Beecham conducts Wagner
On this CD:
1. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, opera, WWV 96 Overture
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham
2. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, opera, WWV 96 Da zu dir der Heiland kam
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra
with Tiana Lemnitz, Torsten Ralf
Conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham
3. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, opera, WWV 96 Wach'auf
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra
with Tiana Lemnitz, Torsten Ralf
Conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham
4. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, opera, WWV 96 Morgenlich leuchtend
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra
with Tiana Lemnitz, Torsten Ralf
Conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham
5. Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman), opera, WWV 63 Overture
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham
6. Tannhäuser, opera, WWV 70 Overture
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham
7. Tannhäuser, opera, WWV 70 Entry of the Guests
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham
8. Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75 Prelude
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham
9. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d Hier sitz' ich zur wacht
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra
with Herbert Janssen, Ludwig Weber
Conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham
10. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d Hoi-ho!
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra
with Herbert Janssen, Ludwig Weber
Conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham
Beecham conducts Wagner, Music, Richard Wagner, Sir Thomas Beecham, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert Janssen, Ludwig Weber, Tiana Lemnitz, Torsten Ralf, Classical, Classical Artists, Classical Music, German/Austrian Romantic Opera, Miscellaneous Music, Opera, Orchestral & Symphonic
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- Lyrical Wagner from Beecham's best period, but oh the sound!
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Beecham Conducts Wagner
Manufacturer: Dutton Laboratories
ProductGroup: Music
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 All Works by Wagner
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ASIN: B000025XA3
Release Date: 1996-06-18 |
Customer Reviews:
Lyrical Wagner from Beecham's best period, but oh the sound!.......2006-03-15
No composer suffers more from dated mono sound than Wagner, so these recordings by Beecham of "bleeding chunks" are hobbled from the start. They date from 1936-38 with the London Phil. Despite his frivolous exterior Beecham was a serious, if improbable Wagnerite. His tendecy was to be refreshingly quick and lyrical at a time when those virtues were rare in Wagner conducting.
We get some notable solo singing and choral work in the excerpts from Meistersinger and Gotterdammerung, including a long (11 min.) scene when Hagen summons the clan in Act III, but these are the most limited of the recordings sonically. Torsten Ralf's Prize Song is quite lovely, however, and beaautifully conducted. The surfaces are impeccably clean, which helps, yet after a while it gets tiring to have to compensate for the dated sonics. Taken a bit at a time, this is an impressive representation of Beecham's skill in the opera pit, where he spent the bulk of his major career.
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Beecham Conducts Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Wagner
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ASIN: B00002MXO0
Release Date: 1993-11-01 |
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Sir Thomas Beecham Conducts Wagner
Manufacturer: Sony
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All Works by Wagner
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ASIN: B000068VE4
Release Date: 2002-07-29 |
Tracks:
- Der Fliegende Hollander / Overture
- Introduction To Act Iii / Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg
- Dance Of The Apprentices / Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg
- Entry Of The Masters / Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg
- Parsifal / Good Friday Music
- Gotterdammerung / Siegfried's Rhine Jouney
- Gotterdammerung / Funeral Music /
- Lohengrin / Prelude To Act 1
Customer Reviews:
Beecham as Wagnerian.......2007-04-20
Thomas Beecham (1879-1961) is not thought of today as a major Wagner conductor, but he did conduct a number of Wagner's music dramas at Covent Garden in the 1930s, and has recorded a number of Wagner overtures and preludes, including this collection.
Although the early- mid 1950s sound will be an issue for some, I urge serious collectors to consider this recording, as it shows Beecham's mastery of Wagner. A great alternative to other Wagner collections of Bohm (DG), Karajan (EMI), Furtwangler (Naxos Historical and EMI), Bernstein (Sony) and Ormandy (Sony).
Highly recommended.
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Beecham conducts Wagner
Manufacturer: Dutton Laboratories
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
All Works by Wagner
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ASIN: B00001NTJS
Release Date: 1999-09-07 |
Customer Reviews:
Beecham's superb Wagner.......2001-01-30
Beecham brings all his insight and originality to these satisfying Wagner selections. The Meistersinger overture bubbles more playfully than any I've heard, but Beecham has all of Wagner's tension, darkness, and excitement at his command as well.
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Beecham Conducts Wagner
Lemnitz , Wagner , and Beecham
Manufacturer: Dutton
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All Works by Wagner
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ASIN: B000005D0B
Release Date: 1994-01-01 |
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Sir Thomas Beecham Conducts Favourite Overtures, Volume II
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ASIN: B000005D0D
Release Date: 1994-01-01 |
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Beecham Conducts Wagner, Bizet & Delius
Manufacturer: BBC Legends
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ASIN: B00005LW1H
Release Date: 2001-08-14 |
Tracks:
- Overture-Venusberg Music - BBC Women's Chorus
- Scenes From Act II
- Prelude: Allegro Deciso (Tempo Di Marcia)-Animez-Andantino-Tempo I-Andante Molto
- Minuetto: Allegro Giocoso
- Adagietto: Adagio
- Carillon: Allegro Moderato-Andantino-Tempo I
- Menuet: Andantino Quasi Allegretto
- Farandole: Allegro Deciso (Tempo Di Marcia)-Allegro Vivo E Deciso
- Speech By Sir Thomas Beecham - Sir Thomas Beecham
- The Last Sleep Of The Virgin
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Sir Thomas Beecham Conducts Wagner
Manufacturer: Beecham Edition
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
All Works by Wagner
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ASIN: B0000V461S
Release Date: 2003-11-25 |
Product Description
-die meistersinger von nurnberg~~~ -der fliegende hollander~~~ gotterdammerung~~~ -lohengrin~~~ tristan und isolde~~~ the london philarmonic orchestra & chorus of the reoyal opera house covent garden live recordings 1935/37
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- Substantial overtures from Beecham's peak period, but not in best sound
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Sir Thomas Beecham Conducts Favourite Overtures, Volume II
Manufacturer: Dutton Laboratories
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Overtures
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General
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ASIN: B000025XA4
Release Date: 1995-06-20 |
Customer Reviews:
Substantial overtures from Beecham's peak period, but not in best sound.......2006-03-15
I get impatient with Beecham's fondness for snippets of music lasting less than 5 min. Here we move up to gobbets lasting about 8-12 min. This Dutton reissue consists of prewar London Phil. recordings between 1933 and 1940; as one would expect, the sound is variable. The opening Marriage of Figaro Over. from 1937 is shrill and nasty, but the next item, a Don Giovanni Over. from 1940, though cramped and not very colorful, is more listenable, and the third item, a Magtic Flute Over. from 1938, is best of all.
And so it goes through Weber, Brahms, Wagner, etc. Even after adjusting my ears, I wouldn't say that any of these recordings is a sensual pleasure, but they represent Beecham in good if not revelatory form. He avoidss the tendency prevalent in the 78 era to rush the music so that it can fit on a side--we get a realistic picture of his ideas about each work. Overall, I'd rank this colleciton somewhere in the middle of available Beecham reissues.
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