Browse: Sir Thomas Beecham Edition (series)

You'll find out why he was adored in this companion documentary narrated by John Tolansky, which proves to be an engaging portrait featuring Beecham himself, in rehearsal and in radio broadcasts,... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2011, 3 out of 5 stars More…

The French accent he found for the RPO in Bizet's L'Arlesienne Suites is still deliciously colourful 55 years on. This is the box to explore first if you're a fan of Beecham's lollipops...no... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2011, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Beecham's English Collection is unmissable...[Song of the High Hills is] one of the first recordings made by Beecham's new postwar orchestra, and they already play as though they adore him — BBC Music Magazine, July 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The finesse of the detail, the fierce attack, individual flair, corporate precision, blazing warmth: the sum total is playing of tangible personality and, often, ineffable beauty...Listen to... — The Times, 18th February 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Beecham's Mozart is often surprisingly sprightly - he reminds me of Charles Mackerras in some of the Symphonies' outer movements - and lovingly shaped...Beecham conducts the London Symphonies... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2011, 4 out of 5 stars More…