The Beecham Collection - Sibelius
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham
Beecham's 1937 Fourth is one of the definitive versions, but this 1951 studio broadcast offers clearer sound, despite infuriating rasps from the acetate master, and very similar intensity....
The Beecham Collection - Sibelius
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham
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Beecham's 1937 Fourth is one of the definitive versions, but this 1951 studio broadcast offers clearer sound, despite infuriating rasps from the acetate master, and very similar intensity....
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January 2006
Beecham's 1937 Fourth is one of the definitive versions, but this 1951 studio broadcast offers clearer sound, despite infuriating rasps from the acetate master, and very similar intensity. His 1947 Sixth was Sibelius's favourite recording, and this is almost as fine.
