Hallé, Sir John Barbirolli – Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 “From the New World” (Remastered 2022) (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 39:26 minutes | 719 MB | Genre: Classical
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Barbirolli stammte aus einer Musikerfamilie, sein Vater und sein Onkel waren Geiger in Londoner Theaterorchestern, die auch schon an der Mailänder Scala unter Arturo Toscanini aufgetreten waren. Von 1912 bis 1917 studierte er an der Royal Academy of Music.
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Hallé, Sir Mark Elder & Roderick Williams – A Shropshire Lad: English Songs Orchestrated by Roderick Williams (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:12:44 minutes | 605 MB | Genre: Classical
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This album represents the culmination of what leading British baritone Roderick Williams described as ‘a dream come true’. It features premiere recordings of his orchestrations of songs by Vaughan Williams and other composers associated with him and is released to commemorate those who perished in WWI.
Featuring orchestrations by Williams of his favourite songs from the 20th-century English repertoire this album contains works by Vaughan Williams and composers associated with him. It includes specially commissioned new arrangements of songs by women composers Ina Boyle, Ruth Gipps, Madeleine Dring and Rebecca Clarke.
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Halle, Sir Mark Elder – Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 7 “Sinfonia Antartica” & Symphony No. 9 (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:46:39 minutes | 818 MB | Genre: Classical
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Premiered by the Hallé under Sir John Barbirolli in 1953, the Sinfonia antartica originated in Vaughan Williams’ score for the film Scott of the Antarctic. With a highly original scoring (including solo soprano, wordless women’s chorus, organ, piano and extensive percussion section), the work depicts the struggle of man over nature, as epitomized in Captain Scott’s ill-fated expedition to the South Pole. The symphony is characterized with heroic themes, evocative orchestral effects and music which is at turns emotive and powerful.
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