Person · conductor
Sir Thomas Beecham
Albums
206
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1879–1961
Origin
United Kingdom
Biography
Sir Thomas Beecham, 2nd Baronet, CH (29 April 1879 – 8 March 1961) was an English conductor and impresario best known for his association with the London Philharmonic and the Royal Philharmonic orchestras. He was also closely associated with the Liverpool Philharmonic and Hallé orchestras. From the early 20th century until his death, Beecham was a major influence on the musical life of Britain and, according to the BBC, was Britain's first international conductor.
Discography
Beecham Favourites
Famous Overtures
The 100 Greatest Recordings Of All Time 97/98 : Masterpieces For Violin & Orchestra
Beecham Lollipops
Bizet: Symphonie en ut majeur / Lalo: Symphonie en sol mineur
Beecham conducts Delius
Carmen
Clarinet Concerto / Bassoon Concerto
Symphony in C / L’Arlésienne Suites nos. 1 & 2
Die Zauberflöte
Paris / Irmelin - Prelude / Eventyr / “Fennimore & Gerda” - Intermezzo / Over the Hills and Far Away
Symphonies no. 3, 5 & 6
Symphony No.7 - The Ruins of Athens
Carmen Suite etc.
Concertos for Flute and Harp / Clarinet
Love in Bath / The Gods Go A'Beggin' / Amaryllis Suite (excerpts)
Orchestral Favorite
Schubert Symphony No. 8 Beethoven Symphony No.8 Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4
Sibelius: Symphony no. 2 / Dvořák: Symphony no. 8
Symphony no. 1 / Tamara
Symphony No. 8 'Unfinished' / Symphony No. 8 / Symphony No. 4
The Tempest / Finlandia / Karelia Suite / Scénes Historiques op. 66 / Festivo
Hassan / Sea Drift / Arabesk
Violin Concertos
Beecham in Rehearsal
Mass in C, The Ruins of Athens
Messiah
Symphonies no. 4 / Symphony no. 6 / Lemminkäinen's Return / The Bard / Prelude to the Tempest
Messiah (Highlights)
Mozart: Concerto no. 4 in D major (K. 218) / Prokofiev: Concerto no. 1 in D major, op. 19 / Mendelssohn: Concerto in E minor, op. 64
Sibelius Week 1945: Violin Concerto / Tapiola / Symphony no. 7
Beecham Conducts Delius
Sir Thomas Beecham and the L.P.O., Volume II: Berlioz / Franck / Offenbach / Debussy
Sir Thomas Beecham and the L.P.O., Volume IV: Rossini and Mendelssohn
Eine kleine Nachtmusik / Serenata Notturna / Clarinet Concerto / Flute and Harp Concerto
Tristan und Isolde
50th Anniversary Celebration
Handel: "The Great Elopement" Suite / Haydn: Symphony no. 97 in C / Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Sea Drift / Hassan / Arabesk
American Columbia Recordings 1942-1952
Eine Klein Nachtmusic / Clarinet Concerto / Horn Concerto No. 4
Peer Gynt / Piano Concerto
Symphonies nos. 29, 31 & 34
Symphony No. 5 D485 / Symphony In D Minor
Die Zauberflöte
Grande Messe des Morts
Sir Thomas Beecham and the L.P.O., Volume V: Lollipops
Symphony no. 35 / Symphony no. 29 / Symphony no. 38
Symphony No.35, Symphony No.29, Symphony No.38
Symphony no. 7 / plus encores and speeches by Sir Thomas Beecham
Enigma Variations / Cockaigne / Serenade in E minor
Louise
Orchestral Works, Volume 1
Orchestral Works, Volume 2
Orchestral Works, Volume 3
Schubert: Symphony no. 3 / Mendelssohn: Symphony no. 4 / Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite
Symphony no. 4 / Pelléas & Mélisande / Tapiola / Swanwhite / Symphony no. 7
Balakirev: Symphony no. 1 / Rimsky-Korsakov: Suite from Le Coq d’or / Borodin: Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor
Beethoven: Violin Concerto / Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 4
Le Corsaire Overture / Ouverture du Roi Lear / Harold en Italie / Marche troyenne
Credits
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf / Saint‐Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals / Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
A Faust Symphony / Symphonic Poem: Orpheus
Peer Gynt / Symphonic Dance no. 2 / In Autumn / Old Norwegian Folksong with Variations
La bohème
100th Anniversary: Frederick Delius
20th Century Masterpieces - 100 Years Of Classical Music
A Faust Overture
Aida
A Mass Of Life
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Overture Op 21
Appalachia / An Arabesque
Arias
Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheeba / The Gods Go A'Begging
A Village Romeo And Juliet
Beecham Bon-Bons
Beecham Conducts Delius
Beecham Conducts Delius
Beecham Conducts Dvorak & Wagner
Beecham Conducts Sibelius
Beecham In Concert
Beecham Plays Wagner
Beecham - The Maestro
Best Mozart 100
Bizet: Fair Maid Of Perth Suite / Delius: Over The Hills And Far Away
Brigg Fair: An English Rhapsody
Brigg Fair: An English Rhapsody
Brigg Fair, Etc.
Brigg Fair / On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring / The Walk To The Paradise Garden / A Song Of Summer
Capriccio Italien (Op. 45)
Capriccio Italien Op. 45 / Carmen Suite
Carmen
Carmen Excerpts No. 1
Carmen Excerpts No. 2
Carmen Highlights
Carmen-Suite
Carmen - Suite No. 1 / Dolly Suite, Pavane / Le Roi S'Amuse - Ballet Music / Prélude A L'Après-Midi D'Un Faune / Le Rouet D'Omphale
Choral Dance No. 17 ("Polovtsienne Dances") / Mass In C Minor: Qui Tollis
Choruses From Messiah
Clarinet Concerto / Bassoon Concerto / Violin Concerto No. 3 In G
Concert For Flute And Harp In C Major K.299
Concerto En Mi Mineur / Concerto En Ré Mineur
Concerto In A Major (K.414)
Concerto In D Major For Violin And Orchestra, Op. 19
Concerto In D Major For Violin And Orchestra, Op. 77
Concerto In D Minor / Concerto In D Major
Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins And Orchestra / Concerto No. 4 In D (K.218) For Violin And Orchestra
Concerto In D Minor For Violin And Orchestra
Concerto In D Minor For Violin And Orchestra, Opus 47 / Four Historic Scenes
Concerto In E Minor / Concerto No. 4 In D
Concerto In E Minor, Op. 64
Concerto In G Major, K.216
Concerto No. 1 In D Major For Violin And Orchestra, Op. 19 / Concerto No. 4 In D Major For Violin And Orchestra (K. 218)
Concerto No. 4, In D (K218) For Violin And Orchestra
Concerto No. 4 In D Major (For Violin And Orchestra) K. 218
Concertos For Flute and Harp, Clarinet
Concertos In B Flat Major, K.191 For Bassoon And Orchestra; In A Major, K.622 For Clarinet And Orchestra
Concertos Pour Violon
Conducts Orchestral Favourites
Delius Centenary (1862-1962) Volume 2