Svjatoslav Richter, Piano – Oleg Kagan, Violin – In Recital – 1976 Helsinki Festival – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Something historic again this week. Svjatoslav Richter and Oleg Kagan in recital at the 1976 Helsinki Festival and broadcast by NRK Radio in Helsinki. The recital is all-Beethoven, Beginning with
February 23, 1946 – Anti-British Rioting was continuing in Bombay for its third day despite surrender of the Indian Navy personnel who were initially responsible for the outbreak. India’s Spiritual leader, Mohandas Gandhi appealed to the nation to stop the violence. One thousand American troops on leave in Calcutta were
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Procol Harum – In concert at l’Olympia, Paris – August 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the sad news today of the passing of Procol Harum lead-singer and co-founder Gary Brooker, it only seemed fitting to run this concert, recorded by ORTF, Paris in August of 1967 as
February 22, 1942 – News in English from Radio Tokyo – News in English From Radio Chungking, China – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 22, 1942 – As a companion piece to the other report for this day from NBC Radio, or as a comparison to how the same
– February 22, 1942 – News Of The World – NBC – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 22, 1942. With eyes on the Pacific, this Sunday morning in 1942. News from The Dutch East Indies of fighting in and around Java, Japanese invasions around Bali. With Dutch and American
– Sofia Portanet – in session at Club Gretchen, Berlin – December 2, 2020 – DW – Sofia Portanet to kick off what might be a strange week. Recorded live and in quarantine at Club Gretchen on December 2, 2020. It would have been nice to hear Sofia Portanet play
February 21, 1973 – NBC Nightly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 21, 1973 – A busy world, this day – News that Israeli Jets downed a Libyan Airlines Passenger jet over the Sinai. Egypt called it an act of mass murder. Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir expressed
– February 21, 1942 – News Of The World – Special Report By Martin Agronsky – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 21, 1942. In the midst of news regarding the worsening situation in the Pacific, there also came word of drastic measures being taken over the question of Japanese-Americans
Les Mains Sales – (Dirty Hands aka: Assassins) by Jean-Paul Sartre – BBC Radio – December 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Perhaps something timely tonight, considering the world in general. A Radio adaptation of the Jean-Paul Sartre play Les Mains Sales, also known as Dirty Hands and announced
