: Koussevitzky saw music as a spiritual mission and was a fierce champion of Russian culture in the West.
Described as having "the most passionate love music" recorded. Koussevitzky conducts Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony Tchaikovsky_Koussevitzky.rar
: Koussevitzky's "passionate and seductively expansive" interpretation with the BSO is often preferred by critics for its "wild" and "virtuosic" character. : Koussevitzky saw music as a spiritual mission
: His recordings are noted for their "portamenti" (sliding between notes) and a "lush tone" that favored passionate, expansive phrasing over technical rigidity. 1950) with the London Philharmonic
: A high-voltage live recording from the Royal Albert Hall (June 1, 1950) with the London Philharmonic, later restored by SOMM Recordings.