Barbirolli Conducts British Music

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Bax
Tintagel
Delius
A Village Romeo and Juliet – The Walk to the Paradise Garden
Irmelin – Prelude
A Song of Summer
La Calinda
In a Summer Garden
Ireland
A London Overture


Reviewed by: Colin Anderson

Reviewed: September 2007
CD No: EMI 3 79983 2
Duration: 74 minutes

Typically eloquent and considered Barbirolli performances distinguished by a vivid communicative glow, these Romantic and illustrative pieces have many picturesque qualities that are offset by a depth of humanity and meaning that this conductor was particularly sensitive to. The Hallé items supplement a classic Barbirolli/LSO LP of Ireland’s scenic overture, Bax’s sea-swept narrative and Delius’s languorous and ecstatic musical poems.

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