24/48: Willem Mengelberg / New York Philharmonic - Beethoven. Symphony 3 - RCA Victor 1930

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)    
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The Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York  conducted by  Willem Mengelberg  
HMV  DB.1599-1605  Album no.153   RCA matrices: A58152-62 (3,6,3,3,3,2,2,1,2,1,1)  //  mvt.IV: A58172-4 (2,2,2)
Recorded: 4/9 January 1930 - Liederkranz Hall, New York.  1933 set
Superb performance in rather decent RCA sound (this transfer has more clarity than 2013's CD-RW) - and any shellac 'hash' isn't too distracting.    
The last 2 sides are transferred @ 1dB less.   Mengelberg's 1940 Concertgebouw Beethoven recordings 

24/48: Arturo Toscanini / New York Philharmonic - Beethoven. Symphony 7 / Wagner - RCA Victor 1936

Ludwig van Beethoven:  Symphony no.7 in A Major, op.92
I: Poco sostenuto - Vivace  ~  II: Allegretto  ~  III: Presto - assai meno presto  ~  IV: Allegro con Brio   
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Richard Wagner:  "Gotterdammerung" - Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey    /    "Lohengrin" - Prelude, Act III
2 files 16/44 zip FLAC           2 files 24/48 zip FLAC 
The Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York  conducted by  Arturo Toscanini   
HMV  DB.2986-2990   Album no.266.  RCA matrices {2A.101200-9}.    Recorded: 9-10 April 1936 - Carnegie Hall.   1938 set
HMV  DB.2860/1    RCA matrices {2A.94657-60}.     Recorded: 8 February / 9 April 1936 - Carnegie Hall.   1941 pressings
Beethoven side1 ('take1') transferred 2.5dB higher: less good sound with some side-end deterioration.     "Lohengrin" is remarkably good sound.

Willem Mengelberg / New York Philharmonic - Richard Strauss. Ein Heldenleben - Victor 1928

Richard Wagner:  "The Flying Dutchman" - overture

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Richard Strauss:  "Ein Heldenleben", op.40  
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The Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York  conducted by  Willem Mengelberg   
HMV  D.1089  ...  D.7321-5  Auto   (D.1711-5)  Album no.122.    c.1936 pressings  
Victor matrices: A29791 -6 / A29922 -7 ...  A47925-34 (1/4/2/2/1/2/3/2/2/2)    Recorded: 6 October  1925 - New York /  11-13 December 1928 - Carnegie Hall, New York.  Oct 2014 raw dubs re-edited Oct 2015