Thomas Beecham - The Beecham Collection: Beecham, Flagstad & Wagner (2014)

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Artist: Thomas Beecham, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Kirsten Flagstad, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Title: The Beecham Collection: Beecham, Flagstad & Wagner
Year Of Release: 2014
Label: SOMM Recordings
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 67:25 min
Total Size: 200 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

01. Der fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman): Overture
02. Lohengrin, Act I: Prelude
03. No. 1. Der Engel (The Angel)
04. No. 2. Stehe still (Stand Still)
05. No. 3. Im Treibhaus (In the Hothouse)
06. No. 4. Schmerzen (Pain)
07. No. 5. Traume (Dreams)
08. Act III: Prelude
09. Act III: Isolde's Liebestod
10. Kirsten Flagstad: Talk on Singing Wagner

The opening piece is the gloriously conducted ‘Overture to The Flying Dutchman’. Kirsten Flagstad has a beautiful voice and sings with consummate skill in the’Wesendonck Lieder’ and ‘Liebestod'(from ‘Isolde’). – First Authorised Release.

SIR THOMAS BEECHAM, Bart., C.H.
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Kirsten Flagstad – Soprano.

The usual stunning Beecham conducting. Flagstad also speaks about her singing approach to Wagner – it should be required listening for all young singers today!

Released in collaboration with the Sir Thomas Beecham Trust in support of the Scholarship Fund.

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Thomas Beecham - The Beecham Collection: Beecham, Flagstad & Wagner (2014) FLAC - 200.2 MB