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Barbirolli in New York: The 1959 Concerts

Berl Senofsky (violin), Richard Lewis (tenor), Maureen Forrester (contralto), Morley Meredith (baritone), William Lincer (viola), John Corigliano & Leopold Rybb (violin) & Laszlo Varga (cello)

New York Philharmonic, Westminster Choir, Sir John Barbirolli

[Gerontius] anticipates the superlative studio recording Barbirolli and Lewis made together with Janet Baker five years later, though Maureen Forrester is a more than capable Angel here and the... — The Guardian, 23rd September 2010, 3 out of 5 stars More…
  • Release Date: 16th Aug 2010
  • Catalogue No: WHRA6033
  • Label: West Hill Radio Archive
  • Length: 5 hours 1 minute

4 CDs

$38.75

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Contents

Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Work length41:07
  • Recorded: 18 January 1959
  • Recording Venue: Carnegie Hall, New York

I. Allegro non troppo

Track length23:11

II. Adagio

Track length9:48

III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo

Track length8:08

Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38

Work length1:35:37
  • Recorded: 25 January 1959
  • Recording Venue: Carnegie Hall, New York

Part I: Prelude

Track length10:19

Part I: Jesu, Maria - I am near to death

Track length6:27

Part I: Rouse thee, my fainting soul

Track length4:06

Part I: Sanctus fortis, Sanctus Deus

Track length5:20

Part I: I can no more; for now it comes again

Track length5:57

Part I: Profiscere, anima Christiana

Track length6:37

Part II: Introduction

Track length1:55

Part II: I went to sleep

Track length3:54

Part II: My work is done

Track length8:42

Part II: Low-born clods of brute earth

Track length4:47

Part II: I see not those false spirits

Track length3:19

Part II: Praise to the Holiest

Track length5:21

Part II: And now the threshold

Track length8:21

Part II: The judgment now is near

Track length7:18

Part II: Be merciful, be gracious

Track length6:48

Part II: Softly and gently

Track length6:26

Elgar: Introduction & Allegro for strings, Op. 47

Work length14:30
  • Recorded: 03 January 1959
  • Recording Venue: Carnegie Hall, New York

Haydn: Symphony No. 88 in G major

Work length21:00
  • Recorded: 10 January 1959
  • Recording Venue: Carnegie Hall, New York

I. Adagio - Allegro

Track length6:37

II. Largo

Track length6:51

III. Minuetto

Track length4:00

IV. Finale

Track length3:32

Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major 'Titan'

Work length53:14
  • Recorded: 10 January 1959
  • Recording Venue: Carnegie Hall, New York

I. Langsam, schleppend - Immer sehr gemachlich

Track length14:09

II. Kraftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell

Track length8:45

III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen

Track length11:19

IV. Sturmisch bewegt

Track length19:01

Barbirolli: An Elizabethan Suite

Work length11:59
  • Recorded: 10 January 1959
  • Recording Venue: Carnegie Hall, New York

I. The Earl of Salisbury's Pavane (after W. Byrd)

Track length2:17

II. Irishe hoe-hoane (after the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book)

Track length1:54

III. A Toye (after G. Farnaby)

Track length1:14

IV. Giles Farnaby's Dreame (after G. Farnaby)

Track length1:33

V. The King's Hunt (after J. Bull)

Track length5:01

Excerpt, Holst: The Planets, Op. 32

Work length35:06
  • Recorded: 18 January 1959
  • Recording Venue: Carnegie Hall, New York

I. Mars, the Bringer of War

Track length7:28

II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace

Track length8:42

III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger

Track length3:59

VI. Uranus, the Magician

Track length6:41

IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

Track length8:16

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 8 in D minor

Work length28:38
  • Recorded: 03 January 1959
  • Recording Venue: Carnegie Hall, New York

I. Fantasia (Variazioni senza tema)

Track length11:15

II. Scherzo alla marcia

Track length3:50

III. Cavatina

Track length8:22

IV. Toccata

Track length5:11

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