Schubert: Symphony No. 9 "The Great"; Rosamunde Overture; Brahms: Symphony No. 3; Double Concerto [Import]

Franz [Vienna] Schubert (Composer), Felix [1] Mendelssohn (Composer), Johannes Brahms (Composer), John Barbirolli (Conductor), Hallé (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Hallé
• Conductor: John Barbirolli
• Composer: Franz [Vienna] Schubert, Felix [1] Mendelssohn, Johannes Brahms
• Audio CD (June 12, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Dutton Labs UK
• ASIN: B000059RPW
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #277,482 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Symphony No. 9 in C major ('The Great'), D. 944: Andante... Allegro ma non troppo

2. Symphony No. 9 in C major ('The Great'), D. 944: Andante con moto

3. Symphony No. 9 in C major ('The Great'), D. 944: Scherzo & Trio, Allegro vivace

4. Symphony No. 9 in C major ('The Great'), D. 944: Allegro vivace

5. Die Zauberharfe, melodrama, D. 644: Overture

6. Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20: Scherzo

Disc: 2

1. Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: Allegro con brio

2. Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: Andante

3. Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: Poco Allegretto

4. Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: Allegro

5. Concerto for violin, cello & orchestra in A minor ('Double'), Op. 102: Allegro

6. Concerto for violin, cello & orchestra in A minor ('Double'), Op. 102: Andante

7. Concerto for violin, cello & orchestra in A minor ('Double'), Op. 102: Vivace non troppo

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Barbirolli, September 23, 2003

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Michael B. Richman (Portland, Maine USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Schubert: Symphony No. 9 "The Great"; Rosamunde Overture; Brahms: Symphony No. 3; Double Concerto (Audio CD)

The Barbirolli Society and Dutton Laboratories have reissued more brilliant sessions by the great British conductor Sir John Barbirolli. The first CD of this two-disc set features his 1953 recording of Schubert's 9th Symphony, 1948 Rosamunde Overture, and 1949 Mendelssohn Octet-Scherzo, all originally made for HMV. The second disc is all Brahms -- a 1952 HMV recording of the 3rd Symphony and the Double Concerto, featuring cellist Andre Navarra and violinist Alfred Campoli (!), from 1959 and originally made for Pye. All selections are mono except for the Brahms Double which is in stereo. Like other releases in this series, the performances have been digitally remastered from the original masters superbly by Michael J. Dutton. My reason for withholding a fifth star is that these are not Barbirolli's definitive stereo accounts of the two Symphonies -- those were available in currently out-of-print EMI Seraphim titles, though the Schubert 9th has recently been reissued by B.S./Dutton (see my review). With that being said, Barbirolli Society CDs are certainly a treat, but they don't stay around very long. Buy this JB title while you can!