Der Dirgent Sir John Barbirolli war neben Sir Thomas Beecham der bedeutendste Dirigent der englischen Musikszene des 20. Jahrhunderts. Er arbeitete mit dem London Symphony Orchestra, übernahm als Nachfolger von Toscanini die Leitung des NBC Symphony Orchestra und machte schließlich das Hallé-Orchester zu einem der führenden Klangkörper Europas.

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CD 1

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756–1791)
Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major, KV 482
1 I. Allegro
2 II. Andante
3 III. Rondo: Allegro
Edwin Fischer (piano), John Barbirolli Chamber Orchestra, rec. 06.06.1935

Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, KV 595
4 I. Allegro
5 II. Larghetto
6 III. Allegro
Robert Casadesus (piano) New York Philharmonic Orchestra, rec. 03.11.1941

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CD 2

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756–1791)
Symphony No. 33 in B major, KV 319
1 I. Allegro assai
2 II. Andante moderato
3 III. Menuetto. Trio
4 IV. Allegro assai
New York Philharmonic Orchestra, rec. 29.11.1936, live at Carnegie Hall, NYC

HENRY PURCELL (1659–1695)
Suite for Strings, Flutes & Horns from Operas and Fantasies (arr. by J. Barbirolli)
5 I. Andante maestoso. Allegro
(Overture from “The Gordian Knot Untied”)
6 II. Tempo di menuetto
(Minuett from “The Virtuous Wife”)
7 III. Andantino
(Fairest Isle from “King Arthur”)
8 IV. Andantino giocoso
(Air from “Abdelazar”)
9 V. Largo
(Lamento from “Dido and Aeneas”)
10 VI. Allegro
(Allegro from “King Arthur”, second music)
New York Philharmonic Orchestra, rec. 07.02.1938

JOSEPH HAYDN (1732–1809)
Symphony No. 83 in G minor “The Hen”
11 I. Allegro spirituoso
12 II. Andante
13 III. Minuetto. Trio: Allegretto
14 IV. Vivace
Hallé Orchestra, rec. 15.&17.12.1949

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CD 3

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770–1827)
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, op. 60
1 I. Adagio. Allegro vivace
2 II. Adagio
3 III. Allegro vivace
4 IV. Allegro ma non troppo
New York Philharmonic Orchestra, rec. 13.12.1936, live at Carnegie Hall, NYC

Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61
5 I. Allegro ma non troppo
6 II. Larghetto
7 III. Rondo: Allegro
Fritz Kreisler (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra, rec. 1936

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CD 4

HECTOR BERLIOZ (1803–1869)
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 « épisode de la via d’un artiste »
1 I. Rêveries. Passions (Dreams. Passions) Largo. Allegro agitato e appassionato assai
2 II. Un bal (A ball) Valse : Allegretto non troppo
3 III. Scène aux champs (In the Country) Adagio
4 IV. Marche au supplice (March to the Scaffold) Allegretto non troppo
5 V. Songe d'une nuit du Sabbat (Dream of a witches sabbath) Larghetto. Allegro
Hallé Orchestra, rec. 1947

RICHARD WAGNER (1813–1883)
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Orchestral Suite from Act III (arr. by J. Barbirolli)
6 I. Prelude to Act III
7 II. Dance of the Apprentices
8 III. Entry of the Masters
Hallé Orchestra, rec. 18.09.1944

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CD 5

FRéDéRIC CHOPIN (1810–1849)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, op. 11
1 I. Allegro maestoso
2 II. Romance: Larghetto
3 III. Rondo: Vivace
Arthur Rubinstein (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, rec. 05.04.1937

MAX BRUCH (1838–1920)
Violin Concerto in G minor
4 I. Prelude: Allegro moderato
5 II. Adagio
6 III. Finale
Nathan Milstein (violin), New York Philharmonic Orchestra, rec. 12.04.1942

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CD 6

ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810–1856)
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, op. 120
1 I. Ziemlich langsam. Lebhaft
2 II. Romanze: Ziemlich langsam
3 III. Scherzo: Lebhaft
4 IV. Langsam. Lebhaft
New York Philharmonic Orchestra, rec. 07.11.1937

JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833–1897)
Violin Concerto in D major, op. 77
5 I. Allegro
6 II. Adagio
7 III. Allegro giocoso
Fritz Kreisler (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra, rec. 1936

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CD 7

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756–1791)
Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, KV 219
1 I. Allegro aperto
2 II. Adagio
3 III. Rondo: Tempo di Menuetto. Allegro
(Cadenzas: Joseph Joachim)
Jascha Heifetz (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra, rec. 23.02.1934

HENRI VIEUXTEMPS (1820–1881)
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D minor, op. 31
4 I. Andante. Moderato. Cadenza
5 II. Adagio religioso
6 III. Scherzo: Vivace
7 IV. Finale: Allegro
Jascha Heifetz (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra violin, rec. 14.03.1935

HENRYK WIENIAWSKI (1835–1880)
Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, op. 22
8 I. Allegro moderato
9 II. Romance: Andante non troppo
10 III. Allegro con fuoco. Cadenza. Allegro moderato (à la Zingara). Molto moderato
Jascha Heifetz (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra, rec. 18.03.1935

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CD 8

PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840–1893)
Violin Concerto in D major, op. 35
1 I. Allegro moderato
2 II. Canzonetta: Andante
3 III. Finale: Allegro vivacissimo
Jascha Heifetz (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra, rec. 25.03.1937

ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV (1865–1936)
Violin Concerto in A minor, op. 82
4 I. Moderato
5 II. Andante
6 III. Cadenza
7 IV. Allegro
Jascha Heifetz (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra, rec. 28.03.1934

CAMILLE SAINT-SAëNS (1835–1921)
8 Havanaise, op. 83
Jascha Heifetz (violin), London Symphony Orchestra, rec. 09.04.1937

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CD 9

EDVARD GRIEG (1843–1907)
Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16
1 I. Allegro molto moderato
2 II. Adagio
3 III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato. Andante maestoso
Wilhelm Backhaus (piano), New Symphony Orchestra, rec. October 1933

JEAN SIBELIUS (1865–1957)
Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 43
4 I. Allegretto
5 II. Tempo Andante, ma rubato
6 III. Vivacissimo
7 IV. Allegro moderato
New York Philharmonic Orchestra, rec. 24.06.1940

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CD 10

OTTORINO RESPIGHI (1879–1936)
Fontane di Roma (Fountains of Rome)
1 La fontana di Valle Giulia all’alba
2 La fontana di Tritone al mattino
3 La fontana di Trevi al meriggio
4 La fontana di Villa Medici al tramonto
New York Philharmonic Orchestra, rec. 21.02.1939

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872–1958)
Symphony No. 5 in D major
5 I. Preludio
6 II. Scherzo
7 III. Romanza
8 IV. Passacaglia
Hallé Orchestra, rec. 17.03.1944

IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882–1971)
Concerto in D
9 I. Vivace
10 II. Arioso: Andantino
11 III. Rondo: Allegro
Hallé Orchestra, rec. 10.03.1948