2016 Montpellier Occitan Festival and a performance by the French National Orchestra, conducted by John Neschling and featuring the much celebrated young French pianist Bertrand Chamayou in a performance of Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto Number 5 “Egyptian”. With the second half featuring soprano Hartelius and baritone Christian Immler in a performance
– BBC World Service – Newshour – January 29, 1999 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this day, fifteen years ago, was about limits being reached, endurance vanished and nerves frayed out of existence. The War in Kosovo, indeed the strife enveloping the entire region formerly known as
– Tori Amos – Live At Baloise Session – November 6, 2015 – SRF – With over 16 albums to her credit, and a career spanning over 40 years, Tori Amos is considered the Grande Dame, of Indie. But she’s a lot more than that – with musical interests embracing
America’s Town Meeting – March 23, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the world was inching closer to all-out war, the debate raged over how much should the U.S. get involved? Much of the question lay over how much influence was being wielded by outside interests on public
Busy news day – President Clinton delivered his State Of The Union address the night before. Promises made, assessments addressed, reactions noted. Clinton began the speech by saying, “We are fortunate to be alive at this moment in history. Never before has our nation enjoyed, at once, so much prosperity
My Bloody Valentine – live in Lyon, France – March 21, 1989 – Radio France, International – My Bloody Valentine this morning in a concert from Lyon, France, recorded by the venerable Radio France International on March 21, 1989. Don’t know about you, but I was taken aback, the first
The height of Paranoia over Nuclear War breaking out in 1956. The atmosphere of mistrust, fear, propaganda and manufactured chaos was so extreme it caused many to lose sleep at night from worry that, any minute, any time, someone would launch a barrage of missiles and the planet would face
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– CBS World News Roundup – January 27, 1996 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this January 27th in 1996 began with a standoff between police and John DuPont, great-great-grandson of the founder of DuPont Chemical. DuPont had, what was characterized as a snap from reality, killing a
80’s Americana this morning. The venerable Huey Lewis & The News, in concert in San Francisco at The Kabuki Theater in 1984. This concert coincides with their tour for the newly released and wildly popular Sports album and the audience is suitably happy. As much as they tried to fit
Something unexpected and thoroughly enjoyable this weekend. The music of Swiss Composer, Painter and journalist Peter Mieg as performed by the Basel Orchestra led by Lars Vogt and featuring cellist Klaus Heitz in this performance of his Concerto for Cello and Orchestra. A work which premiered in 1967 and this
