24/48: Serge Koussevitzky / Boston S.O. - Sibelius. Symphony 2 - RCA Victor 1935

Jean Sibelius:
Symphony no.2 in D major, op.43  
I: Allegretto  ~  II: Tempo andante ma rubato  ~  III: Vivacissimo  ~  IV: Allegro moderato    

2 files zip 16/44  FLAC               2 files zip 24/48  FLAC   

Boston Symphony Orchestra  conducted by  Serge Koussevitzky

HMV  DBS.7949-DB.7954  Auto  (DB.2599-DBS.2604)   Album no.241.   RCA matrices: 2A.88924-88934.     'As New' 1937 set.
Recorded: 24 January 1935 - Symphony Hall, Boston.    

24/48: Serge Koussevitzky / London Philharmonic - Beethoven. Symphony 3 - HMV 1934

Ludwig van Beethoven:
Symphony no.3 in E flat major, op.55  - "Eroica" 
I: Allegro con brio  ~  II: Marcia Funebre, adagio assai  ~  III: Scherzo -Allegro vivace  ~  IV: Finale -Allegro molto  
2 files zip 16/44 FLAC             2 files zip 24/48 FLAC        inc. Walter Legge's notes
London Philharmonic Orchestra  conducted by  Serge Koussevitzky     
HMV  DB.7754-9  Auto  (DB.2346/51)   Album no.222.   Matrices: 2EA.840-51 (I,IIa,I,I,I,I,I,I,Ic,Ia,I,II).  
Recorded: 7 September 1934 - EMI Studio no.1, Abbey Road.   1935 set.
Very fine performance. EMI's quieter recording + EQ  sadly gives 5+dB more 'crackle' compared to an EMI-pressed RCA.