Serge Koussevitzky / Boston S.O. - Brahms. Symphony 3 .. Tchaikovsky. Romeo & Juliet .. R.Strauss. Don Juan .. Hanson. Serenade - RCA Victor 1936/1945-7

Peter Tchaikovsky:  "Romeo & Juliet" - Fantasy Overture     (28 Dec.1936)
Johannes Brahms:  Symphony no.3 in F major, op.90     (2 Jan.1945)  
I: Allegro con brio  ~  II: Andante  ~  III:  Poco Allegretto  ~  IV: Allegro
Richard Strauss:  "Don Juan", op.20     (29 Oct.1947)  
Howard Hanson:  Serenade, op.35      Georges Laurent, flute, Bernard Zinghera, harp     (25 Nov.1947)  
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Boston Symphony Orchestra  conducted by  Serge Koussevitzky 
RCA  LVM2 7510  (2LP 1974)  UK pressings/matrices: A-2E/B-3E/C-3E   Prokofiev/Shostakovich 1945-7   Sleeve-note / EMG review >>> 

Serge Koussevitzky / Boston S.O. - Prokofiev. Symphony 5 / Romeo & Juliet - Suite 2 ... Shostakovich. Symphony 9 - RCA 1945-7

Sergei Prokofiev:  "Romeo and Juliet" - Ballet Suite no.2, op.64b
I: The Montagues and Capulets  ~  II: Juliet: The Little Girl  ~  III: Dance  ~  IV: Romeo at Juliet's Grave
30 October 1945 - Symphony Hall, Boston
Sergei Prokofiev:  Symphony no.5 in B flat major, op.100    
I: Andante  ~  II: Allegro marcato  ~  III: Adagio  ~  IV: Allegro giocoso
6/7 February 1946 - Symphony Hall, Boston
Dmitri Shostakovich:  Symphony no.9 in E flat major, op.70 **  
I: Allegro  ~  II: Moderato  ~  III: Largo  ~  IV: Allegretto
4 November 1946 / 2 April 1947 - Symphony Hall, Boston
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Boston Symphony Orchestra  conducted by  Serge Koussevitzky  
RCA Victrola  VL 12021  1977 RCA Italy pressing/matrices: GKBP 31316 -1S / GKBY 31317 -2S
RCA Victrola  LVM2 7510  (2LP 1974)  RCA UK pressing/matrix: LVM2 7510 D-1E (also: Brahms. Symphony 3 /  "Romeo & Juliet" / "Don Juan" / Hanson. Serenade in ABOVE POST).
The Shostakovich has been treble boosted . Superb performances. Lots of editing-away of retained 'blips', etc.   1990 ARSC Koussevitzky discography    Prokofiev sleeve-note / 1977 HiFi News review >>>  

Jean Sibelius. The Seven Symphonies, etc - Kajanus / Beecham / Schneevoigt / Koussevitzky / Boult / Heifetz, etc. - HMV Sibelius Society / Columbia 1930-1939

Symphony no.1 in E minor, op.39      /      Symphony no.2 in D major, op.43      /      Karelia, op.11 - Intermezzo & Alla Marcia 
Belshazzar's Feast, op.51*   Oriental Procession  ~  Solitude  ~  Night Music  ~  Kadra's Dance        4 files zip FLAC  Mega Download  
Royal Philharmonic Society Orchestra  / *London Symphony Orchestra  conducted by  Robert Kajanus   

Vol.I:  Symphony no.5 in E flat major, op.82    /    Pohjola's Daughter, op.49    /    Tapiola, op.112        

Vol.II:  Symphony no.3 in C major, op.52
London Symphony Orchestra  conducted by  Robert Kajanus                           4 files zip FLAC  Mega Download  

Symphony no.7 in C major, op.105     - BBC Symphony Orchestra  conducted by  Serge Koussevitzky    
Vol.III:  Symphony no.6 in D minor, op.104     - Finnish National Orchestra  conducted by  Georg Schneevoigt      
Quartet in D minor, op.56     see Sibelius Chamber Music post                         2 files zip FLAC  Mega Download 

Vol.IV:  Violin Concerto in D minor, op.47  (Jascha Heifetz, violin)     /    The Oceanides, op.73*        

Night Ride & Sunrise, op.55*   [78's]   see below
Vol.V:  Symphony no.4 in A minor, op.63      /     Lemminkainen's Return, op.22/4      

The Tempest, op.109 -  Prospero - Miranda - Caliban's song - Intrada & Berceuse - The Oak Tree - Humoresque    [78's]  see below
Vol.VI:  In Memoriam, op.59       /      The Bard, op.64       /      En Saga, op.9                     7 files zip FLAC  Mega Download
From original 78's  Vol.IV:  Night Ride & Sunrise*   /   Vol.VI:  Pelleas & Melisande, op.46, nos 7,3,8   /   Valse Triste, op.44

The Tempest, op.109a - Prelude + Vol.V:  6 excerpts   +   Finlandia, op.26 (Columbia)           5 files zip FLAC  Mega Download  
London Philharmonic Orchestra  conducted by  Sir Thomas Beecham    /   *BBC Symphony Orchestra  conducted by  Adrian Boult     

Symphony no.4 in A minor, op.63    /    Luonnotar, op.70*
*Helmi Liukkonen, Soprano  - Finnish National Orchestra  conducted by  Georg Schneevoigt   
Andante Festivo, op.117a    - Finnish Radio Orchestra  conducted by  Toivo Haapanen  (or Tauno Hannikainen)  
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EMI World Records  SH 133 / 173-4 / 191-2 / 207 / 237    78 Transfers by Anthony Griffith.  (original 78's by me....)

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