Eduard van Beinum
Born in Arnhem in 1900, Eduard van Beinum mastered several instruments by the age of 14, with a particular emphasis on the piano. By the time he was 16 he was playing viola in an Arnhem-based orchestra led by his father. After entering the Amsterdam Conservatoire, Beinum began to conduct local choruses and provincial orchestras throughout the Netherlands. Beinum's talents as a pianist brought him to the Concertgebouw Amsterdam in 1927, and he made his debut as a guest conductor there in 1929. In 1931 he was named to the post of assistant to chief conductor Willem Mengelberg. In 1938 Eduard van Beinum was promoted to joint leadership of the Concertgebouw alongside Mengelberg, but did not take full control of the orchestra until 1945 when Mengelberg was suspended from his post and exiled after being declared a Nazi collaborator.
Musicians responded strongly to Beinum's leadership -- he represented the antithesis of Mengelberg's autocratic manner. Beinum preferred to work with an orchestra in a collaborative sense, and his evenhanded approach was what the Concertgebouw needed in the postwar period when tensions were running high. In 1949 Beinum was named principal conductor of the London Philharmonic, premiering several works of Benjamin Britten and encouraging the efforts of aspiring composer Malcolm Arnold. Beinum took the Concertgebouw on a successful tour of the United States in 1956, dividing the conducting duties with Rafael Kubelik. Beinum also accepted the job of musical director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic beginning in 1956. It was during a rehearsal with the Concertgebouw in April 1959 that Beinum suffered a fatal heart attack at age 58.
Beinum is first heard in radio air checks from 1939, and his full-fledged recording career did not get underway until Telefunken recorded him with the Concertgebouw in November 1941. Beinum made up for lost time quickly at war's end, recording frequently and well for the English Decca and Philips labels, primarily with the Concertgebouw Amsterdam and the London Philharmonic. His recorded output is well invested in Romantic literature, and his interpretations of Beethoven's Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus and Bruckner's Symphony No. 7 are justly famous. But Beinum was also greatly interested in the contemporary music of his time, making many first recordings of works by Pijper, Diepenbrock, Badings, and Hendrik Andriessen, in addition to those of Bartók, Britten, and Stravinsky.
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Mahler: Symphony No.4 / Franck: Psyché
Margaret Ritchie, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Eduard van Beinum
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1988
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Beethoven, Haydn, Brahms : Orchestral Works
Eduard van Beinum, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Classical - Released by Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. on 11 May 2018
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Schubert : Symphonies 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 - Rosamunde
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Eduard van Beinum
Classical - Released by Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. on 1 Jan 1952
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Brahms: Violin Concerto; Academic Festival Overture; Tragic Overture; Alto Rhapsody
Arthur Grumiaux, Aafje Heynis, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Eduard van Beinum
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 2007
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Bach: Orchestral Suites
Eduard van Beinum, Members of the Concertgebouworkest
Classical - Released by Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. on 1 Jan 1956
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Conductor's Gallery, Vol. 15: Sir Malcolm Sargent, Eduard van Beinum
National Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent, Eduard van Beinum
Classical - Released by Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. on 25 Aug 2023
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Beethoven: Concerto pour violon, Op. 61 (Mono Version)
Arthur Grumiaux, Eduard van Beinum, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Classical - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1961
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Brahms : Piano Concerto No. 1 - Overtures
Clifford Curzon, Eduard van Beinum, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Keyboard Concertos - Released by Decca on 1 Jan 1953
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Bach: The Four Orchestral Suites by Eduard van Beinum (2022 Remastered, Amsterdam 1956)
Eduard van Beinum, Concertgebouworkest, Hubert Barwahser
Classical - Released by Alexandre Bak - Classical Music Reference Recording on 14 Feb 2022
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Brahms: Concerto pour violon in D Major, Op. 77 - Rhapsodie pour alto, choeur et orchestre Op. 53 (Mono Version)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Eduard van Beinum, Arthur Grumiaux
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1959
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Campoli : The Bel Canto Violin II (Bruch, Beethoven...)
Alfredo Campoli, Eduard van Beinum, Royalton Kisch, Josef Krips, Sir Adrian Boult
Classical - Released by Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. on 1 Jan 1950
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Violin Masterpieces
Arthur Grumiaux, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, N.W.D.R. Symphony Orchestra, Eduard van Beinum, Ferenc Fricsay
Classical - Released by Jube Classic on 15 Nov 2019
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Bruckner Symphonies No's 5, 7, 8 & 9
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Eduard van Beinum
Symphonic Music - Released by MVE on 25 Oct 2016
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Clarke, Handel, JC Bach
Eduard van Beinum, Members of the Concertgebouworkest, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Symphonic Music - Released by Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd. on 1 Jan 1951
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Brahms : The Four Symphonies
Concertgebouworkest, Eduard van Beinum
Symphonies - Released by MVE on 25 Oct 2016
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Bartók: Musique pour cordes, percussion et célesta - Stravinsky: Le chant du rossignol (Mono Version)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Eduard van Beinum
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1958
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Borodin: Danses polovtsiennes extraites du Prince Igor - Falla: L'amour sorcier, extraits (Mono Version)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Eduard van Beinum
Classical - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1952
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Beethoven: Concertos pour piano Nos. 1 & 4 (Stereo Version)
Robert Casadesus, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Eduard van Beinum
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1959
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Haydn: Symphony No.94 - "Suprise", No.96 - "The Miracle" & 97
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Eduard van Beinum
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 2006
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Handel: Water Music by Eduard van Beinum
Eduard van Beinum, Concertgebouworkest
Classical - Released by Alexandre Bak - Classical Music Reference Recording on 18 Nov 2021
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Ravel: Boléro & La valse (Stereo Version)
Eduard van Beinum, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1963
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