Another rarity from Swiss Radio this week. Another work by the Contemporary composer Peter Meig. His Rondeau Symphonique, composed in 1964 featuring the Berne Symphony conducted by Paul Kletzki. The concert was broadcast live by RTS on May 8, 1965. During his school years, Perter Mieg took piano lessons from
Names which may not ring many bells (unless you are a film buff), but names which were synonymous with French Film (and in the case of Singer-Actor Yves Montand; Music) in the 1960s. They are all interviewed by Charles Collingwood for the series Person To Person from April 8, 1960.
Oscar Peterson this weekend. Recorded in concert at North German Radio’s Funkhaus on May 1, 1965. Joining Oscar Peterson are Ray Brown, bass and Ed Thigpen, drums. Oscar Peterson was influenced by Teddy Wilson, Nat King Cole, James P. Johnson, and Art Tatum, to whom many compared Peterson in later
