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Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 (Boston Symphony Orchestra, Serge Koussevitzky conducting; Victor, 8 sides); (Paris Conservatory Orchestra, Carl Schuricht conducting; London FFRR, 2 sides, LP). Two great performances; if Schuricht's is more sure, Victor's 45-r.p.m. recording holds an edge over London's LP (33⅓-r.p.m.) in quality of sound...
Brahms: Concerto in D (Ossy Renardy, violin, with the Concertgebouw Orchestra, Charles Münch conducting; London FFRR-full frequency recording range-formerly the "English Decca" label, 10 sides). Young U.S. Violinist Renardy starts out with thrilling intensity of tone but never seems able to relax, even with the backing of this fine orchestra. Recording: excellent...
Folk Songs (Kathleen Ferrier, contralto; Phyllis Spurr, piano; London FFRR, 6 sides). Includes the Northumbrian classics, Blow the Wind Southerly, The Keel Row, the Elizabethan Have You Seen but a White Lily Grow? and Willow, Willow, all sung with incomparable beauty and style. Recording: excellent...
Schubert: Symphony No. 6 (London Symphony Orchestra, Josef Krips conducting; London FFRR, 8 sides). A delightful, youthful symphony, delightfully performed under the baton of a Viennese Schubert and Mozart master. Recording: excellent...
Khachaturian: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (Moura Lympany with the London Symphony Orchestra; Decca, 8 sides). A flashy piece by Russia's No. 3 composer (after Prokofiev and Shostakovich), also FFRR...