LUSH performance: Brahms Symphony No 4, NY Philharmonic + Mitropoulos

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 NY Philharmonic on Jan 1st, 1950 conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos

Another crystal clear recording off the radio by Reynolds Marchant. I’ve seen a 1953 Mitropoulos NY Philharmonic performance of this symphony, but no recordings seem to exist of this 1950 gem. Delighted to find another performance that hasn’t been heard in 70+ years.

The program from that evening:
https://archives.nyphil.org/index.php...

On a technical/nerdy note - this is the first time I’ve seen Scotch 111-B in the collection. Scotch 111 is by far the most popular tape from the 20th century - it was really the gold standard. But most of that was Scotch 111-A (it’s typically A even if it just says 111). In fact, in the Audio Engineering Society’s guide (https://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/3mtape...) to Scotch tape 111-B is not even listed! This is not the first time I’ve found a tape that is not in the official guide - not surprising given Reynolds worked for 3M.

Technical info:
Scotch 111-B
7” Cine Reel
7 1/2 IPS

00:00 - Introduction by Jim Fassett
00:12 - Allegro non troppo
12:18 - Andante moderato
22:26 - Allegro giocoso
28:41 - Allegro energico e passionato