(1944) He made what some consider to be the definitive recording of
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 's Symphony No. 5, for RCA Victor. This was a work that the great conductor
Arturo Toscanini despised and never conducted or recorded. Koussevitzsky's 1944 recording first appeared on a multi-record 78-RPM album, but was later issued on LP and years later, on CD.