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The 1959 Royal Festival Hall concert including Beethoven Symphony no. 7 / plus encores and speeches by Sir Thomas Beecham.
LIBRA BBC 40122 CD
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Sound recording
- Author/Creator:
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, performer.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Overtures.
- Suites (Orchestra).
- Symphonies.
- Operas--Excerpts.
- Operas.
- Genre:
- Sound recordings.
- Excerpts.
- Physical Description:
- 1 audio disc : digital, mono ; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in.
- Place of Publication:
- [London] : BBC Legends, [1999]
- System Details:
- digital
- optical
- 1.4 m/s
- mono
- digital recording
- Contents:
- The British national anthem (1:19)
- Overture The fair Melusina : op. 32 / Felix Mendelssohn (10:48)
- Carte blanche / John Addison (17:32)
- Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92 / Ludwig van Beethoven (33:11)
- Danse des prêtresses / Camille Saint-Saëns (2:49)
- A few introductory words by Sir Thomas Beecham (1:00)
- Cortège et air de danse / Claude Debussy (4:38)
- A few introductory words by Sir Thomas Beecham (:58)
- Le sommeil de Juliette / Charles Gounod (2:44).
- Participant:
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, conductor.
- Notes:
- The 3rd work is a suite from the ballet.
- Recorded in Royal Festival Hall, London, Nov. 8, 1959.
- Compact disc.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alfred Reginald Allen Memorial Fund of The Savoy Company.
- Contains:
- Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Märchen von der schönen Melusine.
- Addison, John, 1920-1998. Carte blanche. Suite
- Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Symphonies, no. 7, op. 92, A major
- Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921. Samson et Dalila. Danse des prêtresses de Dagon
- Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Enfant prodigue. Cortège.
- Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Enfant prodigue. Air de danse.
- Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893. Roméo et Juliette. Sommeil de Juliette
- God save the King.
- OCLC:
- 52154681
- Publisher Number:
- 684911401226
- BBCL 4012-2 BBC Legends
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