Big Boxes: Vintage Beecham in Haydn and Mozart

David Hurwitz

Artistic Quality:

9

Sound Quality:

6

Beecham’s recordings of Haydn and Mozart are incomparable. You may […]

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Recording Details:

Reference Recording: No reference for this coupling

HAYDN, JOSEPH:
London Symphonies (Nos. 93-104); The Seasons
MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS:
Symphonies Nos. 29, 31, 34-36, 38-41; Violin Concerto No. 3; Divertimentos K131 and K287; Overtures to The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni

Soloists: Elsie Morison (soprano); Alexander Young (tenor); Michael Langdon (bass); Gioconda da Vito (violin)

Conductor: Beecham, Thomas
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Record Label: EMI - 9 09946 2
Medium: CD

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