Thomas Beecham : an obsession with music / John Lucas.
Thomas Beecham : an obsession with music / John Lucas.
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Publisher
Woodbridge, UK ; Rochester, NY : Boydell, 2008.
Date
2008.
Call Numbers
N784.2092/9
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Language
English
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Physical content
xi, 388 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. + 1 sound disc (CD) (4 3/4 in.)
Contents
1. The Birth of the Pill -- 2. The Mecca of Globules -- 3. Banishment -- 4. Orchestral Fireworks -- 5. Elektra and the Baptist -- 6. Guilty - or Not Guilty? -- 7. Towards the Abyss -- 8. Battle for Music -- 9. A Mountain of Debts -- 10. The Bull of Bashan -- 11. The Twopenny Opera -- 12. 'Just Liste...
Publication information
Publisher
Woodbridge, UK ; Rochester, NY : Boydell, 2008.
Analytical title
Beecham in rehearsal : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra [sound recording]
Supplement note
Contents of accompanying CD: Symphony no. 100 in G 'Military' / Haydn -- Symphony no. 104 in D 'London' / Haydn -- Die Entführung aus dem Serail [excerpts] / Mozart -- 'The Gods go a-begging' / Handel, arr. Beecham -- A Faust symphony. Finale / Liszt -- Orpheus : symphonic poem / Liszt -- Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67 / Beethoven.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2008.
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Summary
"Thomas Beecham was one of Britain's greatest conductors of orchestral music and opera as well as an entrepreneur and impresario of exceptional energy and wit. This new life untangles the web of his financial and musical adventures and corrects the stories and myths, many of them of Beecham's own making, that have grown up around this uniquely gift...
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Full title
Thomas Beecham : an obsession with music / John Lucas.
Variant title
Beecham in rehearsal : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra [sound recording]
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Notes
General note
Title on accompanying sound disc (CD): Beecham in rehearsal : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Includes bibliography (p. [358]-361) and index.
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Call Numbers
N784.2092/9
Record Identifier
74VMjgyQaP23
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMjgyQaP23
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ISBN
1843834022 (hbk.)
9781843834021 (hbk.)
DDC
784.2092
MMS ID
991001160749702626
