Promenade Concert - RPO/Leibowitz - Beecham Promenade Orch/Vinter

GSC028DL (STEREO) - Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b; Wagner: Tannhauser Overture - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/René Leibowitz; Rossini: Thieving Magpie Overture; Josef Strauss: Pizzacato Polka; Johann Strauss: Perpetuum Mobile; Josef Strauss: Music of the Spheres Waltz - Beecham Promenade Orchestra/Gilbert Vinter - Collection of Reader's Digest/RCA recordings that hadn't previously made the transition to CD. The Beethoven "Leonore" No. 3 and the Wagner overture are given thoughtful performances. René Leibowitz is a familiar name to those who collected the Readers Digest/RCA RPO Beethoven Symphony cycle in the early 60s; whereas Gilbert Vinter is not a name as well known, at least here in the US. He was an English conductor and composer, most celebrated for his compositions for brass bands. The Rossini/Strauss recordings here show him as a sympathetic conductor with an ear for inner details. Transcription was performed by John Whitmore