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About the conductor John Barbirolli

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.

CDs and DVDs featuring the conductor John Barbirolli

CATALOGUE NR: SBT1204  (barcode: 0749677120429)
RECORD LABEL: Testament
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.29
RELEASE DATE: 22-Jan-2001

TRACKS: Cello Concerto in E minor (Elgar). Cello Concerto in B minor Opus 104 (Dvorak).
ORCHESTRA: Halle Orchestra and National Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: John Barbirolli and Rudolf Schwarz
ARTISTS: Andre Navarra      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1957 and 1955

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CATALOGUE NR: SJB105758  (barcode: 5060181660580)
RECORD LABEL: Barbirolli Society
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.95
RELEASE DATE: 03-Oct-2011

TITLE: Boston Concerts 1959
TRACKS: An Elizabethan Suite (arr. Barbirolli). The Walk to the Paradise Garden (Delius). Partita for Orchestra (Walton). Symphony Number 2 in D major Opus 73 (Brahms). An Elizabethan Suite (arr. Barbirolli). The Walk to the Paradise Garden (Delius). Partita for Orchestra (Walton).
ORCHESTRA: Boston Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: John Barbirolli

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded Symphony Hall Boston 30-Jan-1959 in stereo and Symphony Hall Boston 30-Jan-1959 in stereo

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CATALOGUE NR: BBCL41612  (barcode: 0684911416121)
RECORD LABEL: BBC Legends
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.75
RELEASE DATE: 01-Nov-2004

COMPOSER: Anton Bruckner  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Symphony Number 3 in D minor (Bruckner). Tannhauser Overture. Venusberg Music (Wagner).
ORCHESTRA: Halle Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: John Barbirolli

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 18-Dec-1964 and 3-Oct-1969 - Penguin Guide 2 star

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CATALOGUE NR: BBCL41862  (barcode: 0684911418620)
RECORD LABEL: BBC Legends
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.75
RELEASE DATE: 28-Aug-2006

COMPOSER: Anton Bruckner  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Symphony Number 7 in E (Bruckner). Egmont Overture (Beethoven). Prometheus Overture (Beethoven).
ORCHESTRA: Halle Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: John Barbirolli

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 26-Apr-1967 / 1-Dec-1966 / 30-Apr-1969

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CATALOGUE NR: WS121135  (barcode: 8051773571350)
RECORD LABEL: Urania
FORMAT: 2 CD Set  DURATION: 136 minutes
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.99
RELEASE DATE: 16-Jan-2012

COMPOSER: Antonin Dvorak
TRACKS: Symphony Number 7 in D minor B141 Opus 70. Symphony Number 8 in G B163 Opus 88. Symphony Number 9 in E minor B178 Opus 95 From the New World. Scherzo capriccioso B131 Opus 66. 10 Legends B122 Opus 59 : Legend Number 6 in C sharp minor / Legend Number 7 in A.
ORCHESTRA: Halle Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: John Barbirolli

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded Manchester 1957-1959

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CATALOGUE NR: SJB1009  (barcode: 5060181660092)
RECORD LABEL: Barbirolli Society
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.25
RELEASE DATE: 26-Jul-2010

COMPOSER: Arcangelo Corelli  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Oboe Concertos
TRACKS: Concerto for oboe & strings (Corelli arr. Barbirolli). Concerto for oboe & strings (Pergolesi arr. Barbirolli). Oboe Concerto (Cimarosa arr. Benjamin). Oboe Concerto in B flat Opus 7 Number 3 (Albinoni). Oboe Concerto in D major Opus 7 Number 6 (Albinoni). Oboe Concerto in C minor (Marcello arr. Rothwell). Oboe Concerto Number 1 in B flat (Handel arr. Rothwell / Mackerras).
ORCHESTRA: Pro Arte Orchestra and Halle Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: John Barbirolli
ARTISTS: Evelyn Rothwell      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Pye recordings from 1957-1959

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CATALOGUE NR: SJB1064  (barcode: 5060181660641)
RECORD LABEL: Barbirolli Society
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.25
RELEASE DATE: 12-Nov-2012

COMPOSER: Arthur Benjamin  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Halle Orchestra - Symphony (ARTHUR BENJAMIN). BBC Symphony Orchestra - Symphony Number 4 in F minor (RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS).
ORCHESTRA: Halle Orchestra and BBC Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: John Barbirolli

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: broadcast 30-Jun-1948 and 1950

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CATALOGUE NR: CDLX7212  (barcode: 0765387721220)
RECORD LABEL: Epoch
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.50
RELEASE DATE: 23-Feb-2009

COMPOSER: Arthur Butterworth
TRACKS: Symphony Number 4 opus 72. Arthur Butterworth talking about his life and work. Viola Concerto opus 82. Symphony Number 1 opus 15.
ORCHESTRA: Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Halle Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Arthur Butterworth and John Barbirolli
ARTISTS: Sarah-Jane Bradley      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded Henry Wood Hall Glasgow 30-31-May-2008 / in mono for Symphony No.1 at The Proms Royal Albert Hall London 29-Aug-1958 - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: NMCD030  (barcode: 5023363003025)
RECORD LABEL: NMC
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 7.99
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COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
TRACKS: Les Illuminations opus 18. Sinfonia da Requiem opus 20. 7 Sonnets of Michelangelo opus 22.
ORCHESTRA: CBS Symphony Orchestra and New York Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Benjamin Britten and John Barbirolli
ARTISTS: Peter Pears   Benjamin Britten    

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CATALOGUE NR: 0290062  (barcode: 5099902900629)
RECORD LABEL: EMI British Composers
FORMAT: 5 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 13.57
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RELEASE DATE: 04-Jul-2011
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COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: British Composers - Britten Berkeley & Rubbra
TRACKS: Peter Grimes opus 33 : Whatever you say... Let her among you without fault cast the first stone / Now the Great Bear and Pleiades / Sunday morning - orchestra / Glitter of waves and glitter of sunlight / Wherefore I pray and beseech you / O all ye works of the Lord / In dreams I've built myself some kindlier home / Embroidery in childhood was a luxury of idleness / Interlude VI / Grimes!... Steady There you are (Britten). Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo opus 22 : Si come nella penna e nell'inchiostro / A che piu debb'io mai l'intensa voglia / Veggio co' bei vostri occhi un dolce lume / Tu sa' ch'io so signior mie che tu sai / Rendete a gli occhi miei o fonte o fiume / S'un casto amor s'una pieta superna / Spirto ben nato in cui si specchia e vede (Britten). The Holy Sonnets of John Donne opus 35 : Oh my black Soule! / Batter my heart / Oh might those sighes and teares / Oh to vex me / What if this present / Since she whom I loved / At the round earth's imagined corners / Thou hast made me / Death be not proud (Britten). The Rape of Lucretia opus 37 : Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upstart / It is an axiom among kings / Here the thirsty evening / Lucretia! Lucretia! / With you two arm in arm again / Interlude: Tarquinius does not wait / Their spinning wheel unwinds / It is better to desire / The oatmeal slippers of sleep / None of the women move / She sleeps as a rose / Lucretia!... What do you want? / Go Tarquinius! / Interlude: Here in this scene you see / Oh! What a lovely day! / How hideous! Take them away! / Flowers bring to every year / Too late Junius / This dead hand lets fall / Is all this suffering and pain (Britten). Improvisations on Virginal Pieces by Giles Farnaby opus 50 : Loth to Depart (Rubbra). Violin Concerto D minor opus 15 original version : Moderato con moto / Vivace - Cadenza / Passacaglia - Andante lento - un poco meno mosso - Largamente lento - Lento e solenne (Britten). Threnody for a Soldier killed in Action (Michael Heming). Symphony Number 5 in B flat opus 63 (Rubbra). Piano Concerto in G opus 55. Prelude and Fugue for 18-part string orchestra opus 29 (Britten). Piano Concerto in D opus 13 revised version (Britten). Horn Trio opus 44 (Berleley). Six Preludes opus 23 (Berleley). Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila opus 27 : If Lord thy love for me is strong / Shepherd shepherd hark that calling! / Let mine eyes see thee / Today a shepherd and our kin. Three Greek Songs opus 38 : Epitaph of Timas / Spring Song / To Aster. Five Poems by WH Auden opus 58 : Among the leaves the small birds sing / O lurcher-loving collier black as night / What's in your mind my dove my coney / Eyes look into the well / Carry her over the water. Three Pieces opus 5 for two pianos : Polka Number 1. I sing of a maiden. The Lord is my shepherd opus 91 Number 1 (Berkeley).
CONDUCTOR: John Barbirolli and Reginald Goodall
ARTISTS: Peter Pears   Nancy Evans   Joan Cross   Benjamin Britten

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CATALOGUE NR: SJB1056  (barcode: 5060181660566)
RECORD LABEL: Barbirolli Society
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.25
RELEASE DATE: 03-Oct-2011

COMPOSER: Bernard Herrmann  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Moby Dick
TRACKS: Moby Dick - A Cantata for Male Chorus Soloists and Orchestra (Bernard Herrmann). Dark Dances of the Mardi Gras (Charles Wakefield Cadman).
ORCHESTRA: New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: John Barbirolli
ARTISTS: William Hain   Robert Weede   William Horne   Charles Wakefield Cadman

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded Carnegie Hall New York 14-Apr-1940 and Carnegie Hall New York 5-Dec-1937

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CATALOGUE NR: SJB103334  (barcode: 5060181660344)
RECORD LABEL: Barbirolli Society
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.95
RELEASE DATE: 03-Aug-2009

COMPOSER: Carl Maria von Weber  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Halle Centenary Concert - 1958
TRACKS: Introduction by Sir Malcolm Sargent. Announcer. National Anthem. Der Freischutz : Overture (von Weber). Piano Concerto Number 2 in B flat Opus 83 (Brahms). Symphony Number 1 in A flat Opus 55 (Elgar). The Halle and its Conductor - a conversation with Sir John Barbirolli / Leonard Behrens / Kenneth Crickmore introduced by Alec Robertson.
ORCHESTRA: Halle Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: John Barbirolli
ARTISTS: Clifford Curzon      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded live at the Free Trade Hall Manchester 30-Jan-1958

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CATALOGUE NR: BBCL42232  (barcode: 0684911422320)
RECORD LABEL: BBC Legends
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.75
RELEASE DATE: 01-Oct-2007

COMPOSER: Carl Nielsen  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: John Barbirolli
TRACKS: Symphony Number 4 FS76 Opus 29 'The inextinguishable' (Nielsen). Symphony Number 3 in C Opus 52 (Sibelius).
ORCHESTRA: Halle Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: John Barbirolli

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded Royal Albert Hall London 30-Jul-1965 / 8-Aug-1969

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CATALOGUE NR: SJB1061  (barcode: 5060181660610)
RECORD LABEL: Barbirolli Society
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.25
RELEASE DATE: 07-May-2012

COMPOSER: Carl Nielsen  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Symphony Number 4 'The Inextinguishable' (Nielsen). Symphony Number 4 in E minor in Opus 98 (Brahms).
ORCHESTRA: Halle Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: John Barbirolli

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1/2-Sep-1959 - Nielsen / 18/19-Sep-1959 - Brahms

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CATALOGUE NR: MA1095  (barcode: 0017685109522)
RECORD LABEL: Music & Arts
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.49
RELEASE DATE: 11-Feb-2002

COMPOSER: Cesar Franck  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Gieseking and the Late Romantics
TRACKS: Symphonic Variations (Franck). Fantasie for Piano & Orchestra (Debussy). Piano Concerto Number 3 (Rachmaninov).
ORCHESTRA: Concertgebouw Orchestra and Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Willem Mengelberg and John Barbirolli
ARTISTS: Walter Gieseking      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1938-40

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CATALOGUE NR: SJB1002  (barcode: 5060181660023)
RECORD LABEL: Barbirolli Society
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.25
RELEASE DATE: 13-Jun-2011

COMPOSER: Claude Debussy  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: French Music
TRACKS: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune (Debussy). Pelleas et Melisande Suite Opus 80 (Faure). Divertissement (Ibert). Le Carnival des animaux (Saint-Saens). L'Arlesienne (Bizet).
ORCHESTRA: Halle Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: John Barbirolli

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1950-1954

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CATALOGUE NR: SJB1012  (barcode: 5060181660122)
RECORD LABEL: Barbirolli Society
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.25
RELEASE DATE: 12-Oct-2009

COMPOSER: Edvard Grieg
TRACKS: Norwegian Dances Opus 35. Lyric Suite Opus 54 : Number 1 Shepherd Boy / Number 2 Norwegian Rustic March / Number 3 Nocturne / Number 4 March of the Dwarfs. Symphonic Dances Opus 64. Homage March from Sigurd Jorsalfor Opus 56 Number 3.
ORCHESTRA: Halle Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: John Barbirolli

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CATALOGUE NR: SJB1017  (barcode: 5060181660177)
RECORD LABEL: Barbirolli Society
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.95
RELEASE DATE: 17-Apr-2000

COMPOSER: Edward Elgar
TRACKS: Introduction and Allegro - string quartet and string orchestra Opus 47. Elegy - string orchestra with harp Opus 58. Symphony Number 1 in A flat Opus 55. Introduction and Allegro - string quartet and string orchestra Opus 47. Elegy - string orchestra with harp Opus 58. Variations on an Original Theme 'Enigma' Opus 36. 3 Bavarian Dances Opus 27 : Number 2 Lullaby.
ORCHESTRA: Halle Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: John Barbirolli

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1947 and 1956

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CATALOGUE NR: SBT1388  (barcode: 0749677138820)
RECORD LABEL: Testament
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.29
RELEASE DATE: 28-Nov-2005

COMPOSER: Edward Elgar  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Cello Concerto in E minor Opus 85 (Elgar). Suite Number 1 in G for solo cello BWV1007. Suite Number 2 in D minor for solo cello BWV1008 (JS Bach).
ORCHESTRA: BBC Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: John Barbirolli
ARTISTS: Jacqueline Du Pre      

- Mar-2006 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Feb-2006 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Du Pre live - and in the Elgar: it doesn't get better than this' - Penguin Guide 4 star

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CATALOGUE NR: IDIS6624  (barcode: 8021945002487)
RECORD LABEL: Istituto Discografico Italiano
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.75
RELEASE DATE: 28-Nov-2011

COMPOSER: Edward Elgar
TITLE: Sir John Barbirolli conducts Elgar
TRACKS: Variations on an Original Theme 'Enigma' opus 36. Cello Concerto in E minor opus 85. Elegy opus 58.
ORCHESTRA: Halle Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: John Barbirolli
ARTISTS: Andre Navarra      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: studio recordings 1956-1957

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