Sir John Barbirolli – British Music. Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Delius, Purcell… (2024) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Sir John Barbirolli – British Music. Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Delius, Purcell… (2024)
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Sir John Barbirolli is featured in a career-spanning collection entitled British Music, heading the Philharmonia Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra, and others as they delve in to the work of Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Delius, Purcell and more!

Warner Classics releases this stunning recording as part of a brand new series, The Complete Warner Recordings.

Spanning over 40 years, these recordings trace the career of Sir John Barbirolli, a conductor of proverbial warmth and generosity, a transformative force in British music and a legendary figure who collaborated with the greatest artists of his time. Shortly before his death in 1970 he completed a Sibelius cycle with the Hallé Orchestra, whose fortunes he had steered for nearly three decades, and among other composers closely linked with his name are Elgar, Delius, Brahms, Mozart, Mahler and Puccini. The wide-ranging contents of this landmark set, which comprises all the recordings Barbirolli made for HMV and PYE. Everything has been remastered in high definition, LP-era recordings from the original tapes, and 78-era recordings from the best available sources.

Tracklist:
1-1. Sir John Barbirolli – Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 “Enigma”: Theme (01:38)
1-2. Sir John Barbirolli – Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 “Enigma”: Introduction – Variation I. L’istesso tempo “C.A.E.” (01:39)
1-3. Sir John Barbirolli – Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation II. Allegro “H.D.S-P.” (00:49)
1-4. Sir John Barbirolli – Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation III. Allegretto “R.B.T.” (01:28)
1-5. Sir John Barbirolli – Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation IV. Allegro di molto “W.M.B.” (00:30)
1-6. Sir John Barbirolli – Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation V. Moderato “R.P.A.” (02:16)
1-7. Sir John Barbirolli – Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation VI. Andantino “Ysobel” (01:16)
1-8. Sir John Barbirolli – Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation VII. Presto “Troyte” (01:04)
1-9. Sir John Barbirolli – Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation VIII. Allegretto “W.N.” (01:51)
1-10. Sir John Barbirolli – Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation IX. Adagio “Nimrod” (03:30)
1-11. Sir John Barbirolli – Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation X. Intermezzo. Allegretto “Dorabella” (02:24)
1-12. Sir John Barbirolli – Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation XI. Allegro di molto “G.R.S.” (00:59)
1-13. Sir John Barbirolli – Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation XII. Andante “B.G.N.” (02:53)
1-14. Sir John Barbirolli – Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation XIII. Romanza. Moderato. “* * *” (02:47)
1-15. Sir John Barbirolli – Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation XIV. Finale. Allegro “E.D.U.” (05:35)
1-16. Sir John Barbirolli – Improvisations on Virginal Pieces by Giles Farnaby, Op. 50: No. 4, Loth to depart (04:17)
1-17. Sir John Barbirolli – Brigg Fair “An English Rhapsody”: Introduction. Slow, Pastoral (01:37)
1-18. Sir John Barbirolli – Brigg Fair “An English Rhapsody”: Theme. With Easy Movement (00:25)
1-19. Sir John Barbirolli – Brigg Fair “An English Rhapsody”: Variation I (00:23)
1-20. Sir John Barbirolli – Brigg Fair “An English Rhapsody”: Variation II (00:24)
1-21. Sir John Barbirolli – Brigg Fair “An English Rhapsody”: Variation III (00:25)
1-22. Sir John Barbirolli – Brigg Fair “An English Rhapsody”: Variation IV (00:25)
1-23. Sir John Barbirolli – Brigg Fair “An English Rhapsody”: Variation V (00:20)
1-24. Sir John Barbirolli – Brigg Fair “An English Rhapsody”: Variation VI (00:38)
1-25. Sir John Barbirolli – Brigg Fair “An English Rhapsody”: Interlude I. Slow and Very Quietly (03:25)
1-26. Sir John Barbirolli – Brigg Fair “An English Rhapsody”: Variation VII. Rather Quicker but Not Hurried (00:24)
1-27. Sir John Barbirolli – Brigg Fair “An English Rhapsody”: Variation VIII (00:30)
1-28. Sir John Barbirolli – Brigg Fair “An English Rhapsody”: Variation IX. With Easy Movement (00:30)
1-29. Sir John Barbirolli – Brigg Fair “An English Rhapsody”: Variation X (01:03)
1-30. Sir John Barbirolli – Brigg Fair “An English Rhapsody”: Variation XI. Slow, With Solemnity (01:15)
1-31. Sir John Barbirolli – Brigg Fair “An English Rhapsody”: Variation XII. Maestoso (00:54)
1-32. Sir John Barbirolli – Brigg Fair “An English Rhapsody”: Interlude II (01:10)
1-33. Sir John Barbirolli – Brigg Fair “An English Rhapsody”: Variation XIII. Gaily (00:20)
1-34. Sir John Barbirolli – Brigg Fair “An English Rhapsody”: Variation XIV (00:17)
1-35. Sir John Barbirolli – Brigg Fair “An English Rhapsody”: Variation XV (00:26)
1-36. Sir John Barbirolli – Brigg Fair “An English Rhapsody”: Variation XVI (00:21)
1-37. Sir John Barbirolli – Brigg Fair “An English Rhapsody”: Interlude III. Rather Quicker (00:18)
1-38. Sir John Barbirolli – Brigg Fair “An English Rhapsody”: Variation XVII. Rather Slower, Very Broadly (01:08)
1-39. Sir John Barbirolli – Brigg Fair “An English Rhapsody”: Coda. Very Quietly (01:24)
1-40. Sir John Barbirolli – 5 Variants of “Dives and Lazarus”: Theme. Adagio (04:04)
1-41. Sir John Barbirolli – 5 Variants of “Dives and Lazarus”: Variant I (01:12)
1-42. Sir John Barbirolli – 5 Variants of “Dives and Lazarus”: Variant II. Allegro moderato (01:40)
1-43. Sir John Barbirolli – 5 Variants of “Dives and Lazarus”: Variant III (01:37)
1-44. Sir John Barbirolli – 5 Variants of “Dives and Lazarus”: Variant IV. L’istesso tempo (01:07)
1-45. Sir John Barbirolli – 5 Variants of “Dives and Lazarus”: Variant V. Adagio (02:54)
1-46. Sir John Barbirolli – Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: I. Adagio – Moderato (07:58)
1-47. Sir John Barbirolli – Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: II. Lento – Allegro molto (04:31)
1-48. Sir John Barbirolli – Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: III. Adagio (05:16)
1-49. Sir John Barbirolli – Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: IV. Allegro – Moderato – Allegro ma non troppo (12:21)
1-50. Sir John Barbirolli – Organ Concerto in B-Flat Major, Op. 7 No. 1, HWV 306: I. Andante (05:25)
1-51. Sir John Barbirolli – Organ Concerto in B-Flat Major, Op. 7 No. 1, HWV 306: II. Andante (04:45)
1-52. Sir John Barbirolli – Organ Concerto in B-Flat Major, Op. 7 No. 1, HWV 306: III. Largo e piano (03:33)
1-53. Sir John Barbirolli – Organ Concerto in B-Flat Major, Op. 7 No. 1, HWV 306: IV. Bourrée. Allegro (02:46)
1-54. Sir John Barbirolli – Fantasia on “Greensleeves” (Orch. Greaves) (04:20)
1-55. Sir John Barbirolli – Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act 3: “When I Am Laid in Earth” (Dido) (03:39)
1-56. Sir John Barbirolli – Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act 3: “With Drooping Wings Ye Cupids Come” (Chorus) (03:09)
1-57. Sir John Barbirolli – A Shropshire Lad (10:53)
1-58. Sir John Barbirolli – The Garden of Fand (15:20)
1-59. Sir John Barbirolli – Symphony No. 5 in D Major: I. Preludio (11:05)
1-60. Sir John Barbirolli – Symphony No. 5 in D Major: II. Scherzo (04:59)
1-61. Sir John Barbirolli – Symphony No. 5 in D Major: III. Romanza. Lento (12:15)
1-62. Sir John Barbirolli – Symphony No. 5 in D Major: IV. Passacaglia. Moderato (10:27)
1-63. Sir John Barbirolli – Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39: No. 1 in D Major (06:40)
1-64. Sir John Barbirolli – Elegy, Op. 58 (04:28)
1-65. Sir John Barbirolli – A London Overture (12:24)
1-66. Sir John Barbirolli – Tintagel (15:06)
1-67. Sir John Barbirolli – Irmelin Prelude (05:50)
1-68. Sir John Barbirolli – Suite for Strings, Woodwinds and Horns: I. Andante maestoso – Allegro (After The Gordian Knot Untied, Z. 597) (04:29)
1-69. Sir John Barbirolli – Suite for Strings, Woodwinds and Horns: II. Tempo do menuetto (After The Virtuous Wife, Z. 611) (02:32)
1-70. Sir John Barbirolli – Suite for Strings, Woodwinds and Horns: III. Andantino (After King Arthur, Z. 628) (01:58)
1-71. Sir John Barbirolli – Suite for Strings, Woodwinds and Horns: IV. Allegrettto giocoso (After Abdelazar, Z. 570) (01:47)
1-72. Sir John Barbirolli – Suite for Strings, Woodwinds and Horns: V. Largo (After Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626) (02:55)
1-73. Sir John Barbirolli – Suite for Strings, Woodwinds and Horns: VI. Allegro (After King Arthur, Z. 628) (02:10)
1-74. Sir John Barbirolli – Oboe Concerto in A Minor: I. Rondo pastorale. Allegro moderato (07:04)
1-75. Sir John Barbirolli – Oboe Concerto in A Minor: II. Minuet and Musette. Allegro moderato (02:56)
1-76. Sir John Barbirolli – Oboe Concerto in A Minor: III. Finale. Scherzo (10:06)

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