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Archive Week
Stephen Johnson presents another concert from the BBC Archives, as voted for by Radio 3 listeners. Thomas Beecham was one of the greatest Berlioz champions, and his Royal Albert Hall performance of the immense Grande Messe des Morts from 1959 reveals the work as a magnificent Romantic vision, rather than the inflated monsterpiece it is often reputed to be.
Berlioz Grande Messe des Morts Richard Lewis (tenor),
Royal Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Thomas Beecham
(13 December 1959, Royal Albert Hall , London)

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Unknown:
Stephen Johnson
Unknown:
Thomas Beecham
Unknown:
Royal Albert Hall
Tenor:
Richard Lewis
Conductor:
Thomas Beecham
Unknown:
Albert Hall
Source: Radio Times

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