: A high-voltage live recording from the Royal Albert Hall (June 1, 1950) with the London Philharmonic, later restored by SOMM Recordings.
Described as having "the most passionate love music" recorded. Koussevitzky conducts Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony Tchaikovsky_Koussevitzky.rar
: Koussevitzky's "passionate and seductively expansive" interpretation with the BSO is often preferred by critics for its "wild" and "virtuosic" character. : A high-voltage live recording from the Royal
: His recordings are noted for their "portamenti" (sliding between notes) and a "lush tone" that favored passionate, expansive phrasing over technical rigidity. 1950) with the London Philharmonic
Koussevitzky's Tchaikovsky was characterized by extreme emotional range, from "almost nothingness" in hushed passages to "hand-grenade" explosions of sound.
