Barbirolli Sir John - Complete Rca And..

Facts Celebrating British conductor and cellist Sir John Barbirolli (December 2, 1899-July 29, 1970). His complete New York Philharmonic recordings for RCA Victor and Columbia Masterworks from 1938 to 1940 in a single 6-CD edition. 17 works appearing on CD for the first time on Sony Classical, remastered from the original analogue discs and tapes using 24 bit / 192 kHz technology. Collaborations with violinists Nathan Milstein and Mishel Piastro, cellist Joseph Schuster, clarinetist Benny Goodman and pianist Robert Casadesus.

Set Content:
DISC 1:
Purcell (arr. Barbirolli): Suite for Strings, Woodwind and Horns
Debussy: Images pour orchestre, Iberia
Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini,
Respighi: Antiche danze et arie per liuto, Suite No.3
Respighi: Fontane di Roma
DISC 2:
Schubert: Symphony No. 4 in C Minor,
Schubert: 5 German Dances,
Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D Major,
DISC 3:
Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E Minor,
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D Major,
DISC 4:
Smetana: The Bartered Bride: Overture
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol,
Ravel: La valse,
Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture,
Brahms: Academic Festival Overture,
Debussy: Petite Suite, "Ballet"
Debussy: Première rhapsodie, ) with Benny Goodman, clarinet
Bach, J.S. (arr. Barbirolli): Sheep May Safely Graze, BWV 208, No. 9
DISC 5:
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major, with Benny Goodman, clarinet
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-Flat Major, ) with Robert Casadesus, piano
Mozart: Symphony No. 25 in G Minor,
DISC 6:
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, ) with Nathan Milstein, violin
Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 3 in G Major, Op. 55: IV. Tema con variazioni. Andante con moto
Various (arr. Barbirolli): An Elizabethan Suite