The Complete RCA And Columbia Collection

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