Sir John Barbirolli & Halle Orchestra - The Sibelius Edition: Symphonies 1–7, Orchestral Works [5CD Remastered Set] (2000)

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Artist: Sir John Barbirolli & Halle Orchestra
Title: The Sibelius Edition: Symphonies 1–7, Orchestral Works
Year Of Release: 2000
Label: EMI [7243 5 67299 2 6]
Genre: Classical, Romantic
Quality: 320 kbps / WAV (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 5:56:48
Total Size: 873 mb / 3.70 gb
WebSite: Album Preview

This Sibelius edition is a glowing testiment to the Halle Orchestra at the height of its powers under the baton of the masterful Sir John Barbirolli. Now digitally remastered and re- released, it comprehensively covers Sibelius's seven symphonies as well as favourites such as Finlandia, Karelia Suite, Valse triste and Pohjola's Daughter. The power of the brass and precision playing of the woodwind are wondrous to behold and, although there are five lengthy CDs-worth of music to listen to, large portions - such as Finlandia and the second movement of the First Symphony - are incredibly moving, such is the beauty of the performance. There are moments when the intensity does evaporate, most notably in the rather dirge-like Fourth Symphony, but over all this is undoubtedly a classic which deserved the digital brush-up.

::TRACKLISTING::

Disc: 1
1. Finlandia - Symphonic Poem Op. 26 (2000 Digital Remaster)
2. I. Intermezzo
3. II. Ballade
4. III. Alla marcia
5. Pohjola's Daughter - Symphonic Fantasia Op. 49 (2000 Digital Remaster)
6. 1. Valse triste from Kuolema - Incidental music Op. 44 (2000 Digital Remaster)
7. 2. The Swan of Tuonela from the Lemminkäinen Suite (Four Legends) Op. 22 (2000 Digital Remaster)
8. 4. Lemminkäinen's Return from the Lemminkäinen Suite (Four Legends) Op. 22 (2000 Digital Remaster)

Disc: 2
1. I. Andante, ma non troppo - Allegro energico
2. II. Andante (ma non troppo lento)
3. III. Scherzo (Allegro - Lento (ma non troppo) - Tempo I)
4. IV. Finale: Quasi una fantasia (Andante - Allegro molto)
5. I. Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio
6. II. Allegro molto vivace
7. III. Il tempo largo
8. IV. Allegro

Disc: 3
1. I. Allegretto
2. II. Tempo andante, ma rubato
3. III. Vivacissimo
4. IV. Finale (Allegro moderato)
5. I. Allegro moderato
6. II. Andantino con moto, quasi allegretto
7. III. Moderato - Allegro (ma non tanto)

Disc: 4
1. I. Tempo molto moderato - Allegro moderato - Presto
2. II. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto
3. III. Allegro molto - Un pochettino largamente
4. 1. At the Castle Gate from Pelléas et Mélisande - Incidental music Op. 46 (Suite) (2000 Digital Remaster)
5. 2. Mélisande from Pelléas et Mélisande - Incidental music Op. 46 (Suite) (2000 Digital Remaster)
6. 7. Mélisande at the Spinning Wheel from Pelléas et Mélisande - Incidental music Op. 46 (Suite) (2000 Digital Remaster)
7. 9. The Death of Mélisande from Pelléas et Mélisande - Incidental music Op. 46 (Suite) (2000 Digital Remaster)
8. Adagio -
9. Un pochettino meno adagio - Vivacissimo - Adagio -
10. Allegro molto moderato -
11. Vivace - Presto - Adagio

Disc: 5
1. 1. All' overtura from Scènes historiques I - Suite Op. 25 (2000 Digital Remaster)
2. 1. The Hunt from Scènes historiques II - Suite Op. 66 (2000 Digital Remaster)
3. 2. Scena from Scènes historiques I - Suite Op. 25 (2000 Digital Remaster)
4. 1. The Lover
5. 2. The Way of the Lover
6. 3. Goodnight, my beloved, farewell
7. Romance in C for strings Op. 42 (2000 Digital Remaster)
8. I. Allegro molto moderato
9. II. Allegretto moderato
10. III. Poco vivace
11. IV. Allegro molto

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dastardlee
13:29
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Thanks, artmuss. 3.7Gb seems awfully large for 5 CDs.

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WC2
15:03
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@dastardlee: The CDs are in wav, which was much larger than flac. That explains why. Thanks for the share!

dastardlee
21:13
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@WC2 thanks for the explanation, but wavs shouldn't come to over 3.5, and that is if all the disks are completely full, which they rarely are, especially in older recordings.

artmuss
07:35
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Quote: dastardlee

rar+5%+scans...

olga1001
09:38
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For reference, most popular FLAC has 10 levels of compression (uncompressed and from 0 to 8).
5 is default.
Even 0 is not PCM.
Uncompressed is said data compression except music.
I think 8 is used most here because of the less space.
WAV is PCM, no compression so needs big space (max 700MB for CD).
FLAC, ALAC, APE and WavPac...are lossless compression so need load and time for decompression.
I feel a little difference of sound among WAV and FLAC 0, 1...8, ALAC, APE, WavPac.
If wrong here, sorry.
Thanks

Rabisox
14:39
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Theoretically, no difference between flac and wav, since flac is lossless; flac prefered for bandwith reasons …