Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
L'Enlèvement au sérail, K. 384 (Die Entführung aus dem Serail), singspiel en 3 actes

Lois Marshall
Ilse Hollweg
Leopold Simoneau
Gerhard Unger
Gottlob Frick
Hansgeorg Laubenthal
Beecham Choral Society
Denis Vaughan
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas Beecham, direction

In the small discography of the first, authentical master-works of Mozart, thie edition recorded from the HMV in the Spring of 1955 in Paris, remains at the top level in the history of Mozart recordings. A large part of the merit goes to the phililogical approach of Sir Thomas Beecham, who spent years studing Mozart's style and and performing his compositions. Lightness, vivacity, equilibrium distinguish this version that is not available on the market for years: a version that has not lost his original value despite half a century has passed.