歌词
旁白 : Lucine Amara
贝斯 : Giorgio Tozzi
弦乐团 : RCA Victor Orchestra
主人声 : Robert Merrill/Giorgio Tozzi/RCA Victor Orchestra/Lucine Amara
人声 : Jussi Björling
专辑信息
1.Introduction - Mendelssohn: Der Schönen Melusine Overture
2.Early life, and creation of Beecham Symphony Orchestra - Narration
3.L'Oiseau de feu - Dance of the Firebird
4.Early Opera Seasons - Narration
5.Aida: Ritorna Vincitor - Narration
6.Creation of London Philharmonic Orchestra - Narration
7.Le Carnaval Roman Overture - Narration
8.Der Freischütz - Overture (2003 Digital Remaster)
9.London Philharmonic Orchestra - Narration
10.Delius: In a Summer Garden - Narration
11.International Opera Seasons at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Narration
12.Wagner - Götterdämmerung: Act I: Hier sitz' ich zur Wacht - Narration
13.International Opera Seasons at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Part II - Narration
14.Conducting Mozart in Berlin - Narration
15.Die Zauberflöte: Act 1: Schnelle Füße, rascher Muth - Narration
16.Creation of Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
17.Don Quixote: The Defeat of Quixote - Narration
18.Le Bourgeois gentilhomme Op.60: Intermezzo (Prelude to Act II)
19.Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Narration
20.Sea Drift - Once Paumanok - Narration
21.Sea Drift - O reckless despairing carols - Narration
22.Symphony No. 2 (Symphonic Suite) Op. 9, 'Antar' (2003 Digital Remaster): II. Allegro
23.Beecham's Marking of the Parts - Narration
24.Beecham's Rehearsal Method (I) - Narration
25.Symphony No.41 (The Jupiter) - Movement 2 - Narration
26.Beecham's Rehearsal Method (II) - Narration
27.Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail: Act 2: Ach, Belmonte - Rehearsal
28.Die Entführung aus dem Serail - Singspiel in three acts K384, Act II (The palace garden): Ach, Belmonte! ach mein Leben! (Konsta
29.Beecham's insistence on perfection - Narration - Divertimento No.2, K.131: Mvt 1
30.Beecham's rehearsal method (III) - Narration - Symphony No.104 - Mvt 1 Rehearsal & Performance
31.Beecham's improvisatory conducting - Narration
32.Marche troyenne, 'Trojan March' (Les Troyens, Act I) (2003 Digital Remaster)
33.Beecham's Lollipops - Narration
34.La Vierge (1948 Digital Remaster): Le dernier sommeil de la Vierge (Last Sleep of the Virgin)
35.Beecham's effect on the on the audience in the United States - Narration
36.English National Anthem
37.Beecham's Conducting Technique - Narration
38.Le Corsaire Overture
39.Beecham and Berlioz's Grande Messe des Morts - Narration
40.Grande Messe des Morts - Tuba Mirum - Narration
41.Beecham's Conducting Technique with Choruses - Narration
42.Solomon (2005 Digital Remaster): Recitative: Double chorus: Praise the Lord
43.Beecham's arrangements of the music of Handel
44.Love in Bath (1990 Digital Remaster): Hornpipe (Il Pastor Fido)
45.Beecham's Results as a Guest Conductor - Narration
46.Franck: Symphony - Narration
47.A Village Romeo & Juliet - Scene 1 & 2 - Narration
48.A Village Romeo and Juliet - Scene 4 Part II and Scene 6
49.Beecham & French Music (I) - Narration
50.L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 - Prelude
51.L'Arlésienne - Incidental Music, Suite No.1 (2000 Digital Remaster): Adagietto
52.Beecham & French Music (II) - Narration
53.Grétry, edited and arranged Beecham - Zémire et Azor - Passepied - Narration
54.Zémire et Azor - Ballet music (1959 Digital Remaster): Pantomime (1er Air de ballet)
55.Beecham & French Music (III) - Narration
56.Zémire et Azor: Act 2: Rose chérie - Narration
57.Beecham's very wide range of Repertoire - Narration
58.Symphony No. 100 in G major,`Military` (1992 Digital Remaster): III. Menuet (Moderato) - Trio
59.Beecham and German Music
60.Symphony No.7 - Mvt 1 - Narration
61.Die meistersinger von Nürnberg - Overture
62.Beecham and Scandinavian Music (I) - Narration
63.Peer Gynt Incidental Music - Wedding March - Narration
64.Peer Gynt - Incidental Music (1998 Digital Remaster): 8. Anitra's Dance
65.Beecham and Scandinavian Music (II) - Narration
66.Tapiola - Narration
67.Beecham Live in Concert - Symphony No.2: Mvt 1 & 4 - Narration
68.Beecham Live in Concert - Symphony No.8: Mvt 4 - Narration
69.Symphony No.93 - Mvt 1 - Narration
70.Symphony No. 93 in D major (1992 Digital Remaster): II. Largo cantabile
71.Beecham and Audiences - Narration
72.Beecham and Controversy - Narration
73.Late Opera Recordings - Narration
74.La Boheme: Act 1: Questo Mar Rosso
75.La bohème (2002 Digital Remaster), Act Two: Quando me'n vo'soletta (Musetta/Marcello/Alcindoro/Mimi/Rodolfo/Schaunard/Colline)
76.Casting of Singers for Operas - Narration
77.Carmen: Act 1: Près des remparts de Seville - Narration
78.Carmen - Acte III - N°24 Final : Tu Me Dis De La Suivre (José)
79.Beecham's final edition of Handel's Messiah - Narration
80.The Messiah - Every Valley - Narration
81.Beecham's 80th Birthday - Presentation to Beecham
82.Symphony No.99: Mvt 1 - Narration
83.Gwendoline Overture (2007 Digital Remaster)