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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 op.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 No.2 in D major op.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 No.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 No.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 No.7 in D minor B141 op.70. Symphony No.8 in G B163 op.88. Symphony No.9 in E minor B178 op.95 From the New World. Scherzo capriccioso B131 op.66. 10 Legends B122 op.59 : Legend No.6 in C sharp minor / Legend No.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 op.7 No.3 (Albinoni). Oboe Concerto in D major op.7 No.6 (Albinoni). Oboe Concerto in C minor (Marcello arr. Rothwell). Oboe Concerto No.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: CDLX7212  (barcode: 0765387721220)
RECORD LABEL: Epoch
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.49
RELEASE DATE: 23-Feb-2009

COMPOSER: Arthur Butterworth
TRACKS: Symphony No.4 op.72. Arthur Butterworth talking about his life and work. Viola Concerto op.82. Symphony No.1 op.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

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CATALOGUE NR: NMCD030  (barcode: 5023363003025)
RECORD LABEL: NMC
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.75

COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
TRACKS: Les Illuminations op.18. Sinfonia da Requiem op.20. 7 Sonnets of Michelangelo op.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 £ 19.39
RELEASE DATE: 04-Jul-2011

COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: British Composers - Britten Berkeley & Rubbra
TRACKS: Peter Grimes op.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 op.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 op.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 op.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 op.50 : Loth to Depart (Rubbra). Violin Concerto D minor op.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 No.5 in B flat op.63 (Rubbra). Piano Concerto in G op.55. Prelude and Fugue for 18-part string orchestra op.29 (Britten). Piano Concerto in D op.13 revised version (Britten). Horn Trio op.44 (Berleley). Six Preludes op.23 (Berleley). Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila op.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 op.38 : Epitaph of Timas / Spring Song / To Aster. Five Poems by WH Auden op.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 op.5 for two pianos : Polka No.1. I sing of a maiden. The Lord is my shepherd op.91 No.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 No.2 in B flat op.83 (Brahms). Symphony No.1 in A flat op.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 No.4 FS76 op.29 'The inextinguishable' (Nielsen). Symphony No.3 in C op.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: MA1095  (barcode: 0017685109522)
RECORD LABEL: Music & Arts
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.19
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 No.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 op.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 op.35. Lyric Suite op.54 : No.1 Shepherd Boy / No.2 Norwegian Rustic March / No.3 Nocturne / No.4 March of the Dwarfs. Symphonic Dances op.64. Homage March from Sigurd Jorsalfor op.56 No.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 op.47. Elegy - string orchestra with harp op.58. Symphony No.1 in A flat op.55. Introduction and Allegro - string quartet and string orchestra op.47. Elegy - string orchestra with harp op.58. Variations on an Original Theme 'Enigma' op.36. 3 Bavarian Dances op.27 : No.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 op.85 (Elgar). Suite No.1 in G for solo cello BWV1007. Suite No.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'

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CATALOGUE NR: IDI6624  (barcode: 8021945002487)
RECORD LABEL: Istituto Discografico Italiano
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 28-Nov-2011

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

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Studio Recordings 1956-1957

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CATALOGUE NR: 5735792  (barcode: 0724357357920)
RECORD LABEL: EMI British Composers
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 06-Sep-1999

COMPOSER: Edward Elgar
TITLE: The Dream of Gerontius - complete
ORCHESTRA: Halle Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: John Barbirolli
ARTISTS: Janet Baker   Kim Borg   Richard Lewis   Ambrosian Singers

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: remastered - Apr-2000 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 3 star 'Barbirolli's red-blooded reading of Gerontius is the most heart-warmingly dramatic ever recorded'

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CATALOGUE NR: 6317882  (barcode: 5099963178821)
RECORD LABEL: EMI Masters
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 6.25
RELEASE DATE: 06-Sep-2010

COMPOSER: Edward Elgar  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: English String Music
TRACKS: Introduction and Allegro for string quartet and string orchestra op.47 (Elgar). Serenade in E minor op.20 (Elgar). Elegy op.58 (Elgar). Sospiri op.70 (Elgar). Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (Vaughan Williams). Fantasia on 'Greensleeves' (Vaughan Williams). Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody (Delius).
ORCHESTRA: Sinfonia of London and New Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: John Barbirolli

- Christmas-2010 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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