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Rondè – live at Song Of The Year -Dec. 11, 2015 – NPO3/VPRO/3FM – Netherlands – Rondè, who walked off with the Serious Talent Award this year, were also standouts and nominees in this year’s Song Of The Year competition in The Netherlands this past week. If this competition is...
– George Szell with John Browning – The Cleveland Orchestra – live at The Concertgebouw – June 24, 1965 – George Szell leads the Cleveland Orchestra this week, in a concert recorded on June 24, 1965 at the famed Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Joining Szell is the American pianist John Browning...
NATO Summit and News of December 16, 1957 – MBS – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Opening of the NATO Peace Summit in Paris, this December 16th in 1957. With the arrival of President Eisenhower to open the conference, Eisenhower set the tone for the summit in his keynote address;...
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