Over to Paris this weekend for a Radio studio recording of the Lalo Cello Concerto, with the legendary Andrè Navarra, cello and the Paris Conservatory, conducted by the great Andrè Cluytens. No date on the disc, but judging from the other sessions around this time, it would be about 1949
Another recording from the 1949 Besancon Festival. This week, a live performance of Florent Schmitt’s La Tragèdie de Salomè featuring the legendary French/Belgian conductor Andrè Cluytens leading the Paris Conservatory Orchestra. Schmitt had slipped a bit in popularity over the years – his works weren’t played all that much in
Rescuing and preserving take a village: Become a Patron! Back to Paris tonight for a 1st French performance of the Concerto for 2 Cellos and Orchestra by Paul Tortelier. The Concerto was originally premiered in Germany in 1951, but since there is no date on the transcriptions I have, it’s
The legendary Belgian conductor André Cluytens this weekend. A performance of Debussy’s orchestral work, Jeux, as it was given with the French National Orchestra in this radio broadcast via the ORTF in Paris, circa 1953. Cluytens was one of the most well-known interpreters of French Orchestral music from the late
Thelonious Monk Quartet – Live from Bern, Switzerland – May 10, 1961 – RTF (Swiss Radio) – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Thelonious Monk Quartet this weekend – featuring Charlie Rouse on tenor sax, John Ore on Bass and Frankie Dunlop on drums. Recorded in Bern, Switzerland on May 10,
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Conducted by André Cluytens – Henriette Faure, piano – Besançon Festival – Sept. 1951 – ORTF broadcast – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Something familiar tonight, but rare nonetheless. A performance recorded during the
