Over to Cologne this weekend for a historic performance by the West German Radio Symphony, conducted by Joseph Keilbert and featuring Ingrid Haebler, piano. They play Mozart’s Piano Concerto Number 18 K.456 – recorded October 30,1961 by WDR in Cologne. Haebler was born in Vienna. Her parents moved to Poland
In our continuing effort to drag you into your local library to go exploring, I ran across this interview with the notable American writer (who was born in the UK) Taylor Caldwell. Recorded in New York sometime in 1963. Taylor Caldwell may not be a name that sparks memories or
– NBC Radio – New World – Discussing George Bernard Shaw – July 29, 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – George Bernard Shaw – Irish Playwright, critic, activist, economist, essayist, novelist, was born on this day, July 26, 1856 in Dublin. He was co-founder of the London School of
Multi-faceted Reed player Charlie Mariano this weekend, with Jasper Van’t Hof on keyboards – Be Stief, bass and Freddy Studer on drums in concert at Technische Universitat on November 11, 1986 and captured for posterity by Austrian Radio. A big of background via All About Jazz: “Charlie Mariano was an
