Elgar Symphony No.1 - Sir John Barbirolli Philharmonia Orchestra

Almost perfect

Excellent sonics and masterly performance. I deducted a star for the glitch that occurs between 2 movements. It's really jarring.

Barbirolli and Elgar

There are two great English conductors who were distinguished as interpreters of Sir Edward Elgar. One was Sir Adrian Boult and the other Sir John Barbirolli. Of the two I believe the more emotional interpretations were those of Sir John. HDTT has transferred his inimitable recordings from the rather sad Angel Records that we had in the US. Now we get the real thing with the full range of the orchestra and thus of Sir John’s interpretation. Of the First Elgar Symphony one can only marvel at the wonderful, full-bodied work—the one Richard Strauss thought was the best of English symphonies. Get this one and hear Elgar in its fulness of sound and Barbirolli’s way with this grand symphony.

Elgar 1/Barbirolli

Great symphony, together with one of the great British conductors and lovely remastered sound. Can't go wrong!