Many Happy Returns, Sir John. Barbirolli Arrangements of Music by Bach, Marcello, Corelli & Purcell (Remastered) Evelyn Rothwell, Hallé Orchestra & Sir John Barbirolli

• Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695), John Barbirolli (1899 - 1970): Barbirolli & Purcell: Suite for Strings, Woodwinds and Horns:
• 1 Barbirolli & Purcell: Suite for Strings, Woodwinds and Horns: I. Andante maestoso - Allegro (After The Gordian Knot Untied, Z. 597) 04:29
• 2 Barbirolli & Purcell: Suite for Strings, Woodwinds and Horns: II. Tempo do menuetto (After The Virtuous Wife, Z. 611) 02:32
• 3 Barbirolli & Purcell: Suite for Strings, Woodwinds and Horns: III. Andantino (After King Arthur, Z. 628) 01:58
• 4 Barbirolli & Purcell: Suite for Strings, Woodwinds and Horns: IV. Allegrettto giocoso (After Abdelazar, Z. 570) 01:47
• 5 Barbirolli & Purcell: Suite for Strings, Woodwinds and Horns: V. Largo (After Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626) 02:55
• 6 Barbirolli & Purcell: Suite for Strings, Woodwinds and Horns: VI. Allegro (After King Arthur, Z. 628) 02:10
• Arcangelo Corelli (1653 - 1713), John Barbirolli: Corelli & Barbirolli: Concerto for Oboe and Strings in F Major:
• 7 Corelli & Barbirolli: Concerto for Oboe and Strings in F Major: I. Preludio. Adagio 02:36
• 8 Corelli & Barbirolli: Concerto for Oboe and Strings in F Major: II. Allemande. Allegro 01:51
• 9 Corelli & Barbirolli: Concerto for Oboe and Strings in F Major: III. Sarabanda. Largo 02:30
• 10 Corelli & Barbirolli: Concerto for Oboe and Strings in F Major: IV. Gavotta. Allegro moderato 00:50
• 11 Corelli & Barbirolli: Concerto for Oboe and Strings in F Major: V. Giga 02:32
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Bach, JS / Arr. Barbirolli: Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, BWV 208 "Hunt Cantata":
• 12 Bach, JS / Arr. Barbirolli: Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, BWV 208 "Hunt Cantata": Aria. "Schafe können sicher weiden" 06:42
• Alessandro Marcello (1673 - 1747): Marcello: Oboe Concerto in D Minor, S. Z799:
• 13 Marcello: Oboe Concerto in D Minor, S. Z799: I. Allegro moderato (Arr. Rothwell, Performed in C Minor) 03:19
• 14 Marcello: Oboe Concerto in D Minor, S. Z799: II. Adagio (Arr. Rothwell, Performed in C Minor) 04:59
• 15 Marcello: Oboe Concerto in D Minor, S. 799: III. Allegro (Arr. Rothwell, Performed in C Minor) 02:23
• John Barbirolli: Barbirolli: Elizabethan Suite:
• 16 Barbirolli: Elizabethan Suite: I. Byrd's The Earl of Salisbury's Pavane 02:11
• 17 Barbirolli: Elizabethan Suite: II. The Irishe His Hoane 02:06
• 18 Barbirolli: Elizabethan Suite: III. Farnaby's A Toye 01:21
• 19 Barbirolli: Elizabethan Suite: IV. Farnaby's Giles Farnaby's Dreame 01:33
• 20 Barbirolli: Elizabethan Suite: V. Bull's The King's Hunt 05:34
• Total Runtime 56:18

Info for Many Happy Returns, Sir John. Barbirolli Arrangements of Music by Bach, Marcello, Corelli & Purcell (Remastered)

Lady Barbirolli's recorded performances, when heard on radio here and abroad, invariably strike a distinct and responsive chord with listeners. What a joy, therefore, that more of them exist in the archives to be made available through this second issue. The music of the Marcello and Corelli concerti will already be familiar to purchasers of Volume One, published by The Barbirolli Society (SJB1009), but the performances featured here are, of course, not the same: a decade separates them from the earlier ones. But as on that disc Miss Rothwell played to accompaniments conducted by her husband, Sir John Barbirolli [1899-1970], while the fact that they recorded the Marcello Concerto together twice and the Corelli three times – there was a 78rpm performance made in 1946 – speaks eloquently of the enduring musical worth and appeal among listeners of this musical partnership in these highly attractive pieces. As well as concertos, the CD also features Evelyn in chamber works. The Sonatas by Telemann and C P E Bach were based by Evelyn Rothwell and her harpsichordist friend Valda Aveling on manuscripts found in Copenhagen and at the Royal Conservatoire of Music in Brussels. The items originally recorded for HMV at the end of the 78rpm era recall another of Evelyn Rothwell’s favourite musical collaborators, Wilfrid Parry. Their perform together in the charming Sonata by Jean-Baptiste Loeillet and the arrangement of Handel’s Air and Rondo – a delectable little miniature. The moving Melody by Welsh composer and conductor, John Morgan Nicholas, was composed in memory of a daughter who died young. Another recital piece is the harpsichord-accompanied Siciliana by the English singer and songwriter Michael Head.

Evelyn Rothwell, oboe
Valda Aveling, harpsichord
Dennis Nesbitt, viola da gamba
Wilfrid Parry, piano
Hallé Orchestra
New Philharmonia Orchestra
John Barbirolli, conductor

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