The Beecham Collection

 

ALWYN / MOZART / GRIEG

 

Alwyn: Symphony No. 3

Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A K201

Grieg: Symphonic Dances Op. 64

 

Royal Philharmonic and BBC Symphony Orchestra / Thomas Beecham

 

This is the first time these recordings have been made available on CD. The recording is the first performance of Alwyn’s Symphony No.3 and coupled with the Mozart Symphony No. 29 was recorded by the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the RFH in October 1956.

 

The Greig was performed at Studio No 1 at Maida Vale on Christmas night, December 25th 1955.

 

“The latest in Somm’s Beecham Collection includes the premiere of William Alwyn’s Third Symphony at the Royal Festival Hall, in October 1956. This is a powerful and impressive work in three movements, which reinforces Alwyn’s belatedly recognised position as one of the finest English symphonists of the 20th century. The slow movement is of nobly tragic stature.” The Sunday Telegraph, 27th April 2008

 

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