Sergei Aleksandrovich Koussevitzky (July 26, 1874 – June 4, 1951), was a Russian-born Jewish conductor, composer and double-bassist, known for his long tenure as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1924 to 1949.

Tracklisting

CD 1

F.Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Symphony N 4 in A-minor op.90 "Italian"
1. Allegro vivace. Piu animato - 7.01
2. Andante con moto - 5.27
3. Con moto moderato - 5.23
4. Saltarello (Presto) - 5.26
Recorded 23 January 1935
Berlioz "Harold in Italy" op. 16
Symphony for viola & orchestra
5. 1. Harold Aux Montagnes. Scenes de Melencholie, de Bonheur, et de Joie. (Harold in the Mountains. Scenes of Melancholy, Happiness and Joy.) - 12.58
6.2. Marche de Pйlerins, Chantant la Priиre du Soir. (March of Piligrims, singing the Evening Prayer.) - 8.54
7.3. Serenade d'un Montagner des Abruzzes а sa Maitresse.
(Serenade of a Mountaineer of the Abruzzi to his Mistress.) - 6.52
8.4. Orgie des Brigands. Souvenir des Scиnes Prйcйdentes.
(Orgy of the Brigands. Recall the preceeding scenes.) - 13.11
Recorded 22 November 1944
Liszt
9. Mephisto Waltz N 1
(for orchestra) - 11.26
Recorded 8 May 1936
Boston Symphony Orchestra

CD 2

1. Tchaikovsky
"Francesca da Rimini" op.32
( Symphonic fantasy after Dante) - 25.43
Recorded 19 April 1946
2. Scriabin
"Poeme de *l extase" Op.54
for orchestra - 21.09
Recorded 15 Oktober 1946
3. Rachmaninov
Symphony N 3 in A-minor op. 44
3.1. Lento. Allegro moderato. - 11.45
4.2.Adagio ma non troppo.
Allegro vivace.
Allegro ma non troppo. - 10.55
5.3. Allegro. - 9.43
Recorded live 8 April 1947
Boston Symphony Orchestra

CD 3

R.Strauss
1. "Don Juan" Op.20 - 18.00
Tone poem for orchestra after Nikolaus Lenau
Recorded 29 Oktober 1947
Sibelius
Symphony N 2 in D major op.43
2.1. Allegretto - 10.02
3.2. Tempo andante - 11.55
4.3. Vivacissimo - 5.37
5.4. Finale: Allegro moderato - 13.37
Recorded 24 January 1935
Prokofiev
Symphony N 1 D major Op.25 "Classical"
6.1. Allegro - 3.26
7.2. Larghetto - 2.53
8.3. Gavotte - 1.15
9.4. Finale - 3.53
Recorded 25 November 1947
Boston Symphony Orchestra

CD 4

Harris
1. Symphony N 3
in one movement - 16.43
Recorded 8 November 1939
Hanson
Symphony N 3 in A minor Op.63
2.1. Andante lamentando - 10.02
3.2. Andante tranquillo - 8.17
4.3. Tempo scherzando - 6.00
5.4. Largamente e pesante - 10.44
Recorded 20 March 1940
Copland
"Appalachian Spring"
Ballet suite
6.1. Introduction - 3.20
7.2. Display of action - 2.42
8.3. Pas de deux for the bride and groom - 3.55
9.4. Revival meeting - 3.17
10.5. Brides solo - 3.39
11.6. Shaker theme. Variations - 3.06
12.7. Coda - 4.37
Recorded 31 October 1945
Boston Symphony Orchestra


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