℗ 1963 Parlophone Records Limited; A Warner Classics release,
Released | March 19, 2021 |
Duration | 54m 03s |
Record Label | Warner Classics |
Genre | Classical |
Elgar: Symphony No. 1, Op. 55
Sir John Barbirolli, Philharmonia Orchestra
Available in MQA and 192 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
Symphony No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 55
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1.1
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I. Andante nobilmente e semplice - Allegro
Sir Edward Elgar; Sir John Barbirolli; Philharmonia Orchestra |
21:42 | |||
1.2
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II. Allegro molto
Sir Edward Elgar; Sir John Barbirolli; Philharmonia Orchestra |
7:03 | |||
1.3
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III. Adagio
Sir Edward Elgar; Sir John Barbirolli; Philharmonia Orchestra |
12:17 | |||
1.4
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IV. IV. Lento - Allegro
Sir Edward Elgar; Sir John Barbirolli; Philharmonia Orchestra |
13:01 |
Sir John Barbirolli heads the Philharmonia Orchestra in this performance of Elgar's First Symphony. Sir Edward Elgar's Symphony No. 1 in Ab major, Op. 55 is one of his two completed symphonies. The first performance was given by the Hallé Orchestra conducted by Hans Richter in Manchester, England, on 3 December 1908. It was widely known that Elgar had been planning a symphony for more than ten years, and the announcement that he had finally completed it aroused enormous interest. The critical reception was enthusiastic, and the public response unprecedented. The symphony achieved what The Musical Times described as "immediate and phenomenal success", with a hundred performances in Britain, continental Europe and America within just over a year of its première.
Warner Classics releases this stunning recording as part of a brand new series, The Complete Warner Recordings.
Spanning over 40 years, these recordings trace the career of Sir John Barbirolli, a conductor of proverbial warmth and generosity, a transformative force in British music and a legendary figure who collaborated with the greatest artists of his time. Shortly before his death in 1970 he completed a Sibelius cycle with the Hallé Orchestra, whose fortunes he had steered for nearly three decades, and among other composers closely linked with his name are Elgar, Delius, Brahms, Mozart, Mahler and Puccini. The wide-ranging contents of this landmark set, which comprises all the recordings Barbirolli made for HMV and PYE. Everything has been remastered in high definition, LP-era recordings from the original tapes, and 78-era recordings from the best available sources.
192 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Warner Classics Studio Masters
Tracks 1-4 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-4 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.54 -5.30 to -0.64 | -24.40 -27.69 to -22.25 | -20.30 -24.10 to -18.10 | 13 12 to 14 | |
1 | I. Andante nobilmente e semplice - Allegro | -0.64 | -23.96 | -19.3 | 14 |
2 | II. Allegro molto | -1.19 | -23.71 | -19.7 | 12 |
3 | III. Adagio | -5.30 | -27.69 | -24.1 | 13 |
4 | IV. IV. Lento - Allegro | -3.04 | -22.25 | -18.1 | 12 |