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Mining the Archive Edinburgh International Festival

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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Edinburgh Festival,
Sir John Drummond presents the first of four programmes of recordings from the BBC archives. Today's programme features highlights from the early years, including
Beethoven Overture: the Consecration of the House
Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Otto Klemperer
Brahms Liebeslieder , Nos 7-12
Irmgard Seefried (soprano), Kathleen Ferrier (contralto), Julius Patzak
(tenor), Horst Gunter (bass-baritone), Clifford Curzon and Hans Gal (pianos) Beethoven String Quartet in C, Op 59 No 3 (Rasumovsky) (1st mvt) Hungarian Quartet
Bartok Suite, Op 14 Geza Anda (piano)
Beethoven Symphony No 9 in D minor (Choral)
Soloists, Edinburgh Royal Choral Union, RPO, conductor Thomas Beecham Producer Svend Brown

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir John Drummond
Conductor:
Otto Klemperer
Conductor:
Brahms Liebeslieder
Soprano:
Irmgard Seefried
Soprano:
Kathleen Ferrier
Contralto:
Julius Patzak
Tenor:
Horst Gunter
Bass-Baritone:
Clifford Curzon
Piano:
Geza Anda
Conductor:
Thomas Beecham
Producer:
Svend Brown
Source: Radio Times

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