Sir Thomas Beecham - Masterclass

Tracklisting

Disc 1

Side 1

• 1. Overture: Le Carnaval Romaine (Berlioz, The London Phil. Orch., Recorded in 1936)
• 2. Symphony No. 5 (2nd movement) (Schubert, The London Phil. Orch., Recorded in 1938)
• 3. Rhapsody Espana (Chabrier, The London Phil. Orch., Recorded in 1939)
• 4. Che Gelida manina! From La Boheme (Puccini, Bjorling, RCA Victor Orch., Recorded in 1956)
• 5. Si, mi chiamano Mimi From La Boheme (Puccini, de los Angeles, Bjorling, RCA Victor Orch., Recorded
• 6. Symphony No. 6 Pastoral , The Storm (Beethoven, The Royal Phil. Orch., Recorded in 1951/52)
• 7. Symphony No. 6 Pastoral , The Shepherd s song of joy after the storm (Beethoven, The Royal Phil. Or
• 8. Carmen Suites 1 & 2 (excerpts) Prelude to Act 1 (Bizet, The Columbia Symphony Orch., Recorded i
• 9. Carmen Suites 1 & 2 (excerpts) Aragonaise (Bizet, The Columbia Symphony Orch., Recorded in 1949
• 10. Carmen Suites 1 & 2 (excerpts) Les Dragons d Alcala (Bizet, The Columbia Symphony Orch., Record
• 11. Carmen Suites 1 & 2 (excerpts) Les Toreadors (Bizet, The Columbia Symphony Orch., Recorded in 1
• 12. Carmen Suites 1 & 2 (excerpts) Intermezzo (Bizet, The Columbia Symphony Orch., Recorded in 1949
• 13. Carmen Suites 1 & 2 (excerpts) La Garde Montante (Bizet, The Columbia Symphony Orch., Recorded
• 14. Carmen Suites 1 & 2 (excerpts) Danse Boheme (Bizet, The Columbia Symphony Orch., Recorded in 19
• 15. Overture: Semiramide (Rossini, The Phil. Orch. (Recorded in 1952)

Disc 2

• 1. Overture The Magic Flute (Mozart, The London Phil. Orch., Recorded in 1937)
• 2. Arrival Of The Queen of Sheba (Handel, The London Phil. Orch., Recorded in 1933)
• 3. Serenade for Strings, Op. 20, Allegro piacevole (Elgar, The Royal Phil. Orch., Recorded in 1954)
• 4. Serenade for Strings, Op. 20, Larghetto (Elgar, The Royal Phil. Orch., Recorded in 1954)
• 5. Serenade for Strings, Op. 20, Allegretto (Elgar, The Royal Phil. Orch., Recorded in 1954)
• 6. La Calinda from Koanga (Delius, The London Phil. Orch., Recorded in 1938)
• 7. Menuetto & Trio from Divertimento Nr.2 (Mozart, Brain, The Royal Phil. Orch., Recorded in 1948)
• 8. A Midsummer Night s Dream (excerpts) Scherzo (Mendelssohn, The Royal Phil. Orch., Recorded in 1936/9
• 9. A Midsummer Night s Dream (excerpts) Nocturne: (Mendelssohn, Gregory, The Royal Phil. Orch., Recorde
• 10. A Midsummer Night s Dream (excerpts) Wedding March (Mendelssohn, The Royal Phil. Orch., Recorded in
• 11. Capriccio Italien (Tchaikovsky, The Columbia Symphony Orch., Recorded in 19349)
• 12. Symphony in D minor (3rd movement) (Franck, The London Phil. Orch., Recorded in 1940)

Disc 3

• 1. Overture: The Mastersingers of Nuremburg (Wagner, The London Phil. Orch., Recorded in 1936)
• 2. The Tales of Hoffmann, Entracte; Intermezzo Act I (Offenbach, The London Phil. Orch., Recorded in 19
• 3. The Tales of Hoffmann, Barcarolle, Act II (Offenbach, The London Phil. Orch., Recorded in 1936)
• 4. Der Holle Rache from the Magic Flute (Mozart, Berger, The Berlin Phil. Orch. Recorded in 1937)
• 5. Symphony No. 4 Italian (1st Movement) (Mendelssohn, The New York Phil. Orch., Recorded in 1942)
• 6. Prelude to Act III Lohengrin (Wagner, The London Phil. Orch., Recorded in 1935)
• 7. Symphony No. 35 Haffner finale (Mozart, London Phil. Orch., Recorded in 1939)
• 8. Prince Igor, Polovtsian Dances Act III (Borodin The London Phil. Orch. (Recorded in 1934)
• 9. Prince Igor, Polovtsian March (Borodin The London Phil. Orch. (Recorded in 1938)
• 10. Symphony No. 94 Surprise (2nd Movement) (Haydn, The Royal Phil. Orch., Recorded in 1951)
• 11. Dance of the Hours from La Gioconda (Ponchielli, The Columbia Symphony Orch., Recorded in 1949)
• 12. Symphony No. 93 Finale: Presto ma non troppo (Haydn, The Royal Phil. Orch., Recorded in 1950)