The Boston Symphony Orchestra's recorded history is one of the world's largest and richest. Stretching back to 1917, it reflects the cosmopolitan diversity of its unparalleled succession of great music directors. Humphrey Burton surveys the orchestra's achievements on disc, including excerpts from
Wagner Lohengrin
Conductor Karl Muck
Copland El salon Mexico
Conductor Serge Koussevitzky Debussy Nocturnes
Conductor Pierre Monteux
Berlioz Romeo et Juliette
Conductor Charles Munch
Bartok Concerto for Orchestra
Conductor Erich Leinsdorf
Dukas The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Schubert Symphony No 9 in C (Great) Conductor William Steinberg Mahler Symphony No 8
(Symphony of a Thousand) Conductor Seiji Ozawa Discs