Not of the overlooked or underrated variety tonight, but a historic performance by one of the foremost composers of the mid-20th century. Paul Hindemith performing his own Der Schwanenderher for viola and orchestra, with the Bern Orchestra conducted by Luc Balmer in this Radio Studio performance from August 29, 1939.
– Curtis Institute 70th Birthday for Samuel Barber – March 9, 1980 – Something special this week. Today, March 9th 2025 would have been the 115th birthday of the legendary American Composer Samuel Barber (Born: March 9, 1910). So I thought I would run a concert celebrating his 70th birthday,
Since I am big believer that Jazz is a living, breathing, evolving organism, staying on top of recent developments is crucial to the notion that Jazz ain’t dead, it ain’t even resting. It’s gone from Urban outlier to Citizen of the world and that comes with a sigh of relief.
