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Beecham

American

[bee-chuhm] / ˈbi tʃəm /

noun

Sir Thomas, 1879–1961, English conductor and impresario.

Beecham British

/ ˈbiːtʃəm /

noun

Sir Thomas . 1879–1961, English conductor who did much to promote the works of Delius, Sibelius, and Richard Strauss

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An even more welcome addition to our already bulging shelves is the belated arrival of a largely complete studio discography of Britain’s greatest conductor, and certainly its most self-possessed: the musical grandee Sir Thomas Beecham.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

The terrific Beecham is saddled with a dismal hairdo and an even more dismal role, her character simply an object of wan yearning for the drowsy John.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024

Klemperer’s Mozart was controversial in its time, known for being steelier and darker than the charm and sugar of Bruno Walter and Thomas Beecham.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2023

Pret, owned by investment group JAB and founder Sinclair Beecham, said on Friday its “Pret Express” machines will be introduced into convenience shops, petrol station forecourts, universities, healthcare facilities and workplaces.

From Reuters • Oct. 21, 2021

“Everybody here is in the top ten percent of what they do,” Steve Beecham, a home mortgage broker, said, “or they desire to be in the top ten percent.”

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

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