Charles Munch conducts Schubert’s Symphony No. 2 and Beethoven’s “Prometheus” ballet music excerpts

KHCD-2011-060 (STEREO) – Schubert: Symphony No. 2 in B-flat – Beethoven: Orchestral Excerpts from the ballet “Prometheus”, Op. 43 – BostonSymphony Orchestra/Charles Munch – Charles Munch and the Boston Symphony had previously recorded the Schubert 2nd Symphony  in November 1949. RCA began rerecording repertory with the advent of stereo,  producing the LP that contained both Schubert’s 2nd, and excerpts from Beethoven’s “Prometheus” ballet music.. Munch’s traversal of Schubert’s youthful symphony is big-boned but detailed. The “Prometheus” excerpts glow with Munch’s special genius in interpreting Beethoven. Robustly recorded by RCA in 1960, transcribed from a “shaded dog” label Living Stereo disc.

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