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ARTISTS
Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam,
London Philharmonic Orchestra,
Eduard van Beinum

WORKS
Decca Recordings 1948-1953

CATALOGUE NUMBER

473 110-2 DC5

LISTEN

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique

— II Un bal: Valse

Pijper: Symphony No.3

TRACKLISTING
CD 1
Beethoven: Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, op.43
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Recorded in London, Feb. 1952
Brahms: Symphony No.1 in C minor, op.68
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Recorded in Amsterdam, Sept. 1951

CD 2
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique,
op.14 · Le Carnaval romain, op.14 — Overture
La Damnation de Faust, op.24 — 3 extracts
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Recorded in Amsterdam, Sept. 1951 & 1952

CD 3
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116
Pijper: Symphony No.3 (Clifford Curzon piano obbligato)
Diepenbrock: Marsyas — Prelude & Entr’acte
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Recorded in Amsterdam, Sept. 1948 & May 1953

CD 4
Mozart: Symphony No.35 in D major, K385 “Haffner”
Schubert: “Die Zauberharfe” Overture, D644 (“Rosamunde” Overture) · Symphony No.4 in C minor, D417 “Tragic”
Mendelssohn: Overture & Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op.21 & op.61
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Recorded in London, May 1950 & Amsterdam, May & December 1952

CD 5
Rossini: Overtures to Guillaume Tell, La scala di seta, Semiramide & La gazza ladra
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, op.21
Alfredo Campoli violin
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Recorded in Amsterdam, Sept. 1952 & London, March 1953

RECORDING INFORMATION
One of the most important Dutch conductors, Eduard van Beinum was born on 3 September 1901 in Arnhem in the Netherlands. He came from a musical family which included his father who played double bass. He studied several instruments including piano, violin and viola and at the age of sixteen had reached a suitable standard on the viola that he joined the Arnhem Orchestra. His level of piano playing also reached a level that resulted in him playing Beethoven's First Concerto at the Amsterdam Conservatory. His early experience of conducting was gained through his work with amateur choirs and orchestras and he was appointed conductor of the Haarlem Orchestral Society. As well as gaining experience of much of the standard orchestral repertory, Van Beinum also developed an interest in contemporary music, an interest which would remain with him throughout his life.

In 1931 Van Beinum, whose work had already been noticed by musical figures in Amsterdam, was appointed second conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra. For his inaugural concert with the orchestra he gave a very substantial programme: the Eighth Symphonies of Beethoven and Bruckner! At this time the Concertgebouw Orchestra was directed by the legendary Willem Mengelberg (he had been appointed to the orchestra in 1895) and there were many international conductors who made guest appearances ó such as Monteux and Walter. Nevertheless Van Beinum made his mark and in 1945 he took over the Concertgebouw Orchestra when Mengelberg, having conducted in Germany during the Second World War, was prohibited from continuing to do so (he remained in retirement until his death in 1951).

As Van Beinum's stature increased on the international concert circuit he was also appointed to the London Philharmonic Orchestra from 1949 to 1951. His work with the Concertgebouw continued and developed, until this much-respected Dutch musician died from a heart attack while rehearsing his beloved orchestra in Amsterdam on 13 April 1959.

This collection features Van Beinum with both the Concertgebouw Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra in a broad range of repertory from Mozart, Schubert & Beethoven through to pieces by the 20th-century composers he championed, such as Bartók and Dutch composers Alphons Diepenbrock (1862‚1921) and Willem Pijper (1894‚1947).

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