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Article: CD reviews: Classical.
- Article from:
- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- January 13, 2001
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Byline: Christopher Morley
THE BEECHAM COLLECTION Delius (Somm): Far better to remember Sir Thomas Beecham for his music-making than for the scurrilous tales about his so-called witticisms which, though they should have earned him a smack in the mouth, were inflicted upon haplessly meek orchestral players who relied upon the moneyed conductor for a living.
Legions of his commercial ...