William Steinberg – The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (24/192 FLAC)

Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: William Steinberg
Number of Discs: 4
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: RCA
Catalogue: 19658829882
Release: 2024
Size: 8.27 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover

CD 01
Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C major, D944 ‘The Great’
01. I. Andante – Allegro ma non troppo
02. II. Andante con moto
03. III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace – Trio
04. IV. Allegro vivace

CD 02
Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A major
01. I. Maestoso
02. II. Adagio. Sehr feierlich
03. III. Scherzo. Nicht schnell. Trio
04. IV. Finale. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell

CD 03
01. Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
02. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28
03. Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20, MWV R20: III. Scherzo (Allegro leggierissimo)
04. Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre, Op. 40
05. Stravinsky: Scherzo Fantastique, Op. 3
06. Stravinsky: Scherzo a la Russe
07. Stravinsky: Petrouchka: Russian Dance

Kodály: Háry János: Viennese Musical Clock, Entrance of the Emperor and his Court
08. II. Viennese Musical Clock
09. VI. Entrance of the Emperor and his Court

CD 04
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 ‘From the New World’
01. I. Adagio – Allegro moto
02. II. Largo
03. III. Scherzo. Molto vivace
04. IV. Allegro con fuoco

05. Dvořák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92

Including “vital and inspiring performances”, here are 4 CD’s containing William Steinberg conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra, which includes some of his “best entries in his discography, and the finest recordings of the works.” Mendelssohn’s own orchestration of the Scherzo from his Octet and Stravinsky’s Scherzo fantastique and Scherzo à la russe, coupled on CD 3 with formidable virtuoso renderings of orchestral showpieces by Dukas, Richard Strauss and Saint-Saëns, were originally prepared for release on LP LSC-3155 but remained unpublished – until now.

William Steinberg was appointed music director of the Boston Symphony in 1969 as successor to Erich Leinsdorf, he attained the pinnacle of his career. No previous conductor had headed two top-ten US orchestras simultaneously. All recordings in the set have been newly transferred and remastered from the 3-track (CD 1), 4-track (CDs 2, 3 [1-6], 4) and 2-track (CD 3 [7-9]) analog tapes using 24 bit / 192 kHz technology.