Sir Thomas Beecham – The Great Communicator
BBC Choral Society, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Beecham Choral Society, Beecham Symphony Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, Favres Solisten Ensemble, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Luton Choral Society, Orchestra, Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Basil Tschaikov (Speaker), Bernard Dennis-Browne (Speaker), Bernard Keeffe (Speaker), Carlo Martelli (Speaker), David Cairns (Speaker), Dennis Wicks (Speaker), Felix Aprahamian (Speaker), Geoffrey Brand (Speaker), Giovanni Martinelli (Speaker), Harry Legge (Speaker), James Williams (Speaker), John Amis (Speaker), John Cave (Speaker), John Lucas (Speaker), Jon Tolansky (Speaker), Jon Vickers (Speaker), Leo Birnbaum (Speaker), Lucine Amara (Speaker), Lyndon Jenkins (Speaker), Nicolai Gedda (Speaker), Norman Walker (Speaker), Paul Strang (Speaker), Raymond Ovens (Speaker), Richard Walton (Speaker), Sir Thomas Beecham (Speaker), Jussi Björling (Voice), Eva Turner (Voice), Alexander Young (Voice), Gerhard Unger (Voice), Lorely Dyer (Soprano), Ilse Hollweg (Soprano), Dora Labbette (Soprano), Lois Marshall (Soprano), Elsie Morison (Soprano), Tiana Lemnitz (Soprano), Victoria de los Angeles (Soprano), Ian Jones (Countertenor), René Soames (Tenor), Léopold Simoneau (Tenor), John Reardon (Baritone), Gerhard Hüsch (Bass-baritone), Gordon Clinton (Bass-baritone), Robert Merrill (Bass-baritone), John Cameron (Bass-baritone), Ludwig Weber (Bass), Fernando Corena (Bass), Giorgio Tozzi (Bass), Oscar Lampe (Violin), Raymond Clark (Violoncello), Paul Tortelier (Violoncello), Eric Harrison (Piano)
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- 10:05Introduction – Mendelssohn: Der Schönen Melusine Overture
- 07:41Early life, and creation of Beecham Symphony Orchestra (Narration)
- 01:09L'Oiseau de feu – Dance of the Firebird
- 02:23Early Opera Seasons (Narration)
- 06:35Aida: Ritorna Vincitor (Narration)
- 03:49Creation of London Philharmonic Orchestra (Narration)
- 03:11Le Carnaval Roman Overture (Narration)
- 04:20Der Freischütz: Overture (2003 Remastered Version)
- 03:32London Philharmonic Orchestra (Narration)
- 15:22Delius: In a Summer Garden (Narration)
- 03:51International Opera Seasons at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (Narration)
- 04:42Wagner: Götterdämmerung: Act I: Hier sitz' ich zur Wacht (Narration)
- 03:30International Opera Seasons at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden – Part II (Narration)
- 02:01Conducting Mozart in Berlin (Narration)
- 02:55Die Zauberflöte: Act 1: Schnelle Füße, rascher Muth (Narration)
- 00:48Creation of Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- 03:33Don Quixote: The Defeat of Quixote (Narration)
- 03:05Der Bürger als Edelmann (Suite), TrV 228c: VIII. Vorspiel zum zweiten Aufzug (Intermezzo). Andante galante e grazioso
- 01:52Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Narration)
- 03:03Sea Drift – Once Paumanok (Narration)
- 02:10Sea Drift – O reckless despairing carols (Narration)
- 01:34Symphony No. 2 (Symphonic Suite) Op. 9, 'Antar' (2003 Remastered Version): II. Allegro
- 01:48Beecham's Marking of the Parts (Narration)
- 02:48Beecham's Rehearsal Method (I) (Narration)
- 04:20Symphony No. 41 (The Jupiter) - Movement 2 (Narration)
- 00:42Beecham's Rehearsal Method (II) (Narration)
- 03:16Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail: Act 2: Ach, Belmonte (Rehearsal)
- 06:33Die Entführung aus dem Serail – Singspiel in three acts K384, Act II (The palace garden): Ach, Belmonte! ach mein Leben! (Konstanze, Belmonte, Pedrillo, Blonde)
- 01:16Beecham's insistence on perfection (Narration) – Divertimento No. 2, K. 131: Mvt 1
- 03:04Beecham's rehearsal method (III) (Narration) – Symphony No. 104: Mvt 1 Rehearsal & Performance
- 01:37Beecham's improvisatory conducting (Narration)
- 04:35Les Troyens, H. 133, Act 1: No. 11, Marche troyenne (Orchestral Version)
- 01:49Beecham's Lollipops (Narration)
- 04:39La Vierge (1948 Remastered Version): Le dernier sommeil de la Vierge (Last Sleep of the Virgin)
- 01:57Beecham's effect on the on the audience in the United States (Narration)
- 01:05English National Anthem
- 01:13Beecham's Conducting Technique (Narration)
- 05:08Le Corsaire: Overture
- 02:10Beecham and Berlioz's Grande Messe des Morts (Narration)
- 04:07Grande Messe des Morts – Tuba Mirum (Narration)
- 01:41Beecham's Conducting Technique with Choruses (Narration)
- 04:25Solomon (2005 Remastered Version): Recitative: Double chorus: Praise the Lord
- 01:39Beecham's arrangements of the music of Handel
- 01:18Love in Bath (1990 Remastered Version): Hornpipe (Il Pastor Fido)
- 01:23Beecham's Results as a Guest Conductor (Narration)
- 05:16Franck: Symphony (Narration)
- 09:28A Village Romeo & Juliet – Scene 1 & 2 (Narration)
- 17:16A Village Romeo and Juliet – Scene 4 Part II and Scene 6
- 02:34Beecham & French Music (I) (Narration)
- 04:37L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 – Prelude
- 03:46L'Arlésienne – Incidental Music, Suite No.1 (2000 Remastered Version): Adagietto
- 00:48Beecham & French Music (II) (Narration)
- 01:33Grétry, edited and arranged Beecham – Zémire et Azor – Passepied (Narration)
- 04:07Zémire et Azor – Ballet music (1959 Remastered Version): Pantomime (1er Air de ballet)
- 04:27Beecham & French Music (III) (Narration)
- 04:09Zémire et Azor: Act 2: Rose chérie (Narration)
- 00:37Beecham's very wide range of Repertoire (Narration)
- 05:00Symphony No. 100 in G major,`Military` (1992 Remastered Version): III. Menuet (Moderato) – Trio
- 01:07Beecham and German Music
- 05:54Symphony No. 7 – Mvt 1 (Narration)
- 02:39Die meistersinger von Nürnberg: Overture
- 00:58Beecham and Scandinavian Music (I) (Narration)
- 04:15Peer Gynt Incidental Music: Wedding March (Narration)
- 04:03Peer Gynt Incidental Music (1998 Remastered Version): 8. Anitra's Dance
- 00:57Beecham and Scandinavian Music (II) (Narration)
- 03:33Tapiola (Narration)
- 05:53Beecham Live in Concert – Symphony No. 2: Mvt 1 & 4 (Narration)
- 05:30Beecham Live in Concert – Symphony No. 8: Mvt 4 (Narration)
- 04:55Symphony No. 93: Mvt 1 (Narration)
- 06:17Symphony No. 93 in D Major, Hob. I/93 (from "12 London Symphonies"): II. Largo cantabile
- 01:54Beecham and Audiences (Narration)
- 02:09Beecham and Controversy (Narration)
- 01:34Late Opera Recordings (Narration)
- 06:17La Boheme: Act 1: Questo Mar Rosso
- 04:36La Bohème, Act 2: "Quando men vo soletta per la via" (Musetta, Marcello, Alcindoro, Mimi, Rodolfo, Schaunard, Colline)
- 04:52Casting of Singers for Operas (Narration)
- 11:56Carmen: Act 1: Près des remparts de Seville (Narration)
- 02:30Carmen – Acte III – N°24 Final : Tu Me Dis De La Suivre (José)
- 04:01Beecham's final edition of Handel's Messiah (Narration)
- 04:07The Messiah: Every Valley (Narration)
- 03:52Beecham's 80th Birthday – Presentation to Beecham
- 04:43Symphony No.99: Mvt 1 (Narration)
- 09:31Gwendoline Overture (2007 Remastered Version)
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