This 4CD set includes three Beecham concerts from Toronto in 1960, which have never been released before. The works include Haydn Symphonies Nos. 94 and 102, Mozart Symphony No. 38 and Brahms’s Symphony No.2. Some “Lollipops” are introduced by Beecham himself and there are interviews with Leon Goossens and Neville Cardus.
The bonus CD is Beecham conducting the RPO.
Works:
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Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
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Delius: North Country Sketches
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Handel: Love in Bath (suite on Handel arias by Sir Thomas Beecham)
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Haydn: Symphony No. 94 in G Major 'Surprise'
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Haydn: Symphony No. 102 in B flat major
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Lalo: Symphony in G minor
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Massenet: La Vierge
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Massenet: La Vierge: Le Dernier Sommeil de la vierge (Légende sacrée)
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Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D major, K385 'Haffner'
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Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D major, K504 'Prague'
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Rossini: La gazza ladra
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Rossini: La gazza ladra Overture
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Saint-Saëns: Le Rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31
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Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11
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Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11: Alla marcia
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Strauss, R: Feuersnot
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Strauss, R: Liebesszene (from Feuersnot)
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Suppe: Ein Morgen, ein Mittag, ein Abend in Wien Overture
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Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
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Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Overture