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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Brahms: The Four Symphonies by Eduard van Beinum
Eduard van Beinum, Concertgebouworkest
Classical - Released by Alexandre Bak - Classical Music Reference Recording on 28 Sep 2021
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Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8
Eduard van Beinum, Concertgebouworkest
Classical - Released by Urania Records on 7 Jan 2022
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Mozart: Symphonies 35, 41, 36, 38 - Posthorn Serenade
Eduard van Beinum, Eugen Jochum, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Symphonies - Released by Decca on 8 Jun 2018
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Brahms: Concerto pour piano No. 1 (Mono Version)
Clifford Curzon, Eduard van Beinum, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1954
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Conductor's Gallery, Vol. 16: Eduard van Beinum
Eugenia Jareska, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Eduard van Beinum
Classical - Released by Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. on 25 Aug 2023
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Tchaikovsky: Casse-noisette, Op. 71a (Stereo Version)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Eduard van Beinum
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1961
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Elgar: The Legacy, Vol. 2 (1949-1950)
Eduard van Beinum, Sir Adrian Boult, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Symphonies - Released by London Philharmonic Orchestra on 13 Oct 2023
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Ravel, Franck : Orchestral Works
Eduard van Beinum, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Symphonic Music - Released by Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd. on 1 Jan 1943
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Eduard van Beinum - Philips Recordings 1954-1958
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 2004
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Mahler: Symphony No. 4, Das Lied von der Erde, Lieder
Classical - Released by Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. on 1 Jan 1948
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Brahms: Violin Concerto
Aafje Heynis, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Eduard van Beinum, Arthur Grumiaux, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 2012
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Mozart : Symphonies & Concertos
Symphonic Music - Released by Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd. on 1 Jan 1949
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Sibelius: En Saga, Tapiola, Finlandia, Violin Concerto...
Jan Damen, Eduard van Beinum, Thomas Jensen
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 2013
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Andriessen: Symphonic Étude / Ravel: La Valse, M. 72
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Eduard van Beinum
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 22 Mar 2019
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Campoli: The Bel Canto Violin, IV (Lalo, St-Saëns, Sarasate...)
Alfredo Campoli, Eduard van Beinum, Piero Gamba, Anatole Fistoulari, Ataulfo Argenta
Violin Concertos - Released by Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. on 1 Jan 1953
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Brahms : Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3
Eduard van Beinum, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Symphonies - Released by Decca on 6 Jul 2018
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Rimsky-Korsakov - Borodin
Eduard van Beinum, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Jan Damen
Symphonic Music - Released by Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd. on 1 Jun 2017
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Mendelssohn: Symphony No.4, Midsummer Night's Dream
Classical - Released by Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. on 1 Jan 1949
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Le Martyre de S. Sebastien; Danse Sacrée Et Danse Profane; Berceuse Heroique;
Pierre Monteux, Eduard van Beinum, Bernard Haitink
Classical - Released by Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. on 1 Jan 2006
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Decca Recordings 1948-1953
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Eduard van Beinum
Symphonic Music - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 2003
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20th-C Masterpieces (Bartok, Stravinsky, Kodaly)
Eduard van Beinum, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Symphonic Music - Released by Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd. on 1 Jan 1948
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