Person · conductor
Sir Thomas Beecham
Albums
206
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Active
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
Mozart: Violin Concertos nos. 4 & 5 / Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring / Brigg Fair / Summer Night on the River
Tchaikovsky, Wieniawski, Sibelius: Violin Concertos
Wagner: Tannhäuser Overture & Venusberg Music / Bizet: L'Arlésienne Suite / Delius: Irmelin Act 2 - Scenes
Brahms: Symphony no. 2 / Beethoven: Symphony no. 2
French Ballet Music
Music to Remember: Chabrier, Mozart, Delius, Debussy, Saint-Saëns, Berlioz, Massanet
Symphonies 40 & 41 "Jupiter"
Great Conductors of the 20th Century: Sir Thomas Beecham
Piano Concerto, op. 39
Symphonie Fantastique, Overture 'Le Corsaire', Royal Hunt & Storm Triumph March 'Les Troyens"
Symphonies 99 - 104
Symphony no. 4 / En Saga / Finlandia / Lemminkäinen's Return
Carmen
Manon
Orchestral Music and Concertos
Symphonies 93-98
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36, etc.
Les Deux Journées (The Water Carrier)
Orchestral Works
Orchestral Works, Volume 4
Solomon / Love in Bath
The Founding Years
The Seasons
Beecham - The Maestro
Ein Heldenleben / Don Quixote
Orchestral Works, Volume 5
Overtures / La Boutique fantasque
BBC Music, Volume 16, Number 2: London Philharmonic Orchestra Great Recordings
Sir Thomas Beecham
Symphony No. 9
Beecham In Concert
L’Arlésienne Suites 1 & 2
Symphony no. 7 / Pelléas et Mélisande / Tapiola / The Oceanides
Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins / Mozart: Concerto no. 4, K. 218
English Music
French Music
French Music
Wagner: Overture: Rienzi / Delius: In a Summer Garden / Schubert: Symphony no. 9
French Ballet Music
Symphonies
Symphonies nos. 1 à 6
7 Ouvertures
Messiah... Refreshed!
Concertos pour vents
Rimsky-Korsakov & Borodin: Scheherazade & Polovtsian Dances 'Prince Igor'
Peer Gynt / Sonate pour violon et piano n° 2 / Du temps de Hollberg
Mass in C Major, Op. 86
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade / Saint-Saëns: Bacchanale / Cello Concerto no. 1
Die Londoner Sinfonien
Faust
Faust
French 'Lollipops'
Handel's Messiah
Harold en Italie
La Bohème
Lollipops
Mozart: The Magic Flute
Orchestral Works by Bizet and Tchaikovsky
Overtures
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