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"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– Debussy – Rhapsodie Orientale for Saxophone and Orchestra – 1955 – To more familiar territory this week. Still by way of French Radio in the 1950’s. The repertoire is Debussy this time. The Rhapsodie Orientale for Saxophone and Orchestra…
– Boston Symphony – In Rehearsal – Charles Munch, conducting – May 12, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another rehearsal from The Boston Symphony. This week, it’s a rehearsal for the U.S. Premier of the Symphony Number 5…
Boston Symphony, Serge Koussevitzky, Conductor – rehearse Bruckner: Symphony Nr. 7 – April 18, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Continuing the series of Boston Symphony rehearsal broadcasts. This one features the Boston Symphony under their then-music Director Serge Koussevitzky…
NBC Radio – Boston Symphony In Rehearsal – Samuel Barber, guest Conductor – June 23, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! Continuing our ongoing series of historic rehearsal recordings with The Boston Symphony. This one features…
NBC Summer Symphony with Milton Katims, Conductor – Leo Smit, Piano – 1953 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection More rarities.This week it’s The NBC Summer Symphony series featuring conductor Milton Katims and pianist Leo Smit in music by Mozart and…
Part 1: Part 2: To Bucharest, Rumania this week for a concert from the 2011 George Enescu International Festival featuring the National Philharmonic of Hungary, conducted by Zoltan Kocsis with Boris Berezovsky, piano performing the music of Bartok, Albeniz, Gould…
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Amsterdam Concertgebouw – Eugen Jochum, cond. – Kox – Symphony Nr. 2 – March 15, 1970 – Part 1 Click on the link here for Audio Player – Amsterdam Concertgebouw –…
Click on the link here for Audio Player-Part 1: International Chopin Festival – Part 1 Click on the link here for Audio Player-Part 2: International Chopin Festival – Part 2 Since we’re still hip-deep in Festival season throughout Europe, I…