Day April 13, 2014

Lily Laskine, Renè Leroy And Roger Aubain Play Music Of Boieldieu – 1951 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Lily Laskine, Renè Leroy and Roger Aubain play music of Francois-Adrien Boielieu – 1951 – ORTF, Paris – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A nod to some lesser luminaries of the 19th…

Charles Munch And The Boston Symphony Rehearse A Premier By Prokofiev – 1951 – Past Daily Weekend Gallimaufry

A very little goes a very long way: Become a Patron! Another historic rehearsal from The Boston Symphony. This week it’s Charles Munch and the BSO rehearsing the first Boston performance of the Symphony Number 6 by Prokofiev. The rehearsal…

A Few Cold War Words From Nikita Khruschev – 1961 – Past Daily Weekend Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Radio Special Report – Nikita Khruschev Reports – Jan. 16, 1961 As the Kennedy Years started to unfold, the Cold War took on new aspects. The U-2 incident during the…