Dmitri Shostakovich:
Symphony no.9, op.70
I: Allegro ~ II: Moderato ~ III: Presto ~ IV: Largo ~ V: Allegretto - Allegro
FLAC Mega Download
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York conducted by Efrem Kurtz
Philips ABL 3117 1956 UK LP/Dutch matrix: AA01248 1L=1 Recorded: 8 April 1947
Far more detailed/dynamic - with a much greater frequency-range (<19kHz) than another recent 'smoothed' CBS LP dub on 'Symphonyshare'.....
Koussevitzky-Boston 1946/7 recording >>> Sleeve-note / EMG review >>>
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18 September 2015
28 July 2014
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
3 files zip FLAC Mega Download
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 >>>
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
3 files zip FLAC Mega Download
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 >>>
05 February 2014
Arturo Toscanini / NBC SO - Shostakovich. Symphony 7 - 'Leningrad' - NBC Concert 1942
Dmitri Shostakovitch:
Symphony no.7 in C major, op.60 "Leningrad"
I: Allegretto ~ II: Moderato (Poco allegretto) ~ III: Adagio ~ IV: Allegro non troppo
The Complete Broadcast FLAC Mega Download
The NBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arturo Toscanini
Live Broadcast: 19 July 1942 - Studio 8-H, NBC Radio City Studios. New York.
A FLAC file appeared on 'Symphonyshare' - from which this derives; previously there was a 256mp3. The recording, off-air, is presumably studio-made as the concert runs without breaks - other than about a dozen 'gaps' (and overlaps) - which I have remedied. There was considerable Electrical Storm interference - together with a variety of clicks, etc. The enormous amount of re-editing includes a slight re-equalisation.
June 1942 Henry Wood Proms Concert (LPO/Sir Henry Wood) - "The Times" review >>>
Symphony no.7 in C major, op.60 "Leningrad"
I: Allegretto ~ II: Moderato (Poco allegretto) ~ III: Adagio ~ IV: Allegro non troppo
The Complete Broadcast FLAC Mega Download
The NBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arturo Toscanini
Live Broadcast: 19 July 1942 - Studio 8-H, NBC Radio City Studios. New York.
A FLAC file appeared on 'Symphonyshare' - from which this derives; previously there was a 256mp3. The recording, off-air, is presumably studio-made as the concert runs without breaks - other than about a dozen 'gaps' (and overlaps) - which I have remedied. There was considerable Electrical Storm interference - together with a variety of clicks, etc. The enormous amount of re-editing includes a slight re-equalisation.
June 1942 Henry Wood Proms Concert (LPO/Sir Henry Wood) - "The Times" review >>>
17 November 2010
Leslie Heward conducts... Moeran. Symphony -&- Ireland / Shostakovich (Eileen Joyce), etc. - EMI 1938-1942
Moeran: Symphony in G minor / German: "Nell Gwyn Dances" / Elgar: "Salut d'amour" /
Dvorak: Notturno in B major, op.40 / Lalo: Aubade no.1. (London Philharmonic Orchestra) /
Sibelius: "Rakastava" - suite, op.14. & King Christian II - 'Elegie' ( String Orchestra ) / Borodin: Overture: "Prince Igor"
6 files zip FLAC Mega Download
John Ireland: Piano Concerto in E flat / Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano, Trumpet & Strings, op.35*
Eileen Joyce, piano -&- *Arthur Lockwood, trumpet
The Hallé Orchestra (except Lalo/Sibelius) conducted by Leslie Heward
Maggie Teyte sings... Berlioz: Spectre de la Rose -&- Absence
Duparc: Invitation au voyage -&- Phidyle (31 July 1940 - from: HMV RLS 716) 4 files zip FLAC Mega Download
HMV EM 29 0462 (2LP's) Reissued 1985. Matrices: 1 / 1 , 1 / 1 Recording details / 3 pages of sleeve-notes / Gramophone review >>>
Dvorak: Notturno in B major, op.40 / Lalo: Aubade no.1. (London Philharmonic Orchestra) /
Sibelius: "Rakastava" - suite, op.14. & King Christian II - 'Elegie' ( String Orchestra ) / Borodin: Overture: "Prince Igor"
6 files zip FLAC Mega Download
John Ireland: Piano Concerto in E flat / Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano, Trumpet & Strings, op.35*
Eileen Joyce, piano -&- *Arthur Lockwood, trumpet
The Hallé Orchestra (except Lalo/Sibelius) conducted by Leslie Heward
Maggie Teyte sings... Berlioz: Spectre de la Rose -&- Absence
Duparc: Invitation au voyage -&- Phidyle (31 July 1940 - from: HMV RLS 716) 4 files zip FLAC Mega Download
HMV EM 29 0462 (2LP's) Reissued 1985. Matrices: 1 / 1 , 1 / 1 Recording details / 3 pages of sleeve-notes / Gramophone review >>>
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