Koussevitzky@150: Koussevitzky at Tanglewood, Part 2
By Ralph Graves
1950 proved to be conductor Serge Koussevitzky’s final year at Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony.
RCA Victor was there and made four splendid recordings: Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf with Eleanor Roosevelt, Haydn’s Oxford Symphony, Mozart’s A Little Night Music, and even a Toy Symphony.
We present these great performances and reminiscences of Harry Ellis Dickson, Lukas Foss, and Leonard Bernstein.
Koussevkitzky@150 airs Wednesdays at
9:00 am and 6:00 pm
on charlottesvilleclassical.org
Featured Recordings:
| Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf (excerpt) | Serge Kossevitzky Boston Symphony | Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf | Naxos 8.111290 | 1950 |
| Haydn: Symphony No. 92 “Oxford” | Serge Kossevitzky Boston Symphony | Haydn: Symphony No. 92; Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik | RCA LM-1102 | 1950 |
| Leopold Mozart: The Toy Symphony | Serge Kossevitzky Boston Symphony | Christmas with Mozart | RCA 60121 | 1950 |
| Mozart: A Little Night Music | Serge Kossevitzky Boston Symphony | Haydn: Symphony No. 92; Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik | RCA LM-1102 | 1950 |
