Sir Thomas Beecham - MusicBrainz (original) (raw)

Album

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1956 La bohème (1956 studio cast) Puccini; Victoria de los Ángeles, Jussi Björling, Amara, Merrill, Reardon, Tozzi, RCA Victor Chorus & Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 10
1957 Peer Gynt / Symphonic Dance no. 2 / In Autumn / Old Norwegian Folksong with Variations Grieg; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 7
1959 A Faust Symphony / Symphonic Poem: Orpheus Liszt; Sir Thomas Beecham 3
1985 Bizet: Symphonie en ut majeur / Lalo: Symphonie en sol mineur Bizet, Lalo; Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Sir Thomas Beecham 2
1987 Carmen (1959 studio cast) Georges Bizet; Victoria de los Ángeles, Nicolai Gedda, Janine Micheau, Ernest Blanc, Chœurs National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Sir Thomas Beecham 6
1989 Beethoven: Symphony No.7 - The Ruins of Athens Sir Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Beecham Choral Society 1
1989 Die Zauberflöte Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Erna Berger, Tiana Lemnitz, Helge Rosvænge, Gerhard Hüsch, Wilhelm Strienz, Irma Beilke, Walter Großmann, Hilde Scheppan, Heinrich Tessmer, Elfriede Marherr, Rut Berglund, Irma Beilke, Carla Spletter, The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Chorus of the Berlin State Opera, Sir Thomas Beecham 4
1989 Paris / Irmelin - Prelude / Eventyr / “Fennimore & Gerda” - Intermezzo / Over the Hills and Far Away Delius; Sir Thomas Beecham 1
1989 Symphonies no. 3, 5 & 6 Schubert; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 3
1990 Concertos for Flute and Harp / Clarinet Mozart; Elaine Shaffer, Marilyn Costello, Jack Brymer, Yehudi Menuhin, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
1990 Love in Bath / The Gods Go A'Beggin' / Amaryllis Suite (excerpts) Handel arr. Beecham; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
1990 Symphony No. 1 / Tamara Balakirev; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
1990 Symphony No. 8 'Unfinished' / Symphony No. 8 / Symphony No. 4 Schubert, Beethoven, Mendelssohn; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
1990 Schubert Symphony No. 8 Beethoven Symphony No.8 Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 Sir Thomas Beecham 1
1990 The Tempest / Finlandia / Karelia Suite / Scénes Historiques op. 66 / Festivo Sibelius; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony & London Philharmonic Orchestras, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
1992 Messiah Handel; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 5 1
1992 Beethoven Mass in C, The Ruins of Athens Sir Thomas Beecham, Beecham Choral Society & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1
1993 Sibelius Week 1945: Violin Concerto / Tapiola / Symphony no. 7 Jean Sibelius; David Oistrakh, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Nils-Eric Fougstedt, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
1993 Messiah (Highlights) Handel; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
1995 Tristan und Isolde Wagner; Lauritz Melchior, Kirsten Flagstad, Margarete Klose, Herbert Janssen, Sven Nilsson, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
1996 50th Anniversary Celebration The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Sir Alexander Gibson, Vernon Handley, Sir Charles Mackerras, Yehudi Menuhin, André Previn 3
1996 Sea Drift / Hassan / Arabesk Delius; The BBC Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
1997 Eine Klein Nachtmusic / Clarinet Concerto / Horn Concerto No. 4 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart;Sir Neville Marriner,Sir Thomas Beecham, Yehudi Menuhin,Academy of St Martin in the Fields,Bath Festival Orchestra.Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1
1997 Peer Gynt / Piano Concerto Grieg; Sir Thomas Beecham, Sir Neville Marriner, Cécile Ousset 1
1997 Symphonies nos. 29, 31 & 34 Mozart; London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
1999 Symphony no. 7 / plus encores and speeches by Sir Thomas Beecham Beethoven; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
1999 Die Zauberflöte Mozart; Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
1999 Grande Messe des Morts Berlioz; Richard Lewis, Royal Philharmonic Chorus & Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
2000 Enigma Variations / Cockaigne / Serenade in E minor Elgar; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
2000 Schubert: Symphony no. 3 / Mendelssohn: Symphony no. 4 / Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite Schubert, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
2001 Balakirev: Symphony no. 1 / Rimsky-Korsakov: Suite from Le Coq d’or / Borodin: Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor Balakirev, Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin; BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
2001 Wagner: Tannhäuser Overture & Venusberg Music / Bizet: L'Arlésienne Suite / Delius: Irmelin Act 2 - Scenes Wagner, Bizet, Delius; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Women's Chorus, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
2002 Symphonies 40 & 41 "Jupiter" Mozart; Sir Thomas Beecham 1
2003 Symphony no. 4 / En Saga / Finlandia / Lemminkäinen's Return Jean Sibelius; London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
2004 Carmen Georges Bizet; Lily Djanel, Licia Albanese, Raoul Jobin, Leonard Warren, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
2004 Manon Jules Massenet; Bidu Sayão, Charles Kullman, Nicola Moscona, John Brownlee, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
2005 Les Deux Journées (The Water Carrier) Luigi Cherubini; Sir Thomas Beecham 1
2005 Solomon / Love in Bath Handel; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Beecham Choral Society, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
2005 The Seasons Haydn; Elsie Morison, Alexander Young, Michael Langdon, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Beecham Choral Society, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
2006 Ein Heldenleben / Don Quixote Richard Strauss; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra; Sir Thomas Beecham, Sir John Barbirolli 5 1
2007 Symphony No. 9 Beethoven; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
2008 Symphony no. 7 / Pelléas et Mélisande / Tapiola / The Oceanides Sibelius; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 2
2010 Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins / Mozart: Concerto no. 4, K. 218 J. S. Bach, Mozart; Jascha Heifetz, RCA Victor Chamber Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Franz Waxman, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
2020 Messiah... Refreshed! George Frideric Handel ed. Sir Eugene Goossens & Sir Thomas Beecham; Jonathan Griffith, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1
2021 Rimsky-Korsakov & Borodin: Scheherazade & Polovtsian Dances 'Prince Igor' Sir Thomas Beecham conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1
2024 Mass in C Major, Op. 86 Beethoven; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Thomas Beecham 1
— Faust Charles‐François Gounod; Licia Albanese, Raoul Jobin, Ezio Pinza, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
— Faust Charles Gounod; Sir Thomas Beecham 1
— Harold en Italie Hector Berlioz; William Primrose, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
— La Bohème Sir Thomas Beecham, Jussi Björling, Victoria de los Ángeles & Robert Merrill 1
— Orchestral Works by Bizet and Tchaikovsky Georges Bizet, Пётр Ильич Чайковский; Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
— Sheherazade Rimsky-Korsakov; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
— Symphonies No. 94 in G "Surprise" / No. 96 in D "Miracle" / No. 102 in B-flat Haydn; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
— Symphony no. 41 “Jupiter” / Clarinet Concerto / Bassoon Concerto Mozart; Sir Thomas Beecham, Jack Brymer, Gwydion Brooke, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1
— Symphony no. 29 in A Major (K. 201) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
— Symphonies Nos. 31, 35 & 39 Mozart; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
— Symphony No. 2 / Song of Destiny / Academic Festival Overture Brahms; Beecham Choral Society, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
— Symphonies by Mozart and Haydn Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Haydn; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
— Symphonies by Schubert and Beethoven Franz Schubert, Ludwig van Beethoven; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
— Sir Thomas Beecham Conducts Berlioz Hector Berlioz; Sir Thomas Beecham 1
— Te Deum op. 22 Hector Berlioz; Alexander Young, London Philharmonic Choir, Frederick Jackson, Dulwich College Choir, Denis Vaughan, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, direction: Sir Thomas Beecham 1
— Violin Concerto in D Minor Jean Sibelius; Jascha Heifetz, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1

Album + Compilation

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1979 The 100 Greatest Recordings of All Time 23/24 - Orchestral Showpieces Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Leopold Stokowski, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti, Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops Orchestra, Pierre Boulez & New York Philharmonic 1
1979 The 100 Greatest Recordings Of All Time 25/26 - Great Romantic Concertos London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jascha Heifetz, Sir Thomas Beecham, Arthur Rubinstein, Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra & Vladimir Ashkenazy 1
1979 The 100 Greatest Recordings Of All Time 55/56 : 20th-Century Masterpieces II Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham & Daniel Barenboim 1
1980 The 100 Greatest Recordings of All Time 43/44 : Cornerstones of Symphonic Music George Szell, The Cleveland Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Artur Rodziński, New York Philharmonic, Marlboro Festival Orchestra & Pau Casals 1
1980 The 100 Greatest Recordings Of All Time 49/50 : Favorite Waltzes and Overtures Willi Boskovsky, Vienna Philharmonic Quartet, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell, Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti, Sir Thomas Beecham & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1
1980 The 100 Greatest Recordings Of All Time 65/66 : The Romantic Muse Sir Thomas Beecham, Ilse Hollweg, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Beecham Choral Society, Pierre Monteux & Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1
1980 The 100 Greatest Recordings Of All Time 83/84 : Russian Masterpieces for Orchestra Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, Сергей Александрович Кусевицкий, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Joseph Szigeti & London Philharmonic Orchestra 1
1980 The 100 Greatest Recordings Of All Time 93/94 : Great Romantic Symphonies II Sir Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler & Berlin Philharmonic Octet 1
1981 Beecham Favourites Sir Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1
1982 The 100 Greatest Recordings Of All Time 97/98 : Masterpieces For Violin & Orchestra Erich Leinsdorf, Nathan Milstein, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Joseph Szigeti 1
1987 Beecham conducts Delius Delius; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
1987 Clarinet Concerto / Bassoon Concerto Mozart; Sir Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jack Brymer, Gwydion Brooke 2
1987 Rimsky‐Korsakov: Scheherazade / Borodin: Polovtsian Dances (“Prince Igor”) Rimsky‐Korsakov, Borodin; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 3
1987 Symphony in C / L’Arlésienne Suites nos. 1 & 2 Georges Bizet; Sir Thomas Beecham, Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 4
1990 Carmen Suite etc. Bizet, Fauré, Delibes, Debussy, Saint‐Saëns; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre national De L'ORTF, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
1990 Sibelius: Symphony no. 2 / Dvořák: Symphony no. 8 Sibelius, Dvořák; BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 2
1991 Violin Concertos Sibelius, Tchaikovsky, Glazunov; Jascha Heifetz, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Sir John Barbirolli 2
1992 Symphonies no. 4 / Symphony no. 6 / Lemminkäinen's Return / The Bard / Prelude to the Tempest Jean Sibelius; London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
1993 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 Mozart, Prokofiev, Mendelssohn; Joseph Szigeti, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
1994 Beecham Conducts Delius Delius; Dora Labbette, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
1994 Sir Thomas Beecham and the L.P.O., Volume II: Berlioz / Franck / Offenbach / Debussy Berlioz, Franck, Offenbach, Debussy; The L.P.O., Sir Thomas Beecham 1
1994 Sir Thomas Beecham and the L.P.O., Volume IV: Rossini and Mendelssohn Gioachino Rossini, Felix Mendelssohn; The L.P.O., Sir Thomas Beecham 1
1995 Eine kleine Nachtmusik / Serenata Notturna / Clarinet Concerto / Flute and Harp Concerto Mozart; Sir Colin Davis, Sir Thomas Beecham, Elaine Shaffer, Marilyn Costello, Jack Brymer 1
1997 American Columbia Recordings 1942-1952 Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, Rossini, Bizet, Rimsky-Korsakov, Nicolai, Ponchielli; New York Philharmonic, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
1999 Sir Thomas Beecham and the L.P.O., Volume V: Lollipops The L.P.O., Sir Thomas Beecham 1
1999 Symphony no. 35 / Symphony no. 29 / Symphony no. 38 Mozart; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
2000 Orchestral Works, Volume 1 Delius; London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
2000 Orchestral Works, Volume 2 Delius; London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
2000 Orchestral Works, Volume 3 Delius; London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
2000 Symphony no. 4 / Pelléas & Mélisande / Tapiola / Swanwhite / Symphony no. 7 Jean Sibelius; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
2001 Mozart: Violin Concertos nos. 4 & 5 / Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64 Mozart, Mendelssohn; Jascha Heifetz, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Beecham, London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Barbirolli 1
2001 On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring / Brigg Fair / Summer Night on the River Delius; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
2001 Tchaikovsky, Wieniawski, Sibelius: Violin Concertos Tchaikovsky, Wieniawski, Sibelius; Jascha Heifetz, London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Barbirolli, Thomas Beecham 1
2001 Beethoven: Violin Concerto / Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 4 Beethoven, Mozart; Joseph Szigeti, British Symphony Orchestra, Bruno Walter, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Beecham 1
2002 Music to Remember: Chabrier, Mozart, Delius, Debussy, Saint-Saëns, Berlioz, Massanet Chabrier, Mozart, Delius, Debussy, Saint‐Saëns, Berlioz, Massenet; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
2003 Symphonies 99 - 104 Haydn; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham 1
2003 Great Conductors of the 20th Century: Sir Thomas Beecham Sir Thomas Beecham 1
2004 Orchestral Music and Concertos Haydn; Goldberg, Landowska, Feuermann, Toscanini, Walter, Koussevitsky, Munch, Beecham 1