{"product_id":"4589538832711","title":"Thomas Beecham \u0026 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Berlioz \u0026 Wagner Orchestral Excerpts : Thomas Beecham \/ Royal Philharmonic (1955, 1958 Live) - Import CD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Beecham \u0026amp; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume 35 of the SOMM label’s acclaimed “Beacham Collection” series. It features music from the operas of Berlioz and Wagner, genres in which Beecham excelled. The Berlioz works are from a 1955 live performance. The Hungarian March (Lakóczy March) was one of the pieces Beecham performed during his official debut in 1899 and became one of his favorite works. This performance is quintessentially Beecham—characterized by a brisk tempo, a lively rhythm, and a powerful, dramatic expression—and the excitement of the audience, who began applauding before the piece had even ended, conveys the electric atmosphere of the concert hall.\nBeecham visited the Bayreuth Festival in the very year he made his full-fledged debut as a conductor. From then on, Wagner would become one of his trademarks. His forceful drive and dramatic structure are similar to those seen in his conductings of Berlioz’s works; the recording of the Prelude to Act I of *Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg* captures the audience erupting in cheers and applause the moment the final note sounds. In contrast, in the *Venusberg* music, the way the music gradually fades away like receding tides is depicted with a long, measured pace, conveying the depth of this conductor’s artistry.\nNaxos Japan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.Les Troyens, H. 133~Prelude to The Trojans at Carthage\u003cbr\u003e2.Les Troyens, H. 133~Royal Hunt and Storm (with the Oxford Bach Choir)\u003cbr\u003e3.La Damnation de Faust, H. 111~Hungarian March\u003cbr\u003e4.Tannhauser, WWV 70~Overture and Venusberg Music\u003cbr\u003e5.Parsifal, WWV 11~Good Friday Music\u003cbr\u003e6.Gotterdammerung, WWV 86D~Siegfried’s Rhine Journey\u003cbr\u003e7.Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, WWV 96 - Prelude to Act One\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somm Recordings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53082767163681,"sku":"4589538832711","price":2441.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/4589538832711.jpg?v=1785152934","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/products\/4589538832711","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}