English String Music - Sir John Barbirolli - Sinfonia Of London PCM 24/96 6 Menuetto: Allegretto 4:58

6 Menuetto: Allegretto 4:58

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English String Music - Sir John Barbirolli - Sinfonia Of London PCM 24/96 6 Menuetto: Allegretto 4:58Few recordings capture the soul of English music with such authority as this collaboration between Sir John Barbirolli, the Sinfonia of London, and the Allegri Quartet. These are not just performances of repertoire; they are interpretations shaped by the conductors own heritage and identity. And then there is the sound itself. These are stereo recordings from the golden age, the late 1950s and early 1960s, when engineers captured orchestras with a