I am selling items that are no longer needed at home, so please refrain from purchasing if you are sensitive to such matters. ★To prevent content substitution, returns are not accepted after purchase. 　No cancellations or returns, please. 【Set Overview】 John Barbirolli / Great EMI Recordings (10 CD Limited Edition) A selection of outstanding performances from Barbirolli's recordings for EMI. Clamshell box, each CD in a paper case, 32-page booklet. A 10-CD set planned to commemorate the 40th anniversary of his death on July 29, 1970. John Barbirolli was born in Holborn, London on December 2, 1899. Both his grandfather and father were Italian and violinists in the West End theaters. He had experience performing at the Milan Scala under the baton of Toscanini, and his mother was from the west coast of France. This box set includes recordings from EMI and Pye, which can be considered treasures of the 20th century, mainly featuring performances with the Hallé Orchestra, with whom he was closely associated for the last 30 years of his life. British music was something Barbirolli had a great affection for, and he is said to have revived interest in it. This set includes Elgar (including the Cello Concerto with Navarra, which is said to have influenced Du Pré's famous performance), Delius (including recordings made shortly before his death), Vaughan Williams (including the London Symphony with Pye in '57), as well as works by Bax and Butterworth (both including previously unreleased CD recordings), and Ireland. Sibelius was also one of his specialties, and this time, smaller pieces are included. Furthermore, the set includes highly-regarded French music, Brahms with the Vienna Philharmonic in the mid-60s (especially the 3rd Symphony is highly regarded), Tchaikovsky, Mahler, which he tackled in his later years, and even opera, making up a lineup that provides an overview of Barbirolli's career and repertoire. (EMI)