Once again over to Switzerland for another deep-dive into the extensive Archives of Swiss Radio. This weekend it’s the music of Klaus Cornell, as performed by the Radio Symphony of Beromünster led by the composer. Isekar, suite for Orchestra composed in 1961 and given here in a broadcast performance on
– Conversations With Artie Shaw – Guest: John Simon – Feb. 29, 1972 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Critics – an alternately loved and despised lot, viewed by some as a combination of giddy swooning fan and stone-faced curmudgeon. The critic, throughout history has been a starmaker and icon-basher.
Sunday with The Creative Music Universe of Henry Threadgill from the Berlin Jazzfest on November 4, 2023 and captured for posterity by North German Radio Kultur. For those of you just discovering Henry Threadgill, here’s the bio from his webpage to get you up to speed: Hailed by the New
