At the premiere of Elgar's Cello Concerto in 1919, John Barbirolli - himself a cellist - was playing in the London Symphony Orchestra. When he recorded the work in 1965 he chose Jacqueline du Pré as soloist and she remains inextricably linked with this elegiac, but passionate work. Barbirolli's special affection for Elgar's music is just as evident in the glorious account of Sea Pictures with Janet baker and the London Symphony Orchestra.
Disc 1
01 Cockaigne (In London Town) - Concert Overture Op. 40 - Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir John Barbirolli
02 Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor Op. 85: I. Adagio - Moderato - Jacqueline du Pré
03 Cello Concerto in E minor Op. 85 (2004 Digital Remaster): II. Lento - Allegro molto - Jacqueline du Pré/London Symphony Orchestra/Sir John Barbirolli
04 Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: III. Adagio - Jacqueline du Pré
05 Cello Concerto in E minor Op. 85 (2004 Digital Remaster): IV. Allegro - Moderato - Allegro, ma non troppo - Jacqueline du Pré/London Symphony Orchestra/Sir John Barbirolli
06 Sea Pictures Op. 37 (2004 Digital Remaster): I. Sea Slumber-Song (Roden Noel) - Dame Janet Baker/London Symphony Orchestra/Sir John Barbirolli
07 Sea Pictures Op. 37 (2004 Digital Remaster): II. In Haven (Capri) (C. Alice Elgar) - Dame Janet Baker/London Symphony Orchestra/Sir John Barbirolli
08 Sea Pictures Op. 37 (2004 Digital Remaster): III. Sabbath Morning at Sea (Elizabeth Barrett Browning) - Dame Janet Baker/London Symphony Orchestra/Sir John Barbirolli
09 Sea Pictures Op. 37 (2004 Digital Remaster): IV. Where Corals Lie (Richard Garnett) - Dame Janet Baker/London Symphony Orchestra/Sir John Barbirolli
10 Sea Pictures Op. 37 (2004 Digital Remaster): V. The Swimmer (A. Lindsay Gordon) - Dame Janet Baker/London Symphony Orchestra/Sir John Barbirolli
