{"product_id":"koussevitzky-rare-beethoven-symphony-recordings-vol-2-195044-pasc522","title":"KOUSSEVITZKY Rare Beethoven Symphony Recordings Vol. 2 (1950\/44) - PASC522","description":"overviewfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eSymphony No. 1 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e- first ever release of a Koussevitzky Beethoven 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eSymphony No. 6 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e- previously unreleased\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eTotal duration: 59:55\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eLive broadcast recordings, 1950\/43\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eOrchestre National de l'O.R.T.F.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eBoston Symphony Orchestra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003econducted by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eSerge Koussevitzky\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_titlefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_quotefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_bodyfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9main_samplefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fsamples\/PASC522.mp3578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fProducer's Note578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcontent578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fWe follow the first ever release a few weeks ago of Serge Koussevitzky conducting Beethoven's 4th Symphony (coupled with a previously unissued Seventh, Pristine PASC515) with another coup - the first ever issue of Koussevitzky conducting Beethoven's 1st Symphony, this time coupled with an unissued live performance of the Sixth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe First Symphony hails from a French radio re-broadcast of a 1950 live performance with the Orchestre National de l'O.R.T.F.. Whilst this recording is pretty good for its era, with a frequency range exceeding most 78rpm releases, if not quite reaching the levels expected of the imminent hi-fi era, it did suffer from cross-talk interference from another station, allowing one to hear from time to time another piece of music bleeding through into the Koussevitzky performance. By taking a digital scalpel to the Beethoven I have endeavoured to excise this as much as is currently possible, though there are moments where the frequencies of the notes in both pieces coincide to the extent that the offending music cannot be entirely removed. That said, it is now a very occasional and very minor irritant, and one you may not notice at all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAside from his 1928 Victor recording, you'll struggle to find many other examples of Koussevitzky conducting the \u003ci\u003ePastoral \u003c\/i\u003eSymphony, yet as the reviewer from the Boston Globe implies, it was a regular and popular part of his repertoire in Boston. This October 1943 recording (from later on the day that the review quoted was published), save a few blasts at peak moments, has been very well preserved from a live radio broadcast, and offers nearly the same fidelity as the later French recording. Both are essential additions to the catalogue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Rose\u003c\/b\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fFull Track Listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5ftrack_listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN  \u003c\/b\u003eSymphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. 1st mvt. - Adagio molto – Allegro con brio  (6:38)\u003cbr\u003e2. 2nd mvt. - Andante cantabile con moto  (6:34)\u003cbr\u003e3. 3rd mvt. - Minuet. Allegro molto e vivace - Trio  (3:09)\u003cbr\u003e4. 4th mvt. - Finale. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace  (5:39)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrchestre National de l'O.R.T.F.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN  \u003c\/b\u003eNo. 6 in F major, Op. 68, Pastoral\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. 1st mvt. - Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande.  (9:03)\u003cbr\u003e6. 2nd mvt. - Scene am Bach. Andante molto moto  (11:33)\u003cbr\u003e7. 3rd mvt. - Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute. Allegro  (5:13)\u003cbr\u003e8. 4th mvt. - Gewitter. Sturm. Allegro  (3:22)\u003cbr\u003e9. 5th mvt. - Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto  (8:44)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoston Symphony Orchestra\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSerge Koussevitzky\u003c\/b\u003e, conductor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXR remastering by \u003cb\u003eAndrew Rose\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCover artwork based on a photograph of \u003cb\u003eKoussevitzky\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeethoven Symphony No. 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBroadcast 25 June, 1950 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeethoven Symphony No. 6\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBroadcast 23 October, 1943\u003cbr\u003eSymphony Hall, Boston \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTotal duration:  59:55\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fCover Art578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcover_art578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcovers\/thumbs\/PASC522.jpg578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcovers\/PASC522.pdf578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab4_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fBoston Globe review, 1943578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab4_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcontent578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab4_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fBeethoven’s “Pastoral\" has come to be one of the loveliest Koussevitzky performances. He and the Boston Symphony have done it with more finesse, however, than was true yesterday. 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