Albert Spalding – RCA Magic Key – August 30, 1936 – NBC Red Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Digging up more rarities this weekend. This one might take a little getting used to – the original discs are badly damaged. But this is a very rare live performance from
Rarities this week that haven’t, as far as I’ve researched, been issued commercially. From the Swiss Radio Archives, the legendary Henryk Szeryng in concert with Orchestre de la Suisse Romande under the direction of Ernest Ansermet in a performance of the Bach Violin Concerto BWV 1041, recorded on 10 September
If we’re making a difference, kick in some support: Become a Patron! The name Georges Enescu is probably more closely associated now with his compositions, the Roumanian Rhapsodies than his talents as violinist and celebrated conductor. In the 1920s and 1930s he made a series of legendary recordings with the
– Hubeau – Violin Sonata – Another rarity this weekend – and another broadcast recital from French Radio in the 1950’s. This one features rising-young-star Renèe France Froment on violin with legendary pianist-pedagogue Louise Clavius-Marius on Piano in a performance of the Sonata for Violin and Piano by contemporary 20th
Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Piano – Jeanne Gautier, violin – Yvonne Lefébure, piano – ORTF Broadcast, circa 1953 Back to Paris this weekend for a radio broadcast performance of the Ravel Sonata for Violin and Piano as played by two icons of French music in the 20th century, Jeanne
Within the vast heading of The History Of Music, I don’t think there is, or will ever be, a shortage of musicians and composers whose work has gone mostly unnoticed, or at best, largely underrated. Lily Bienvenu is one of those composers. To be fair, she is known for composing
I originally ran this post a few years via my old website, but many readers weren’t happy with the sound quality available at the time. So, as promised, I am running it again with new and improved sound and a new transfer. This is the World Premier performance of the
Jacques Aubert – Violin Concerto No. 3 – Renee France Froment, violin – Girard String Orchestra, André Girard, cond. – ORTF Music from the Chateau de Sceaux music festival, circa 1958, featuring the music of late 17th/early 18th century composer Jacques Aubert. Concerto for violin Number 3, as played
Jean Martinon – Suite Nocturne – Henri-Merckel, violin – Marie-Louise Caillard, piano – Circa 1950 – ORTF – Paris – Some rarities from French Radio this weekend. The music of Jean Martinon, played by the legendary French violinist Henri Merckel and noted pianist Marie-Louise Caillard – in a broadcast performance
