Koussevitzky@150

Series produced by Tom Godell

Caption: Serge Koussevitzky 1874-1951
Serge Koussevitzky 1874-1951 

Celebrating legendary conductor Serge Koussevitzky's 150th birthday through his greatest recordings and the voices of those who knew him best. 13 one hour episodes.

A celebration of the 150th anniversary of legendary conductor Serge Koussevitzky's birth and the 100th anniversary of his American debut. Koussevitzky served as music director of the Boston Symphony for 25 years (1924-49) where he championed nearly every significant living composer and made peerless recordings of Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, Debussy, Prokofiev and many more. This 13-week series brings together the best of these recordings with the voices of those who knew Koussevitzky best from Leonard Bernstein to Aaron Copland to Nicholas Slonimsky. The series is produced by Tom Godell, a 50-year public radio veteran and founder of the Koussevitzky Recordings Society. Free.


13 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
Caption: Serge Koussevitzky
Legendary conductor Serge Koussevitzky explains the goals he set for himself as incoming Music Director of the Boston Symphony in 1924 and performs...

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Caption: Serge Koussevitzky
Phenomenal maestro Serge Koussevitzky's gifts as an 'animateur' (animator) enliven music by Corelli, Mozart, and Tchaikovsky.

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Instrumental color was fundamental to conductor Serge Koussevitzky's art as demonstrated by his recordings of Ravel's Bolero & Mussorgsky's Picture...

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Caption: Serge & Olga Koussevitzky
Record producer Charles O'Connell's book provides at intimate portrait of the home life of conductor Serge Koussevitzky and his wife Natalie. Music...

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Caption: Serge Koussevitzky
Serge Koussevitzky brought Debussy to Russia for memorable concerts with his orchestra in 1913. We follow the composer's trail to Moscow and St. Pe...

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Immortal conductor Serge Koussevitzky traced a 'central line' in the music of the great composers. We present his thoughts on and recordings of sel...

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Caption: Koussevitzky, Bernstein & Lukas Foss
Tanglewood has been the summer home of the Boston Symphony since 1936, and Serge Koussevitzky made many of his most memorable recordings there. We ...

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Caption: Koussevitzky & Aaron Copland
Serge Koussevitzky's passion for American music was unquenchable. We present his peerless recordings of music by Cowell, Hanson, Piston & Copland p...

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Caption: Serge Koussevitzky
Serge Koussevitzky's path-breaking recordings of Tapiola, Pohjola's Daughter and Symphony 7 by Sibelius are featured. Boston Symphony members Harry...

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Caption: Serge Koussevitzky
Bela Bartok lay dying in a New York hospital when Serge Koussevitzky paid him a visit and commissioned a new work. The composer, at least temporari...

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Caption: Koussevitzky, Stravinsky & Prokofiev
Conductor Serge Koussevitzky championed the music of Prokofiev in Russia, France and the United States. We present three of Koussevitzky's greatest...

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Caption: Koussevitzky as Papa Haydn
1950 proved to be conductor Serge Koussevitzky's final year at Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony. The season featured four recordi...

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Caption: Serge Koussevitzky
Series finale. Serge Koussevitzky conducts the London Philharmonic in a breathtaking live performance of Tchaikovsky's Fifth.

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