Jack Brymer in Paris - between the 1950's and early , month unknown, the 1960's

from The Beecham Years, page 112:

Three events stick in my mind when I think of the Salle Wagram: first, the superb series of Haydn Symphonies we recorded there on successive days and with mounting respect and affection for this fine composer; next, the exciting sound of 'Scheherazade', Rimsky-Korsakov's masterpiece, which we started in London but finished there; lastly, my own Mozart concerto. This was done casually, almost as an afterthought. Beecham advised me of the plan only a couple of days before. We had of course worked at it together, and it was ready. The only person who had apparently not been told was the recording…   more >>
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Jack Brymer, The Beecham Years. In From Where I Sit (London, 1979), p. 112. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1423075871026 accessed: 25 December, 2024

location of experience: Paris

Listeners

Jack Brymer
Schoolteacher, Clarinetist, Musician
1915-2003

Listening to

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Scheherazade
written by Nikolai Andrejewitsch Rimski-Korsakow
performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham
Complete symphonies
written by Haydn
performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham
Concerto in A major, K622
written by Mozart
performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Jack Brymer

Experience Information

Date/Time between the 1950's and early , month unknown, the 1960's
Medium live, playback
Listening Environment in the company of others, in private, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by iepearson on Wed, 04 Feb 2015 18:51:11 +0000
Approved on Wed, 02 Mar 2016 13:48:03 +0000