Sir John Barbirolli

Conductor

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Ravel - Bolero

Ravel:

Boléro

Daphnis et Chloé - Suite No. 2

La Valse

Rapsodie Espagnole

Hallé Orchestra, John Barbirolli

Everest - EVERCD004

(CD)

$7.49

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Elgar - The Dream of Gerontius

Berlioz:

Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

live 2nd January 1947

The Halle Orchestra

Elgar:

The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38

recorded 20th November 1957

Jon Vickers, Constance Shacklock & Marian Nowakowski

RAI Orchestra

Sir John Barbirolli

“Vickers doesn't disappoint, singing with an intensity and a care for the sound and sense of every word that are well nigh ideal. As the Angel, Constance Shacklock, gravely beautiful if occasionally too grand, is first-class, too. The drama Barbirolli brings to the work is recognisable from his later studio account, but here the live sound is at best adequate and at worse unacceptable, with a microphone placed so close to the conductor that at times he seems to be duetting with Vickers. The orchestra and chorus do their best, which isn't quite good enough; it's Vickers who makes this a must-have.” The Guardian, 23rd May 2008 ***

Archipel Records - ARPCD0403

(CD - 2 discs)

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Kathleen Ferrier sings Brahms, Chausson & Mahler

Brahms:

Four Serious Songs

January 1949

BBCSO, Sir Malcolm Sargent

Chausson:

Počme de l'amour et de la mer, Op. 19

March 1951

Halle Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli

Mahler:

Symphony No. 3 in D minor

(final two movements) November 1947

BBCSO, Sir Adrian Boult

Kathleen Ferrier

These three recordings of the incomparable Kathleen Ferrier, have been newly re-mastered from tapes made from live BBC broadcasts. The BBCSO play the Brahms, conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent in January 1949. They also play the final two movements of the Mahler under Sir Adrian Boult, November 1947. The Chausson is played by the Halle Orchestra, conducted by Sir John Barbirolli in March 1951.

Somm - SOMM075

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$17.49

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The Essential Vaughan Williams

Vaughan Williams:

The Lark Ascending

Hugh Bean (violin)

New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Linden Lea

words by William Barnes)

Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano) & Gerald Moore (piano)

Fantasia on Greensleeves

Sinfonia of London, Sir John Barbirolli

Silent Noon

Ian Bostridge (tenor) & Julius Drake (piano)

English Folk Song Suite

(orch. Gordon Jacob)

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

The Vagabond (from Songs of Travel)

Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) & David Willison (piano)

Serenade to Music

(original version with 16 soloists)

Norma Burrowes, Sheila Armstrong, Susan Longfield, Marie Hayward (soprano), Alfreda Hodgson, Gloria Jennings, Shirley Minty, Meriel Dickinson (contralto), Ian Partridge, Bernard Dickerson, Wynford Evans, Kenneth Bowen (tenor), Richard Angas, John Carol Case, John Noble & Christopher Keyte (bass)

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Rhosymedre

Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Sinfonia of London, Sir John Barbirolli

The Wasps Overture

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Loch Lomond

Ian Partridge (tenor)

London Madrigal Singers, Christopher Bishop

Ca' the Yowes

Ian Partridge (tenor)

London Madrigal Singers, Christopher Bishop

Five Variants of ‘Dives and Lazarus'

Jacques Orchestra, Sir David Willcocks

O Taste and See

James Lancelot (organ) & Ivan Sharpe (treble)

Winchester Cathedral Choir, Martin Neary

Bushes and Briars

Baccholian Singers of London

Wassail Song

Baccholian Singers of London

For all the saints (Sine nomine)

John Scott Whiteley (organ)

York Minster Choir, Philip Moore

The truth sent from above

hoir of King’s College, Cambridge, David Willcocks

Little town of Bethlehem (Forest Green)

The Lamb

Ian Partridge (tenor) & Janet Craxton (oboe)

Scherzo from Symphony No. 7 'Sinfonia antartica'

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Orpheus With His Lute

(first setting)

David Daniels (countertenor) & Martin Katz (piano)

Mass in G minor – Kyrie

John Eaton (treble), Nigel Perrin (alto), Robin Doveton (tenor) & David van Asch (bass)

Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks

The blessed Son of God

Bach Choir, Sir David Willcocks

Come down, O Love divine

(trans. R. F. Littledale – v.4 arr. Williamson)

Thomas Williamson (organ)

All people that on earth do dwell

(William Kethe – Louis Bourgeois arr. RVW; version for brass ensemble and organ by Roy Douglas)

Benjamin Bayl (organ)

Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury

EMI - 2079922

(CD - 2 discs)

$17.49

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Elgar:

The Music Makers, Op. 69

Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano)

London Philharmonic Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38

Richard Lewis (tenor), Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-Soprano) & Kim Borg (bass)

Hallé Choir, Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, Ambrosian Singers & Hallé Orchestra, John Barbirolli

This 1964 recording of The Dream of Gerontius, though made over four days at Christmas in a miserable and foggy Manchester, has long been the version of choice in round-up reviews, most recently on BBC Radio 3 in Building a Library. Besides the leading Gerontius of his day, Richard Lewis, and the tremendous doubled chorus, it established Janet Baker as a peerless Angel.

“The must-have Gerontius, recorded in the idealised soundscape so beloved of the 1960s, where choir and soloists are close-miked and crystal-clear. Richard Lewis's well-groomed, classic tones and Barbirolli's deep understanding result in a benchmark reading.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2007 *****

Building a Library

First Choice - October 2006

EMI Great Recordings of the Century - 3919782

(CD - 2 discs)

$21.49

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Bax:

Tintagel

Delius:

The Walk to the Paradise Garden

London Symphony Orchestra & Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli

‘Lovely playing. A classic performance of Tintagel (unlikely ever to be surpassed) and a deeply moving interpretation of A Song of Summer.’ (Gramophone)

EMI Great Recordings of the Century - 3799832

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