Barbirolli, John > BBC Legends

Nielsen, Sibelius: Symphonies / Barbirolli, et al

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2007-11-20

Works: Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 4, Op. 29 "Inextinguishable"; Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 3 in C major, Op. 52
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

Sir John Barbirolli has a prolific representation on BBC legends but this is the first time that two Scandinavian composers - Nielsen and Sibelius -...continue...

Beethoven, Shostakovich / Barbirolli, Hallé Orchestra

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2006-11-07

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

Sir John Barbirolli took over from Toscanini as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic in 1937 and became Director of the Halle from 1943...continue...

Bruckner: Symphony no 7; Beethoven / Barbirolli

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2006-09-19

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 7 in E major, WAB 107; Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op. 84A; Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus (The Creatures of Prometheus), ballet, Op. 43
Conductors: Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra

The recording of Bruckner's Symphony No. 7 is a rarity for Barbirolli fans, and is an important new addition to the Barbirolli discography following his...continue...

BBC Legends - Brahms: Piano Concerto no 2, etc / Ogdon

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2006-07-25

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 32 in C minor, Op. 111
Performers: Ogdon, John
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

John Ogdon studied at the Royal Manchester College of Music. He made his London deut at the Henry Wood Proms in 1958 playing the Busoni...continue...

Bruckner, Wagner, Graupner / Barbirolli, Hallé Orchestra

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2004-11-23

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 3 in D minor, WAB 103; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

The Bruckner Symphony No. 3 here receives a live studio based recording, made in Manchester's Free Trade Hall in 1964 in excellent sound for the...continue...

Great Performers of the Twentieth Century - John Barbirolli

2 CD / BBC Legends / 2000-07-25

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major; Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Edward Elgar: In the South (Alassio), Concert Overture, Op. 50; William Walton: Partita for Orchestra; Benjamin ...
Performers: Harper, Heather
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

"Glorious John" was not known in this country for his Mahler interpretation, but this 1967 concert of the Symphony No. 4, featuring soprano Heather Harper,...continue...