thomas Beecham |
| 15 | Beecham's rehearsal method (III) - Narration - Sym - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Thomas Beecham/Jo |
| 16 | Beecham's improvisatory conducting - Narration - Basil Tschaikov |
| 17 | Marche troyenne, 'Trojan March' (Les Troyens, Act - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Thomas Beecham |
| 18 | Beecham's Lollipops - Narration - Raymond Ovens |
| 19 | Le dernier sommeil de la Vierge (Last Sleep of th - Sir Thomas Beecham |
| 20 | Beecham's effect on the on the audience in the Uni - Geoffrey Brand |
| 21 | English National Anthem - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| 22 | Beecham's Conducting Technique - Narration - Basil Tschaikov |
| 23 | Le Corsaire Overture - Basil Tschaikov/Geoffrey Brand/Carlo Martelli/Bern |
| 24 | Beecham and Berlioz's Grande Messe des Morts - Nar - James Williams |
| 25 | Grande Messe des Morts - Tuba Mirum - Narration - Luton Choral Society/BBC Symphony Orchestra/BBC Ch |
| 26 | Beecham's Conducting Technique with Choruses - Nar - David Cairns |
| 27 | Recitative: Double chorus: Praise the Lord: Solom - John Cameron/Elsie Morison/Alexander Young/Lois Ma |
| 28 | Beecham's arrangements of the music of Handel - David Cairns |
| 29 | Hornpipe (Il Pastor Fido): Love in Bath (1990 Dig - Ilse Hollweg/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Thom |
| 30 | Beecham's Results as a Guest Conductor - Narration - Basil Tschaikov |
| 31 | Symphony - Narration: Franck - Denis Wick/Orchestre National ORTF |
| Disc 3 | |
| 01 | A Village Romeo & Juliet - Scene 1 & 2 - Narration - Lorely Dyer/René Soames/Royal Philharmonic Orchest |
| 02 | A Village Romeo and Juliet - Scene 4 Part II and S - Lorely Dyer/René Soames/Royal Philharmonic Orchest |
| 03 | Beecham & French Music (I) - Narration - Jon Tolansky |
| 04 | L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 - Prelude - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/David Cairns |
| 05 | Adagietto: L'Arlésienne - Incidental Music, Suite - Sir Thomas Beecham/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| 06 | Beecham & French Music (II) - Narration - Jon Tolansky |
| 07 | Grétry, edited and arranged Beecham - Zémire et Az - Lyndon Jenkins |
| 08 | Pantomime (1er Air de ballet): Zémire et Azor - B - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Thomas Beecham |
| 09 | Beecham & French Music (III) - Narration - Felix Aprahamian/John Lucas/Paul Strang |
| 10 | Act 2: Rose chérie - Narration: Zémire et Azor - Paul Strang/Dora Labbette/Orchestra |
| 11 | Beecham's very wide range of Repertoire - Narratio - David Cairns |
| 12 | III. Menuet (Moderato) - Trio: Symphony No. 1 - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Thomas Beecham |
| 13 | Beecham and German Music - Jon Tolansky |
| 14 | Symphony No.7 - Mvt 1 - Narration - Jon Tolansky/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| 15 | Die meistersinger von Nürnberg - Overture - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/David Cairns |
| 16 | Beecham and Scandinavian Music (I) - Narration - Jon Tolansky |
| 17 | Peer Gynt Incidental Music - Wedding March - Narra - Jon Tolansky/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| 18 | 8. Anitra's Dance: Peer Gynt - Incidental Music ( - Ilse Hollweg/Beecham Choral Society/Royal Philharm |
| 19 | Beecham and Scandinavian Music (II) - Narration - Jon Tolansky |
| 20 | Tapiola - Narration - Jon Tolansky/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Disc 4 | |
| 01 | Mvt 1 & 4 - Narration: Beecham Live in Concert - - BBC Symphony Orchestra/John Amis/Lyndon Jenkins |
| 02 | Mvt 4 - Narration: Beecham Live in Concert - Symp - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/David Cairns/John Cav |
| 03 | Symphony No.93 - Mvt 1 - Narration - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/David Cairns |
| 04 | II. Largo cantabile: Symphony No. 93 in D ma - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Thomas Beecham |
| 05 | Beecham and Audiences - Narration - David Cairns/Geoffrey Brand |
| 06 | Beecham and Controversy - Narration - David Cairns/Bernard Keeffe |
| 07 | Late Opera Recordings - Narration - Jon Tolansky |
| 08 | Act 1: Questo Mar Rosso: La Boheme - Lucine Amara/Jussi Björling/Robert Merrill/Giorgio |
| 09 | Quando me'n vo'soletta (Musetta/Marcello/Alcindor - Jussi Björling/Victoria de los Angeles/Robert Merr |
| 10 | Casting of Singers for Operas - Narration - Jon Tolansky |
| 11 | Act 1: Près des remparts de Seville - Narration: - Victoria de los Angeles/Nicolai Gedda/Orchestre Na |
| 12 | Tu Me Dis De La Suivre (José): Carmen - Acte III - Thomas Beecham Sir - Nicolai Gedda - Orchestre Nat |
| 13 | Beecham's final edition of Handel's Messiah - Narr - Jon Vickers |
| 14 | The Messiah - Every Valley - Narration - Jon Vickers/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| 15 | Beecham's 80th Birthday - Presentation to Beecham - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| 16 | Mvt 1 - Narration: Symphony No.99 - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Robert Gooch |
| 17 | Gwendoline Overture (2007 Digital Remaster) - Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française/ |