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"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
NBC Radio – The Boston Symphony In Rehearsal – Serge Koussevitzky, Cond. – April 25, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Continuing our survey of historic rehearsal recordings by the Boston Symphony. This week, legendary Music Director Serge Koussevitzky…
Americana of the hybrid variety this weekend. It’s hard to pin down exactly what genre Morton Gould could be best associated with. As someone who was considered a gifted American composer of some serious works, Gould was also widely regarded…
Thelonious Monk Quartet – Sendesaal, Radio Bremen – Bremen, Germany – March 8, 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The legendary, inimitable, pioneering Thelonious Monk for an Easter Sunday. Can’t think of a better occasion to celebrate this joyous,…
Ruggiero Ricci with Ed De Waart and The San Francisco Symphony – October 23, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another historic concert this week. Italian-America violinist and legend Ruggiero Ricci in performance in his native Bay Area with…
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – In Session for Marc Riley – Feb. 27, 2018 – BBC 6 Music – Unknown Mortal Orchestra to end the Working Week – A band that’s been high on everyone’s radar since they first made their…
Recorded live on February 1st, click on the link at Past Daily and have a listen to this broadcast session.
January 16, 1980 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 16,1980 – a day with far-reaching consequences that, at the time, seemed like footnotes as other news took precedence. The day began with the crisis…
Udo Kasemets – Sonata For Violin and Piano – 1954 – CBC Recital – CBC Transcription Service – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Udo Kasemts – Born in Estonia, migrated to Canada in 1951 – became a Canadian citizen in…
Boston Symphony – Kyung-Wha Chung, violin – Seiji Ozawa, Cond. Boston Symphony – June 6, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another historic concert this week. The Boston Symphony, led by Seiji Ozawa with Kyung-Wha Chung, violin play an…
Daughter in concert at the BBC 6 Music Festival – Bristol – 2016 – BBC 6 Music – Daughter in concert from Bristol tonight. Since Christmas day is over – the hysteria and the expectations have come and gone. And…