Sir John Barbirolli Archive
The Music Treasury for 24 March 2019 — Sir John Barbirolli
Highlights from Sir John Barbirolli conducting NY Phil!
SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 4 “Tragic”; BRITTEN: Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings; SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 2 – Gerald English, tenor/ Hermann Baumann, horn/ Cologne Radio-Sym. Orch./ Sir John Barbirolli – ICA Classics (2 CDs)
Sir John Barbirolli brings a devotee’s conviction to his Schubert “Tragic” Symphony and the Sibelius D Major in Cologne, and the Britten Serenade adds an important work to his discography.
Sir John Barbirolli conducts Gold and Silver = Opus Kura
Splendid fare in the lighter vein from Sir John Barbirolli and his well-honed Halle Orchestra, in vintage HMV and Pye inscriptions.
MAHLER: Symphony No. 9 in D Major – Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI/ Sir John Barbirolli – IDIS
The debonair British conductor discovered Mahler relatively late in his career, but then embraced him with the unbridled devotion of any recent convert.