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This was issued in the mid-'90s and is now hard-to-find.Radio Netherlands eventually issued twelve boxes, one for each of the orchestra's chief conductors: Mengelberg, Beinum, Haitink, Chailly and Janssons,plus seven boxes devoted to guest conductors, 1935-2010. *The Mengelberg and Beinum boxes, and four of the Guest Conductor boxes (covering 1935-1980)are out-of-print.BUT the CD contents for all twelve boxes have recently been reissued in an insanely expensive 152 CD mega-box: The Radio Legacy - Limited EditionUnfortunately, the mega-box does not include the two DVDs that came with with the Mengelberg and Beinum boxes.ANDRIESSEN: Symphony No. 4 (October 19, 1955)ANDRIESSEN: Miroir de Peine (Irma Kolassi, December 21, 1952)BACH: Cantata No. 56 BWV 56 (Mack Harrell, February 19, 1939)BACH: Concerto in D Minor BWV 1952 (Dinu Lipatti, October 2, 1947)BACH: Concerto in C Minor for Two Keyboards BWV 1060 (Eduard van Beinum/Johannes den Hergor, December 11, 1939)BADINGS: Cello Concerto No. 2 (Carel van Leeuwen Boomkamp, March 27, 1941)BARTÓK: Concerto for Orchestra (Decca recording September 10, 1948)BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor (Solomon, December 18, 1952)BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto in D (Zino Francescatti, March 19, 1958)BEETHOVEN: Egmont Overture (October 11, 1954)BRAHMS: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor (October 25, 1951)DEBUSSY: Images (December 19, 1948)DEBUSSY: La Mer (January 30, 1941)DEBUSSY: Printemps (July 8, 1942)DIEPENBROCK: Te Deum (Erna Spoorenberg, Nan Merriman, Ernst Haefliger, Laurens Bogtman, Toonkunstkoor, October 7, 1956)ESCHER: Musique pour l'esprit en deuil (Sept. 1, 1954)FRANCK: Symphonic excerpts from Psyche (May 15, 1941)FRANCK: Symphonic Variations (Gerard Hengeveld, pianist,December 3, 1939)HENKEMANS: Viola Concerto (Klaas Boon, April 24, 1956)LISZT: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A (Josef Pembaur, September 8, 1935)R. MENGELBERG: Salve Regina (To van der Sluys, October 2, 1939MOZART: Symphony No. 40 in G Minor - rehearsal (September 20, 1956)MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D (Yehudi Menuhin, June 8, 1956)PIJPER: Symphony No. 3 (October 2, 1957)RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G (Cor de Groot, November 28, 1940)RAVEL: Daphnis and Chloe Suite 2 (October 11, 1954).REGER: Ballet Suite, Op. 130 (July 18, 1943).RESPIGHI: Fountains of Rome (October 16, 1949).SCHOENBERG: Five Orchestral Pieces, Op. 16 (October 12, 1951).SCHUBERT: Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D. 965 (Jo Vincentr, July 7, 1940).SCHUBERT: Rosamunde - Entr'acte Act 3 & Ballet Music No. 2 (July 7, 1940).STEPHAN: Musik für Geige und Orchester (George Kulenkampff, January 4, 1940).STRAVINSKY: Firebird Suite (May 13, 1948).TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4 in F Minor (February 13, 1941 & May 26, 1940).TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo and Juliet (June 6, 1940).VERDI: "Ella giamai m'amò" from Don Carlos (Boris Christoff, April 18, 1956).Bonus DVD: BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3 in E Flat "Eroica" (telecast May 5, 1957)* The Twelve Original Boxes:Chief Conductors:1) Willem Mengelberg: William Mengelberg & Concertgebouw Orchestra Live: The Radio Recordings 1936-1943 - or - Live Radio Recordings (Bonus Dvd)2) Eduard van Beinum: the box under review.3) Bernard Haitink: Live: The Radio Recordings4) Riccardo Chailly: RICCARDO CHAILLY LIVE THE RADIO RECORDINGS5) Mariss Jansons: Mariss Jansons Live The Radio Recordings 1990-2014 (14 CDs and 1DVD)Guest Conductors:Vol 1: currently out-of-print, 1935-1950 = ASIN:B00008W3U8Vol 2: Anthology of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vol. 2: Live the Radio Recordings 1950-1960Vol 3: Anthology Live 1960-70: Royal ConcertgebouwVol 4: Anthology Live 1970-80: Royal ConcertgebouwVol 5: Anthology of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Live, Vol. 5: 1980-1990Vol 6: ASIN:B0056WOZQMVol 7: ASIN: B009SQ483M
