{"product_id":"sir-john-barbirolli-complete-rca-columbia-cd","title":"Sir John Barbirolli - Complete RCA \u0026 Columbia (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe young John Barbirolli was hardly known in America when the New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra chose him to be Arturo Toscanini's successor starting in 1937. The 36-year-old Londoner's first season was a triumph with both players and audiences, and although his years in New York would be increasingly marred by unfair rivalry with Toscanini - lured back to lead a specially created NBC Symphony - and by partisan hostility from two influential critics, Barbirolli's tenure can now be looked back on as a real success. From 1938 until 1943, when he returned to the UK to take over Manchester's Hallé Orchestra, Sir John made a series of recordings in New York for American Columbia and RCA Victor which are still essential for a full appreciation of this revered conductor's career, \"performances that are as competitive today as they were when initially released\" (Fanfare). Sony Classical is pleased to reissue them in a newly remastered six-album set.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49685917204780,"sku":"190759883822","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0863\/2257\/7708\/files\/3770718-2541568.jpg?v=1724686134","url":"https:\/\/joseyrecords.com\/products\/sir-john-barbirolli-complete-rca-columbia-cd","provider":"Josey Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}