Album description
1 audio disc : digital ; 12 cm.Biddulph: WHL 045.
Boston Symphony (1st-4th works) ; Serge Koussevitzky, conductor (1st-4th works) ; Serge Koussevitzky, double bass ; Bernard Zighera, piano (5th-6th work).
Recorded April 25 (1st work), October 30 (2nd work), April 23 (3rd work) and April 24 (4th work), 1945, and in Camden, N.J. September 27 (5th work) and September 26 (6th work), 1928.
Program notes ([6] pages), inserted.
Contents: Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65. Adagio / Shostakovich (25:57) -- Romeo and Juliet : suite no. 2, op. 64b. Selections (17:23) -- The isle of the dead : op. 29 (18:41) ; Vocalise : op. 34, no. 14 (4:59) / Rachmaninoff -- Chanson triste, op. 2 (4:36) ; Double bass concerto in F minor, op. 3. Andante (6:32) / Koussevitzky.
I. Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951. Chanson triste
II. Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951. Concerto, double bass, orchestra, op. 3, F sharp minor. Andante; arranged
Performers
1. | Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951 |
2. | Zighera, Bernard, 1904-1984 |
Uniform Titles
1. | Chanson triste |
2. | Concerto, double bass, orchestra, op. 3, F sharp minor. Andante; arranged |