Sir Thomas Beecham conducts Mozart (vaimusic.com)

[brunosilvershadow]

Where is the scene with guest artist, Maria Stader, Soprano???

[19560703ts]

大家の棒！

[ritty2952]

great conducting style! wow! awesome :))

[1401JSC]

Love the thumb in the waistcoat pocket at the approach of 2:00

Richard Strauß's advice to young conductors... haha.

[brandon71085]

"Madam, you have between your legs an instrument capable of giving pleasure to millions, and all you can do is scratch it."

-Sir Thomas Beecham to a 'cellist during rehearsal.

[olmaleo]

@brandon71085 Yesssssssssss. One of my favourites

[jrakg]

A nice steady tempo and everything phrased beautifully. This rare video gives a hint at how Beecham achieved excellence in performance. - John Austin, Australia.

[metteholm75]

...and "the harpsicord sounds like two sceletons copulating on a tinroof"

[prosperow]

This is the man that gave us "try everything once except incest and folk dancing" a true wit and exceptional conductor

[CanadaPisces]

Superb conducting! Thank you!

[billyguns2]

Elegance personified! With Sir Thomas one could see the shaping of the music in the tip of his baton. Perfect for Mozart.

[YTM021807]

Hair rising!

[jkircher314]

His Mozart and Wagner are superb.

And at the end of Powell and Pressburger's Tales of Hoffmann, there's a touching little surprise. During the closing bars of the opera, the camera reveals none other than the elegant Sir Thomas himself at the podium.

[Cavaradossi1981]

also his haydn symphonies!!!

[345moreb]

AND HAYDN

[paulostroff99]

Beautiful playing and conducting -in one of the world's great cities! Sir Thomas,you have been one of my all time favourite conducters forever. Bravo! Gems such as Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite,Mozart Symphony #40,AND SO many others.Now this brilliant performance as well. Bravo! TY.