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Jul 2011
49m 45s

London Symphonies

BRICE FUQUA
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Historical recordings by symphony orchestras based in London, including: The London Symphony, The London Philharmonic, The Boyd Neel Orchestra, The Philharmonia, The Royal Philharmonic and The Queen's Hall Orchestra.

Conductors include: Thomas Beecham, Adrian Boult, Henry Wood and Herbert von Karajan.  Music includes excerpts from Mozart's Prague Symphony, Richard Strauss' Also Sprach Zarathustra, Elgar's Pomp & Circumstance marches, Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #1 and Vaughn Williams' Greensleeves Fantasia.

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