Томас Бичем

­1. ALEXANDER BORODIN (1833-1887)

1  (1)  Polovtsian Dances (from the opera Prince Igor) (10:31)

London Philharmonic Choir.
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Con. Sir Thomas Beecham.
Recorded on 22 November 1954.


2. MILI BALAKIREV (1837-1910)

Symphony No.1 in C Major
1  (2)  Largo - Allegro vivo (11:29)
2  (3)  Scherzo. Vivo - Poco meno mosso - Tempo 1 (7:00)
3  (4)  Andante - attacca (11:04)
4  (5)  Finale. Allegro moderato - Tempo di Polacca (8:49)

BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Con. Sir Thomas Beecham.
Recorded on 20 December 1956.


3. NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (1844-1908)

Le Coq d'or - Suite
1  (6)  Introduction et sommeil de Dodon (9:58)
2  (7)  Le Roi Dodon en campagne (4:20)
3  (8)  Danse de la reine de Chemakha - Danse du roi Dodon (6:57)
4  (9)  La Noce - Mort du roi Dodon - Finale (4:11)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Con. Sir Thomas Beecham.
Recorded on 23 December 1956.


4. WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)

Violin Concerto No.4 In D Major, K.218
1  (10)  Allegro (8:04)
2  (11)  Andante cantabile (6:42)
3  (12)  Rondeau: Andante grazioso - Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenzas by Heifetz) (6:47)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Con. Sir Thomas Beecham.
Jascha Heifetz, Violin.
Recorded on 10th November 1947.


5. FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)

Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op.64
1  (13)  Allegro molto appassionato (11:00)
2  (14)  Andante (7:23)
3  (15)  Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace (5:54)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Con. Sir Thomas Beecham.
Jascha Heifetz, Violin.
Recorded on 10th June 1947.

6. JEAN SIBELIUS (1865-1957)

Swanwhite (Svanevit), Op.54 (Suite for Orchestra)
1  (16)  I. The Peacock (4:06)
2  (17)  II. The Harp (4:30)
3  (18)  III. The Maiden With Roses (2:29)
4  (19)  IV. Listen, the Robin Sings (4:35)
5  (20)  V. Swanwhite and the Prince (3:17)
6  (21)  VI. Song of Praise (2:23)

Symphony No.4 in A Minor, Op.63
7  (22)  I. Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio (8:55)
8  (23)  II. Allegro molto vivace (4:20)
9  (24)  III. II tempo largo (8:50)
10 (25)  IV. Allegro (9:00)

Pellйas et Mйlisande, Op.46 (Suite for Orchestra)
11 (26)  I. Devant la porte  du chateau (3:06)
12 (27)  II. Melisande (4:40)
13 (28)  III. Une Fontaine dans le parc (2:10)
14 (29)  IV. Les Trois Soeurs Aveugles (2:42)
15 (30)  V. Pastoralle (2:05)
16 (31)  VI. Melisande au rouet (2:13)
17 (32)  VII. Entr'acte (3:24)
18 (33)  VIII. La Mort de Melisande (6:10)
19 (34)  Tapiola, Op.112 (Tone Poem) (17:24)
20 (35)  Dance of the Numphs (from the Incidental Music to Shakespeare's "The Tempest", Op.109) (2:11)

Symphony No.7 in C Major, Op.105
21 (36)  Adagio - Vivacissimo - Adagio - Allegro molto moderato - Allegro moderato - Vivace - Presto - Largamente molto - Affettuoso (19:59)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Con. Sir Thomas Beecham.
Recorded in 1935.

Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op.47
22 (37)  Allegro moderato (14:22)
23 (38)  Adagio di molto (6:53)
24 (39)  Allegro, ma non tanto (6:50)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Con. Sir Thomas Beecham.
Jascha Heifetz, Violin.
Recorded in 1935.


7. BONUS: HYMNS

1  (40)  The British National Anthem (1:17)
2  (41)  The Finnish National Anthem (0:37)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Con. Sir Thomas Beecham.
Recorded in 1955.