Sir Thomas Beecham - Mendelssohn Ruy blas overture 45rpm 51

[kingsott]

To nbarry45 The authorities didn't like the play and neither did Mendelssohn. But M gave it a first-rate overture notwithstanding. Hallmark of a true craftsman!

[Kbbrianne]

...aaand we have to play THIS in a Secondary School Orchestra? Really?? It seems our music teacher has finally overstepped the line between 'rather ambitious' to 'completely barking'. Ah well... speaking as a second violin, here goes nothing! :S Good piece of music tho :)

[nakkyfan]

45 rpm!!

[saltburner2]

Beecham was always marvellous in Mendelsohn. This was recorded at Abbey Road Studios on 16 March 1951, and was issued as a 78 and as this EP by Columbia. But the rights to the recording belonged to CBS, and then passed to Sony: so it has also appeared on Phillips and Fontana LPs and Sony CDs, most recently on SMK87965.

[kurbiscremesuppe]

I love 6.41-6.56 and the continuation of 6.57-7.13

[webbynator18]

i heard this overture yestarday at Guanajuato and was amazing.

[pianozachary]

@webbynator18 were you just!

[mchen1626]

I think this is really fun to play and it has good sound, great composer too! Mendelssohn is awesome. A good five star rating for me :D

[Sush108]

A fine performance; the recording has remarkably good audio. Thank you for posting! Mendelssohn is a genius!

[Pebbe496]

Mendelssohn is always great. This is a wonderful example. Thanks so much for uploading!

[simonspiers]

I can't get enough of this piece! It is so moving. What a genius....

[Bereyoga]

Es la primera vez que la oigo.  Gracias por subirla. Muy buen trabajo.

[NevaGiveit]

OMGG!!!!! i am loving this songggg

my orchestra is playin it for graduation =O

[penguinfeet4594]

I'm incredibly excited to get to play this piece. Very stunning overture. Not bad sounding recording either. Thanks for posting this so I could get an idea of what it sounded like and how fast it is played.

[Willxtinarg86]

wow, i haven't heard of this overture in my life!

[hushbine]

great!i love it:D.georgeous

[saulboyjt]

Great beauty by the greatest composer ever.

[WmDavidHarrison]

Got to know this piece in the 1960s on a Music for Pleasure LP conducted by Nicolai Malko I think (it also had the 1812 overture and Hebrides overture and some Suppe too ... a real mixed bag!). But this Beecham version is in quite another class. Superb and thank you!

[simonspiers]

~I have been searching over half my life for this piece of music. I had it as a young boy on a 78.I have been trying Royal Blas which is what I thought it was. And now I find it on utube! I can't believe it after not hearing it for over 30 year!

Thank you so much!!!!!!!!

[TACHTIN3]

Amazing..

[zoroaster1965]

Seconded

[arevikdans]

thanks.

[nbarry45]

Mendelssohn wrote this masterpiece for the German premiere of Victor Hugo's drama. The authorities ordered the production scrapped because it was too violent. Go figure.

[jonathancontarini]

Amazing

I'd never listen to this overture. Thanks for your posting