Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York
John Barbirolli, conductor
Recorded on March 27, 1940, in Liederkranz Hall, New York City. Issued in August, 1940, as Columbia Masterworks set M-412 (records 11261-D through 11265-D), in slide automatic sequence as set AM-412 (records 11266-D through 11270-D), and in drop automatic sequence as set MM-412 (records 11271-D through 11275-D). Reissued c. 1953 on LP, as Columbia Entré RL-3044. The side and matrix information:
Side 1 (XCO 27109): First movement (Allegro non troppo), part 1
Side 2 (XCO 27110): First movement, part 2
Side 3 (XCO 27111): First movement, part 3
Side 4 (XCO 27112): First movement, part 4
Side 5 (XCO 27113): Second movement (Adagio non troppo), part 1
Side 6 (XCO 27114): Second movement, part 2
Side 7 (XCO 27115): Third movement (Allegretto grazioso), part 1
Side 8 (XCO 27116): Third movement, part 2
Side 9 (XCO 27117): Fourth movement (Allegro con spirito), part 1
Side 10 (XCO 27118): Fourth movement, part 2
This was the New York Philharmonic's first recording under its new contract with Columbia, a relationship that prospered for four decades.
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York
John Barbirolli, conductor
Recorded May 6, 1940, in Carnegie Hall, New York. Issued at the end of 1940, as Columbia Masterworks set M-423 (records 11403-D through 11407-D), in slide automatic sequence as set AM-423 (records 11408-D through 11412-D), and in drop automatic sequence as set MM-423 (records 11413-D through 11417-D). Reissued c. 1953 on LP, as Columbia Entré RL-3045. The side and matrix information:
Side 1 (XCO 27533): First movement (Allegretto), part 1
Side 2 (XCO 27534): First movement, part 2
Side 3 (XCO 27535): Second movement (Tempo andante, ma rubato), part 1
Side 4 (XCO 27536): Second movement, part 2
Side 5 (XCO 27527): Second movement, part 3
Side 6 (XCO 27528): Third movement (Vivacissimo), part 1
Side 7 (XCO 27529): Third movement, part 2;
Fourth movement (Finale: Allegro moderato), part 1
Side 8 (XCO 27530): Fourth movement, part 2
Side 9 (XCO 27531): Fourth movement, part 3
Side 10 (XCO 27532): Fourth movement, part 4
The last two movements are presented together in one audio file, with the finale beginning at about 5:46.
This was Barbirolli's second Columbia session with the New York Philharmonic; the first, on March 27, 1940, had produced a recording of Brahms' Second Symphony, which I have uploaded elsewhere. The second session also produced a recording of Smetana's Overture to "The Bartered Bride" (record No. 19003-D). In between these two Barbirolli-New York sessions, on April 4, occurred Stravinsky's first recording session with the Philharmonic, producing recordings of his "Rite of Spring" (set M-417) and the suite from "Petrouchka" (set X-177).
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