Thomas Beecham - The Beecham Collection: Beecham in Concert (2014)

Mozart held a very special place in Beecham’s heart. Grieg is not a composer who immediately springs to mind when we think of Beecham, yet he often explored much of that coposer’s limited orchestral output. Alwyn’s 3rd Symphony was commissioned by the BBC and dedicated to Richard Howgill, then BBC Controller of Music – John Ireland considered this work to be the finest British symphony since Elgar’s symphony No.2.