– New York Philharmonic – Vladimir Golschmann, guest conductor – Vera Franceschi, piano – Feb. 1, 1953 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Familiar music this week, played by a largely forgotten pianist, whose career skyrocketed in the 1950s and yet whose tragic early death, robbed the Music world of
Join – subscribe – kick in – we need you:Become a Patron! Pulp – live at Leeds University – Aug. 27, 2000 – BBC 6 Music Perennial favorites Pulp this morning. Recorded in concert at Leeds University in 2000, right at the time they were riding the crest of a
– Abba – Live In Concert – 1981 – Abba Fan Club Recording Commemorating their 1981 Tour – Truly 70s this weekend – even though the concert is from 1981 and one of the last before ABBA broke up. Nonetheless, it’s a record of just what a wildly popular mainstream
A session from The Searchers, one of the more popular of the British Invasion acts from the first wave in 1964. With a string of hits, The Searchers were frequently in the top 10 of most singles charts. They were the second group, after The Beatles, to secure a hit
Public Enemy – Live At Phoenix Festival 1995 – BBC Radio 1 Public Enemy in concert to end the week. A suspicious lack of Rap and Hip-hop on these pages over the years. Any particular reason? No – other than there are very few live/in-concert examples to choose from that
The Beach Boys – Live At Constitution Hall, Washington D.C. – November 19, 1967 – Band Soundboard – The Beach Boys in concert from 1967 – Recorded at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington D.C. on November 19, 1967. By 1967 The Beach Boys in a live concert setting were
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Henri Martelli – Trio for Flute, Piano and Cello – broadcast premier – 1952 – ORTF – Paris The Music of Henri Martelli this week. Not a household name, but one which was around for most of the 20th century and well known in Contemporary French Music circles. Born in
