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Mahler: Symphony No. 5 / Sir John Barbirolli, New Philharmonia Orch.

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor
Conductors: Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

EMI Classics relaunches the popular EMI Master Series: The definitive series of great classical music from a trove of the most notable and revered classical...continue...
Recording information: Watford Town Hall (07/16/1969-07/18/1969)....continue...

50 Best Sensual Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: James Horner: Titanic; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bran, Tim; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Bumbry, Grace; Callas, Maria; Cortez, Viorica; Dalton, Mitchell; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Garello, Raul; Garrett...
Conductors: ; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Roth, François-Xavier; Goodwin, Ron; Thompson, Bryden; Plasson, Michel; Barry, John; Love, Geoff; Barbirolli, John; Fedotov, Viktor; Boul...
Ensemble: ; Ahn Trio; Berlin Philharmonic Cellists; Virtuosi

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of sensual music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

Essential Film Classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K.626; Symphony no 25 in G minor, K.183; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K....
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Bell, David [Organ]; Callas, Maria; Dimitrova, Ghena; Gavrilov, Andrei; Hough, Stephen; Koopman, Ton; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Little, Tasmin; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; ...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Abel, David [Violin]; Previn, Andre; Love, Geoff; Muti, Riccardo; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Serafin, Tullio; Ormandy, Eugene; Barbi...

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

Elgar: Cello Concerto; Sea Pictures; Cockaigne Overture / Jacqueline du Pré, cello; Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-11

Works: Edward Elgar: Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"; Concerto for Cello; Sea Pictures, Op. 37
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; du Pré, Jacqueline
Conductors: Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Time Traveller: Wartime Britain

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: William Walton: Prelude and Fugue "Spitfire"; Henry V; Cecil Armstrong Gibbs: Dusk, for voice & piano; Richard Addinsell: Warsaw Concerto; Walter Kent: The White Cliffs of Dover; Kenneth J. Alford: C...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Bowlly, Al; Coward, Noel; Hess, Myra; Lynn, Vera
Conductors: Walton, William; Dunn, Vivian; Alwyn, Kenneth; Osborne, Tony; Marriner, Sir Neville; Groves, Charles, Sir; Gibbons, Carroll; Barbirolli, John; Wallace, J.L.; Noble, Ray; Kilbey, Reginald

Britain's Finest Hour - and six years of cataclysm, stoicism and heroism - are recalled by this richly varied collection of music associated with the...continue...

Journey Around the World / Classical Clubhouse

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Aaron Copland: Rodeo; Anonymous, Mexican: La Cucaracha; Isaac Albéniz: Suite española no 1, Op. 47; Arthur Benjamin: Jamaican Rumba; Sergey Rachmaninov: Two Pieces, Op. 2; Alexander Borod...
Performers: Adler, Larry; Byzantine, Julian; Lympany, Moura; Montero, Gabriela; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard; Robinson, Eric; Cluytens, André; Dunn, Vivian, Sir; Karajan, Herbert von; Marriner, Sir Neville; Barbirolli, John; Jansons, Mariss

Classical Music doesn't get much more exciting than this! With the help of wonderful music (some familiar, some new) this collection encourages children to experience...continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 9 / Sir John Barbirolli, BPO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-26

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 9 in D major
Conductors: Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
Barbirolli brings out the grotesque brilliance of the second movement beautifully, is entirely at home in the clattering uproar of the Rondo-Burleske, and digs...continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin (1964-01-10_1964-01-11&1964-)....continue...

Essential Brahms / Over 2 hours of Brahms' greatest masterpieces

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Johannes Brahms: Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80; Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Clein, Natalie; de los Angeles, Victoria; Frankl, Peter; Kovacevich, Stephen; Kremer, Gidon...
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Jochum, Eugen; Barbirolli, John; Tennstedt, Klaus; Karajan, Herbert von; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; ; Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: ; Alban Berg Quartet; Artemis Quartett (String Quartet)

Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg in 1833 and died in Vienna in 1897. He was one of the leading figures in classical music's Romantic...continue...

The Essential Delius: 150th Anniversary

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Frederick Delius: Pieces (2) for Small Orchestra; A Village Romeo and Juliet; A Song Before Sunrise; Koanga; Sleigh Ride; Fennimore and Gerda; Irmelin; Paris; In a Summer Garden, rhapsody for orchest...
Performers: Shirley-Quirk, John
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Barbirolli, John; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Hickox, Richard; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Groves, Charles, Sir

With the support and endorsement by the Delius Society, EMI Classics proudly presents a new collection of Frederick Delius's finest recordings with new remasters and...continue...

Brahms: Symphony No. 2 / Barbirolli - Berlin PO

1 CD / Testament / 2011-12-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73
Conductors: Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic

Queen Elizabeth II laid the foundation stone of the new Coventry Cathedral in March 1956 and the formal dedication took place in May 1962. Benjamin...continue...
Recording information: Coventry Cathedral, England (06/06/1962)....continue...

The British Composers Guide to Britain

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-08-23

Works: Eric Coates: Knightsbridge March; London Suite; Edward Elgar: Cockaigne (In London Town), concert overture, Op. 40; Severn Suite, Op. 87; Caractacus, Op. 35; Percy Grainger: Handel in the Strand; Bri...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bayl, Benjamin; Bell, David [Organ]; Benson, Garth; Bostridge, Ian; Brannigan, Owen; Bullard, Thomas; Harvey, Frederi...
Conductors: Groves, Charles, Sir; Barbirolli, John; del Mar, Norman; Ord, Boris; Previn, Andre; Layton, Stephen; Cleobury, Stephen; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bishop, Christopher; Irving, Rober...
Ensemble: ; London Music Group; Polyphony (Vocal Ensemble)

This bright and breezy guide takes us in 50 stops from London, round Essex and East Anglia, up to Scotland, then - via Wales and...continue...

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 9

1 CD / Archipel / 2011-06-04

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 9 in D major
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

Recording information: Torino (11/25/1960)....continue...

Tchaikovsky: The Great Symphonies

2 CD / Widescreen / 2011-06-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Romeo & Juliet; Symphony no 6 in B minor ("Pathétique"), Op. 74
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

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Sir John Barbirolli conducts Mahler Symphony No. 9

1 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2010-08-27

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 9 in D major
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

During the 1950's, when Gustav Mahler's name was still reativey unknown, the famous English conductor,Sir John Barbiroli was already proposing his music to the world...continue...
Recording information: Torino (11/25/1960)....continue...

Essential Relaxing Classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-08-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" BWV 208; BWV 1068; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Wolfgang Amadeus Mo...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bean, Hugh; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Chang, Han-Na; du Pre, Jacqueline; Galway, James [Flute]; Helmis, Fritz; Hough, Stephen; Kalafuzs, Hans; Lane, Piers; Little, Tasmin; Lym...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Vonk, Hans; Lysy, Alberto; Karajan, Herbert von; Boult, Adrian; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Jansons, Mariss; Olah, Erno; Susskind, Walter; Muti, Riccardo; Thompson, B...

This album brings together many of the most relaxing pieces of classical music, most of which have been heard in major films. The Baroque era...continue...

150th Anniversary: Mahler Adagios

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 4 in G; Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Symphony no 9 in D; Symphony no 1 in D; Symphony no 2 in C minor 'Resurrection'; Symphony no 6 in A minor;...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Kletzki, Paul; Barbirolli, John; Klemperer, Otto; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Rattle, Simon, Sir

Having lived a divided life of triumph and heartbreak, of optimism and hopelessness, it is only fitting that the music of Gustav Mahler portrays such...continue...

Mahler: The Complete Works - 150th Anniversary Box

16 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied, cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra; Quartet for Piano and Strings in A minor; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 2 ...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bostridge, Ian; Connell, Elizabeth; Coote, Alice; Dose, Helena; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Hampson, Thomas; Harrison, Philip; Hill, Da...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; ; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Klemperer, Otto; Paavo, Järvi; Horenstein, Jascha; Tennstedt, Klaus; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Walter, Bruno; Barbirol...
Ensemble: ; Domus Ensemble (Piano Quartet); Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Gustav Mahler, born on 7th July 1860, was not only a great composer but a fine conductor who influenced his successors in both fields; indeed...continue...

50 Best Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Coronation Anthem; Messiah; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto no 1 in E 'La primavera'; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Double Concerto in D mi...
Performers: Barley, Peter; Bell, David [Organ]; de los Angeles, Victoria; Eisenberg, Matthias; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Gutierrez, Horacio; Harper, Heather; Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Voca...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lysy, Alberto; Sanderling, Kurt; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Barbirolli, John; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Previn, Andre; Boskovsky, Willi; Davis, Andrew; Plasson, Michel; Ormandy...

EMI Masters - Elgar: Cello Concertos: Sea Pictures / Barbirolli, du Pré

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-30

Works: Edward Elgar: Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"; Concerto for Cello; Sea Pictures, Op. 37; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; du Pré, Jacqueline
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

Essential Adagios

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Remo Giazotto: Adagio in C minor for strings & organ (previously attributed to Tomaso Albinoni); Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Johann Sebastian Bach: ...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bean, Hugh; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Chang, Han-Na; du Pre, Jacqueline; Galway, James [Flute]; Helmis, Fritz; Isbin, S...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Vonk, Hans; Olah, Erno; Boult, Adrian; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Susskind, Walter; Muti, Riccardo; Ormandy, Eugene; Lysy, Alberto; Accardo, Salvatore; Foster, Lawre...

Mahler: Symphony no 6 / Sir John Barbirolli, New Philharmonia Orchestra

1 CD / Testament / 2009-10-13

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 6 in A minor "Tragic"
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

By the time of this BBC Henry Wood Proms performance in August 1967, Barbirolli’s grasp of the work was complete. The result is a performance...continue...
Recording information: Royal Albert Hall, London (08/16/1967)....continue...

Elgar: Symphonies no 1 & 2, In the South, Serenade for Strings / Barbirolli, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: Edward Elgar: In the South (Alassio), Concert Overture, Op. 50; Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55; Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20; Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 63
Performers: Morgan, Cedric
Conductors: Silvestri, Constantin; Barbirolli, John; del Mar, Norman
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Heading up the release are Elgar's two symphonies in the recordings Sir John Barbirolli made in 1962 and 1964. The First with the Philharmonia Orchestra,...continue...

Relax - The World's Most Beautiful Music - Music for the Soul - 36 Tracks

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C majo...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bean, Hugh; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Beniston, Paul; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; du Pre, Jacqueline; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Galway, James [Flute]; Helmis, Fritz;...
Conductors: Vonk, Hans; Lysy, Alberto; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Marriner, Sir Neville; Boult, Adrian; Karajan, Herbert von; Barbirolli, John; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Welser-Möst, Franz; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; T...

The modern world seems to constantly be getting more and more hectic, with more and more things going on around us all at once. This...continue...

British Composers - Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 5, Serenade to Music, etc / Sargent, London SO, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-22

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The wasps; Serenade to music; Fantasia on Greensleeves; Toward the Unknown Region, for chorus & orchestra; Symphony no 5 in D major
Performers: Anthony, Trevor; Morison, Elsie; Robertson, Duncan
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Barbirolli, John

This release from EMI's British Composers Series featuring the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams restores two classics of the early stereo catalog: the extraordinarily lyrical...continue...

Sibelius: Symphonies no 2 & 5 / Barbirolli, Hallé Orchestra, Royal PO

1 CD / Testament / 2008-06-10

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Symphony no 5 in E flat major, Op. 82
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

This recording brings together two inspired performances led by Sir John Barbirolli, beautifully remastered by Testament. Barbirolli's repertoire was wide, but the music of Jean...continue...

Barbiroli - New York Philharmonic - Live Recordings 1937-43

2 CD / Guild / 2008-01-01

Works: César Franck: Symphony in D minor, M 48; Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, Op. 23, Overture; Spoken Word: Announcement; Charles Tomlinson Griffes: The White Peacock, for orchestra (Roman Sketch...
Performers: Cassado, Gaspar; Spalding, Albert
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

"Barbirolli in his youth was a cellist-turned-conductor whose enormous enthusiasm was no less than his immense talent, and these performances are astoundingly passionate and astonishingly...continue...

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...

Elgar: The Collector's Edition

30 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-11-06

Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55; Introduction and Allegro, for string quartet & string orchestra in G major, Op. 47; Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 63; Elegy for Strings, Op. ...
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bean, Hugh; Ben-Tovim, Atarah; Borg, Kim; Bramma, Harry; Cahill, Teresa; Case, John Carol; Chapman, Michael; Cook, Brian R...
Conductors: Barbirolli, John; Groves, Charles, Sir; Handley, Vernon; Boult, Adrian; Collingwood, Lawrance; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Hickox, Richard; Robinson, Christopher; del Mar, Norman; Hal...
Ensemble: ; Allegri String Quartet

Following the releases of the Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert Collector's Edition Boxed sets, EMI Classics is now proud to present the Elgar Collector's Edition. To...continue...

Russian Favorites - Liadov, et al / Barbiroli, et al

1 CD / Guild / 2007-11-01

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34; Anatol Lyadov: The enchanted lake, Op. 62; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Romeo & Juliet; Marche slave, Op. 31
Performers: Turner, Laurence
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

Nowadays, Sir John Barbirolli may not be thought of as a conductor of Russian music, but a survey of his many recordings and his far...continue...

Barbirolli at the Proms - Brahms, Haydn / Hallé Orchestra

1 CD / Guild / 2007-07-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: L'isola disabitata; The Creation, H 21 no 2; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Performers: Galliver, David
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

In his 27 years with his beloved Halle Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli created a legacy with his magnificent performances of British repertoire. But he also...continue...

The Essential Collection - Great Classical Highlights

2 CD / West End Records Import / 2007-04-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Rober...
Performers: Artzt, Alice; Badev, George; Evrov, Nikolai; Greigorov, Alexander; Herist, Alain; Jones, Martin [Piano]; Matthew-Walker, Robert; McMahon, Richard; Milanova, Stoika; Milkina, Nina; Mollova, Milena; Ti...
Conductors: Tchakarov, Emil; Serebrier, José; Tchakov, Serge; Fischer, Georg; Lubbock, John; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Barbirolli, John; ; Raichev, Rouslan; Boult, Adrian; Swarowsky, Hans; Hudson, Herbert; Sim...
Ensemble: ; Hallé Orchestra ; Sofia Soloists Chamber Ensemble

Once again Avid dips its toe into the world of Classical music to bring you the latest release in the Essential Collection series. We hope...continue...

Delius, Bax, Ireland / Barbirolli, LSO, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-03-06

Works: Arnold Bax: Tintagel, tone poem for orchestra; Frederick Delius: A Village Romeo and Juliet; Irmelin; A Song of Summer, for orchestra, RT vi/26; Koanga; In a Summer Garden, rhapsody for orchestra, RT...
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

Mahler: Symphony no 6; R. Strauss: Heldenleben / Barbirolli

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-11-21

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 6 in A minor "Tragic"
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

This inspired pairing of Mahler's 6th with Richard Strauss' tone-poem 'Ein Heldenleben' won the French critics' Diapason d'Or award. The sound quality on this remastered...continue...

Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, etc / Barenboim, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-11-21

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht for String Orchestra, Op. 4; Pelleas und Melisande, symphonic poem, Op. 5; Chamber Symphony no 1 in E major, Op. 9; Johannes Brahms: Quartet for Piano and Stri...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Barbirolli, John; Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: ; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra

Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, etc / Beecham, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-11-21

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Don Quixote, Op. 35; Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, Op. 60
Performers: Clark, Raymond; Harrison, Eric; Lampe, Oscar; Rubens, Leonard; Staryk, Steven; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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...

100 Best Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; MEDLEY; Sarabande; Coronation Anthem; Der Messias; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Andre, Maurice; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barley, Peter; Barrueco, Manuel; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bell, David [Organ]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lysy, Alberto; Sanderling, Kurt; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Barbirolli, John; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Previn, Andre; Boskovsky, Willi; Davis, Andrew [Bassist]; Davis, Andrew;...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Ambrosian Singers; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Beecham Choral Society; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Ber...

100 of the world's best loved classical music recordings featuring the most well-known composers: Mozart, Bizet, Verdi, and Handel, performed by legends such as Yehudi...continue...
Looking to build a classical music library? Want a collection of just "the hits" from the best-known composers? This collection provides hours of definitive classical music as performed by ensembles s...continue...

100 Best Film Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Divertimento for violin, viola & cello in E f...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barrueco, Manuel; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bell, David [Organ]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest; Blaze, Robin; Bloch...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Abel, David [Violin]; Abel, David; Raine, Nic; Love, Geoff; Dervaux, Pierre; Muti, Riccardo; Bateman, Paul; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; ...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels National Opera Chorus; Brussels National Opera Orchestra; Came...

This collection features music from Hollywood blockbusters such as 'Harry Potter', 'Titanic', 'The Lord of the Rings', 'Death in Venice', 'American Beauty', and many others....continue...
There's no way to put all the great music that has appeared in over a century of films into one set, but this collection from EMI Classics collects enough famous pieces to make most cinephiles smile. ...continue...

Gemini - Brahms: Piano Concertos, etc / Barenboim

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-02-21

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. Anthony"; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Tragic Overture, Op....
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

Vaughan Williams: Sinfonia antartica; Oboe Concerto; Elgar: Introduction & Allegro; Cockaigne

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-03-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Concerto for Oboe in A minor; Concerto for Tuba in F minor; Symphony no 7 for soprano, small female chorus & orchestra with narrator ad lib ("Sinfonia Antarti; The wasps; Fan...
Performers: Catelinet, Philip; Collingwood, Lawrance; Ritchie, Margaret; Rothwell, Evelyn
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

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...

Mahler: Symphony no 3 / Barbirolli, West, Berlin PO, et al

2 CD / Testament / 2004-09-14

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 3 in D minor; John Barbirolli: An Elizabethan Suite, for 4 horns and strings
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

In March of 1969, Sir John Barbirolli and the Berlin PO gave performances of Mahler's Third Symphony. Michael Kennedy, biographer of both conductor and composer,...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 6 / John Barbirolli, Berlin PO

1 CD / Testament / 2004-03-01

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 6 in A minor "Tragic"
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

In January 1963, Barbirolli conducted his first Mahler symphony in Berlin, the Ninth. Given that Mahler's music was seldom played in Berlin, and not liked,...continue...

Classical Heartbreakers

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-01-13

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Co...
Performers: Abel, David [Violin]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Barbirolli, John, Sir [Conductor]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bergonzi, Carlo; Boult, Adrian, Sir [Conductor]; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Chung, Myung-Wh...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Tennstedt, Klaus; Sutherland, Iain; Barbirolli, John; Serafin, Tullio; Susskind, Walter; Prêtre, Georges; Ormandy, Eug...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; King's College Choir, Cambridge; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London ...

Personnel: Montserrat Caballé, Maria Callas, Lucia Popp, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); Anne Sofie von Otter, Jeannine Collard (mezzo soprano); Carlo Bergonzi (tenor); Steve Mor...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 2 / Barbirolli, Stader, Baker, et al

2 CD / Testament / 2004-01-01

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Stader, Maria
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

"... soloists Janet Baker and Maria Stader sing beautifully; Barbirolli does well with most of the gentler passages; the timpani solos in III are vivid...continue...

Satie, Britten, Dvorak / Barbirolli, Concertgebouw Orchestra

1 CD / Testament / 2003-08-01

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 3; Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Benjamin Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 7 in D minor, Op. 70/B 141
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

This rare recording features Sir John Barbirolli's debut appearance with the Concertgebouw Orchestra. His expressive, somewhat old-fashioned romantic approach to this magnificent repertoire is always...continue...

The Barbirolli Society - The Barbirolli Viennese Album

2 CD / Dutton Laboratories Import / 2003-03-11

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Morgenblätter, Op. 279; Der Zigeunerbaron; Perpetuum mobile, Op. 257 "Musikalischer Scherz"; Champagner-Polka, Op. 211; Johann Stra...
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

Vaughan Williams conducts Vaughan Williams

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2002-09-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 4 in F minor; Symphony no 5 in D major
Conductors: Vaughan Williams, Ralph; Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
No performance on record of Vaughan Williams's Fourth Symphony has ever quite matched this very first one, recorded under the composer's baton...continue...

Sibelius: Violin Concerto, Symphony no 2 / Barbirolli, Neveu

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2002-09-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43
Performers: Neveu, Ginette
Conductors: Susskind, Walter; Barbirolli, John

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
In Ginette Neveu's fêted account of Sibelius's Violin Concerto, the strength, passion and stamina of the solo playing is particularly admirable, though...continue...