Jacqueline Du Pre, Janet Baker, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli – Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor; Sea Pictures (1965/2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 53:53 minutes | 1,08 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics/Erato
On this magnificent audiophile download, world renowned cellist Jacqueline Du Pre renders a gut-wrenching performance of Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E Minor. This standard in the classical repertoire is delivered with unmatched emotion and virtuosity. This recording also features breathtaking vocals by Janet Baker on the Elgar classic, Sea Pictures. The purity of her tone is absolutely stunning. A highly recommended addition to any classical lover’s collection.
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Hallé Orchestra & Sir John Barbirolli – Sibelius: Symphony No. 1, Op. 39 & Suite from Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 46 (Remastered) (1973/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 58:45 minutes | 2,25 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics
Sir John Barbirolli heads the Hallé Orchestra in this legacy performance of orchestral works from Jean Sibelius!
The Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39 is characterized by its use of string and woodwind solos; the first movement opens with a long and discursive clarinet solo over a timpani roll; (this idea returns at the start of the fourth movement, fortissimo in the strings, with wind and brass chordal accompaniment), and subsequent movements include violin, viola, and cello solos.
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Hallé Orchestra & Sir John Barbirolli – Sibelius: Symphony No. 1, Op. 39 & Suite from Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 46 (Remastered) (1973/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 58:45 minutes | 2,25 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics
Sir John Barbirolli heads the Hallé Orchestra in this legacy performance of orchestral works from Jean Sibelius!
The Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39 is characterized by its use of string and woodwind solos; the first movement opens with a long and discursive clarinet solo over a timpani roll; (this idea returns at the start of the fourth movement, fortissimo in the strings, with wind and brass chordal accompaniment), and subsequent movements include violin, viola, and cello solos.
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Hallé Orchestra & Sir John Barbirolli – Elgar: Symphony No. 2, Op. 63 & Falstaff, Op. 68 (Remastered) (1964/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:30:35 minutes | 3,30 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics
29 July 2020 marks the 50th anniversary Sir John Barbirolli’s passing. He died at the age of 70, having been born in 1899 in London to parents of Italian and French origin.
A great British conductor notable for the warmth and generosity of his interpretations, and for his attention to detail, Barbirolli is especially closely associated with Manchester’s Hallé Orchestra, of which he became Permanent Conductor in 1943. He transformed the Hallé’s fortunes and remained closely associated with the orchestra for 27 years.
Barbirolli began his career as a cellist, going on to establish himself as a conductor in the UK in his twenties. He received his first contract with the New York Philharmonic as early as 1927 and went on to become Arturo Toscanini’s successor at the orchestra, remaining with it for seven seasons (1936-1943).
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Sir John Barbirolli, Philharmonia Orchestra, Edward Elgar – Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36 by Sir John Barbirolli (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 42:28 minutes | 789 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Alexandre Bak – Classical Music Reference Recording
Sir John Barbirolli CH (né Giovanni Battista Barbirolli; 2 December 1899 – 29 July 1970) was a British conductor and cellist. He is remembered above all as conductor of the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester, which he helped save from dissolution in 1943 and conducted for the rest of his life. Earlier in his career he was Arturo Toscanini’s successor as music director of the New York Philharmonic, serving from 1936 to 1943. He was also chief conductor of the Houston Symphony from 1961 to 1967, and was a guest conductor of many other orchestras, including the BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonia, the Berlin Philharmonic and the Vienna Philharmonic, with all of which he made recordings.
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Philharmonia Orchestra & Sir John Barbirolli – Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5 (Remastered) (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 38:48 minutes | 1,41 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics
British conductor Sir John Barbirolli is remembered most for his relationship with the Halle Orchestra in Manchester, having saved the ensemble from dissolution in 1943. He spent the rest of his life with this ensemble. This release features Barbirolli conducting the Halle Orchestra, as well as the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Sinfonia of London. The works on this release are all by English composer Ralph Vaughn Williams, and were recorded between 1957 and 1962.
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Sir John Barbirolli – Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis, Fantasia on “Greensleeves” & Orchestral Works (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:35:22 minutes | 1,67 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Alexandre Bak – Classical Music Reference Recording
Sir John Barbirolli CH (né Giovanni Battista Barbirolli; 2 December 1899 – 29 July 1970) was a British conductor and cellist. He is remembered above all as conductor of the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester, which he helped save from dissolution in 1943 and conducted for the rest of his life. Earlier in his career he was Arturo Toscanini’s successor as music director of the New York Philharmonic, serving from 1936 to 1943. He was also chief conductor of the Houston Symphony from 1961 to 1967, and was a guest conductor of many other orchestras, including the BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonia, the Berlin Philharmonic and the Vienna Philharmonic, with all of which he made recordings.
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Orchestre de Paris & Sir John Barbirolli – Debussy: La Mer & Nocturnes (1969/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 53:15 minutes | 1,93 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics
Sir John Barbirolli, CH (2 December 1899 – 29 July 1970), né Giovanni Battista Barbirolli, was a British conductor and cellist. He is remembered above all as conductor of the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester, which he helped save from dissolution in 1943 and conducted for the rest of his life. Earlier in his career he was Arturo Toscanini’s successor as music director of the New York Philharmonic, serving from 1936 to 1943. He was also chief conductor of the Houston Symphony from 1961 to 1967, and was a guest conductor of many other orchestras, including the BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonia, the Berlin Philharmonic and the Vienna Philharmonic, with all of which he made recordings.
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Artur Rubinstein, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli – Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (Remastered) (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 59:51 minutes | 1,04 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics
Born in London of Italian-French parents, Sir John Barbirolli (1899–1970) trained as a cellist and played in theatre and café orchestras before joining the Queen’s Hall Orchestra under Sir Henry Wood in 1916. His conducting career began with the formation of his own orchestra in 1924, and between 1926 and 1933 he was active as an opera conductor at Covent Garden and elsewhere. Orchestral appointments followed: the Scottish Orchestra (1933–36), the New York Philharmonic (1936–42), the Hallé Orchestra (1943–70) and the Houston Symphony (1961–67). Barbirolli guest conducted many of the world’s leading orchestras and was especially admired as an interpreter of the music of Mahler, Sibelius, Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Delius, Puccini and Verdi. He made many outstanding recordings, including the complete Brahms and Sibelius symphonies, as well as operas by Verdi and Puccini and much English repertoire.
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Sir John Barbirolli – Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5, Op. 64 & Slavonic March, Op. 31 (1959/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 52:48 minutes | 1,97 GBGenre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics
29 July 2020 marks the 50th anniversary Sir John Barbirolli’s passing. He died at the age of 70, having been born in 1899 in London to parents of Italian and French origin.
A great British conductor notable for the warmth and generosity of his interpretations, and for his attention to detail, Barbirolli is especially closely associated with Manchester’s Hallé Orchestra, of which he became Permanent Conductor in 1943. He transformed the Hallé’s fortunes and remained closely associated with the orchestra for 27 years.
Barbirolli began his career as a cellist, going on to establish himself as a conductor in the UK in his twenties. He received his first contract with the New York Philharmonic as early as 1927 and went on to become Arturo Toscanini’s successor at the orchestra, remaining with it for seven seasons (1936-1943).
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