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- ABarber of Seville Overture
- BMidsummer Night's Dream scherzo
The orchestra under conductor Thomas Beecham performing the overture to Rossini's Barber of Seville and the scherzo from Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream on Columbia L1075. Beecham was one of the greatest British conductors of the twentieth century.AI summary
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- ABee's Wedding
- BIntermezzo Cav.
An orchestra conducted by Thomas Beecham performing Mendelssohn's 'Bee's Wedding' and the Intermezzo from Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana on Odeon catalogue 143000. Beecham was one of the most celebrated British conductors; Odeon pressings of early Beecham recordings are of collector interest.AI summary
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- ADie Fledermaus Overture(10)
- B(Orch)Salut d'Amour
Sir Thomas Beecham conducting an unnamed orchestra in the overture to Johann Strauss II's Die Fledermaus, coupled with Elgar's Salut d'Amour — HMV C431 is an early Beecham disc from the acoustic or early electric era. Beecham is a perennially collectable conductor name, and early HMV C-prefix pressings of his work attract interest.AI summary
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- AL'Oiseau de Feu
- Bpart 2
The orchestra under Thomas Beecham performs Stravinsky's 'L'Oiseau de feu' (The Firebird) on Columbia L1040, a large-format 12-inch pressing from Columbia's premium L-series. Beecham was a champion of the Russian repertoire in Britain, and his early electrical Columbia recordings are collected by enthusiasts of British orchestral recording history.AI summary
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- AMagic Flute Overture
- Bpart 2
Sir Thomas Beecham conducting an orchestra in Mozart's *Magic Flute* Overture, recorded for Columbia on the prestigious L-series (long-playing 10-inch) of the early 1930s; Beecham was the leading British conductor of the era and a major recording artist.AI summary
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- AProcessional March Gounod(16)
- BValse Triste
An orchestra conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham performing Gounod's 'Processional March' and Sibelius's 'Valse Triste' on Columbia electrical recording; Beecham was a major British conductor.AI summary
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- ARosenkavalier waltz
- BManon minuet
Sir Thomas Beecham conducted the orchestra in 'Rosenkavalier waltz' and 'Manon minuet' for Columbia L1020. This is an electrical recording of light orchestral arrangements, conducted by one of Britain's most celebrated conductors.AI summary
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- ASymphonic Dance No 2
- BMinuet in D Mozart
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- AWilliam Tell overture
- BMuguette entracte
Sir Thomas Beecham conducting an orchestra performing the 'William Tell Overture' and 'Muguette Entracte'. Ariel 6157 is an early acoustic orchestral recording.AI summary