Sir Thomas Beecham
Type
Person
Location
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Formed
29 April 1879
Ended
8 March 1961
Albums65
- Mass in C Major, Op. 86Beethoven; Sir Thomas Beecham, The Beecham Choral Society, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra2024
- Rimsky-Korsakov & Borodin: Scheherazade & Polovtsian Dances 'Prince Igor'Sir Thomas Beecham conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra2021
- Messiah... Refreshed!George Frideric Handel ed. Sir Eugene Goossens & Sir Thomas Beecham; Jonathan Griffith, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra2020
- Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins / Mozart: Concerto no. 4, K. 218J. S. Bach, Mozart; Jascha Heifetz, RCA Victor Chamber Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Franz Waxman, Sir Thomas Beecham2010
- Symphony no. 7 / Pelléas et Mélisande / Tapiola / The OceanidesSibelius; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham2008
- Symphony No. 9Beethoven; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham2007
- Ein Heldenleben / Don QuixoteRichard Strauss; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra; Sir Thomas Beecham, Sir John Barbirolli20065.00 ★
- Les Deux Journées (The Water Carrier)Luigi Cherubini; Sir Thomas Beecham2005
- Solomon / Love in BathHandel; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Beecham Choral Society, Sir Thomas Beecham2005
- The SeasonsHaydn; Elsie Morison, Alexander Young, Michael Langdon, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Beecham Choral Society, Sir Thomas Beecham2005
- CarmenGeorges Bizet; Lily Djanel, Licia Albanese, Raoul Jobin, Leonard Warren, Sir Thomas Beecham2004
- ManonJules Massenet; Bidu Sayão, Charles Kullman, Nicola Moscona, John Brownlee, Sir Thomas Beecham2004
- Symphony no. 4 / En Saga / Finlandia / Lemminkäinen's ReturnJean Sibelius; London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham2003
- Symphonies 40 & 41 "Jupiter"Mozart; Sir Thomas Beecham2002
- Balakirev: Symphony no. 1 / Rimsky-Korsakov: Suite from Le Coq d’or / Borodin: Polovtsian Dances from Prince IgorBalakirev, Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin; BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham2001
- Wagner: Tannhäuser Overture & Venusberg Music / Bizet: L'Arlésienne Suite / Delius: Irmelin Act 2 - ScenesWagner, Bizet, Delius; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Women's Chorus, Sir Thomas Beecham2001
- Enigma Variations / Cockaigne / Serenade in E minorElgar; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham2000
- Schubert: Symphony no. 3 / Mendelssohn: Symphony no. 4 / Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker SuiteSchubert, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham2000
- Symphony no. 7 / plus encores and speeches by Sir Thomas BeechamBeethoven; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham1999
- Die ZauberflöteMozart; Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Thomas Beecham1999
- Grande Messe des MortsBerlioz; Richard Lewis, Royal Philharmonic Chorus & Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham1999
- Eine Klein Nachtmusic / Clarinet Concerto / Horn Concerto No. 4Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart;Sir Neville Marriner,Sir Thomas Beecham, Yehudi Menuhin,Academy of St Martin in the Fields,Bath Festival Orchestra.Royal Philharmonic Orchestra1997
- Peer Gynt / Piano ConcertoGrieg; Sir Thomas Beecham, Sir Neville Marriner, Cécile Ousset1997
- Symphonies nos. 29, 31 & 34Mozart; London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham1997
- 50th Anniversary CelebrationThe Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Sir Alexander Gibson, Vernon Handley, Sir Charles Mackerras, Yehudi Menuhin, André Previn1996
- Sea Drift / Hassan / ArabeskDelius; The BBC Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham1996
- Tristan und IsoldeWagner; Lauritz Melchior, Kirsten Flagstad, Margarete Klose, Herbert Janssen, Sven Nilsson, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham1995
- Sibelius Week 1945: Violin Concerto / Tapiola / Symphony no. 7Jean Sibelius; David Oistrakh, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Nils-Eric Fougstedt, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham1993
- Messiah (Highlights)Handel; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Thomas Beecham1993
- MessiahHandel; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham19925.00 ★
- Mass in C, The Ruins of AthensBeethoven; Sir Thomas Beecham, Beecham Choral Society, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra1992
- Orchestral FavoriteDelius; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham1990
- Concertos for Flute and Harp / ClarinetMozart; Elaine Shaffer, Marilyn Costello, Jack Brymer, Yehudi Menuhin, Sir Thomas Beecham1990
- Love in Bath / The Gods Go A'Beggin' / Amaryllis Suite (excerpts)Handel arr. Beecham; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham1990
- 1990
- Symphony No. 8 'Unfinished' / Symphony No. 8 / Symphony No. 4Schubert, Beethoven, Mendelssohn; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham1990
- Symphony no. 1 / TamaraBalakirev; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham1990
- The Tempest / Finlandia / Karelia Suite / Scénes Historiques op. 66 / FestivoSibelius; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony & London Philharmonic Orchestras, Sir Thomas Beecham1990
- Die ZauberflöteWolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Erna Berger, Tiana Lemnitz, Helge Rosvænge, Gerhard Hüsch, Wilhelm Strienz, Irma Beilke, Walter Großmann, Hilde Scheppan, Heinrich Tessmer, Elfriede Marherr, Rut Berglund, Irma Beilke, Carla Spletter, The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Chorus of the Berlin State Opera, Sir Thomas Beecham1989
- Paris / Irmelin - Prelude / Eventyr / “Fennimore & Gerda” - Intermezzo / Over the Hills and Far AwayDelius; Sir Thomas Beecham1989
- Symphonies no. 3, 5 & 6Schubert; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham1989
- Symphony No.7 - The Ruins of AthensBeethoven; Sir Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Beecham Choral Society1989
- CarmenGeorges Bizet; Victoria de los Ángeles, Nicolai Gedda, Janine Micheau, Ernest Blanc, Chœurs National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Sir Thomas Beecham1987
- Bizet: Symphonie en ut majeur / Lalo: Symphonie en sol mineurBizet, Lalo; Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Sir Thomas Beecham1985
- A Faust Symphony / Symphonic Poem: OrpheusLiszt; Sir Thomas Beecham1959
- Peer Gynt / Symphonic Dance no. 2 / In Autumn / Old Norwegian Folksong with VariationsGrieg; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham1957
- La bohèmePuccini; Victoria de los Ángeles, Jussi Björling, Amara, Merrill, Reardon, Tozzi, RCA Victor Chorus & Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham1956
- Bizet: Carmen Suite / Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien / Pocchielli: Dance of the HoursBizet, Tchaikovsky, Ponchielli; Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham1949
- Die Londoner SinfonienJoseph Haydn; Sir Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- FaustCharles Gounod; Sir Thomas Beecham
- FaustCharles‐François Gounod; Licia Albanese, Raoul Jobin, Ezio Pinza, Sir Thomas Beecham
- Harold en ItalieHector Berlioz; William Primrose, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham
- La BohèmeSir Thomas Beecham, Jussi Björling, Victoria de los Ángeles & Robert Merrill
- Orchestral Works by Bizet and TchaikovskyGeorges Bizet, Пётр Ильич Чайковский; Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham
- SheherazadeRimsky-Korsakov; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham
- Sir Thomas Beecham Conducts BerliozHector Berlioz; Sir Thomas Beecham
- Symphonies No. 94 in G "Surprise" / No. 96 in D "Miracle" / No. 102 in B-flatHaydn; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham
- Symphonies Nos. 31, 35 & 39Mozart; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Sir Thomas Beecham
- Symphonies by Mozart and HaydnWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Haydn; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham
- Symphonies by Schubert and BeethovenFranz Schubert, Ludwig van Beethoven; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham
- Symphony No. 2 / Song of Destiny / Academic Festival OvertureBrahms; Beecham Choral Society, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham
- Symphony no. 29 in A Major (K. 201)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham
- Symphony no. 41 “Jupiter” / Clarinet Concerto / Bassoon ConcertoMozart; Sir Thomas Beecham, Jack Brymer, Gwydion Brooke, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Te Deum op. 22Hector Berlioz; Alexander Young, London Philharmonic Choir, Frederick Jackson, Dulwich College Choir, Denis Vaughan, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, direction: Sir Thomas Beecham
- Violin Concerto in D MinorJean Sibelius; Jascha Heifetz, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham
EPs1
- Lollipops no. 1Sibelius, Berlioz, Chabrier; Sir Thomas Beecham, Bart., C.H., Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Live Albums4
- Wagner: Overture: Rienzi / Delius: In a Summer Garden / Schubert: Symphony no. 9Wagner, Delius, Schubert; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham2011
- Piano Concerto, op. 39Ferruccio Busoni; BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Men’s Chorus, Sir Thomas Beecham, Noel Mewton-Wood2003
- Brahms: Symphony no. 2 / Beethoven: Symphony no. 2Brahms, Beethoven; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham2002
- LouiseGustave Charpentier; Grace Moore, Raoul Jobin, Irra Petina, Ezio Pinza, Thelma Votipka, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Thomas Beecham2000
Compilations60
- Peer Gynt / Sonate pour violon et piano n° 2 / Du temps de HollbergEdvard Grieg; Thomas Beecham, Jascha Heifetz, Herbert Sandberg2023
- Concertos pour ventsMozart; Robert Marcellus, George Szell, Aurèle Nicolet, Karl Richter, Dennis Brain, Herbert von Karajan, Léon Goossens, Colin Davis, Gwydion Brooke, Thomas Beecham2021
- 7 OuverturesHector Berlioz; Sir Thomas Beecham, Sir Adrian Boult, André Cluytens, Pierre Monteux, Charles Munch, Paul Paray, Arturo Toscanini2020
- Symphonies nos. 1 à 6Franz Schubert; Sir Thomas Beecham, Karl Münchinger, Harry Blech, Fritz Reiner, Eduard van Beinum2019
- SymphoniesCésar Franck, Georges Bizet; Sir Thomas Beecham, Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française2017
- French Ballet MusicSir Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra2012
- French MusicBerlioz, Bizet, Delibes, Debussy, Fauré, Saint‐Saëns, Massenet, Gounod, Chabrier; Sir Thomas Beecham2011
- English MusicDelius, German, Bantock, Bax, Lord Berners; Sir Thomas Beecham2011
- BBC Music, Volume 16, Number 2: London Philharmonic Orchestra Great RecordingsChabrier, Elgar, Bach, Mahler, Tchaikovsky; Beecham, Elgar, Boult, Tennstedt, Jurowski, London Philharmonic Orchestra2007
- 2007
- Orchestral Works, Volume 5Delius; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham2006
- Overtures / La Boutique fantasqueRossini; Sir Thomas Beecham, Gianluigi Gelmetti, Sir Eugene Goosens2006
- The Founding YearsMozart, Chabrier, Sibelius, Handel; London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham2005
- 2005
- Orchestral Works, Volume 4Delius; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham2005
- Orchestral WorksGrieg; Sir John Barbirolli, Paavo Berglund, Sir Thomas Beecham, Paul Tortelier, Daniel Adni2005
- Orchestral Music and ConcertosHaydn; Goldberg, Landowska, Feuermann, Toscanini, Walter, Koussevitsky, Munch, Beecham2004
- Symphonies 93-98Haydn;The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham2004
- 2003
- Symphonies 99 - 104Haydn; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham2003
- Music to Remember: Chabrier, Mozart, Delius, Debussy, Saint-Saëns, Berlioz, MassanetChabrier, Mozart, Delius, Debussy, Saint‐Saëns, Berlioz, Massenet; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham2002
- Beethoven: Violin Concerto / Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 4Beethoven, Mozart; Joseph Szigeti, British Symphony Orchestra, Bruno Walter, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Beecham2001
- Le Corsaire Overture / Ouverture du Roi Lear / Harold en Italie / Marche troyenneBerlioz; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham2001
- Tchaikovsky, Wieniawski, Sibelius: Violin ConcertosTchaikovsky, Wieniawski, Sibelius; Jascha Heifetz, London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Barbirolli, Thomas Beecham2001
- On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring / Brigg Fair / Summer Night on the RiverDelius; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham2001
- Mozart: Violin Concertos nos. 4 & 5 / Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64Mozart, Mendelssohn; Jascha Heifetz, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Beecham, London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Barbirolli2001
- Orchestral Works, Volume 3Delius; London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham2000
- Orchestral Works, Volume 1Delius; London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham2000
- Orchestral Works, Volume 2Delius; London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham2000
- Symphony no. 4 / Pelléas & Mélisande / Tapiola / Swanwhite / Symphony no. 7Jean Sibelius; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham2000
- Sir Thomas Beecham and the L.P.O., Volume V: LollipopsThe L.P.O., Sir Thomas Beecham1999
- Symphony no. 35 / Symphony no. 29 / Symphony no. 38Mozart; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham1999
- American Columbia Recordings 1942-1952Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, Rossini, Bizet, Rimsky-Korsakov, Nicolai, Ponchielli; New York Philharmonic, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham1997
- Eine kleine Nachtmusik / Serenata Notturna / Clarinet Concerto / Flute and Harp ConcertoMozart; Sir Colin Davis, Sir Thomas Beecham, Elaine Shaffer, Marilyn Costello, Jack Brymer1995
- Beecham Conducts DeliusDelius; Dora Labbette, Sir Thomas Beecham1994
- Sir Thomas Beecham and the L.P.O., Volume II: Berlioz / Franck / Offenbach / DebussyBerlioz, Franck, Offenbach, Debussy; The L.P.O., Sir Thomas Beecham1994
- Sir Thomas Beecham and the L.P.O., Volume IV: Rossini and MendelssohnGioachino Rossini, Felix Mendelssohn; The L.P.O., Sir Thomas Beecham1994
- Mozart: Concerto no. 4 in D major (K. 218) / Prokofiev: Concerto no. 1 in D major, op. 19 / Mendelssohn: Concerto in E minor, op. 64Mozart, Prokofiev, Mendelssohn; Joseph Szigeti, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham1993
- Symphonies no. 4 / Symphony no. 6 / Lemminkäinen's Return / The Bard / Prelude to the TempestJean Sibelius; London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham1992
- Violin ConcertosSibelius, Tchaikovsky, Glazunov; Jascha Heifetz, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Sir John Barbirolli1991
- Carmen Suite etc.Bizet, Fauré, Delibes, Debussy, Saint‐Saëns; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre national De L'ORTF, Sir Thomas Beecham1990
- Sibelius: Symphony no. 2 / Dvořák: Symphony no. 8Sibelius, Dvořák; BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham1990
- Beecham conducts DeliusDelius; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham1987
- Clarinet Concerto / Bassoon ConcertoMozart; Sir Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jack Brymer, Gwydion Brooke1987
- Symphony in C / L’Arlésienne Suites nos. 1 & 2Georges Bizet; Sir Thomas Beecham, Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra1987
- The 100 Greatest Recordings Of All Time 97/98 : Masterpieces For Violin & OrchestraErich Leinsdorf, Nathan Milstein, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Joseph Szigeti1982
- Beecham FavouritesSir Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra1981
- The 100 Greatest Recordings Of All Time 49/50 : Favorite Waltzes and OverturesWilli Boskovsky, Vienna Philharmonic Quartet, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell, Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti, Sir Thomas Beecham & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra1980
- The 100 Greatest Recordings Of All Time 65/66 : The Romantic MuseSir Thomas Beecham, Ilse Hollweg, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Beecham Choral Society, Pierre Monteux & Chicago Symphony Orchestra1980
- The 100 Greatest Recordings Of All Time 83/84 : Russian Masterpieces for OrchestraLeonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, Сергей Александрович Кусевицкий, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Joseph Szigeti & London Philharmonic Orchestra1980
- The 100 Greatest Recordings Of All Time 93/94 : Great Romantic Symphonies IISir Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler & Berlin Philharmonic Octet1980
- The 100 Greatest Recordings of All Time 43/44 : Cornerstones of Symphonic MusicGeorge Szell, The Cleveland Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Artur Rodziński, New York Philharmonic, Marlboro Festival Orchestra & Pau Casals1980
- The 100 Greatest Recordings Of All Time 25/26 - Great Romantic ConcertosLondon Philharmonic Orchestra, Jascha Heifetz, Sir Thomas Beecham, Arthur Rubinstein, Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra & Vladimir Ashkenazy1979
- The 100 Greatest Recordings Of All Time 55/56 : 20th-Century Masterpieces IIHallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham & Daniel Barenboim1979
- The 100 Greatest Recordings of All Time 23/24 - Orchestral ShowpiecesRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Leopold Stokowski, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti, Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops Orchestra, Pierre Boulez & New York Philharmonic1979
- Rimsky‐Korsakov: Scheherazade / Borodin: Polovtsian Dances (“Prince Igor”)Rimsky‐Korsakov, Borodin; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham1958
- OverturesRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham
- Symphonies nos. 94 and 103Haydn; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham
- The Armchair Concerts 8Johannes Brahms, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham
- The Very Best of HMV ClassicsSir Adrian Boult, Sir Thomas Beecham, Sir Neville Marriner, André Previn
Bootlegs1
- L’Arlésienne Suites 1 & 2Georges Bizet; Thomas Beecham, The London Philharmonic Orchestra2008
