Bax: Tintagel; Delius: The Walk to the Paradise Garden; A Song of Summer; Irmelin Prelude; La Calinda; In a Summer Ga (2007)

For lovers of English tone poems and fans of post-Romantic orchestral music at its most lush and expansive, these classic performances by Sir John Barbirolli are essential listening. Recorded in the 1960s with the London Symphony Orchestra and the Hallé Orchestra, the performances of works by Arnold Bax, Frederick Delius, and John Ireland have a slightly veiled quality due in part to EMI's conservative engineering, but also to some of the choices made by the conductor. Both orchestras have a somewhat muted tone in ... Read More

For lovers of English tone poems and fans of post-Romantic orchestral music at its most lush and expansive, these classic performances by Sir John Barbirolli are essential listening. Recorded in the 1960s with the London Symphony Orchestra and the Hallé Orchestra, the performances of works by Arnold Bax, Frederick Delius, and John Ireland have a slightly veiled quality due in part to EMI's conservative engineering, but also to some of the choices made by the conductor. Both orchestras have a somewhat muted tone in Barbirolli's interpretations, and the effect in most cases is appropriate to the mellow emotions of the pieces and their subtle orchestration. If any tracks are standouts, the 1965 performance Bax's Tintagel deserves pride of place for its rich scoring, stirring themes, and moody depiction of the famous castle on the Cornish coast. The vivid rendering of Ireland's A London Overture, recorded on the same date as Tintagel, also deserves high marks for its strong tone painting and rhythmic... Read Less

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