Talk:John Barbirolli
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The main article dates Barbirroli's New York tenure as 1937-42 but several other sources (e.g. www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/NYPO.htm] give it as 1936-41. Do you have any references for the later dates?
- It seems to be a little complicated: [1] The news of Barbirolli's appointment as Toscanini's successor in late 1936, only weeks after Barbirolli had taken up a temporary appointment with the orchestra as guest-conductor, shook the music world... the 1937-38 season was Barbirolli's first full season with the orchestra. and On 6th and 7th March 1942, Barbirolli gave his last pair of Saturday/Sunday concerts in the 1941-42 Philharmonic Season (his last season as permanent conductor). So it seems he was appointed in 36, appeared as a guest conductor and chief conductor designate in 1936, and then was chief conductor from 37-42. Mark1 10:58, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks: I'll change the succession box to 37-42 and also the list at New York Philharmonic 69.12.144.158
I've changed the emphasis in the introductory paragraph. It seemed strange to emphasize the London Phiharmonic and London Symphony Orchestras when Barbirolli was never principal conductor of either, while he was principal conductor of the Halle orchestra for a very long time and was also music director of the New York Philharmonic, one of the most prestigious position in the world. I mentioned first Barbirolli's long ties to the Halle Orchestra and NYPO before including the LSO and LPO among the other orchestras Barbirolli conducted. I also added material about the music with which Barbirolli is most associated. Grover cleveland 08:11, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
