Sir John Barbirolli – French Music. Debussy, Ravel, Chabrier, Berlioz… (2024) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Sir John Barbirolli – French Music. Debussy, Ravel, Chabrier, Berlioz… (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 03:54:22 minutes | 6,97 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics

John Barbirolli studied cello as a boy, making his debut public appearance at the age of 12. He received a formal education at Trinity College of Music and the Royal Academy of Music, from which he graduated in 1916. Upon graduation, he found a position in the Queen’s Hall Orchestra, becoming its youngest member. He made his professional solo debut as a cellist in Aeolian Hall, London, in 1917. During World War I he joined the British Army; while in the service he got his first taste of conducting by leading an all-volunteer orchestra. After his service ended in 1919, he returned to the Queen’s Hall Orchestra. He also resumed performances as a cello soloist, appearing with the Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra. He joined and toured with the International String Quartet beginning in 1923.

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Sir John Barbirolli – English String Music. Elgar: Introduction and Allegro & Serenade – Vaughan Williams: Greensleeves & Tallis Fantasias (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Sir John Barbirolli – English String Music. Elgar: Introduction and Allegro & Serenade – Vaughan Williams: Greensleeves & Tallis Fantasias (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 52:18 minutes | 1,98 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics

Though exceptionally not recorded with the Hallé but with the Sinfonia of London, this is probably one of the most famous albums conducted under the baton of Sir John Barbirolli. Entirely devoted to English music for string orchestra, it includes very famous tunes such as Vaughan Williams’s Fantasy on Greensleeves or (yet another) recording of Elgar’s Introduction and Allegro, the work Barbirolli recorded the most throughout his career. For this piece, he is partnered by the Allegri String Quartet, the oldest British chamber ensemble still in activity. As a bonus, the digital premiere of Elgar’s Elegy recorded with the Hallé completes that beautiful program.

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Sir John Barbirolli – Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos. 2 “A London Symphony” & 8 (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Sir John Barbirolli – Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos. 2 “A London Symphony” & 8 (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:13:20 minutes | 2,86 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics

Sir John Barbirolli heads the Hallé Orchestra to present this legacy programme of works from the great British symphonist Ralph Vaughan Williams! Strongly influenced by Tudor music and English folk-song, Elgar’s output marked a decisive break in British music from its German-dominated style of the 19th century.

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

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Sir John Barbirolli – Tchaikovsky: Serenade, Op. 48 – Arensky: Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky, Op. 35a (1965/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Sir John Barbirolli – Tchaikovsky: Serenade, Op. 48 – Arensky: Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky, Op. 35a (1965/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 46:33 minutes | 1,80 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics

Born in London of Italian-French parents, Sir John Barbirolli (1899-1970) trained as a cellist and played in theatre and caf’e 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 Hall’e 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.

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Sir John Barbirolli – Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 (1967/2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Sir John Barbirolli – Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 (1967/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 55:13 minutes | 1,14 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics

29 July 2020 marks the 50th anniversary Sir John Barbirolli’s passing. He died at the age of 70, having been born in 1899 in London to parents of Italian and French origin.

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Sir John Barbirolli – Elgar: Symphony No. 2, Op. 63 & Falstaff, Op. 68 (Remastered) (1964/2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Sir John Barbirolli – Elgar: Symphony No. 2, Op. 63 & Falstaff, Op. 68 (Remastered) (1964/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:30:35 minutes | 3,30 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics

29 July 2020 marks the 50th anniversary Sir John Barbirolli’s passing. He died at the age of 70, having been born in 1899 in London to parents of Italian and French origin.

A great British conductor notable for the warmth and generosity of his interpretations, and for his attention to detail, Barbirolli is especially closely associated with Manchester’s Hallé Orchestra, of which he became Permanent Conductor in 1943. He transformed the Hallé’s fortunes and remained closely associated with the orchestra for 27 years.

Barbirolli began his career as a cellist, going on to establish himself as a conductor in the UK in his twenties. He received his first contract with the New York Philharmonic as early as 1927 and went on to become Arturo Toscanini’s successor at the orchestra, remaining with it for seven seasons (1936-1943).

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Sir John Barbirolli – Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36 & Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Sir John Barbirolli – Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36 & Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 45:25 minutes | 1,69 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics

An iconic recording of Sir John Barbirolli dedicated to Edward Elgar’s masterpiece, the Enigma Variations, together with the Cockaigne Overture, all performed with passion by Barbirolli and the Philharmonia Orchestra. remastered from original tapes in 24-bit/192kHz

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Sir John Barbirolli – Delius: Appalachia & Brigg Fair (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Sir John Barbirolli – Delius: Appalachia & Brigg Fair (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:05:31 minutes | 2,60 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics

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.

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Sir John Barbirolli – Chabrier: Joyeuse marche – Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust – Ravel: Ma mère l’Oye (1958) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Sir John Barbirolli – Chabrier: Joyeuse marche – Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust – Ravel: Ma mère l’Oye (1958)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 32:51 minutes | 1003 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics

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.

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Sir John Barbirolli – Dvořák: Symphony No. 7, Op. 70 & Legends, Op. 59 (1959/2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Sir John Barbirolli – Dvořák: Symphony No. 7, Op. 70 & Legends, Op. 59 (1959/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 51:28 minutes | 1,08 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics

29 July 2020 marks the 50th anniversary Sir John Barbirolli’s passing. He died at the age of 70, having been born in 1899 in London to parents of Italian and French origin.

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Sir John Barbirolli – Waldteufel: The Skaters Waltz, Op. 183 – Lehár: Gold and Silver Waltz, Op. 79 (1958/2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Sir John Barbirolli – Waldteufel: The Skaters Waltz, Op. 183 – Lehár: Gold and Silver Waltz, Op. 79 (1958/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 15:14 minutes | 165 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics

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.

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Sir John Barbirolli – Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5, Op. 64 & Slavonic March, Op. 31 (1959/2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Sir John Barbirolli – Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5, Op. 64 & Slavonic March, Op. 31 (1959/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 52:48 minutes | 1,03 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics

29 July 2020 marks the 50th anniversary Sir John Barbirolli’s passing. He died at the age of 70, having been born in 1899 in London to parents of Italian and French origin.

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Sir John Barbirolli – Schubert: Symphony No. 9, D. 944 “The Great” (1954/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Sir John Barbirolli – Schubert: Symphony No. 9, D. 944 “The Great” (1954/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 48:24 minutes | 907 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics

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.

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Sir John Barbirolli – Grieg: Suite No. 1 from Peer Gynt, Two Elegiac Melodies & Symphonic Dances (1958/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Sir John Barbirolli – Grieg: Suite No. 1 from Peer Gynt, Two Elegiac Melodies & Symphonic Dances (1958/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 52:15 minutes | 1,97 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics

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.

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Sir John Barbirolli – Grainger: Shepherd’s Hey, Mock Morris, Molly on the Shore & Londonderry Air (1958/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Sir John Barbirolli – Grainger: Shepherd’s Hey, Mock Morris, Molly on the Shore & Londonderry Air (1958/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 13:59 minutes | 277 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics

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.

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