"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
The Chicago Symphony – Opening of 1983-1984 Season – Sir Georg Solti, conducting – September 29, 1983 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another classic concert this week, featuring The Chicago Symphony led by Music Director Sir Georg Solti, opening…
– Roy Harris – Fantasy – The ABC Radio Symphony – Conducted by Roy Harris – October, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Roy Harris was one of the true original and most inventive composers of that period from…
– Frankfurt Radio Symphony – February 7, 2014 – Radio France Musique – Part 1 – – Frankfurt Radio Symphony – February 7, 2014 – Radio France Musique – Part 2 – Taking a short break from historic concerts this…
New York Philharmonic – Leonard Bernstein, Conductor – June 22, 1976 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – More history this week, with a concert from the New York Philharmonic featuring the legendary Leonard Bernstein at the podium – from a…
– Yehudi Menuhin conducts l’Orchestre national de l’ORTF – September 30, 1964 – Radio France – The legendary violinist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin this week in this historic concert, leading l’Orchestre national de l’ORTF from September 30, 1964. This concert…
– Los Angeles Philharmonic – Zubin Mehta, cond. Byron Janis, piano – Hollywood Bowl – August 1, 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – I ran this concert several years ago at my other site, in less than great sound.…
A special concert this week from the archives of Radio Suisse Romande (RSR Espace 2). Recorded on February 8, 1956 and featuring legendary conductor Ferenc Fricsay leading Orchestre de la Suisse Romande in music of Bartok, Liszt and Brahms. Famed…
The Boston Symphony In Rehearsal – Charles Munch, conductor – Michele Auclair, violin – January 27, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Continuing the series of Boston Symphony rehearsal recordings with a broadcast from January 27, 1951 featuring The…
Eugene Ormandy, guest Conducts The Boston Symphony – February 26, 1983 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another historic Boston Symphony concert this week. This time it’s the legendary Eugene Ormandy guest conducting the orchestra in music of Samuel…
– Schumann: Genoveva Overture – Hans Pfitzner Conducts The Munich Radio Symphony – Broadcast 1942 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – One of the reasons for this Sunday feature is, not only to shed light on seldom performed pieces of…