"Actor: Thomas Beecham"

• Art Of Conducting - Great Conductors Of The Past | DVD | (07/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  This unique programme features sixteen great conductors of the 20th Century in rehearsal and performance. Fascinating archive footage is accompanied by first-hand recollections of these legendary conductors by some of today's most eminent musicians. Conductors included: Sir John Barbirolli Sir Thomas Beecham Leonard Bernstein Fritz Busch Wilhelm Furtwangler Herbert von Karajan Otto Klemperer Serge Koussevitsky Arthur Nikisch Fritz Reiner Leopold Stokowski Richard Strauss

• Sir Thomas Beecham In Montreal | DVD | (10/03/2003) from £21.38   |  Saving you £-2.39 (N/A%)   |  RRP £18.99

  Sir Thomas Beecham (1879 - 1961) was one of the most venerated and celebrated conductors of his time. Though he was renowned for his rapier-style wit Sir Thomas was a serious extraordinarily gifted musician who illuminated even overly-familiar works with his own magical light.Sir Thomas's television appearances were surprisingly largely limited to North America. His concerts were captured by cameras in Chicago Toronto and Montreal but apparently only once in his native country. The Montreal concert which took place in 1956 is the earliest of Sir Thomas's extant television appearances. For many years the original kinescope was thought to have been lost; it was only recently discovered and restored to the Montreal studios of Radio-Canada. This historic document comprised of music of the two composers closest to Sir Thomas's heart is of major importance both to Beecham collectors and to all lovers of great music. Video Artists International is proud to have played a part in its rediscovery and release.